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14 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY; NOVEMBER 7, 1898-16 PAGES, nominated; dem., Jere N. Weiler, Mauch Chunk, At large—Rep., Samuel A. Davenport, Erie, renominated; dem., Frank P. lama, Pittsburg. First—Rep., H. H. Bingham, Philadel- phia, renominated; dem., Michael F. Doyle, Philadelphia Second—Rep., Robert Adams, jr., Phila- deiphia, renominated; dem, Herman V. Hetzel, Third—Dem., William McAleer, Philadel- phia, renominated. . Fourth—Rep., James R. Young. Philadel- phia, renominated; dem., Gideon Sibley, Philadelphia. Fifth—Rep., Alfred C. Harmer, Philadel- phia, renominated; dem., Frank Wright. hiladelphia xth—Rep. ren minated; H. Berry, ( h—Rep., renominated: am seh Rep., V minated; dem., Thomas S. Purler, West Ches- rep., John ttobinson; dem., ester Irving P. Wagner, Norris- dem., Clinton Rorer, ter Ww Kirkpatrick, Easton. John E. Laner, Lans- Parvin, Re: Jeremiah S. Lees- Ermentrout, i th—Rep.. Daniel . Marriott Brosius, Lan: dem., A. J. Steinman, Connell, M. F. B. dem., William dem., tleventh—Rep. renominat Williams a ep... Morgan h—Rep sw. arre, renominated; Plymouth. ; dem., BRrumm, Miners- Ryan, James W. M. eenth—_Rep.. renomins risbu . Sus- Beth Charles F. Wrie Rep., E A. B. Gammell, dem. ker, Wells F. . Horace B. ted: dem. xteenth_R. bore’, renomir riliamsport nteenth: m.. R hteenth—R yurg. Tenominat n, Mifflintown. . enth—Rep.. Robert J fem. E. D. Zeteler, York. Twentieth—Rep., Joseph E Wooden, Danville. Mahon, Robert w Ber- Polk T. M dem., H. Rep. K Cham- M Lewis, York; Thropp. Red- ford; dem., John M. Walters, Johnstown; 0., John J. Irwt pw re Rep., S. N. Jack, Indiana; Jacob Spegel. Greensburg. “Twenty-second Rep.. John Dalzell, Pitts- burg. renominated: dem., Geo. W. Acklai Twenty-third—Rep., W. H. Graham. Al- legheny: dem., John H. Stevenson, Pitts- fe a eky-teustl ted: F. Acheson, Washington. renominated; dem. M. M. Cechran, Uniontown. Showalter, Chi- M. L. Lockwood, oe renominated; dem., Twenty-fifth—Rep cera, sixth—Rep.. Higgins, A. Gaston, seventh—Rep.. renominated; orge Me Ci w have practically r of three or four districts in owing to the factional difference ty. The districts which were n I8M6 Were the h, seventeenth, twenty-sixth and twenty-eig p Tepu ‘an majority was republican plu- nineteenth the was 778: in the twi plurality was 7 republican plu- RHODE ISLAND. election SOLTH CAROLINA. minated. Aiken; renom- SOUTH DAKOTA. Tre; yom f one of the most atties of the cam- democratic control of usionist plurality of but of over 80,000, to be elected successor to keen over it republican control of re is considered improbabl contest dates for representatives in Walter P. Brownlow, Jone ed; dem., Hugh H. Gouch Rep.. Henry R. Gibson, Knoxville, dem., J. M. Davis, Wartbury. Gus Cate, Cleveland; dem hn A. Moon, Chattanooga, re- . Cooke- ville. tt, Murfreesboro; Murfreesboro, re- Richardson Napler. Nashville; dem., Nashville, renominated. dem., J. A. Cunningham, N. M. Cox, Franklin, re- nd Henry J. Hinkle, Saltillo; ms, Linden. renominated. I. Revalle, Alama; dem., Unton City, renominated. John W. Vernon: dem., E. ck, Memphis, renominated. € really no close districts in Ten- The two republican districts are bbed, and there {s slight probability ratic losses in the democratic dis- a suc- for representatives in T. H. Ball, Huntsville, re- renominat- Beaumont Dem. De. Graffenreid, Long ominat-d; pop., H. D. ‘Wood. urth—Dem., John L. Sheppard, Sul- prings: pop., J. L. Whittlesey, Sul- », A. W. Acheson, Dennison: Bailey. Gainesville, renomi- nd. and ant McKinney; joon rep. pop. W Sixth. Rep., A. J. Houston, Dallas; dem., EF. Burke, Dallas, renominated; T. Gr Corsicana. eventh — Rep.. Russell dem., Robt. E. Henry, Wacc pol A. W. Cunningham, W Byrne, Waco. Eighth—Rep., R P Kings, Waco; renominated, co; Ind., 20. Arthur Springer, Fort Worth; dem., S. W. Lanham, Weatherford, renominated; pop., N. J. Shauds, Stephen- ville. Ninth--Dem., A. S. Burleson, Austin; ind., Wash Jones, Austin. Tenth—Rep., R. B. Hawk Galveston, re- nominated; dem., Judge W. S. Robeson, La Grange; pep., J. W. Baird, Halletsviile. Bieventh—Rep., Capt. B. L. Crouch; Pear- See ee ee ‘Twelfth—Rep., Geo. H» Noonan, San An- tonio; dem., James L. Slayden, San An- tonio, renominated. Thirteenth—Dem., John H. Stephens, Ver- non, renominated. The republicans will be satisfied if they hold the tenth district, now represented by Mr. Hawley. AH. The legislature is to be elected