The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-10
Cowhcrd's View of Congressional
camIaign Differs From
HabcOck's.
SAYS PROSPECTS ARE GOOD.
Discusses Plans for Circuia'in.
LiIcrarir. Great Struggle
HcIwecn Parties Has
Scarcely Opened.
ne Republic RIr.au.
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| wa-...:g.oa. Sept s-willIarn :. CO
herd. chairman o, the Democratic con
sr-ssionsl COMMITTEE ga- Al the head
quarters OF the comm!tJe. to-day. after
an absence OF more than a week In New
| York AMI az Atlantic City.
Fresh from Democratic Headquarters IN
New York. NJ. Cowherd stated there =
| TO present proSpcc; for the removal OF
the Congressional Committee headquarters
! to GO;ha N. He gave II - hi@ opinion ;t-.'
the headqusr;ers would T-rlaia here dur
ing the campaign
Chairman Cowherd. IN an interview to-
dag. takes issue With Chairman Ea5cock
of the Republican Committee a. TO The
number or doubtful districts that will fis-
TIRE In ID. November elections Tor nei.i-
bers Of Congress lie said:
Il agree heartily with Chairman Bah-
COG. about tine rlossE-4- % ili.- camp ii.;i
for members o: the House. but J tln-f
districts lie thinks there are about s'N-
enty / hav. made a reasonable '..lliha'
thst there are not more ihsi; nfty d-b" !" ,
bl- districts. The o;her district. az glv'de''
about .vrnl- between the t~o IaFt!-S-
Il think that neither parry h..e in' AZ ,
vantage OF tire othe. ia safe District. anu
the control OF the House vii! x" 70 VA.
pArty that csn carry majority "i naIf =
outlook as very favorable
CAMPAIGN LITERATURE.
We are Inning the distribution OF our
documents TO those that ian gO out Under
tn. Government; frank. We now have ten
pamphlets FOR distribution. and We shall!
issue two more. and possibly sill more a.
the campaign advance The ONES now ia
press ere by Representative Wai- OF low,
On trusts. and by Representative Van
DtGzer gf NeKufla l4ll.dAlo.l-
Mr.. Wade c-iricis-s the adTnlilS;ritS n
for Ia lack OF viEor "a the pros scu,ion 81
the trusts especially calling attention 70
Ike fact that Congress Appropriated IN. :
go a. a special fund for the prosecution q
the trusts ami the administration has e.
pended only So, " mt sm s.nw. ,ha,
Senator N-wlaads OF his slate vas thr
real author 81 the irrigation sct, sn1 'n Ia.,
Democrats voted more soilIsy man ,A.''
the Republicans in bringing about rs pas
cage ~. expect these two latest sH!i-
tIons TO our cocurasnt- will he very s.rN-
bile In correcting som" ifnpins,lns.aS'
that have been spread ~ the f'rpu"-
I!csns.
CAMPAIGN SCARCELY OPENED.
This campaign has undoubtedly been
very slow in starting on both sides our
Speaking campaign cannot be said 20 have
begun UP 10 the present tine. There has
te,n no particular reason for this delay.
aside from the general tendency TO make
each campaign a little ~horter than the
one that preceded Il. Manv ot the states
encourar. this by the dates they fix fo-
the making OF nominations FOR members
Of Congress.
Our prospects in New York. from what
I heard Will. ut headquarters and else
y here. AT. extremely bright Our people
are very confident. The organization IL
getting into shape and any fsctionai trou-
bies there NAV have been have now been
regulated for this campaign.
"FAcfionaIism may break out again
when the campaign is over. hut there
seems TO b. an agreement among all fac-
lions TO work together for the Parker
ticket The Democrats are going 70 Sc
lsct a good man to nominate for, the gov
ernorship in New York. and thsStsts viii
no found TO he perfectly safe for the Dem
ocratic State ticket.