The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-19
CONGRESSMAN ARE BUSY
ON NEXT HOUSE CAMPAIGN
Democrats Send Flying Squadron OF
Workers TO influence Voters
in Maine.
LEADERS WILL GO ON STUMP
Republican Committee Not Yet En-
tered Upon Extensive Fight. and
There is Complaint of Empty
War Bags.

Washington. July IS.-The Evening
Star OF to-day prints the following
story:
"Congrcssional politics is occupying
tho attention of the managers and tho
campaign for recollection of the next
House is already under way.
The Democrats have sent n flying
squadron OF workers 10 Maine. where
the congressional election Is held In
September. The Republicans are OPEN
ing headquarters in Chicago, to take
care OF the Middle West, and there will
be other Offices in New York to handle
the East.
Deep anxiety Is felt by tho Demo
Gratis over the coming Maine election,
from tho fact that tho returns In that
State are usually regarded as indica-
tive OF tho general political situation
in tho country ut large. 1t is essen
tial. in the opinion OF tho Democratic
managers. that Maine shall not back
slide account of the moral effect
which might bc thereby produced In
other States.
The Democrats do not expect to
make gains in Maine. They have only
one man IN the House from that state,
hut they are very anxious not to lose
their one eve lamb SO. in point OF
fact, they arc on the defensive at the
very outset o! tho campaign.
Leaders ia Go tho stump.
All tho orator!cal big guns OF the
majority party IN thh House will be
put on the stump In Maine. and n Wig
orous literary campaign Will be waged
as we'll The lsader~ Tcel that if they
not only save their man. but increase
his plural!ty. II Will be wonderful
incentive to the faithful all over tho
country TO grid themselves for the big
fight in November.
The Democratic National Commit
tee, with headquarters in this city,
under the management OF Thomas j.
Pence. has been at work for several
weeks OF the general campaign. The
committee sends out weekly broad
side for the use of country editors
which has been skillfully prepared and
edited
The last few issues have been de-
voted to refuting the Republican
charges OF calamity and business de-
preston chnrgcable by the enemy to
the Democratic legislation and admin
news that can be collected is spread
out ttiumphantly in the weekly poster
10 10 echoed by the Democratic press
Change From the Old Days.
Inc Republican congressional com
mittoc has headquarters In the Riggs
Building. but thus far has not entered
upon an extensive publicity campaign
The Republicans complain of en,Dtv
war bags. This IS in marked contrast
TO the good old days when the Rcpub-
i'NdHs uScu 10 nave SlatherS of money
and the Democrats were always poor
as church mouse.
one enusion OF the publicity depart
mcnt OF the Republican committee n
lew GAYS ago caused near-riot among
The Republican old guard In the House
me committee sent out under official
authority of the Republican National
congressional Campaign Committee. a
criticism OF Democratic conservation
measure, now pending in the House
me document quoted Representative
i-enroot IA saying that not in the palm
'est days OF Aldrich and Cannon had
snch vicious legislation been proposed.
AS Uncle Joe Cannon Is running for
congress in Illinois under the auspices
OF the Republican Congressional Com
mlttee, such an uttcrancc coming ofi,-
cially from tho committee amazed and
inturiated his friends In the House
ne document was passed around
ana AFTER the regulars read ii and com
menied upon IT The mir in the House
ana lobby was SO full. of sulphur that
people thought the place was being
fumigatcd."