Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
CLAIMS ARE ALL IN
Campaign Managers Sitting
Tight and Hoping.
HOT TIME IN MANHATTAN
Predict Big Majority in
House.
CHEERFUL DEMOCRATIC WISH
Details Of Districts From Republican
viewpoint-Many State Eleo-
lions Excite Interest.
HOT TIME IN MANHAT TAN
CHEERFUL DEMOCRATIC WISH

with Dut TWO Iuu Gays intervening Do1Ore
the country will elect the Sixtieth Congress
there is decidedly a general area Of high
pressure in the political atmosphere.
The expert prognosticators have stopped
analysing local conditions. They have made
their final claims covering the whole area,
and are sitting tight and waiting fol
Tuesday.
The republican claim, emanating from the
headquarters of the republican congress
sional campaign committee in New York, Is
this:
THE republicans will have a majority OF
fifty-eight in the next House Of Repre-
sentatives."
The analysis Of this claim from the same
source Is:
Sure republican districts 222: sure demo-
cratic districts, 1870; doubtful, but probably
| republican. d; doubtful. but probably demo-
cratic, 49,"
The democratic congressional campaign
committee, with headquarters in Washing
ton has figured out sixty-seven democratic
gains over it's present representation in the
House. Chairman James NJ Griggs Of this
committee thinks this claim rather toe
conservative. In Analysing the claim to
show where the gains are expected Mr.,
Griggs is quoted as saying:
Mr.. Griggs Talks.
"The claim of a democratic gain of ten
in New York Is safe. The claim of one gain
each in Massachusetts, North Carolina,
Kentucky, Montana, Delaware, Rhode Is
land, Connecticut, Idaho and Virginia is
good. The claim Of gain of six in Penn
sylvania is too conservative. The same may
be said of the claim Of gain of six in IL
linos. We will gain eight in Missouri. Con-
cesstons are made to us of five or six in
Ohio, but we will 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 Cali
fornia'
Should the democratic prediction Of a
gain Of sixty-seven be realized that party
would have majority of twenty-five in the
SiXtieth Congress.
While from a national standpoint the
congressional election is regarded as en-
phatically important, in some localities II
has been thrown entirely in the background
by state politics. Iwenty-three states
elect their governors Tuesday. Twenty
elect legislatures; ten minor state officers
or justices of their supreme courts. Okla.
homa will pass upon her state constitu
ton. Arizona and New Mexico will de-
eide the question of joint statehood.
New York state with it's fight between
Hughes and Hearst for the governorship
has furnished the spectacular feature Of the
campaign for the entire country. Here the
red fire Will not cease burning until tine
dawn of Tuesday, when the white heat OF
battle will take it's place.
Presidents Personality.
Perhaps the most notable feature of the
campaign, in all Of It's ramifcations, has
been the extent to which the personality Of
President Roosevelt has been brought for.
ward.
Support the President was the battle
cry Of the republicans in every district.
I'VE can support him better than you
was the defiant answer of some of the lead
ers of the democracy.
President Roosevelt has made 1t known
| to the country that he wants a republican
Congress. All but two of his cabinet of
| ficers have taken the stump to further thi!
desire of their chief. In New York state
| the President was personally represented
| by Secretary Root in a speech remarkable
| in character. The resident will vote a.
| Oyster Bay Tuesday. He will reach tn
White House to receive the returns in the
evening.
Washington. which has been the one spo
| devoid Of political turmoil, has watched
! the battle, feeling but not expressing
| No banners. no red fire, no speeches ols
turb the even tenor of the government
clerk. But on election day he will go quiet
| ly away to his voting booth. cast his ballo
| and return to his task. The indications ar
| that quite a number Of the governMen
| force will go home to vote.