The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-04

! Democrats now in Congress from Chi
cago. McDermott. SABBATH. and Gallagher,
are absolutely certain OF reelection They
have 10 their credit pluraIiues OF 4.oO0
/ 1900, and 1900, respectively. From care
/ full inquiry in their various districts am
inclined 10 believe that these pluralitles
viii be materially increased in the coming
election
Democrats VIII He Reelected.
/ The Democratic representatives outside
/ of the city OF Chicago are Henry 4.
Rainey in the Twentieth district James
NJ. Graham in the Twenty first. and Mar
/ tin d. Foster in the Twenty-third. There
isn't much Of interest journalistically
I speaking. in these districts. The three
sitting members viii be elected without
serious contest. RaiTey, for example, has
almost 1000 plurality on which to bank.
Graham about 2.0o0 and Foster almost
$3.50. In this year. when IL Is apparent 10
every observer that the Democratic vote
Is going 10 be largely increased and the
Republican vote lessened because of dis
sessions within that party, II is only the
part OF fairness to say that all the sit
ting Democrats who have been renoni-
mated viii be reelected.
The real interest in the Illinois gitua-
ton 10 people outside or the state must
! rest upon the probability Of Democrats
capturing certain seats now held by Re
publican members. AT the Democratic
( Congressional headquarters. in the Audi
( forum Annex, they talk gleefully of get
( ting from fOur ID six more Representa-
uves than they have in the present Con-
sress, II Is fair to say that az the neigh
boring Republican headquarters this
prophecy is secuted. But / do not find
that the managers Of the Republican
Congressional campaign hope for any
thing more than 10 merely hold their
own They have 20 idea Of adding To
their present delegation in Congress. and
will be thoroughly content If they lose
nothing
StandpRtter Madden I'm Danger.
Taking the districts now held by Re-
publicans, and In which there is a GER
tain possibility Of the defeat OF the sit
ting member, we first consider the First
district. now represented by Martin h.
Madden. Mr. Madden is serving his
third term in Congress. lie is a man
with a multitude OF friends and nor
few enemies. His public life began in
1882 and he has been successful alike
as politician and business man. So
far as I know there has been no attack
OF any sort made upon his personal
character. But now he Is running as the
most standpatting of all the standpat-
tiers. He Is entangled with a city admin
isuation which is not wholly popular
and which, perhaps VIII create for him as
many enemies as Il may bring 10 him
fri
good Irish name counts for a lot but
as against Martin b. Madden the Demo-
Gratis have Michael T. Maher. II is
fighting district. which should be normal
~ Democratic. and unless there shall be
some trade with the aldermanic digni-
taries who control it Madden viii be
beaten.
Mann VIII He Reelected.
The Second district. now represented by
Hon. James r. Mann. is safely Rapub-
hcan. Congressman Mann is pe~haps one
CT the hardest working Representatives
At the National Capital lie is I'M
firing in his committee work I'M
failing in his attendance upon the
House Personally 1 would hate to he
witness before one of the committees
OF examination are Tesping In fact. they
border very closely on what is called
in police language the third degree. "
But even the men who disappr0ve OF
Manns position politically regard him
with respect, and Of his reelection there
can be no doubt
In the Third district there seems 70
be no reason TO doubt the election of the
present member. William W Wilson
Wilson is about halfway an insrgent.
and had in his last election practically
5000 majority.
MOXley District In Doubt.
The Sixth district now represented bv
w. J. Monkey, may surprise the politi- !
clans. Monkey was the personal nominee
Of Senator Lorimer when the latter re-
signed from the House TO go into the
Senate and independent Republicans gave
Moxley hard fight though the Congress /
man was elected by nearly 5000 plurality. I
Since that time Lorimer has been Sc
riOusly discredited because of the revela |
ton Of the methods used for his election
10 re Senate. But one of Lorimer's |
closest friends tells me that he regards 4
the district JIM danger for the Republicans /
because whatever LorimeT's own strength /
may be ii is purely a personal strength |
and he viii not be able 10 transfer it to /
another man, even though that man may /
be his own faVorite for the election. /
Likely To Get BOuteITs Seat.
In the Ninth district a curious sit |
uation exists Henry S. Bouteu. who /
has been in Congress for seven terms. /
was defeated for denomination largely
because Of a quarrel with a powerful |
Republican newspaper. Nobody I'm Chi /
cago questions that the effect of this
Will be the loss of that district TO the
Republicans. The new nominee. F. II
was stronger at the pri-
maries than he is likely 10 be at the
polls The Democratic aspirant. Iyn-
don Evans, is making a camnaien
wholly on the tariff and on the increased
cost of living. Both in his speeches and
in his printed matter he is pounding
away at the effect of Republican legis-
lation on the pockets and the homes of II
the common people. Whatever NAV be
the outcome in his district and il is I
pretty generally conceded that he will be 1
elected, Mr. Evans has shown himself 4
10 be man who would be serviceable 4
To the country as a whole if sent 10 the
House of Representatives.
Foss VIII he Returned.
The Democrats think they are going
TO beat George f. Foss. who has been II
in Congress eight terms and who holds 4
the distinguished position Of chairman II
of Tie Committee on Naval Affairs. 4
Their confidence is i'll placed Mr.. Foss