Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-11-05

Washington, Nov. with election
day but few hours away. the poll
/ ticial situation has c-ysUaffzed to an
extent that permits survey of the
Held limited, however, to the points
where the battle has waged the fierc-
est between the two dominant parties
for control Of the Sixtieth congress
and for state supremacy.
The managers of both the republican
and democratic campaigns agree that
the democrats are to make gains over
thelr present representation in congress
Both also are agreed as to the states
where the gains are to come from
and both are directing the energ1es of
the closing hours of the campaign to
| those battle fields.
In New York where the state cam
paign has ecIipsed all else. the fight
| for congressman will be disturbed by
/ local conditions to such an extent that
the returns on. Tuesday will make the
most interest reading for those al tho
head Of both parties.
a landslide for either candidate for
governor would carry with it unexpect-
I ed results as to the econgressiona!
ticket It is considered. on a normal
| basis, that the democrats will mak-
gains in the state. Pennsylvania
! furnishes another interesting situation
with the governorship fight betweea
| Lewis Emery. democratic and Lincoln
/ candidate and former Mayor Stuart Of
Philadelphia the republican nominee,
the campaigning has been lively. Rep
/ resentative DaIzeH of Pittsburg is
/ having opposition which some time
| ago assumed serious proportions in DR..
r. J. Black, former mayor Of McKees- e.
port.
In the south the interesting points
are in Texas, Mississippi and Tennes-
see IN Texas a campaign against
/ the reelection to the United States
/ senate OF Jos. w Bailey is making
/ things lively. NJ. NJ. Crane is regarded
as leader of the anti Bailey forces.
/ In Mississippi. = Representative Will
/ liams, democratic leader OF the house
! is racing for the senatOrship against
Vardman. Tennessee furnished inter
/ est because of the governorship fight
/ between II. X. Evans. republican. and
NJ. r. Patterson, democrat The demo-
Gratis in the state have hope of elect
ing two members to congress. more
/ than they now have.
The districts where Samuel Com
pers, President of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. has made a fight are
also points of interest The labor
| leader paid his compliments last night
to Mudd OF Maryland and predicts the
/ defeat OF Mudd- In Ohio Representa-
tive Jas. Kelly. representing the ole
{ Mckinley district. has received a call
/ from Mr.. GOmpers. who is supporting
/ John c. Welty the democratic nom
/ inee. The democrats now holding but
| one district in Ohio are making vigor-
] Gus contests in a half dozen others.
Mr.. Gompers has been heard from
( in the fight in Chicago where the re-
I pubiicans have now al ten of the con-
/ gressional districts. Both sides agree
/ that this solid delegation viii b.
| broken into and that Representative
Rainey. now the only democrat in tn.
! house from Illinois. Will have com
pany.
In Missouri the democrats have great
/ hopes of regaining the districts 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
Polk
In Idaho the republicans raised the
issue of Law and Order in support
Of the states prosecutions of officers