The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-02
THE ELECTION
Is VERY hard
TO FORECAST.
Continued from First Page,

the people before a public meeting? Not
wi1hstanding the fact that the coal strike
is practically ended and peace is restored |
between capital and labor, the chieftalns !
of the Republican party in New York and
Pennsylvania are disturbed by vague ap-
rtehensions that the consequences of the |
strike will fall upon their party to the
#.rss of power and prestige. These two |
seat States. New. York and Pennsylvania,
the most DonulOus in the country. are no |
lcIager looked upon by the Republicans as
safe in the arms of THE Grand Old !
Party but as most doubtful They feel
that without the most fervid efforts to
The contrary. both the Empire and the
keystone States will land in the bosom
OF what President Roosevelt calls ..the
comm4n enemy'-thc dreaded Democracy
The situation in New Jersey where the |
Democrats ale counting, on landing four |
cut Of the ten congressman and are /.
hoping TO land six. and in Connecticut. IL
where there is every evidence that the4i
Democrats viii grin materially, is equally
alarming to the Republicans
WESTERN PROSPECTS
II is in the West that party q,sarrers
are rampant. Tie Republicans OF lo5va
arc serSouSlS divided or the tariff quas-
ton. To what extart Lie division uilii
go cannot be torarod. but Republicans il, |
the country Al large are nlttch#conccrned
as to the ,ltcome#in the State which has
two Cah + officers. the Speaker of the /
House and many other smaller officers /!
which give evidence of much petting /
from the White House. The withdrawal /
Of Speaker Henderson was an awful
blow. and it IS more than probable that /
Ex-Governor Boiess the Democratic noal1- |
nee in the Henderson District, Will come /
TO Congress.
. In Wisconsin the struggle between La
Toilette and Spooner has passed beyond |
he possibility OF cessation. the wounds /
inflicted have become too painful for |
healing. La Fo!lette's lurking ambition TO !
conc TO the Senate has caused him TO
oproses -Spooner on. looa! Questions. and !
the fel,i has become l1opeIessly bitter.
IN Illinois Senator Billy" Mason Is /
opposing the Repuhican organization in |
HIS fight for reelection. and is sure to /
he defeated As he fights. however, he
Is saving things about the members of 1
his party thai are helping the Detnocratss
materially
In Ind ana Senator Fairbanks is up for
Tss-e'ection.s and Senator Beveridge is I
working against him. Tho Legislature Is /
ant to be strongly Republican. though, /
and little help will come toathe.l Democrats /
from the quarrel between the two Re-
snul,lican Senator's The Democrats hone.
however. to Gust 1Ienenwas- the Oldest {
Republican Congressman from Indiana
ROOSEVELT WORRIED.
The fact has #peen known for some time |.
by these internecine wrangles. which af-
feet his future SO greatly. While no man
may speak with certainty of what is go-
ing to- happen next Tuesday. appearances
a9e TAR more favorable TO the Democrats
than at AIRY previous stage of the CAM
yaig,l not merely for. the success of
state tickets in New York and eleswhcre.@
Tut Tor a fair majority in the House. tt
t:is been an uphill fight all the way. The
Democrats have hld little money, and Il
they have been badly off for speakers
throughout the campaign. There has
fes..ll a good deal III feeling at8.thc Demos
cratic feztdquarters here IN Washington
oyer tire failure Of prominent men in the
s,3.frfy. to respond 10 the ca lis for orators
Nevertheless hope a'ld confidence nave
ALWAYS reigTled supreme and now an ;ts'-
soiutc and genuine feeling that victory
.is assured refvades the rooms Of the
Tsnlncratic Committee on Fifteenth
Street
Ard what vii, he the work before I he
I4iftv-eighth Congress- Whether the
Democrats win the House or not 'Isrs3
ara sire TO he. some controversies mat
..yiliEtend to unite the Democrats and DIS
.rll,t The Republicans tofa greater extent
tht4n.they are2now disrupted. Tie Presi-
dent viii start the Cuban raclprocltEs
question again in December #. this Is n
vii come III, al the beginning Of the NEXT
session. The Republican party has
.,,iefited itself 10 frame laws relative 10 IF
the confrol@ot the trusts. Then the tariff
var, VIII grow daily and hourly once
that gains hea dwaE {, terribly struggle Is
sure 10 follow. in which the Democrats
will is5 united and the Republicans spit.
II il ;1n,lossihlt to l,ronhesN 50 far mead.
nut iixt,lv tines may be looked for IN the
,,t9xt tvs, wears. Whether this election goes
Democratic OF R@puhiical
GRIGG'5. FORECAST