The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-22
HOUSE WILL ALSO
 BE DEMOCRATIC Secretary Edwards Talks of Prospects of Victory WILL GAIN IN MANY STATES Representative Meyer of Louisiana Thinks Party Is In Better Position
 to Win Victory Than
 Ever Before.
WILL GAIN IN MANY STATES
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

washington, July 21.-(Special)-"l goes without saving" said Secretary Edwards of the democratic congressional commit tee, today, that if the democracy wlns the presidency they will also win the house, because no president was ever elected who did not carry the house with him. Specifically the democrats are counting on gains in the next house in Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, I'ennsylvania, New Jersey and Connectl- cut In the west we will probably re- elect our congressmen. There is possi- bility of the house going democratic with a republican president, but 1t is not prob- able, inasmuch as all precedents are against it. The republicans admit that the chances of Judge Parker's election are growing every day.
 There is really no doubt of Judge Parker's election if the democrats of this country. who believe in democratic prn- ciples instead of trust domination and the reign of an aristocracy, will stand shoul- der to shoulder for the democratic ticket. This the leaders of the party believe will
  aged than I have seen them since 92 The leaders of the republican party are look ing forward not with apprehension but with pleasurable anticipation to Judge Parker's letter of acceptance.
 "A ringing letter of acceptance, able and conservative would strike a popular chord and give his campaign further impetus More may hinge on what that
 IA l.. sL<.. any amount of the thousands of documents that may appear in the campaign. That letter will decide many men now waver- ing between the two candidates and the chances are ti.at 1t will bring them to the support of Judge Parker and the democracy"
 Everything Seems Favorable.
 Representative Meyer of the First Louisiana district who was in Washing ton today. takes a hopeful view of the democratic outlook. rrhe party" said he today, lis in the pest position to win a victory I have ever known. When we won in '76 'S4 and '92 the conditions did not look nearly so favorable four months before the cleo. on as they do now.
 New York is virtually conceded to us Every republican you meet starts off by saying that his party can win without New York thus really admitting that we have the state. My experience is that sentiment which will swing such states as New York in line for the democratic ticket can hardly be confined to state line Illinois for instance through its me- tropolis Chicago is great business cen ter.
 If the lack of public confidence Tn Roosevelt defeats the ticket is New fork there is no reason why it should not do the same in Illinois. In the south the election is, of course. settled. All we are waiting to do there is to march up to the polls and vote against Roosevelt. I look to see unprecedented democratic majorities in southern states and wher- ever the negro appears a factor"
 corteiycu Goes to Philadelphia.
 Chairman Cortelyou of the republican national committee made a flying trip to Philadelphia yesterday, returning to Washington today. It is understood that