and a suecessor to Senator Cannon chosen. The legislature is expected to show a free sil- ver majority. The candidates for representatives in Con- gress are: At large—Rep., A. E. Eldredge, Coalville; cem., B. H. Roberts, Centerville; pop., Warren Foster, Salt Lake City. In 1896 the democratic candidate received 47.356 votes against 27,813 for the repub- lican and 2.279 for the populist. . VIRGINIA. Only the representatives in Congress are to be elected in this state. The candidates are: - = First—Rep., J. A. Bristow, Saluda; dem., W. A. Jones, Warsaw, renominaied cord—Rep.. Dr. R. A. Wise, Wiliams- burg: dem., William A. Young, Norfolk, renominated. Third—Kep., Otis H. Russell, Richmond and B. 8. Wetsiger, Manchester; dem., John Lamb. Richmond, renominated. Fourth—Rep., R. T. Thorp, Boydston; cem., Sydney P- , Nottowa: Fifth—Rep., Edmund Parr, §' Claude A. Swanson, Chatham, } nated. Sixth—Rep., C. A.-Heermans, Christian- burg: dem., er J. Otey, Lynchburg, re- rominated. Seventh—Dem., James Hay, Madison, re- vominated: S. M. dem., D. C. O'Flaherty, Front Royal. Eighth—Dem., renom‘nated. Ninth—Rep., rt; dem., renomi- John F. Rixey, Brandy, James A. Walker, Wythe- ville, renominated; dem., Judge Wm. F. Rhea. Bristol. Tenth—Rep.. R. T. Hubard, Bolling; dem., J. M. Quaries, Starnton. In the fifth disirict the democ: son, Ww t, Swan- elected by 553; in the ninth, Gen. Walker, republican, hod a majority of 3: in the tenth. Yost, republican, won by a plurality of 147. WASHINGTON. The legislature is to be elected and will choose a successor to Senator Wilson, re- publican. The democratic-populist fusion- ists are making a strong fight for contro} of the legislature, but the republicans hope that the same conditions which in the ad- joining state Oregon induced a republican victory may operate in Washington. ‘The candidates for representatives in Con- gress At large—F W. L. Jones, Yakima; dem.. J. H Seattle, renominated. At large— : Ww. ¢ man, Tacoma; silver rep., W. C. Jones, Spokane, renom{- nated. The democrat-populist majorities in 1896 were overwhelming. VIRGINIA. WEST In this state the political situation is ex- ceedingiy inte sting. fhe legislature is to be e! and is to chocse a successor to Sen: ulkne demecrat. Th ure of 18 bad forty-one republics twenty-eight democrats and | two democrats in the house of Gelegates, and twenty-two republicans and four de the senate, a plurality fer int ballot of thir- ty-or Of the ts in the senate only two are hold-o nd of the twenty-two republicans ten are hol rs. There are fourteen senators to ¢ }_ As to the hoe there are no old-e are seventy- one Jd the condi- reve tions be nd the demo- | = rule by forty-one to thirty, the leg \ would still be republican on joint | ballot The an ced republican s for the senatorship are Gov. ; Atkinson, Internal Revenue Commi N. B. Scott and Judge Nathan Goff of the United States district court. The demo- < cndidates mentioned are John w and e nator Henry G. Davis. ndidates for representatives in ur . Dovener, W .. J. V. Blair, W Second—Rep., A. G. Day nominated; dem., John T. McGraw, —Rep., William S. Edwards, Charles- ton; dem., David E. J Bluef urth—Rep., Judg: H. Freer, > de , Huntingdon; pop., The republicans new claim all four con- sional districts, although they concede democr: fighting chance in two, the second and fourth. ‘They say they will return Dovener, Edwards, Freer and Day- » House, the two latter being in rth » vote . Ww district w was the only one vse in 1806. Miller, rhe eected and the latter is to choose a suc- goverror and legislature are to be cessor to Senator Mitchell, democrat. The republicans confidently claim that the legislature will be safely republican, and that a republican senator will succeed John L. Mitchell. There are 133 members in the legislature— thirty-three in the senate and an even hun- Gred in the assembly. The senate of 1807 was composed of twenty-nine republicans and four democrats; the assembly was composed of ninety-one republicans, eight democrats and one fustonist. As only half of the senate is chosen every two years, there will be sixteen republicans and one democratic hold-over, leaving sixteen to elect. Of the members whose terms expired with the last session, thirteen were repub- licans and three democrats. Of the senatorial districts which went re- publican in 1894, and which are to elect new senators this year, only two were car- ried by pluralities less than 1,000, and eight were carried by