The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-29
HOUSE Will Be
DEMOCRATIC
Secretary Edwards Of the
Congressional Commit
tee Expresses Great
Confidence
EFFECTIVE SILENT CAMPAIGN
Dissatisfaction Over the
Roosevelt Administration
Will Result in Many
Changes.
EFFECTIVE SILENT CAMPAIGN


! NEW YORK. Oct. 20, 19o4.--'The
silent vote win win.s And that viii be
Democratic" In this succinct way did
Charles Edwards. secretary of the
Democratic Congressional Committee,
sum up the political situation wlien he
came to New York ons Friday to report
to the leaders Of the National Commit
tee as to what progress the Gongression-
al workers had made in the various
States.
1t may seem to some a ridiculous pro-
position, but / would not be surprised
to have rock-ribbed Republican Ohio go
Democratic this year. Personally /
think that there will be Democratic
landslide which will equal that of Cleve-
land in 1892. AS for Ohio. there has
been an increase in registration in the
four big cities of Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Toledo and Columbus of twenty.seyen
thousand The German vote is getting
out this year. That accounts for the big
increase in the registration in Ohio and
the same can be said of Illinois AMI
Wisconsin. But this is not the only fea
ture in Ohio which is favorable to the
Democratic party. Senator Dick, you
will notice. is taking very active part
in the campaign. In fact, ! am one
of those who believe that he not only
does not want Roosevelt reelected. but
is using his influence to prevent the
Republican vote coming out in its usual
|. big force consider him one. of the
best assets of the Democratic party.
Senator Dick and the other Hanna Re-
publicans he now controls realize that
in the event of Roosevelt's reelection
Senator Foraker will practically own
the Legislature, and that there will be
| nothing for Mr.. Dick or his constituents.
There is a silent warfare in Ohio. that
the leaders in the Democratic party do
| not generally know. But we who are
! fighting to make the next House of
| Representatives Democratic know that
| to be fact And right here let me
| say that the next House will be Demo
cratic We are gaining Congressionally
in almost every State. Take Ohio, fol
instance. In the GAINESVILLE district we
have made wonderful gain. Van Noor-
hiss man Dawes win be beaten by thres
thousand by Mf.- Snyder. the Democratic
| candidate. That is another evidence Of
| the German influence which is. beins
generally felt throughout the doubtful
| States.
"The Congressional Committee has
been working silent campaign. We are
not letting the enemy know the least
thing about our plans, but are going
steadily ahead. We have made poll oi
| most of the States, and as a result find
that there are thousands of voters in al
Of the doubtful States who refuse to stat,
how they intend to ote this election
The majority are among those who arr
known as regular Republicans. If there
was such enthusiasm for Roosevelt as il
claimed by our opponents they would no
hesitate to go on record as adherents q
i their standard bearer. But they do not
That is generally true throughout thu
country. In Illinois as well as Ohio Wy
will have at least. two, more Democrat
in the House from Illinois, From Wis
consin ! am sure that six new Democrat
ic faces will be seen in the lower branci
Of the National Legislature. We will al
so have one or two additional from Wes
Virginia. To my mind there is not tn
slightest doubt that the next House vii
be Democratic. And when that does com'
about there will be something dong, =
/ may use that colloauial term. TIL
very frsts thing that the Deinocrati
House will do will be to start an inyes
tigation' It will be the real thing, too
1. It will not be conducted as, many Of tn
so-called Investigations which the Rspub
licans have held during the last two ad
ministrations. There will be no white
washing. The guilty will be punished, s.
that class Of persons had better knoy
right now what to expect in case tb
Democrats win this election
Everywhere go hear dissatisfas
ton among the thinking people Of Ii
country over the administrators Of Pres
Ident Roosevelt. On the other hand.
has been some time SINCE the Democrat