The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-29
uNEASlNESS IN THE CAMP
TIE REPUBLICANS IRE BECOM
ING ALARMED OVER COMING
FALL ELECTIONS.
Political Gossip From the National
CapitaI-Judge Parker Not Make
Speaking Tour.
Speaking Tour.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. %
When Chairman Babcock of the repub-
lican congressional committee becomes
sufficiently alarmed as to publicly de-
clare his belief that the chances ia
vor the election of a democratic house
CT representatives, it may be set down
as a fact that there is cause for I'M
easiness in the republican camp. Bah
cock is an old. experienced campaigner;
he knows how to feel the public
pulse: he readily detects a trend of
sentiment, and when he announces a
drift towards the democracy, he is
pretty apt to know whereof he
speaks. Babcock does not despair Of
carrying the next house, but he finds
a great deal of apathy in close repub-
lcan districts, and he knows that if
the voters in every one of these dis
tricts do not take a tumble to the gray
ity of the situation the next house
will be democratic.
A democratic house would mean that
Uncle Joe Cannon would go back on
the floor and take the leadership of the
minority. while John Sharp Williams,
the new democratic leader, would be
come speaker. 1t would not profit the
democrats OVer-much to carry the
house, whether or not they elect the
next president, for the senate will be
safely republican for four years to
Gene. Nevertheless a democratic house
could make lots of trouble for the re-
publican senate, and from a republic
can standpoint is not to be desired,
Babcock declares that if the republic
cans lose the house it will not be be-
cause of any lack of effort on his part,
but because of the laXity of local
managers.
Arthur P. Germans part in the man.
agement of the democratic national
campaign promises to remain mys-
terry. No authoritative explanation is
made, and every man draws his own
conclusion. From reading the New
York papers one gathers all manner of
opinions. One says German mas in
point of fact succeeded Tom Taggart
as manager chief; another says
German is in New York primorily to
see that the campaign funds contribute
ed by his cousin, Henry G. Davis, are
not recklessly sQuandered. You can
take your choice. The probabilities are
that German, at the request of Judge
Parker, is giving the democratic man.
ayers the benefit of his long experience,
and is merely acting in an advisory
capacity, and that Chairman Taggart
retains his original position.
1t seems to be definitely determined
that Judge Parker will not make any
speaking tour during the campaign. AT
one tl1Ile lit lldu olOout iCiUSu ~ - ~
sure that was brought to bear to in
duce him to speak in several doubtful
states. Now, however, he has returned
to his original plan Of making no tour.
Possibly later on he may make one or
two speeches in New York, but that
will be all.
Henry G. Davis. the democratic vice
presidential candidate, will not at
tempt the campaigning that is being
INDUCED in by Senator Fairbanks. The
democratic committee has largely
turned over to him the campaign in
West Virginia, and the former senator
will devote most of his time to patch
ing up things at home, in order that
he can make good and carry his own
state.
James K. Jones, noted as the man
ager of the two unsuccessful Bryan
campaigns, recently stirred up the ami
mdlS Dy 1nSlnu III d AVG" VI n
interview that the populist campaign
is being kept alive by republican funds.
1t was not long before the populists
sprang up, denied Jones' insinuations,
challenged him to produce proof, and
then filed countercharges that the DEM
ocrats were unsuccessfully trying to
buv off the populists. Jones is always
on tap when it comes to making
trouble.
BY refusing to tip the bellboys of the
Hotel Aston, when in New York re-
Gently. Judge Parker incurred the en-