pluralities of over 2,000. It is estimated that the republicans are sure to carry ten of these districts this year. Basing calculations on this estimate, the republicans will have to elect forty-one assemblymen out of 100 to have a majority on joint ballot. Of the 100 assembly dis- tricts eighty-three went republican on gov- ernor in 1804, fifty-four by pluralities great- er than 500. The candidates for representatives in Congress are: First— Henry A. Cooper, Racine, re- nominated; dem., Clinton Babbitt, Beloit. Secend—Rep., Herman B. Dahle, Mt. Ho- reb: dem.. James F. Jones, Portage. Third—Rep . J. W. Babcock, Necedah, re- nominated; dem., T. L. Cleary, Plattsviile. ¥ Rep.. Theobold Otjen, Milwaukee, Trenominated. dem., Jos. G. Donnelly. Fifth—Rep., S. S. Barney, West Bend, re- nominated; dem., Charles E. Armin, Wau- kesha Sixth—Reo., J. H. Davidson, Oshkosh, re- nominated; dem., Franz C. Stewart, Osh- kesh. Seventh—Rep., John J. Esch, La Crosse; @em.. John F. Doherty. Fighth—Rep., E. S. Minor, Sturgeon Bay, renominated. dem., Philip Sheridan, Green sentative Osborne will be the choice of the legislature if the democrats carry the state. e candidates for representatives in Con- gress are: : At large—Rep., F. W. Mondell, Newcas- tle; fus., C. P. Arnold, Laramie; pop., Wm. Brown, Sheridan. In 1896 the vote was: Democratic, 10,310; Tepublican, 10,04; populist, 628. At large—Rep., Alex. O. Brodie, Prescott; dem., J. F. Wilson, Prescott. DELEGATE-NEW MEXICO. At large—Rep., Pedro Perea, Bernalillo; dem., H, B. Ferguson, Albuquerque, re- nominated. DELEGATE—OKLAHOMA, At large—Rep., Dennis Flynn, Guthrie; dem., J. R. Keaton; pop., A. S. Hawkins. ———_ THE NICARAGUA CANAL. Whether by Private Capital or the Government It is Assured. Ex-Senator Warner Miller in the Forum. Columbus died a disappointed man be- Cause he had failed to find a new route to the Indies. His ships were stopped by the impassable barrier of a continent the exist- ence of which he had not dreamed of. It remained for the adventurer Balboa, mak- ing his way across Darien in 1513, to be the first to look out upon the waters of the Pacific ocean and to realize by how narrow a strip of land the Atlantic was separated from the Pacific. From that time to the present there has been an ever-increasing desire to cut through this barrier, and thus to connect the waters of the two great oceans and to reduce the sailing distance around the world by more than one-third of the circumference of the globe. * * * The question 1s frequently heard, “Why is the building of the canal not undertaken by private capital or by the government?” As to the former, the writer has said that the Panama fiasco and scandal have been the chief causes in preventing private capi- tal from taking up this enterprise in a way energetic enough to insure its speedy com- pletion, The reason that the government has done nothing more than to make repeated sur- veys and reports is to be found in two facts: First, in a matter of this kind our government moves only when pressed to do so by the demands of a great majority of the citizens. It has been no mean task for those who have advocated the construc- tion of the canal to convince a majority of seventy millions of people that it ought to be undertaken by the government. But the final argument in the advocacy of the measure has been furnished by the trip of the Oregon, and this has rendered unneces- sary any further efforts in the matter of educating the people on this question. The second reason why the government has not acted is found in the fact that the represeniatives of great capital invested in our transcontinental railroads have believed that the construction of a canal across the isthmus would greatly injure their proper- ties. Acting upon that belief, they have used the power of their corporations in every Ww sion- al action. Once a dill for its con- struction passed the Senate, but failed to receive consideration in the House. The influences above referred to have always been able to prevent joint action of the two houses at the sam n of Congress. A powerful lobby has been maintained at ‘ay possible to prevent congre: . Washington during all these 5 and skillful statistical writers have been em- ployed to prove to the American people, through the columns of the press and mag- zine , that the canal i unne: ary, either a means of defense or in the interests of commerce, and that, {f it were constructed, few vessels would ever p: through