The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-09-26

chairman Democratic congressional com
mittee.l
which twenty-nine representatives are
added to congress, makes the present
battle for supremacy of more than
usual interest.
The Fifty-seventh congress contains
351 representatives while the Fifty
eighth congress- the members of which
will be elected next November but
will not take their seats until Decem-
ber, 1903, will have $50.
As in a presidential campaign. the
general management of the congress
sional canvass for each party is vested
in a national committee. This commit
tee, under the direction of its chairman
as executive head. maps out the gen
eral plan of campaign and the lines on
which the contest is to be made ana
assists the various candidates with lit
erature. speakers, etc.
1t is easy to see that the chairmen of
the committees of the two big parties
are busy men this fall. On their keen
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troll of the next national house of rep
resentatives. The opposing forces are
led by Congressman James NJ. Griggs
of Georgia for the Democrats and Con
gressman Joseph w. Babcock of Wis
conSin for the Republicans.
The present contest is the first in
which Mr.. Griggs has taken part as
chairman of the Democratic congress
sional committee, while Mr.. Babc0ck is
a veteran in the business. having been
chairman of the Republican congress
sioual committee since 1891.
While the work of the respective
committees is directed mainly to car
rying the close" districts, none is
neglected, and requests for literature
and other campaign aids are also sup
piled to state ana county committees
where the result is at all in doubt.
From the headquarters at Washing
ton will 20 forth from now until cleo
tion day millions of campaign docu-
ments, ard speakers by the hundred
will be assigned 10 various parts of the
country.
James Matthew Griggs, representa-
tive in congress from the Second Geor-
gia district and chairman of the Dem
ocratic congressional campaign com
mittee. who has Just made his bow as
national character. is large framed.
blue eyed and quiet hammered son OF
the south He has no political worries
at home. his district being safe by
large majority.
Judge Griggs is.a native Georgian
and is forty-one years old. When he
was TWENTY-FIVE. he was admitted to
the bar of his state as lawyer. Two
wears later lie was elected prosecuting
attorney of the Patauld judicial cir
cult. Next came his appointment as
fudge of the same circuit and two re-
elections without opposition. He was
elected without opposition. He was
elected to the Fiftyfifth. Fifty-siNth
ard Fifty.seventh congresses. The last
time there were only twenty four votes
against him in his whole district lie
has been renominated. and II he does
rs well for the Democratic nominees 10
congress as he will for himself in his
own district landslide will be the re-
suit.
Joseph Weeks Babcock. who repre-
sents the Third Wisconsin district III
congress and is chairman of the Re-
publican congressional campaign com
mittee, is one of the most prominent
Republicans in the national legislature
and a member of the ways and means
committee. He is an indefatigable
worker and has labored hard for the
success OF his party. He has had