Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-05
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DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS.
Finley Is Confident That Party Will
Predominate In Next Conqress.


Congressman Finley of South Caro-
lima, vice chairman of the congression-
al campaign committee, says Wash
ington dispatch of Tuesday, was asked
just before leaving Washington for his
home today what he believed the out
look at this time to be for a Democra-
tic majority in the 62d congress. He
was also asked whether, in his opinion,
the passage by congress of the railroad
BILL the postal savings bank bill and
the campaign publicity bill would have
any effect on the elections this fall
that is, If the passage of such measures
would be of any benefit to the Republi-
can party.
The Democrats are acting with the
greatest prudence and caution" Mr..
Finley said. They are not making
claims which may go unfulflled. To
begin at the beginning, Chairman
Lloyd, of the congressional campaign
committee, has arranged for me to be
here in charge of the Washington
headquarters from September l until
after the November elections. We ex-
pect to become even better organized
during the next two months than we
are now. We will get out an attractive
campaign book and send some of the
best speakers in the Democratic party
into doubtful districts.
Now. the Republican majority in the
house Is forty-one. l hope to see
Democratic majority Of at least fifty
or possibly seventy-five in the next
congress. Where will these gains be
made? Well, If you will take map
of the United States and divide the
country temporarily into four divi-
sions you will see that, in the first
place, we will hold the solid south
we will regain the three North Carolina
districts beyond a doubt. That's
good start for Dixie Now, then, we
can't get anything more in Indiana, be-
cause we already have that state al
most solIdly, but look out for Illinois.
Ohio and some of the other states In
that section.
I'VE will regain Missouri, Kansas
and Oklahoma, and that will help con-
siderably Especially in the first two
states named in this group do expect
to gain. We ought to have more Dem
ocrats from those sections and | feel
sure we are. going to get them.
I'm the very far west-the PACING
coast states-T do not believe we Will
do very much because the interests or
that section are somewhat different
from those of other parts of the United
States, and will not be so greatly af-
fected by the issues that are to come
up in the campaigns.
II believe that the election of Foss
in Massachusetts and Havens in New
York-both succeeding Republicans
indicates the feelings of the people in
those sections, despite anything the
Republicans may say to the contrary.
The entire east is experiencing a
change of sentiment politically, and 1t
is in the direction of the Democratic
party. Yes, all through New England
we are going to make first-class gains
unless l am mistaken. The election or
these two men means something, and
If one will take the time to study out
the matter and analyZe the situation
for a moment he cannot come to any
other conclusion. What the people
have done in the case Of Foss and Ha-
Vens-who succeeded Lowering and
Perkins-will undoubtedly be repeated
elsewhere.
THE passage of the railroad bill, the
postal savings bank bill, the campaign
publicity bill and other administration
measures which President Taft was
most anxious to have enacted into law,
and some of which he succeeded in
getting through only by the hardest
kind Of fighting, only carries out the