The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15

Republicans and Democrats Are
Already Engaged in spir-
tied Campaign.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal:
New York, July 14.-With the pres
emit week the campaign for the control
of the next congress has begun in ear
are discussing the outlook with no little
interest. While the republicans have
q majority in the present house in, -ex-
cess Of 100 members, and are, therefore,
reasonably certain Of retaining control
in the sixtieth congress-. they evidently
intend not to take anything for granted.
The republican campaign committee
in the st. James building in this city.
Members Of the committee say the re-
publican campaign will be made on the
record Of the Roosevelt administration
and the session Of congress Just closed:
Thousands Of political pamphlets will
be circulated and the spellbinders will
be kept busy in al sections where Go the
The speakers have been instructed to
make much Of the enactment Of rate
bill, pure-food law, meat-inspectlon
law and a law removing the tax from
denaturized alcohol. .. H.. ~
Dems Have Troubles. it,
The democratic congressional cam
paign is being conducted from head
quarters in Washington, tho it Is prob.
able that branch Office may be opened
here soon. The western headquarters
already have been established in Chi
cago. The democrats will conduct their
campaign under great handicap. The
course pursued by Hearst has alienated
Taggart and his friends Of the national
committee, SO that the latter body may
be expected to take little OF. no active
part in aiding the congressional cam
paign. Senator Bailey also is at outs
with the New York editor, and conse-
quently the democratic congressional
campaign probably will be minus the
ablest speaker it could put out.
On the whole, it appears that the
democratic candidates for congress will
have to depend on "go-as-you please -
press the opinion that, notwithstanding
the jealousy that has entered the or
ganization, the average democratic nom
inee for congress will be able to put
up good fight.
The democrats have decided that the
tariff shall be made the. main issue;
| not free trade, but revision Of the
Dingley law in way that will correct
some Of the inequalities Of the law.
The Doubtful Districts. -
Neither Of the campaign committees
has yet made up list of the so-called
doubtful districts--the districts. in
which the real fights are to be conduct,
Massachusetts, the republicans are not
apprehensive over conditions in the
east. The people of Massachusetts will
| be treated to a feast OF oratory this
fall The most finished stump speakers
! of both parties will tour the state, and
Massachusetts probably will be the most
fercely debated ground Of any state OF
the union.
Some concern is felt by the repub
icans over conditions in several of the
western states that heretofore have
been looked upon as the real strong
holds Of the dominant party. Mich
gan is expected to return her twelve
Republican representatives to the lowe
house, but the fractional issues in Wis
consin, South Dakota apd several othe
states. necessitate careful attention OF
the part Of the republican campaign
managers. The republicans are not wor
rying over conditions in OHIO, Indiana
Illinois or Minnesota. In all of thes
states, however, the democrats are o
the opinion that they will be able t.
make gains in their congresslonal rep
resentation. Particularly is this tn
case as regards Ohio and Minnesota
both of which states upset calculation
at their last elections by choosing dem
ocratic governors. 80
!. Quaker Situation Worries. p.
The Pennsylvania situation is worry
ing the republican campaign commit
tee. Of the thirty-two members Q
the present house from that state, onl
r one is a democrat. But the fusion 9
the Lincolnites, or Independent reput
r licans, and the democrats on the stat
ticket is believed to bode ill for tn
success of the regular republicans g
the election this fall.
The congressional campaign manager
, of both parties will have to worr
: Tillman bill to prohibit corporation
= from contributing to the election {
= federal congressman did not become
: law, and the bill to make campaie
contributions and expenditures publ
= was smothered, but members of tt
J. campaign committee have already four
: that they are to have great difficult
: The insurance disclosures undoubte
O ly frightened many of the contributor
and public sentiment makes it next
a impossible for many corporations thu
/. heretofore have contributed liberal
8 to ~loosen up.' It is the hope
+ some Of the republican campaign ma
:, ayers, however, that n,standpat
t campaign on the taf1H VIII result
j. voluntary contributions from interes
., that are anxious to "let well enous
j. alone
4 The mails, as usual, will be BURDEN
4 with tons of political speeches, for t
" legislation to make it unlawful to u
q franks of members Of congress in sen
~ ing this campaign matter thru t
~ mails failed. '''.
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