Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05

new political force will cut more figure
than in Pennsylvania Any upheayai VIII
inure to the benefit of the democrats, SO
they can fairly claim some gain IN .ns
keystone state. and gain of two members
is modest one
Ohio will certainly accord the democrats
some gain. They now have one member
out Of the tweuty-one which constitute the
buckeye delegation In the House of Rep
resentatives. The last gerrymander mace
by republican legislature In OHIO allowed
the democrats six districts. and this MINI
Der they would surely elect at any Drum
airy contest They can safely count on Sc.
curing six seats In November, gain OF
FIVE, and anything in the nature or
landslide to the democracy, or against tne
party in power would give them some more
In Indiana the democrats carried only
two districts in 1904, and they cannot hope
to carry more than four In November.
gain of two, which will give them four
districts out of the thirteen
There has been a marked political change
in the Hooser state of late years. the urban
population having gained at the expense
of the rural and with 1t the democratic
vote has suffered. The discovery of natu-
raj gas in sections of the state has stimu-
lated the growth of number of smaller
cities and fostered manufacturers and Gre
ated a protective tariff sentiment, which
has initiated against the democracy.
Indiana is no longer hopeful ground for
the democracy.
Hopes for Illinois.
But in Illinois the democrats can hope for
a gain of at least six members. This Is an
other big state In which they now have
lone representative out of twenty-five. In
1904 districts always heretofore safely
democratic went republican. In the city
of Chicago, which has ten members of Con-
eress there are three safe democratic dis
tricts which always elect democrats, but
in 1901 they went with the rest and left
their former mornings. Roosevelt carried
the city by 125.000. which Is absurd.
Chicago has since elected democratic
mayor by $4,000. Thousands of democrats
in 1904 stayed away from the polls ana
abstained from voting Debs, the sociaiist
candidate for President, received an i'm
mense vote mainly coming from the demo-
cratic ranks There are not more than
10000 bona ide socialists in Chicago.
And again in central-southern Illinois,
known politically as Egypt" districts In
variably safely democratic and which have
been so since the days of stephen A. Doug
las went republican in 1904. These dis
tricts will return to their old allegiance
and their representatives will sit on the
democratic side in the next House. SO put
Illinois down for an anti-republican gain of
six
The Wisconsin delegation in the present
House stands ten-one against the demo-
Gratis. The minority party can hold their
present district and they should carry one
of the Milwaukee districts in November.
mat would mean gam Oh one, anu II Is
a conservative claim, when 1t is remem-
bered the republicans are facing a fierce
factional war in their ranks in the Badger
state. growing out of the effort of GER
tain old party leaders to discipline and re-
tire Senator La Toilette from control He
is fighting back gamely and he Is a genuine
fighter, and up to this time has proved a
winning one.
Any republican factional squabbles should
rebound to the benefit of the democrats, SO
their prospects in Wisconsin are not of the
worst
Michigan is represented by twelve repub-
licans in the present House. Even Detroit,
always represented by a democrat in Con-
gress forsook them in 1904 and joined the
Roosevelt procession. They should regain
this district but outside of it can hope for
little else in Michigan.
Nebraska, which of late years has been
represented by two or three democrats or
populists. now has a solid republican dele
cation. But the democrats have more than
trict from the republicans this year. II
elected a democratic mayor this spring by
about 5000, one of Bryan's chief lieu
tenants.
Kansas may be dismissed without dis
cussion. The wave of populsm anti
which swept that state for
several years has died away and the G. o.
p. seems pretty strongly intrenched In
their old stronghold. To predict any demo-
cratic gains there might properly be classed
as rain bow chasing.
Iowa comes in the same category, as do
the two Dakotas and Minnesota. They do
not offer hopeful field for any democratic
gains.