Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-21
Coal Strike Eclipsed All Else
in Public Mind.
A TIMELY SETTLEMENT
WILL AID REPUBLICANS AT THE
POLLS.
Managers of Both Parties Working
Hard to Raise Money, Speakers
and Enthusiasm.

| Elections in forty-two states are to be
held November 4. just two weeks away.
| Three hundred and seventy -eight represen-
| tatives to the Fifty-eghth Congress are to
be elected, which. added to the four al
ready chosen by Maine, two by Vermont
| and two by Oregon, make a total of 1856
| members, twentynine more than the MEM
bershp of the present House. The terri
| tories, including Hawaii. to elect each
| its delegate, and Porto Rico is to select it's
| commissioner on the same day. Twenty
| three states will elect legislatures which
| will choose United States senator's: twenty
| one states will elect full state tickets:
| eleven will elect minor officers, while con-
| stitutional amendments will be voted on in
many.
| Notwithstanding all of these important
| offices to be filed and the nearness of the
day Of election, there is a want of enthusi-
| asm, decided lukewarmness, on the part
| of the people, which is striking terror to the
| heart of the professional politician, and
| making his task of telling in advance just
what is to be done decidedly difficult.
| The public mind has been focused on the
| coal strike. The point of view of the coal
| strike has been the White House. and in
the White House a republican President has
succeeded in bringing to harmonious close
an unbearable situation just as the voter
goes to the polls to cast his ballot.
| From apathy to ardor, then, may mark
| the few days which remain of the Congress
campaign. No suggestion has been made
| from the administration that there was the
least politics in the coal strike settlement.
| There was, however. an uneaSiness on the
part of the republican campaign managers
that an agreement would not be reached to
| mine coal before November 4. The fact
| that the end has come. that it is satisfac-
| tory, and that in it's coming nothing but
| credit can be reflected on the powers that
be, has turned a serious political disadvan-
| tage for the republicans into at least an
! even chance, and political seers not
| scarce who allege that President Roose-
| velt's timely action will elect republican
| Congress.
Democrats Sure of Success.
The democrats are most confident that
| their election is to be sure. I'VE have
| made this prediction without reference 10
the coal strike in any way" is their reply
as to it's effect upon the result. Beyon1
this they have refused SO far to allow this
| absorbing topic to enter into their cam
| paign before the people. That they have
| given thought to reply should the repub-
| cans claim credit, Is a most likely prob.
| ability.
| One Of the foundations on which the
| democrats base their hopes of victory is tho
reported inability of the republican CAM
| paign managers to raise the necessary
| funds with which to carry an agsres-
| sive campaign. An illustration is made OF
| this fact by a comparison Of the CON-
|
| New York two years ago and now. Then
| Theodore Roosevelt was a candidate for
| Vice President and Benjamin B. Odell, jr.,
was seeking election as governor of New
| York. The responses then to appeal to
| club members by Mr.. George r. Sheldon
| brought $2S 600. The same appeal issued
at the beginning of the present campaign
| disposal of the republicans are said to have
been scaled down in like proportions from
| other sources. However, the republicans
Ipra mt oJnr ir, ,nir la1l Of Nnt.
| withstanding the early reports that Char
man Griggs was making many trips to New
| York from headquarters in this city and
| returning each time with pockets bulging
| with campaign coin, these reports did not
emanate from the democratic committee.
and it is a matter of general information
and comment that not only has this
| ganization been greatly hampered by the
| lack of money but also has been and is
| now struggling to make very small num-
| Der of campaign orators do the Speilblndng
| usually participated in BY a host of en-
| thusiastic speakers. AS the end of the
| fight draws near the officers of the COM
| mittee are having all kinds of trouble be- :
| cause Of the lack of speakers and money,
| so that from this standpoint there would
| seem to be no great advantage on either
| side.
| The Senatorial Situation.
| The terms of thirty senators will expire
| March 3, 1903. OF these Senators Allison
| (republican) of Iowa, Dillingham; Gepubti-
cam of Vermont and McEnery (democrsD
| Of Louisiana have already been re-electt d.
| Former Representative James B. McCreary
| (democra) Of Kentucky has been elected to
| succeed Senator Deboe (republican) of that
state, and former Senator Arthur Pue Cor
man (democraD of Maryland, has been
| elected to succeed Senator Wellington, who
| was elected as republican, but who broke
| with his party on the Philippine issue and
has since been classed as an independent
| The other senators whose terms will expire
1 oroh SGna p
| publcan) of Indiana, Foraker TepublicaD
| of Ohio, Gallinger (republican) of New
HAMPSHIRE. Hansbrough (republican1 Of
| North Dakota, Harris (democraD OF Kan
| sas, Heitfeld (democraD of Idaho, Jones
| republican) of Nevada. Kittridge (republi-
cam of South Dakota. McLaurin (democraD
| of South Carolina, Mallory (demOcraO OF
| Florida. Mason Crepubican) of illinois, Pen
rose republican) of Pennsylvania, Perkins
| (republican) of California, Platt (republi-
| cam of Connecticut, Platt republican, Of
| New York, Pritchard (republican) of North
| Carolina, Rawlns (democraD of Utah,
| Spooner (republican) of Wisconsin, Teller
(democrat) of Colorado, Turner (fusion) OF
Washington, Vest (democrat of Missouri,
| Clay (democraD of Georgia, Jones demo-
| craD of Arkansas Pettus (democraD Of
| Alabama and Simon (repubican) Of Ore
| gon. The legislatures which will choose
| successors to Senators Clay, Pettus and
| Simon have been chosen and the return Of
| these Senators is assured. Senator Jones Of
| Arkansas will be succeeded by James P.
/ Clarke, who has been indorsed by the DEM
ocratic primaries.
| OF the thirty senatorial seats to change,
eighteen republican and twelve demo-
cratic at present. OF these three demo-
Gratis have been reelected far and
| republican. In addition to this, Delaware
| and Michigan will elect legislatures which
| will be called upon to select senators to fill
| uneXpired terms Both of the seats in the
! Senate belonging to Delaware vacant
| on account of the failure of the legislature
| to elect in 1898 and 1860. In Michigan the
| legislature will elect a successor to the late
Senator Mcmillan In the meantime GOV.
! Bliss has appointed Gen. Russell A Aiger
| to fill the vacancy until the meeting or the
/ legislature when he will be elected to I'LL
! the term expiring March 3, I9of II the
| Delaware seats are to remain vacant on
| account of the deadlock in the legislature.
| the democrats would have to gain eleven
| republican senatorial seats in order to get
| control of that body. They have already
| gained one OF these seats In the successor
to Mr.. Deboe Of Kentucky. and the only
other states In which there would seem %