The Washington times., 1902-07-30
Predicts That Next House
Will Be Safely Re-
publican.
CONDITIONS IN WISCONSIN
Local Fight Which He Does Not Believe
Will Affect Result at Elcction-Po-
litical Conditions Safe as Far as Ma
tional Issues Are Concerned.

While the Democrats are conducting
their campaign for the next House Of
Representatives from Washington. the
Republicans are directing their plans
from headquarters in New York. Chair
man Babcock. of the Republican Con-
gressional committee, who has safely
piloted his party to victory in several
hard-fought campaigns. ard who has un-
dertaken to repeat the task this fall.
was in Washington yesterday.
He has quite recovered from the ILL
ness which affected him last winter. and
feels quite natural again back in the
traces fighting another Congressional
battle.
Working Along Quietly.
I'VE have net made much fuss yet
said Mr.. Babcock, yesterday in speak
ing of the work of the committee, but
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.
Il understand they are harmonizing:
We are already harmonized, in fact. we
have always been so, 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 will begin
about the middle OF September, when
We will send some OF the very best
orators in the country into the interest
ing States. Until that time we will con-
duct quiet but effective line OF work
The campaign book is already in press.
and will be out within a short time 1t
will deal with all the issues of the day,
and point to the business record of the
past Congress.
National Issues.
THE outlook is all that we could hope
for. So far as national issues are con-
cerned, We feel perfectly safe, believ-
ing that the people understand them and
indorse the position taken by 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.
IAN instance of this may be found in
Representative Loudenslager's district
in New Jersey. Under such conditions
as he is encountering. a normal Repub-
lican majority may be upset because c.
fight which is purely local 1t is sit
uations such as this which will cause
the Congressional committee more
aLxiety than national issues On the
latter We feel certain of success Nev-
ertheless, this does not mean that we
will not conduct an aggressive cam
paign.
III precedent amounts to anything, we
might have to fight hard to win in the
present campaign. Only twice since
President Grants time has the country
elected a House in harmony with the
Administration for a second Congress of
a Presidential term; once during the
Administration of Arthur, and in 1895,
during President McKinley's Admins
tration. and even then our majority was
small. But we have upset so many
lme-honored precedents in regard to
elections in the past few years that we
have no superstitions this time.
Conditions in Wisconsin.
Regarding the conditions in Wiscon-
sin, there is local fight, but do not an
ticipate that the result will be affected
thereby. The controversy is all within
the Republican party and l fail TO sec
where the Democrats Will profit by IT,
II certainly will not Interfere with the
election of at least ten Republican Con-
gressmen. The State gains one member
in the new apportionment and in ar
ranging the districts the State was
ciy:Gc1 - that there would be ten Re
publican districts and one Democratic
district figuring upon a basis of 10000
Republican majority In the State.
For the past six years the Republican
majority has been much above that run
ming from $4,000 TO 100000 In such a
campaign as the present enc and under
conditions existing this year we do not
anticipate such a majority but we are
certain Of ten districts and have a fight
ing chance in the Sixth, which is now
represented by Representative Barney
II the State goes more than 40 coo Repub-
lican we will elect eleven Republican
Cong-+ssmen. so the Democrats have
little or nothing to hope for as a result
of the strife within the Republican
part. in Wisconsin"
Mr.. Babcock returned to New York
last night. He was here on personal
matters.