it, thus making it a stupendous commercial failure. * * © Afte ars of waiting, I am satisfied that the position in which this enterprise stands today, not only before the American people, but before the whole commercial world, is such that speedy accomplishment is as- sured, ej by mment of the c pital. To the itor of The As peopl2 take up the daily p: read about what is called Alger s and me perfectly tires to the who know where lies the fault for the trouble that has been found during the late war with Spain, to hear th> complaints that have been and still being made against the government for the conduct of the w re ting in sickness, starvation and death among the troops engaged. Why is it that | people do not once for all recognize the fact that the country was unprepared for war; that a che com- -paring Congre: posed of too many hayse e ators, had failed to recognize the pc ty of a clash with any European country which would have ths temerity to resist the ultimatum of the United States? There is no use try- ing to conceal the fact that the fault has lain with, to say the least, incompetent volunteer office both of the line With no knowledg> be: rdstick or a cigarette, 5 of body and undisciplined in mind, but with a good deal of gallantry withal, have fail- ed to prove themselves the enlisted man's fri-nd in providing th with the food and medicine so libe applied by the government. Why, then, should not abuses creep in? If a first sergeant does not know enough to instruct his poor, helpless cap- tain how to draw rations for the com and if the captain does not kno asham2d to try to instruct the f nt about anything pertaining Ith and comfort of the men pmpany; if a amateur ‘me or commissary or quar- termaster officer does not know his duty, there must be suffering, and it is the poor enlisted man who has to suffer. Men who krow well what they are talking about things have happened in past ays in the regular army, especially when there was a fat company fund to play fox and ge2se with, until such men as Kelton came to the rescue. Who can doubt but that in the hurry and scurry of preparing for and engaging in this last campaign there were men bearing the insignia of the United States who acted as if they were never taught to regard the urgent wants of those whom they thought they had only to command and not care for and preserve. It is pitiable to think of men rushing to governors of states, &€., to get commissions and draw thelr $1,200 or $1,800 per annum, and then when they get in the field neglect. ing the men the United States intrusted to their care. It does not need a very com- petent commission to find out the causes of what is so filppantly called Algerism—ig- norance and incompstency. Our govern- ment has provided liberally in money and material, and no man who knows the spirit of our institutions will lay the blame at the door of the executive. Let it be a warning for the future to armory soldiers and offi- cers to l-arn their duty and not needlessly and criminally to throw away their lives and reputations while playing at soldiers before gaily dressed lady friends and swap- ping cigarettes in summer camps. ONE OF THE BOYS. November 3, 1808, oes ge Contract for the New Mint. The Treasury Department has awarded the contract for the erection of the new mint building in Philadelphia to Charles McCall, a contractor of that city. His bid was $441,743. The building is to be of Mt. Desert granite, and is to be completed in eighteen months. The foundations have al- ready been laid. a President's Interest in Centennial. District Commissioner John B. Wight, chairman of the committee selected to ar- ser- the the or to of contract surgeon or oth B: inth—Rep., Alexander Stewart, Wausau, renominated; dem., Wells M. Ruggles, Ash- lend Tenth—Rep., John J. Jenkins, Chippewa Falls, renominated; dem., J. R. Mathews, Menominee. Only one district in Wisconsin is admit- ted by the republicans to be in danger. the fcurth, in Milwaukee. In this district the republican majority in 1896 was 4,400. "WYOMING Governor and legislature are to be elect- ed and the latter will choose a successor to Senator Clark, republican. The state was very close in the presidential election in 1896, the democratic plurality being 789. Wyoming has but one congressional ¢is- trict and the principal fight in the state is being made on the legislature, which will elect Senator Clark’s successor. Repre- range for a celebration of the one hun- Gredth