Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-14
Chairman Babcock Pleased
With Republican Prospects,
PLANS FOR CAMPAIGN
WILL OPEN HEADQUARTERS IN
NEW YORK NEXT WEEK.
Literary Bureau to Be Maintained in
Neutrality-suspicious. That Wiseen-
sin is Certainly Safe for Roosevelt.

Representative ]. w. Babcock OF Wiscon-
sin, chairman of the republican congress
sional campaign committee, has arrived IN
Washington and will remain here until
Saturday or Sunday. He will then go to
New York, where next week the headquar-
tiers of the committee over which he pre-
sides will be opened. The headquarters VIII
be in the ST. James building at 10Th and
street and Broadway. The committee was
located in the same building two years ago.
Here in Washington the committee Will
maintain it's literary bureau. An entire moor
of the Union building on g street has been
secured and from there the literature OF
the congressional campaign Will be malieo
Many government documents and extracts
from the Congressional Record will be USED
by the republicans as well as the demo-
Gratis in the education of the great Amerl-
can voter. The mail out of Washington
will be laden with such matter between now
and the casting of the ballots in November
next.
Mr. Babcock is highly pleased with the
republican outlook. both as to the congress
sional and presidential contests. He Is
fresh from Wisconsin, the state where I'M
usual political conditions prevailing.
and where much of the interest OF the po-
litical world will be centered during the
next few months. He declares that the re-
publican congressional districts are safe,
and says the La Toilette movement will not
stand in the way of the usual large ma
jority for the republican electors.
No Danger Of Losing Wisconsin.
Republican prospects were never bright
err in any campaign than now said Mr..
Babcock this morning to representative
of The Star The talk that there is danger
of losing Wisconsin to the national ticket
because of the La Toilette disturbances Is
without the slightest founda ton. Both fac
lions have chosen the same presidential
electors. There can be but one set OF re-
publican electors for the state, so no mat
ter how the La Toilette people may vote
as to local office, they can vote only for the
republican electors.
people In the east cannot realize how
strong Roosevelt is in the west. This is
especially true in Wisconsin. In no other
state of the Union is the President so pop
ular. The people of Wisconsin will vote for
HIM regardless of local conditions or local
tickets, They want to vote for him and
will place their ballots where they know
they will count for the President.
The Campaign in Wisconsin.
s'The national republican committee and
the congressional committee will cooperate
this fall in giving Wisconsin one Of the
very best speaking campaigns the state
has ever had
We will have many of the prominent men
of the party in the state from time to time
during the latter part of the contest. /
cannot see where the democrats hope to
gain any congressional districts. There IS
no weakness at any place along the line.
Mr.. Babcock will remain in New York
of thn time hofrn
November. directing the republican congress
sional fight from there. Later on he Will
go to Wisconsin for few weeks TO look
after local conditions there and to see that
all is we'll in his own district Being one of
the most prominent members of the "stal-
warts" Mr.. Babcock will be vigorously at
tackled by the La Toilette faction.
This fact, however, does not seem to ruff
of the congressional committee, who is also
chairman of the District of Columbia com
mittee of the House of Representatives
MIR. Babcock and Senators Spooner ard
Quarles are recognized as the standard
bearers of what Is termed the regular
republican element of the state. The La
Toilette faction has had coatrol of the
state machinery for several years, but the
"stalwarts" or regulars" hope to wrest
this power from them a the coming cleo
ton
Democratic Hopes in Wisconsin.
The democrats, taking advantage of the
break In the republican party. are going
to put their best foot forward this fall
The state was carried for Cleveland in 1892
Remembering this, the democrats are going
into the state fight with former Governor
Peck at the head of their ticket.
I'VE won with Peck in 1892, and we are
going to win with him again in 1904
they say. The democrats are hoping that
the old fable of the Latin primer will come
true in Wisconsin.
In this fable two dogs Nero and Phylax.
fought for bone While thus busily en-
gagged In violent conflict another puppy
filched the bone. The LaFollette "Neros"
and the stalwart "Phylaxes" are now after
each other with hot tongs The democrats
hope to steal up unawares and carry the
state away.
Satisfactory to the Republicans.
Asked his opinion of the recent demo-
cock said:
THE St Louis convention and the st.
Louis platform are both eminently salts
factory from the republican standpoint.
The democrats couldn't have done better
for us II they had tried
do you consider that the Parker tele-
gram had any material effect upon the
sltuation?" Mr.. Babcock was as''cA
''UpGuSst.vrra, ly IL hau telling effect,
he replied. 1T aroused the ire of the con-
vention as nothing else had done. 1t Is
true this tempestuous feeling was tenn
porarily smoothed over. but 1t was the
real feeling of the delegates, and 1t will
break forth anew. Mr.. Bryan clearly ex-
pressed the situation In the interview given
cut yesterday. He says the delegates and
the convention We're buncOed. and every
thing points TO the fact that such was
actually the case The telegram will work
more harm to the democracy than good
Looking at the matter from every point
of view. | cannot see where the democrats
expect to make any gains, either for the
rational ticket or in the fight for the
House