Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-09
DEMOCRATIC HOPES
FOR NEXT CONGRESS
Making Strong Fight In
West and Down
-.
In Maine
(Staff Correspondence)

Democratic congressional committee.
says his party will control the next
House.
"lf the election were to be held to-
morrow IL would Increase the number
of Democratic members of the House
Of Representatives by thirty.iive and
have good working majority" he
declares.
Mr.. Lloyd has just returned from
a trip through the west, during which
he noted carefully the progress Of the
preliminaries of the campaign to elect
Democratic House Mr.. Lloyd left
Washington confident that enough
congressional districts would be
changed to overcome the present Re.
publican majority, but he says he
found the outlook better than he had
expected.
West of the Allegheny Mountains"
said Mr.. Lloyd today, the air is full
of Democracy. When you come east
Of this natural division Democrat is
likely to experience slight chilli
Conditions all through the West are
excellent from our point of view. We
shall make Democratic gains in Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois. Kentucky, Wiscon.
sin. Montana, California. Iowa, Mis-.
souri, and Nebraska. There are some
other States In which We are working
where changes in the representation
are not improbable"
Lots Of Literature.
After this week the Democratic con.
gressional campaign for the Middle
West and toward the Pacific slope
will be directed from Chicago. where
Chairman Lloyd will open headquar-
tiers In few days. Representative
Frank Clark, of Florida, will remain
in charge of the Washington head.
quarters and have charge of the cam.
paign In the East. This will also be
the headquarters for the literary bu.
reau, which is sending out great guam.
titles of matter. While the great fight
for Democratic gains will be made In
the West, the East will not be neglec.
ted where there seems to be an oppor-
tunity to win. A campaign Is being
organized in three Maine districts,
among them that formerly represent.
ed by Congressman Littlefeld, where
the committee thinks II has a chance
for success. Little has been done In
New York, where the work Is largely
conducted by local managers. The
Democratic congressional districts are
in New York city. where there is little
need for the aid of the committee.
The situation in New York is being
closely observed, with the idea OF
"breaking In" II there appears to be
a chance, through local complications.
Of making gains.
Watching New York.
Great interest Is expressed In the
outcome of the New York State con.
vention to nominate candidate for
Governor. Democrats who come to
Washington speculate upon the prob
ability of the nomination Of Governor
Hughes and the attitude of Republi.
can leaders should this result.
"Will they nominate Hughes and
then defeat him?" asked Mr.. Lloyd.
Upon the action of the Republicans
will largely depend the plans of the
Democrats In New York. The selec-
ton of New Yorker as Bryan's cam.
paign manager has instilled new hope
in them, and those who had given up
the State before Mr.. Mack's selection
now turn with hopeful approval to his
record for success.
"Oh, no, we are not discussing
that" said Representative Lloyd,
when asked II the Democratic party
had decided to join in campaign pub
licity.
There Is no indication that either Of
the congressional committees will
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public. The size Of the contributions
up to this time would make them al
most ashamed to do so. Neither one
has enough money to make a good
start.
Campaign Funds.
1t has been suggested that with the
two committees working In close
union II may be found after election,
when the balance sheets are publish
ed, that there have been some entries
on the books of the national commit.
tees like this:
Received from - COMPRESSION.
al committee, $4,000.
This, II Is said, while not the direc-
ton the transfer of the funds general
ly runs, Is not impossible as way of
shielding timid contributors.
Indiana is undoubtedly the battle
ground OF the campaign" said Mr..
Lloyd, "and both parties are claiming
it. A Republican from the inside told
me on the way east that Taft would
carry this State, but that Marshall
would be elected Governor and Repre-.
sentative Watson defeated. You re.
member when Roosevelt became
President everybody said, "Oh, he's
no politician" And do You remember
that he turned out the best politician
in sight7 Well. that's what Bryan is