anniversary of the establishment of the national capital, has received the fol- lowing letter from Mr. J. A. Porter, secre- tary to the President: “i beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 2d instant in regard to the celebration of the one hundredth an- niversary of the establishmeni of the na- tional capital, and to state that the Prest- Gent will be glad to arrange to receive your committee, and will advise you at a later date as to the time.” ae Damage Estimated at §300. An alarm was turned in from box 136 at 6:48 o'clock this morning by Mr. Alonzo Smith, for a fire in the frame stable, owned and occupied by Augustus Lapreux, in the rear of No. 1227 L street northwest. The damage, which is estimated at $300, is co’ ered by insurance, | i Wonder what Merty will say today? Spoleto Mertz and Mertz, remarkable degree of activity. to the ceaseless rolling of Niaga Wonder what Mertz ‘will say today? _ Made-To-Personal-fleasure Suits On a Magnificent Scale. $25 Suit Values for ~ ll 5: Our peculiar trait of enterprise causes business here to roll in a We can liken eur VALUE SERVINGS ra’s waters—ever on the outpour. The Crowning Event of This Remarkable Season 906 F We have only one and two suits After the suit is done you'll be satisfied. cure a $25 suit value for $15. Now i is a great big purchase of IMPORTED SUITINGS which our alert buyer secured from Americ biggest importer of foreign woolens. We secured these Suitings at a great under price. Not a single pattern has been on sale this season. TOMORROW, TUESDAY, PMORNING this big purchase will be displayed for you to choose your suit. will begin Tuesday morning at 8 o’clock. will go quickly. Ho Come early—the your chance. Street. Wonder what Mert will say today t or cold, rain or shine, sale of some styles. It is not often you can se- Merchant Tailors, a’s Won hat Merts, Will say today? choicest VOORHEES SURE TO WIN New Jersey Will’ Elect a Republican Governor. Republicans Will, Elect Seven Con- gressmen, but the-Democrats May Secure the Legisiature. Special Correspontence of Fhe Evening Star. CAPE MAY, November 6, 1898. The political situation in New Jersey has changed somewhat from last week, and the information which now comes from all ¢ parts of the state indigates that there is lity tle doubt of the electign of Foster M. Voor- hees governor. In canvass of the state ‘hy Governor Voor- and his democratic opponent, Elvin . Crane, Voorhe>s, as an orator, has out- ssed Crane, and he has also had the best of the argument, the voters of New Jersey think. The democratic campaigners have made their fight on state issu lone, while the republicans have dwelt not only upon state 1es, but upon standing by the republican national platform, the President and_ his administration in the recent war. The democrats, who had control of the ex tive branch of th> state government for twenty-seven years pre when | 3 nt Attorney Gen nited n governor, a record them, which was changed by the in aiding race-track gamblers, , and in fostering officers with | y fat fees. These things the 1 who have controlled the legis! have abolished. ‘The acts allowing | track gambling have been rep»aled, and an amendment added to the stat» con- stitution preventing their re-enactment. A | conservative estimate shows that Voorh:+s will have from 10,000 to 20,000 plurality. ‘The claim, noWeyer, 18 disputed by une dem_ ocrats, who say that Crane will be elected | by a small plurality. Legislature Will Be Close. ‘The legislature will be very close, how- ever. as United States Senator Smith ts bending every effort to elect a democratic legislatur2 which will return him to Wash- ington. It is conceded that his prospects compare favorably with the chances of a republican, and there are some coun which will give Voorhees a plurality that can be counted upon to elect democratic legislators because of local differences. If the republicans are succesefu! in electing a ajority of the legislature John Kean, who served in the Forty-eighth and Fiftieth Congresses from the third district, will be ent to the United States Senate as Smith's successor. It is now reasonably certain that the re- publicans will elect seven of the eight congressmen. It is now a foregone con- clusion that the personnel of the New Jer- sey delegation in the Fifty-sixth Congr will be as follows: Henry C. Loudenslager, John J. Gardner, Benjamin F. Howe! John 1. B. Reilly, James F. Stewart, Pi ard Wayne Parker and Charles M. Fowler, republicans, and