The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-05
Survey of the Political
 Situation.
LIVE RACES IN MANY STATES
Republicans Admit a Weakening
 of Their Majority. r.
Minority VIII Have Additional Con- Eressmen from New Fork, Penn. sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
 Missouri, and Maryland.

Washington, Nov. 4-With election day but few hours away, the political situation has crystalized to an extent that permits a survey of the field, lim- ited however, to the points where the battle has waged the fercest between the two dominant parties for control of the sixtieth Congress and for State su- premacy.
 The managers of both the Republican and Democratic campaigns agree that the Democrats are going to make gains over their present representation in Congress. Both are also agreed as to the States where these gains are to come from, and both are directing the energies Of the closing hours of the campaign to these battlefields.
 In New York. where the State cam paign has eclipsed all else, the vote for Congressmen will be disturbed by To- cal conditions to such an extent that the returns Tuesday night will furn- ish perhaps the most interesting read ing for those at the headquarters of both Congressional committees. A landslide for either candidate for Gov ernor would carry with 1t unexpected results as to the Congressional ticket. It is conceded on a moral basis that the Democrats will make gains In this State.
 Pennsylvania furnishes another in- teresting situation with the Governor ship fight between Lewis Emery. Dem- ocrat and Lincoln Party candidate, and Former Mayor Stuart, of Philadelphia, Republican nominee. Many Republi- can and Democratic heavyweights have been sent into the western part Of the State and the campaigning has been lively.
 Representative Dalzell of Pittsburg, is having oposition which some time ago assumed serious proportions. in Dr. R. J. Black. former Mayor of Mckees- port.
 Campiagn in Mississippi.
 In the South the interesting points are in Texas. Mississippi and Tennes- see. In Texas, campaign against the re-eiectioE of United States senator Joseph W. Bailey is making things lively. M. M. Crane Is regarded as the Mississippi. Representative, Williams. the Democratic floor leader of the House, is making d race for the Senate against Governor Vardaman.
 Tennessee furnishes interest be- cause of the Governorship hght oe- tween H. Clay Evans Republican, and Representative M. R. Patterson, Demo- crat The Republicans in the State have hopes of electing more than the two members to Congress they now
 The districts where Samuel Com mars President of the American Fed eration of Labor, has made nght, arS also points of interest. The labor ieao CT paid his compliments last to HeP resentative Mudd of Maryland, and Democrats predict the defeat of MT Mudd.
 Tn Ohio. Representatives James Ken nedy. representing the old Mckln!ey district, has received q call from MT Gompers, who supported John C. Wel'S'
  crats, now holding but one district III Ohio. are making vigorous contests In half a dozen others. MT. Gompers fas been also heard from in the fight In Chicago, where the Republicans now have all ten of the Congressional ais trtcts. Both sides agree that this sond delegation will be broken into and that Renresentatiye Rainey, now the cnly Democrat from Illinois in the House, will have company.
 Tn Missouri the Democrats have great hope of regainng the five districts lost to them in the tidal wave of two years ago.
 Mormons Issue.
 In Idaho the Republicans raised the issue of law and order" in support of the States prosecutions of officers of the Miners Federation for complcity in the murder of former Governor Steu nenberg. while Senator Dubois, who IS leading the Democratic hgnt' dectares Mormonism the issue.
 In Utah the Mormon Church Is said to be supporting the Republican nom inee for Congress.
 W. D. Hevwood. one of the Miners Federation officials, now a prisoner 1T Idaho, is the Socialist Party candidate for Governor of Colorado.
 Democrats are confidently looking fol gains in Indiana and Iowa. -.. ..s.."
 Tn Massachusetts The COverOorShi ir light eclinses all else. Curtis Guild Ji., Republican. is opposed ;y John B Moran, dominated by the Democratic Prohibtionists and Indepenienc, Lea que.
 Summed up, the States in which hotl sides seem agreed that Democrats gains may be made are: New York New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indi ana. Illinois, Missouri. Iowa and Mary land.