Arizona republican., 1906-11-04
THE VARYING CLAIMS
OF TWO COMMITTEES
lhe Republicans Believe They Will Control
the Sixtieth Congress
The Democratic Congressional Chairman Figures
Gains Next Tuesday Which Will Give a Ma
tOrfty of TWENTY Eight Representatives.


Washington, Nov. 3.-with but two
full days intervening before the coun-
try viii elect the slxtieth congress.
there is high pressure in the political
atmosphere.
Expert prognosticators have stopped
analyzing the conditions. They have
made their final claims. covering the
whole area, and are sitting tight and
waiting for Tuesday.
The republican claim. emanating
from headquarters Of the republican
congressioal campaign committee in
New York. is this:
The republicans viii have a ma
iority of fifty-eight in the next house
of representatives"
The analysis of this campaign from
the same source. is this:
Sure republican districts. 222: sure
democratic districts. 130; doubtful. but
probably republican. q: doubtful. but
probably democratic. 13."
/ The democratic congressional com
mittee. with headquarters in Washing
ton. has figured out 81 democratic gains
over its present representation in the
house. Chairman Jas. NJ. Griggs OF
this committee thinks this claim is
rather too conservative. In analyzinE
I the claim, to show where the gains are
/ expected Mr.. GFiggs is quoted as say
/ ing The claim of a democratic gain
in New York of ten is a safe one. The
claim Of a gain of one each in Massa-
chusetts, North Carolina. Kentucky.
Montana. Delaware, Connecticut Ida
no and Virginia is good The claim of
a gain of six in Pennsylvania is too
conservative The same may be said
Of the claim of gain OF six in Illi-
nois. We viii gain eight in Missouri
Concessions are made to US OF five or
six in Ohio, but we viii do better than
that The computation that puts US
down for only one in Indiana is in er-
rOr. New Jersey is to be counted on
I for gain Of three. and gains will be
made in Iowa, Nebraska and CalifOr-
MIA"
Should the democratic prediction of
gain Of sixty-seven be realized. that
party would have majority of twen-
/ ty-twO in the Sixtieth congress. While
from a national standpoint. the con-
gressional election is regarded as en-
phatically important. in some localities
it has been thrown entirely into the
background by state politics Twenty
three states elect governors on Tues
day. Twenty elect legislatures. ten
choose minor state. officers. and justic-
es of their courts. Oklahoma viii pass
upon her state constitution. Arizona
and New Meico will decide the oues-
tion of Joint statehood.
New York. with its fight between
Hughes and Hearst for the governor
ship, has furnished the spectacu cuIar
feature Of the entire country. Here the
red fire will not cease burning until the
dawn Of Tuesday. when the white heat
of battle will take it's place. Perhaps
the most notable feature of the cam
paign in all of its ramifications has
been the extent to which the personal
ity Of President Roosevelt has been
brought forward.
Support the president was the bat
tie cry Of the republicans in every con-
gressiOnaI district
We can support him better than
YOU was the defiant answer of the
democratic leaders.
President Roosevelt has made it
known that he wants a republican
congress. All but two of his cabinet
officers have taken the stump to fur
ther this desire. In New York the
president was personally represented
by Secretary Root. The president will