Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-22
Congressional Campaign For
Control of the House to Be
Waged Aggressively
DEMOCRATS HOPE TO CONTROL
Republican Committee Confident Of Re-
tanning Majority, But With Reduced
Numbers Presidential and Con-
sressional Campaigns to Be placed
on CO. Operative Basis.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,.
Especial Washington Correspondence
Washington, June 22-From now on,
the fight for the control Of the next
house will be fast and furious 1t may
be expected to last up to the very eve
Of the elections in November. In all
we'll Informed quarters, it is, recognized
that the contest for control Of the
house will be spirited and close The
leaders on either side, republican or
democrat will be satisfied to get
small majority, an, when they are
talking otherwise than for effect they
admit this is the fact.
The house has 391 members when
the membership Is full 1t has now
223 republicans and 166 democrats,
with two vacancies. The republicans
outnumber the democrats by 81. The
democrats expect to wipe out the re-
publican majority and gain the house
by a narrow margin. - the situa-
ton stands now, the republican lead
ers in the congressional campaign eX-
pect to retain control of the house by
a dinle2ished majority and to outnum-
Der the democrats in the lower branch
of the Sixty-first congress by from
twenty to twenty-five members. 1t Is
patent that the expectations of the
democratic and republican congress
sional campaign leaders are not far
apart, so close together. in fact, that
the congressional campaign Is certain
to be an exciting one until the votes
are cast and counted.
Cooperation Along the Line.
without doubt, there will be close
relationship this summer and fall be-
tween the national campaign and the
congressional campaign on the part OF
the republicans. The democratic
managers, too, are bending their en-
ergies Just now in the same direction,
believing that better results can be Sc
cured by having close cooperation be-
tween the two committees is the re-
congressional campaign committee.
Chairman Lloyd, Of the democratic
congressional campaign committee, set
out some weeks ago on this plan. 1t
Is known that close cooperation be-
tween the two committees is the re-
publican plan, and the consummatlon
OF such plan has been made the
more easy on the republican side by
the nomination of Representative
James S. Sherman for vice president.
Mr.. Sherman is now the chairman OF
the republican congressional cam
paign committees, and was successful
as the head of the committee IN the
last congressional campaign. 1t is ex-
pected he will be succeeded by Rep
resentative Tawney, of Minnesota
who Is now vice chairman. Mr.. raw
ney may be elected as chairman by the
committee or he may proceed as act
Ing chairman If Mr.. Sherman resigns
But whatever Is done, Mr.. Sherman is
expected to spend q good deal OF Tune
about the headquarters Nof the con-
gressional campaign committee, CIV
ing such aid as he can to his coad]u-
tors in the work OF carrying the next
house for the republicans. 1t is to be
said Of Mr.. Sherman, however much
some may criticize him, that he mas
the friendship and liking OF large
majority Of the republican members OF
the house, and has knowledge of sit
uations all over the country that VIII
be valuable both to the congressional
committee and the national commits
tee. It was the strength of Mr.. Sher-
man with republican members OF the
house that went far to make 1t posi-
ble for his friends to nominate him.
Sherman Holds High Tariff Support.
Mr.. Sherman, too, will bring sup
port to the republican ticket from the
friends Of high tariff. He will bring
support from this source both to the
national and congressional tickets. Ihe
American Protective Tariff League, the
Iron and Steel Association and like or
ganizations that believe in keeping the
duties up, will support the republican
cause intellectually. Assurances to
this effect have already been given.
The American Protective Tariff League
may he expected to subscribe heavlly
to the campaign fund. Whatever con-
tributes to the election of the national
ticket will aid in carrying the house.
The republican congressional manag-
ers for such reasons look on Mr.. sSher-
mans nomination with satisfaction.
They find further satisfaction, too, in
the disposition in many quarters to
acouiesce in Taft's nomination, re-
CARELESS OF past sentiments, and to
pledge support to the ticket. The
course taken by Foraker in Ohio has
been deeply pleasing to the republic
can congressional campaign managers
and they believe that, with republican
peace as sured in the Buckeye state,
three congressional districts will be
taken out OF the doubtful column. It is
also felt by the republican congress
sional managers that Sherman will
help the republican congressional tick
ct in New Yor.
Look for Trouble in Iowa.
In the central west, the most trou-
blesome situation as viewed by the
republican congressional managers is
in Iowa Serious results are feared
from the factional troubles there. Illi-
nois and Indiana are viewed as quite
satisfactory Nebraska, with Bryan
running, will he a battle-ground but
serious losses are not expected. AS
to Wisconsin. much importance is at
tached to the telegram of Senator
LaFolletts to Secretary Taft saying
that he would give Mr. Taft his sup
port. The Pacific coast situation is
looked on as good from a republican
standpoint. But with all this true, the
fact still remains that 1t Is well I'M