The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-11-07
MIXED FORECAST
OF ELECTION FOR
SEVERAL STATES
Confuse Situation With Regard
TO Makeup OF Next
Congress.
New York Results are Doubt.
full. Ringing on Influences.
IN NEBRASKA AND TENNESSEE

Seldom is an election so mystify-
! ing as the one tomorrow. or the
forecasts so much at variance. Prin-
cipal interest over the nation CEN
ters In the congressional races, in
which, II In conceded the Democrats
will make great gains. though there
are few who will predict landslide.
Local conditions everywhere, appar-
emily. will determine the result of
races. The Chicago Tribune ex-
presses the belief that the Demo-
Gratis will come out of the fight with
a majority of S3 In the lower house
The Success magazines poll shows:
Democrats 1SS. Republicans 1877.
doubtful 16. The Tribune's forecast
disagrees with the general opinion
In the congressional races. just as II
does in the New York contest. where
opinions generally concede a Demo-
cratic victory for the head of the
ticket; while the Tribune thinks the
result is undecided. The Tribune's
Washington correspondent leans to
free trade and Roosevelt. and his
wishes apparently prompt his
thought.
Willis J. Abbott thinks Demo-
cratic gains outside Missouri will be
made east OF Ohio. aud the Tribune's
correspondent agrees with him that
tue Demo, rats have not everywhere
taken advantage of their oppor-
tunity by putting up strong men.
They both overlook one important
factor-the farmer this year is
standpatter.
The Farmer n Factor.
The high cost of living is not a
potent argument with him: because
the high cost OF living has princi-
pally to do with articles of diet.
and the higher they are the more
the farmer gets for them. Articles
of furniture. wearing apparel and
rents have gone down somewhat in
price In the last two years. while
corn and wheat and oats and hay
and butter and eggs and livestock
and tobacco have advanced. That
the farmer feels this way is evi-
denced by several calls at The Even
ing Sun office during the last week
from Democratic farmers. who in
quired the result of the congress
sional elections. and when Informed
that the result might give the con-
gress 10 their own party. they ex-
pressed concern They don't want
any tariff tinkerlng.
This sentiment has given hope to
the Republicans in the Third and
Seventh districts Of Kentucky, where
other conditions initiate to their ad-
vantage. and It is admitted the salts
faction of the farmers, or rather
their fear of disturbing conditions,
will make the elections close. though
the chances favor the Democratic
candidates.
In Ohio the Republican candidate
for governor frankly bases his hopes
of election on the rural vote, and
the stumping tours of Roosevelt and
the cabinet officers were made last
week for the purpose of arousing
interest among Republican voters
and getting them to the polls to
save the congressional ticket. The
result has slightly modified Har-
mons chances, and may have
brought some doubtful Republican
districts back into line. In the west
and northwest. where the Republic
can insurgents have captured their
party organization, there seems to
be no chance Of Democratic victory;
but in some Illinois districts, Repub-
lican districts are wayering.
In New York.
In New York the possibility of
the Republicans overcoming the big