William D. Daly, demo- crat. There are those who will not be sur- prised to find even the place which Daly believes he now has safe go for Maj. Ze- bina K. Pangborn, republican. Talk of Loudensinger's Defeat. Some democrats claim that Henry C. Loudenslager will be replaced by Samuel Iredell, a young mg sot yet thirty yearw old, but exceedingly popular. The district two years ago gaye. Loudenslager 16,000 plurality. Local differences will be the slump jfrom him, if it comes. Sat ens, Is belleved to be Improbable. ‘The district is the same*onél4n which ex-Secre- tary of the Navy George M. Robeson was turned down and a poor ‘glassblower put in His place in the Foréy-elghth Congress. behind republica corporation: UBLICANS CLAIM WYOMING. REPU Contest Being Waged on the soon Legislative,Ticket. Special Correspondence4of ‘The Evening Star. CHEYENNE, Wyo..,November 3, 1896. Wyoming has but/oné congressional dis- trict, and the principal fight In the state is being made on thelegf¥lature, which will elect a successor to Senator C. D. Clark. Representative Osborne will be the choice of the legislature if the democrats carry the stone republicans are sanguine over the outlook, and expect to elect a republican state and congressional ticket. Chairman Van Orsdell of the republican state commit- tee states that the republican party will carry this state by 1,000 majority. HORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE Brings back the strongth you used to have. Také no Substitute, i that it make: Republican Ticket Has to Face Strong Fusion Combination, Claim in Made by Managers That Democrats Will Lose Two Congressmen. Special Correspondence of Th ening Star. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., November 2. 1898. Probably no state in the Union ing as sharp a political contest as California. Republicans and democrats are battling day and night, and the contest appears to be growing more bitter as the campaign draws to a close. The whole camp waged on state issues, with tered on the heads of the two he republicans have a strong democracy and populism to contend wi and d against them is the same ele- ment of anarch of the last nz sn througho' the Union. It is a significant fact that the men prominent on the congiomerated ticket throughout the state are men who have failed in speculative business and become disgruntied. MeGuire terized a part the democratic candidate s, charging the state candidates with being unr of the railroads. “Califor: urgze cosmopr n elemtn—illit who have become rali a by ts and democrats republicans onened their camp veral weeks later than the democrats, but tre making a most vigorous c same elem. f yellow journs z nded with in New ¥ Ml its fury on +h eived the t that 100 majority congressmen to rep e confident that two to the list, with a ch 1 congre and fourth . considered very doapifa rly in the former, in view of the 4 In place be solid delegation of se results in the second added sonal popularity of the fusion can McGuire, the candidate for governor red the fourth district for ‘ene yeas ago by a majority of 9,000 voies, republicans expect to reverse the pre ous vote by electing Julius Hahn. The si and seventh districts, which have bora ii strongholds of the populism, and r ed by C. A. Barlow and ie ed to give large repub! this election. D> Vries, the Je te for re-election in the : is n.aking the strongest race, since his suy port of most of the Presiden’ ies in Congress has added to his p27. or U1 popolar- ity in the district. ‘The on'y outside speaker the republicans have had has been Webster Davis, assist- ant secretary of the interior. Although Mr. Davis had never been in California before, yet the state committee knew his reputa- tion as a political speaker and assigned him to the principal cities of all the congres- sional districts in the state except one. He has spoken at Sacramento, Oakland, San Jose, Modesto, Fresno, Bakersfield, Los An- geles and San Francisco, and at each mect- Ing he held his audience for from one hour to two hours and a half. There is no ques- tion that Davis has done the party great service in this state. His speeches were devoted entirely to national issues, and from the enthusiasm his exposition of them created, and from reports wherever he spoke, it is evident that that Ie of cam- paigning will materially assist in carrying the state in an indorsement of the national administration. His closing meeting in San Francisco was one of