The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-04
ELECTION DAY
CLOSE At HAND
indications That This Will Be
a Year of Jubilee for the
Democratic Party.
GREAT GAINS PREDICTED
NEXT HOUSE WILL BE BACK IN
THE FOLD.

Washington Nov. 3.-With but two
full days intervening before the coun-
try will elect the Sixtieth congress,
there is decidedly a general area OF
high pressure in the political atmos-
phere.
The expert prognosticators have
stopped Analysing local conditions.
They have made their final claims COW
ering the whole area, are sitting tight
and waiting for Tuesday.
The Republican claim, emanating
from the headquarters of the Republi-
can congressional committee in New
York, is this: The Republicans will
have a majority of fifty-eight in the
next house OF representatives.
The analysis of this claim from the
same source is:
Sure Republican districts, 222; sure
Democratic districts, $50; doubtful, but
probably Republican, 81; doubtful, but
probably Democratic, 13.
Democratic Figures.
The Democratic congressional cam
paign committee, with headquarters in
Washington, has figured out sixty
seven Democratic gains over its present
representation in the house. Chairman
thinks this claim is rather too con-
servative. In Analysing the claim to
show where the gains are expected, Mr..
Griggs is quoted as saying:
1.-THE claim of a Democratic gain of
ten in New York is safe. The claim of
one gain each I'm Massachusetts, North
Carolina. Kentucky, Montana Della
ware. Rhode Island, Connecticut, Idaho
and Virginia is good. The claim of a
gain of six in Pennsylvania is too con-
sentative. The same may be said of
the claim of a gain of six in Illinois.
We will gain eight in Missouri Con-
cessionS are made to us of five or six
in Ohio, but weewill do better than that.
The computation that puts us down for
only one in Indiana Is in error. New
Jersey is TO be counted on for a gain
OF three. while gains will be made in
Iowa, Nebraska and California
Next House Democratic.
Should the Democratic prediction of
gain of sixty-seven be realized, that
party would have majority of twenty
two i'm the Sixtieth congress.
While from a national standpoint the
congressional election is regarded as
emphaticaily important, in some locali-
ties it has been thrown entirely in the
background By state politics. Twenty
three states elect governors Tuesday;
minor state officers or justices of their
supreme courts; Oklahoma will pass
upon her state constitution; Arizona
and New Mexico will decide the ques-
ton of joint statehood
New York, with its fight between
Hughes and Hearst for the governor
ship. has furnished the spectacular fea-
ture Of the entire country. Here the
red fire will not cease TO burn until the
dawn Of Tuesday. when the white heat
of battle will take its place
Roosevelt's Activity.
Perhaps the most notable feature of
the campaign in all Of it's ramifications
has been the extent to which the per-
sonality of President Roosevelt has
been brought forward.
Support the president" was the bat
tle-cry of the Republicans in every
- congressional district
we can support him better than
you" was the defiant answer of some
of the leaders Of the Democracy.
President Roosevelt has made if
known that he wants a Republican
congress. All but two Of his cabinet
officers have taken the stump to further
this desire. In New York the president
was personally represented by Score
tary Root The president will vote at
oyster Bay Tuesday. He will reach
the White House to receive the returns
In the evening.
Washington, which has been the one
spot devoid of political turmoil. has
only watched the battle No banners
no red fire. no speeches have disturbed
the even tenor of the government clerk
on election day he will go quietly TO
his voting booth, cast his ballot and re-
turn TO his task. The indications AFRO
that large percentage of the govern
ment forces will go home to vote.