The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-05
BEFORE THE
Big BATTLE
Politicians Tuned to Concert
Pitch For the FRAY.
DEMOCRATIC GAINS
Both Sides Admit that Republican
Majority in Congress win Be
\ Reduced.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-With elcc
ton day but few hours AWAY the po'
lltlcnl situation has crystalllzcd 10 an
extent that permits n survey OF the
field. limited, however, 10 the points
where the battle has waged the horc
est between the two dominant parties
for contr, OF the Sixtlcth congress and
for stlti supremacy. The managers
OF both the Republican and Democrat.
Ic campaigns agree that the Democrats
are 60 make gains over their present
representation In congress. Both are
also agreed n the states where the
gains are 10 come from. and both are
directing the energies OF the closing
hours OF the campaign TO the battle.
fields.
The elections tomorrow will be ma.
llonnl IN scope. Besides the selection
Of national house OF representatives.
nearly every state I'm the Union will
choose lis governor or other state OIL.
Gals. In all votes will be cast In for.
ty.two states and three territories. In
twenty-five states the legislatures 10
be chosen will elect United States sen
ators.
In New York. where the state cam
pnlgn has ecllpsed all else. the vote for
congressman will he disturbed by 10
cal candidates TO such an extent that
the returns tomorrow night VIII fur.
nlsh perhaps the most interesting read
ing for those at the headquarters OF
both congressional committees.
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.
In Massachusetts the governorship
fight ecllpses nearly all else. Curtis
Guild. Jr., Republican. is opposed 10y
John II. Moran. nominated by the
Democrats. Prohlbitionists and indie
pendence league.
In Missouri the Democrats have
great hopes OF recalning the five dis
tricts lost to them In the tidal wave
of two years ago. Much has been done
In this state to arouse the party vote
by Bryan and Folk.
In Idaho the Republicans have raised
the issue Of claw and order" In sup
port OF the states prosecutions OF Off
GERS Of the Miners Federation for COM
pllcity In the murder Of Ex-Governor
Steunenberg, while Senator Dubois,
who Is leading the Democratic fight,
declares Mormonism the issue.
In Utah the Mormon church Is said
to be supporting the Republican noml-
nee for congress. w. ID. Haywood. one
of the Miners Federation officials, now
a prisoner in Idaho, Is the Socialist
party candidate for governor of Colo
RADIO
President Roosevelt will go to Oys-
ter Bay to vote Tuesday morning and
Immediately afterward will return TO
Washington to board the naval yacht
Mayfiower, which is to take him 10 n
point off Wolf Trap light, where he
will embark on the battleship. Lou
isiana for his trip to Porto Rico and
Panama.
The president will be accompanied
by Mrs. Roosevelt, Surgeon General =.
NJ. Rixey, NJ. C. Latta, assistant sec
rotary, and Lieutenant Frank L.
Evans, son of Rear Admiral Evans
the presidents personal aid. The pres
ident expects to reach Colon on Nov.
10. An elaborate programme has been
prepared for their entertainment in the
canal zone, after which brief visit
will be made to San Juan, Porto Rico,
on Nov. %, the return of the party to
Washington being scheduled for Nov.
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