the largest meetings ever held in the state, and his line of argu- ment, eloquent and convincing in favor of a Congress that will aid the President in carrying out his policies, which mean so much for the future prosperity of Califor- nia as a commercial center, met with en- thusiastic approbation. He also pleaded for a legislature that will elect a republican senator in the place of the democratic-pop- ulist senator now representing the state. "The state committee is sanguine of sending a republican senator in the place of Stephen A. White, the incumbent. ‘As an evidence of the bitterness of the campaign here the candidates on both tick- ets from the top to the bottom have plac- arded ever available and conspicuous place in the cities with, banners and posters and pictures. Surely in no state in the Union is so much money spent in thus advertis- ing the candidates. Market street, San Francisco. has almost a solid roof of ban- ners waving over it. The ferry boats to Oakland are covered with political posters, windows are full of them, telegraph poles papered with them and the trees in the woods leading to the city are sign boards for candidates from governor to dog catch- er. Even street cars and dray wagons have rented their sides to the political candi- dates, so that he who runs may read of the bitter political warfare that is waging. * —_->—_. Fe ‘Thousands of situations have teen filled through the want columns of The Star. Party’s Prospects of Carrying Indiana Has Improved Greatly. im Now Made That the State Ticket and Eleven Congressmen Will Be Elected. Special Correspsadence of The Evening INDIANAPOLIS, November All that remains now is for the be cast and counted to settle the polit contest in this state. The committees have ended their work, and both are confident of success and both place their claims very high. The republicans have not abated one | whit of their claims, which are for a plu- 5 ty of more than 20,000 on the state | ticket, eleven. of the thirteen members of Congress and a majority of twenty-eight on joint ballot in the legislature. The dem- ocrats have fallen from their claims of a k ago, and now only claim six con- | gressmen and a small majority in the leg- islature. The last three days have shown some indi- cationsofa landslide toward the republicans, owing to an increased ager on the part of the gold dem¢ the labor element. This is peculiarly notice- able in this city. Two years ago, more j than 700 gold democrats voted for a con- gressional candidate of their own, but they have about all declared this year in favor of the return of Congressman Over- street, The democrats no longer claim his defeat, and bets are freely offered that I will carry this county by 2,50 plurality ind no takers are found. Such a plurali- ty will make the election of the republic 1 ive ticket certain, and as a cc quence give that party the control of the election of a United States The only republican congressional dis- trict that is new in danger is the fifth. | Congressman Faris is having a hard fight, and the indi - now against him. If he is H it will be by the | populists. A convention of that party nom- inated the democratic candidate. This by ho means suited some of the populist lead- crs, who have steadfastly opposed fusion, and as a means of breaking forever with the democrats they have announced them- selves for Faris. If they can control one hundred votes for him he will be elected. Repubiican prospects in the second and twelfth distric! ve brightened up dur- ing the last days of the fight, but still there is but the faintest prospect of their suc- cess. The general impression among the conservative men of both parties is that the republicans will elect nine members of Congress, and will control the state legis- lature by a small majority. There are many Indications, however, of a landsiide, and it need surprise no one if the republicans reach their victory of two years ago. They have the votes in the state, if they can get them out, and all the evidences now point to pretty nearly a full vote. Several things have operated in favor of the republicans—the fear of free silver, the desire to give President McKinley a Congress favorable to his poli- cy, and the fear that a return of the dem- ocrats to power would cripple the growing prosperity of business. While wages have not been increased to any great extent in the stae, and in some instances have been reduced, there are many thousand men now employed