Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-07-13
THE CONGRESSIONAL
CAMPAIGN NOW ON
TWO GREAT PARTIES WILL GO A
LIVELY ROUND FOR CONTROL
OF THE NEXT CONGRESS.
Special to the Herald.

of the next congress has begun IN
earnest, and politicians and business
men are discussing the outlook with
no little interest. While the Republi-
cans have a majority in the present
house in excess of one hundred men,
bers, and are therefore reasonably
certain of retaining control in the
Sixtieth congress, they evidently in
tend not to take anything for granted.
The Republican campaign commit
tee has established its headquarters
again in the St James building in
this city. Members of the committee
say the Republican campaign will be
made on the record of the Roosevelt
administration and the session of con-
gress Just closed. Thousands of po-
litical pamphlets will be circulated
and the spell-binders will be kept busy
in all sections where the result of the
election is at all in doubt The speak
ers are instructed to make much
of the enactment of a rate bill, a pure
food law, a meat inspection law, and
a law removing the tax from de-
naturized alcohol
The Democratic congressional cam
paign is being conducted from head
quarters in Washington, though it is
probable that a branch office may be
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quarters already have been estab-
lished in Chicago. The Democrats
will conduct their campaign under a
great handicap. The course pursued
by Hearst has alienated Taggart and
his friends of the national committee,
so that the latter body may be eX-
pected to take little or no active part
in aiding the congressional campaign.
Senator Bailey also is at outs with the
New York editor and consequently the
Democratic congressional campaign
probably will be minus the ablest
speaker they could put out.
On the whole, it appears that the
Democratic candidates for congress
will have to depend on a 'go-as-you-
ers express the opinion that, notwith
ers express the opinion that, nothwith
standing the jealousy that has en-
tered the organization. the average
, DemocraI sneminee-for congress will
be able TO put up a good fight.
The Democrats have decided that
the tariff shall be made the main is
sue; not free trade, but revision of the
Dingley law in a way that will cor
rect some of the inequalities of the
law.
Neither of the campaign committees
has yet made up list of the so-ca1led
doubtful districts-the districts in
which the real fights are to be con
Quoted. With the possible exception
of Massachusetts, the Republicans are
not apprehensive over conditions in
the East The peopIe of Massachu-
sets will be treated to a feast of ora
tory this fall. The most finished
stump speakers of both parties will
tour the state, and Massachusetts will
be the most fiercely debated ground of
any state of the union.
Some concern is felt by the Republi-
cans over conditions in several of the
Western states that heretofore have
been looked upon as the real strong
holds of the dominant party. Michi-
gan is expected to return her twelve
Republican Representatives to the
lower house, but the fractional issues
in Wisconsin, South Dakota and sew
eral other states necessitate careful
attention on the part of the Republi-
can campaign managers. The Repub-
licans are not worrying over condi-
items in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois or Min
nesOta. In all of these states, how
ever. the Democrats are of the opinion
that they will be able to make gains
in their congressional representation.
Particularly is this the case as regards
Ohio and Minnesota, both Of which
states upset calculations at their last
elections by choosing Democratic gov
errors.
The Pennsylvania situation is wOr-
rying the Republican campaign com
miltee. Of the thirty-two members of
the present house from that state,
only one is a Democrat. But the fu-
sion of the Lincolnites, or independ-
ent Republicans. and the Democrats
on the state ticket, is believed to bode
i'll for the success of the regular Re
publicans at the election this fall
The congressional campaign man
ayers of both parties will have to
worry along short Of funds this year.
The Tillman bill to prohibit corpora
tions from contributing to the election
of Federal congressman did not be-
come a law, and the bill to make cam
paign contributions and expenditures
public was smothered but members
of the campaign committee have al
ready found that they are to have
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