The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-11-05
Congress the Bone Of
Contention
BOTH PREDICT VICTORY
New York's Contest for Governor
Feature of the Campaign
Support the President
Often Heard.

New York, Nov With but night
intervening before The county will elect
the Goth Congress, there Is d feeling 81
'high pressure IN the political atmos-
phcrc, The republican claim, cminatine
from The headquarters 81 the republican
congressional campaign committee in
New York, II: "The republicans win have
/ \ majority q III III the next House d
Representatives The analysis of this
claim from the same source ii. sure re-
publican districts, 222i sure democratic
tdistricts 1907 doubtful, hut probably re-
publican, II doubtful but probably dem
locratic, 10.
! The democratic congressional campaign
cpmniittee with headquarters III Wash.
ington, has figured out CT democratic
gains ever its present representation in
the House. Chairman Griggs thinks this
claim il rather too conservatives In an.
lalyzing the claim to show whore the
gains are expected Mr. Gliggs Is quoted
as saying. "I'he claim IL a democratic
gain Of 10 in New York Is safe The
claim OF one gain in Massachusetts,
North Carolina, Kentucky, Montana,
Delaware, Rhode Island. Connecticut,
Idaho, and Virginia Is good The claim
I Of gain Of six in Pennsylvania Is too
conservative. The same may lie said
OF gain Of six III illinois. We win gain
leight III Missouri Concessions are male
~ as et iiye % six ID Ohio, but We win
10 better than that The computation
that cut us down for only one ID Indiana
lis IN error New Jersey II to be counted
on for d gain Of three, while gains will be
be made III Iowa, Nebraska, and Califor.
mia Should the democratic prediction
Iof gain IL 81 he realized, that party
would have q majority Of 22 III the 60th
Congress
While from a national standpoint the
congressional election il regarded as en-
ipisticalY important, IN some localities
! i has been thrown entirely IN the back.
ground BY state politics Twenty three
states elect their governors Tuesday, 20
4 elect legislators, to minor state officers.
Oklahoma will pass upon her state con
situation. Arizona and New Mexico will
decide the question Of joint statehood.
New York state. with its hgbl between
Hughes and Hearst for the governorship,
has furnished the spectacular feature OF
tho campaign for The entire country.
Perhaps the most notable feature Of the
caapaiQn IN all Of It's Qualifications has
been the extent 60 which the personality
of President Roosevelt has been brought
forward Support the president was
tho battle cry u the republicans in every
congressional district @We can support
him better than yea. WAS the defiant
answer Of some Of the leaders Of tho
democracy All but two Of his cabinet
officers have taken the stump TO further
the presidents desire for republican
Congress. In New York state the pres.
idcnt was personally represented BY See.
rotary Rect IN speech remarkable In
character The president will vote AT
Oyster Hay Tuesday and viii reach the
White House To reeeive the returns in
the evening Washington which has
been the one spot devoid 81 political
turmoil, has watched the battle. The
indications are that large percentage
Of the government force win so home 70
vote.