who were idle two years ago. The factories all have orders far in advance, and this promises steady employment for the winter, and the work- ingmen are afraid that democratic success might imperil these good prospects. All these points have been industriously worked for the past few days, and have had a marked influence. se NAVAL MILITIA PRAISED. senator. Report of Capt. Bartlett of the Auxtl- iary Force. Capt. John R. Bartlett, who was in com- mand of the United States auxiliary naval force during the war, has submitted a re- port showing how that force was organized with expedition and thoroughness, in spite of the short period of time available, for the excellent service it rendered. In the course of the report he speaks of the naval militia in terms of highest praise. He says it was the naval militia that was called upon to man first the coast-defense moni- tors; next, the coast signal system, and then the vessels of the auxiliary navy as- signed to coast of the last call. Captain Bartlett says these militiamen were called upon to perform duties that should never have been imposed upon them willingly, such as augmenting the crews of bluejackets aboard regular naval vessels. This should never happen again, he says, and therefore he recommends the creation of a system of na) reserves based upon some part of the militia, where the men have shown themselves expert, on revenue marine service and the life-saving service. He submits the draft of a bill te provide for @ reserve on these lines. CONTEST IN CALIFORNIA|BRIGHT FOR REPUBLICANS |THE NEXT OHIO DELEGATION Will Probably Stand Fifteen Republicara and Seven Democrats, Democrats, However, Are Mak ims 10 Several Districts Sup- posed to Be Saiely Republican, Shecial Correspondence of The Evening St CLEV ND, Nov Tr 3, TSOR, A careful canvass up to ock tonight of the congressional situation in the state | shows that there are probabil of the jélection of fifteen republicans and seven democrats. The democratic leaders, how- ever, are claiming that several supposedly republican districts are in danger. They | Say that as the campaign draws to a close j the feeling grows that a republican slump i coming. republican candida will be defeated are W Archibaid 1 . S. Kerr, in the fou lor, in the eighteenth, in the ninth. This prediction is the theory that there will be a ground swell. In Weaver's and districts the republicans admi i fection on account of pointments, but they claim t be great enough to d t ididates. In Weaver's | Populist candidate, Kood sized ve ublican leaders will not concede more xX represeniaiives lo the democ ay that republicans will carry ¢ Columbus or Dayton district, wh yeratie in i y small majoritic ight in the state is in the Co- strict, Where Huggins is the re- an can, , and Lentz, the preset the democratic. | Many re disaffected because of Lentz’s in the eighth w Southa es whom th alter Weay rand, in thi teenth; nd J. d based, however, upon moerat Lybrand that there federal ap t it will not ne two can- there is a poll quite a | } } d who ric will hard ats Dayton district W. J. White and d2mocrat, are running a presented by R. W. Taylor, kerr, Van Voorhis and Danfors publicans, the usual republi- can majoritizs are not so very large, but 1§ is th iar © tae uch trouble ing elected. The two Cincinnati districts are strongly republican. The sound money s-ntiment is sty democrats refusing to indorse the Chicago platform. An active fight is boing made against Shattuck in the first district, but in the second no one has questioned Bromwell’s election. In the nineteenth, Garfield's old district, Col. Chas. Dick, secretary of the national republican committee, will be elected by an overwhelming majority, as will also Mr. Morgan in his distric T. E. Benton, in the twenty-fi and Judge Phillips, twentieth district,’ will both be lected by good majorities. Sa seats A Church Social, The International Society of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church held a social, Friday night, at the home of one of its members, Miss Nellie R. Orchord, 1335 11th street northwest. The program rendered consisted of a piano solo by Miss Grace Spiech, a solo by Miss Seeley, recitation by Miss Yeager, baritone solo by Mr. Harold Tracy, recitation by Miss Laura Brereton, duet by Misses LeDuc and Green, piano solo by Miss Bitting and solo by Mr. Orchord. After a number of parlor games refreshments were served. 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