The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-07-25
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
EDMUND o. DEWEY, EDITOR.
OWOSSO, FRIDAY. JULY 80 1902.
THE CONGRESSIONAL OUTLOOK.
Republicans Preparing for the Cam
paisn With Confident Belief in
Success.

Washington, d. c., July II, 1907
Arrangements are being perfected by
the republican congressional committee
for an active campaign through the
summer and fall to insure the retention
of the House of Representatives by the
republican party. 1t is the opinion Of
the political leaders here that the
chances are decidedly favorable to re-
publican success in the approaching
campaign, but it is a matter of so much
importance to the administration that
both branches of congress shall continue
to be controlled by the republicans that
an extra effort will be made this year to
bring about that result. 1t is believed
that while the democrats would like to
carry the House, for the effect such a
result would have as a demoralizing in
huence upon the administration of
President Roosevelt, the democratic
leaders have little hope of success, and
some of them believe that it would be
injurious to the democratic cause in the
next presidential election to have the
House only controlled by the party dur
ing the next two years.
According to the estimates made by
political leaders here, who have ex-
amined carefully into the situation, all
that will be required this year is to get
the voters out to the polls, and the
people will care for the rest and insure
republican victory. With the object
of arousing the people it is expected
that the republican campaign this year,
which will be managed from the head
quarters of the congressional committee
in New York, will be in the main a
speaking campaign. Not less than two
hundred of the best speakers in the
party have been invited to participate,
including members of the present and
last cabinet, and leaders in both houses
of congress. Comparatively little will
be done in the way of circulating litera-
ture, but one document, Senator Gall
myers admirable speech on prosperity,
will be circulated extensively. The
campaigning by the oratorical processes
will be throughout the country, but
special efforts will be made in about
fifty close or doubtful districts.
The next house will contain $50 mem
bers, an increase of about thirty, due to
the increased population as shown by
the last census. 1t is estimated that
the republicans will enter the coming
fight with an advantage over their op-
ponents of at least dozen districts
This estimate is based upon the number
of districts regarded as safe to either
party. 1t is also estimated that the re-
publicans have an advantage in more
than half Of the so-called doubtful dis
tricts. In the reapportionment made in
the different states, as result of the in
creased house membership, it is believed
the republicans have the best of the new
arrangements, in view of the fact that
in most of the states where new appor-
tionments were made republican legisla-
portioning the districts. Based upon
this view of the outlook the republicans
are preparing for the campaign with
high hopes of success, but with de-
termination to exert every effort to
make certain that the next house shall
be republican.
Within the contention that is now in
progress between the United States
authorities, represented by Judge Taft,
and the ecclesiastic authorities of Rome,