The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-29

Representative Babcock, the chairman
CT the Republican Congressional con-
mtttee. IS in the city, Just oYer from
New York, on private business. He 3
registered at the Hotel Raleiga. Mr.
Babcock's committee has opened up its
headquarters IN New York and Is active
Iy engaged IN the work O. eiecti1g a Re
publican House this fall.
We have not made much fuss ys-
said ME- Babcock this morning, '5ut we
are working along quietly, doing about
as We did IN the last session of Congress,
letting the Democrats do the most OF the
talking at present
81 understand they are harmonizinz:
We are Already harmonized, in fact, we
have always been 50, and, consequently.
there is no need for Us to spend our
time telling people about It We can
use our time to better advantage.
'Our speakers campaign viii begin
about the middle Of September, when
We viii send some OF the very best
orators IN the country into the interest
ing States. Until that tine We will con
duct 1 quiet but effective lire Of work.
The campaign book Is already in press,
and will be out within 4 short tine. Il
VIII deal with all the issues OF the day.
and point to the business record Of the
past Congress.
National Issues
The outlook is attAai We eoua hope
for. So far as national issues are con-
eeraed, re feel perfectly safe. beIier-
ing that the people understand them and
iEdorse the position taken BIZ the Re-
publican party. The principal things We
have TO look out for are local disturb
ances IN various States, where local is
sues sometimes divide the party into
factions. and operate against a candidate
for Congress.
An instance OF this may be found IN
Representative Loudenslzger's district
in New jersey. Under such conditions
as he is enrounteriaS, q normal Repub-
iican majority may be upset because OF
Z fight which IS purely local It is sit
nations such as this which viii cause
ths Congressional committee mere
anxiety than rational issues On the
latter We feel certain Of success New
ertbeless, this does rot mean thar we
viii not cc1duct an aggressive cam
paign-
II precedent amounts to anything. We
might have TO fight hard to Ein IN the
present campaign Only twice since
President Grants tine has the country
elected 4 House IN harmony with the
Administration, for second Congress Of
a Presidential term; cnce during the
: Il fefT fT--@ 81
during President MeKinIsy's At-inis-
tration, and even then our maerity vas
small But we have upset s. many
DTecedents in regard 10
elections IN the past few years that We
have nc superstitions this time.
Conditions II Wisconsin.
Regarding the conditions in Wiscon-
sin. there IS a local fight. but do rot an
ticipate that the result viii be aiTe>ted
thereby. The controversy IS all within
the Republican party and 1 fail 10 see
where the Democrats will profit by II.
Il certainly viii not interfere with tha
election Of at least ter Republican Con-
Sressnen- Tie State gains one member
n the new apportionment and n ar
,anging the districts the State was
iivided SO that there would be ten Re-
publican districts and one Democratic
district figuring uOon basis OF 80, 600
majority in the State
For the past six years the Republican
majority has been much above that. run
1ing from 0,000 to 100 Gee, N such a
,ampaign as the present one and under
existing this year We do not
anticipate such majority. but we are
.ertain OF ten districts and have q fight
ng chance IN the Sixth, which is now
epresentcd by Representative Barney.
I the State goes more than 40. .0G0 Repub-
lean we viii elect eleven Republican
so the Democrats have
title or nothingrto hope for as result
Il the strife within the Republican
,arty in Wisconsin,
Mr. Babcoek VIII return TO headauar-
ers in New York tonight.