The Washington herald., 1910-09-14

There is Joy at the headquarters OF the
Democratic Congressional Committee over
the results OF the election in Maine
Monday. Just how tickled and hopeful
the Democratic leaders are after hearing
the Pine Tree State results may be seen
from the following statement given out
yesterday at the committee headquarters:
The Republicans have a majority OF
fifty-three In the present Congress, which
McKinlay admits viii be reduced TO ten
or twelve, This is a virtual admission
OF the Democratic claim that the next
House will be Democratic.
Since this political prophet gave out
his vision an election in Maine has come
on and the Republicans were routed,
horse foot and dragons Instead OF
winning the four Congressman, as they
had been doing for thirty years, they
lost two OF them-lost the legislature
and lost the governor. Maine went hell
bent for the Democrats and destroyed
McKinlay's prominence as prophet
just as his constituents destroyed his
usefulness at home in California.
Losses in New England.
In Vermont the Republicans lost Il. 900
votes, and in Maine from 1900 to 10000
IN New Hampshire the insurgents car
ried everything before them, and these
events cannot fail to have a marked in
fluence on the rest Of the country. Taft
carried Maine by approximately $1,000,
while the Democratic nominee, Plalsted.
was elected governor this year by about
5000 votes. Prof. Josiah H. Shinn. statis-
tician Of the Democratic Congressional
committee. says the present widespread
dissatisfaction with Republican manage
ment is gagged properly by these up
heavals in Vermont, New Hampshire and
Maine.
Fully 1000 dissatisfied Republicans
have either changed their votes or have
abstained from voting. In Maine there
was a full vote, and from 800 TO 1900
Republicans changed their party allie
glance. The same ratio OF change applied
10 Rhode Island, Connecticut and Mas
Cachusetts would sweep them into the
Democratic column. Rhode Island up TO
two years ago was represented in the
lower house Of Congress by Daniel Gran
ger, but upon his death the place went
10 a Republican.
Connecticut IS normally a Democratic
State, and this year no one Of her FIVE
Republican members feels safe. and the
probabilities are that three Of them will
lose their jobs The New England States
have twenty-eight Congressman. and the
result Of the Maine vote foreshadows a
In oF
from New England States alone. Maine
Will send a Democrat TO the United
States Senate, and the political astute-
ness OF Senator Hale was never shown 10
better advantage than when he declined
to be a candidate for reelection.
AIdrich Saw Defent.
by the same logic. Senator Aldrich's
retirement may be explained and a
Democratic Senator looked for from little
Rhode Island, Even Senator Lodge is
more attentive to his fences than ever
before.
The Republicans in the present
Congress have majority OF ffty-three
members, and the Democrats need 10
gain but twenty-seven votes 10 con-
troll the House. The Maine elections
augur a gain OF ten from New England
alone, leaving seventeen TO be fur
nished by the rest OF the country.
The late elections in New England
foreshadow a change OF approximately
100000 votes for the whole country,
and warrant the claim for a Demo-
cratic gain Of from 100000 to 1000. 900
votes, and a majority in the next House
ranging from twenty-five. the lowest
estimate TO 10S-an estimate based on
the so per cent gain already made in
the State Of Maine.
1t is generally conceded that the
space occupied by Republicans in the
SiXty-second Congress will be less
than half what they now occupy"