The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-30
But Democrats Are So Badly Divided
on Men and Issues They Cannot
Hope for Success.
INDIANA SAFELY REPUBLICAN
BRYANITEs HAVE REMOVED DOUBT
IF ANY EVER EXISTED.
General Henderson Certain to BE Re-
Elected Speaker-Iowa Repub-
Iican Convention.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. July 29.-Representative
Overstreet, secretary of the Republican
congressional committee, held conference
here to-day with Chairman Babcock. Mr..
Overstreet shares Mr.. Babcock's confidence
in the election of Republican House next
fall. "The conditions all over the country"
he said, "are helpful to us, the farmers are
having the most wonderful harvest and are
getting high prices for their wheat. corn
and oats. There never was such prosper
ity as there is to-day in farming COM
munities, and in those communities we do
not have to do any missionary work"
What do you hear about the Demo-
crats?"
1.-The Democrats, so far as 1 have been
able to discover, have no issues that COM
mend themselves TO the people, and then
they do not have the confidence of the
business interests of the country. They
are greatly handicapped on that account.
this being off year. 1 have diligently
looked for indications of any opposition
landslide, and 1 cannot discover it any,
where. On the other hand, for the reason
that this is an off year, L do not look for
a Republican landslide, but L do expect a
good safe working majority for our party
in the next Congress. We shall probably
lose in a few isolated districts, where local
conditions may be unfavorable but there
is no tide against US anywhere. You must
remember, of course, that the Democrats
start in with a great advantage. They
have practically solid delegations from the
South. and about 100 seats from States
| IL tt,a "a
see no indication that we shall not hold
our own.
How about Mr.. Bryan?"
THAT prize fight in San Francisco the
other night furnished example from
which believe Mr.. Bryan could we'll profit.
Bryan, you know, is an editor we'll as
talker, and in my opinion he should re-
member how Fitzsimmons got knocked out
when he lowered his guard 10 talk. Bryan
is making votes for us every day." de-
clared Mr.. Overstreet. He is making it
easier and easier for us TO win the con-
gressional fight next November. Bryan
has just been engaged in a fifty-day fight
with the editor of a Democratic paper of
Indiana over the Kansas City platform.
The campaign has already proved that
! Bryan has a larger following than any
other Democrat in this country. He is still
| a force that the Democratic leaders have
| to reckon with.
Representative Miers comes from one
| of the most Populstic districts in my State.
but they recently brought him to his knees
| and made him secure Endorsements to
prove that be was a good Bryan Demo
! crat."
Indiana will vote Republican this fall?
"The Bryanites have made that surer
than ever" replied Mr.. Overstreet. I'm
diana is safely Republican, and we shall
not lose any Republican members of the
| House"
IF the next House is Republican, will
| Speaker Henderson be re-elected?'
"Unquestionably." said Mr.. Overstreet
There is nothing In the talk of opposition
10 him. Especially is the gossip about Rep
resentative Littlefield in connection with
the speakership without foundation. There
is nothing in it. General Henderson did
more than any one man to carry Cuban
reciprocity through the Republican caucus
and he proved his loyalty to the admins
tration at that time
Mr.. Overstreet left for New York to-
| night