Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-13
MINORITY PARTY,s CHANCES OF
SUCCESS LIE IN REPUBLICAN
FAcTloNlSM.
OF KNITTING
DOOMED TO DISAPPOINTMENT
Grow sansuine That They
Will Retain Control Of House
Democrats to Lose in Solid South,
Notably in Tennessee, and Gains Will
Go to the Cannon Crowd.
Especial Correspondence


the democratic congressional campaign
are putting their chief reliance for
the winning Of the next house on the
fractional differences among the repub
Leans. They are counting much on
the regulars or standpatters knitting
the insurgents at the polls.
Chairman Lloyd. of the democratic
congressional committee. indicated
something of this when here recently.
Now, il is confirmed by other prom
iinent democrats Some of them say
they have reliable information that in
districts where there are inSurgent
nominees the regulars are going 10
vote for the democrats al the polls. OF
course. they expect that in case of
the districts where the nominees are
regulars. the republican insurgent vote
VIII go 70 the democrats.
If this process should be adopted, II
goes without saying the democrats
would control the next house. But
republican leaders think the extent OF
The knitting which will be done at the
polls, is exaggerated by the democrats.
They asser. that there Is no warrant
for the declarations of democratic lead
.ers that they are going 10 get the reg
ular support in insurgent districts.
They think that while some both AIDED
individuals may be talking of this
way the extent of the detection from
she republican ticket Will by no means
be heavy and will nor swing the cleo
zion.
Republicans Moro Saneuine.
Word has come 20 Washington that
the republican c, ngress!onal campaign
leaders are N 1-e sangu!ne about the
house situation than they We're some
weeks ago. The Foss victory in Mas
sachusetts, followed by the Ravens
victory in the Rochester district, were
naturally depressing to republican
members of the house, from the lead
Ars down. But there are signs that
me leaders now have got over any
panic they may have had. They have
taken counsel of their strength and
have determined 10 pu. up the stiffest
kind q a hgh.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
not been much in the congressional
campaign thus far but there are indi-
cations that he will get into II and,
as the actual If not the titular head OF
the national committee. will put a
shoulder to the wheel. This means that
the national committee is going to do
what 1t can TO help the congressional
committee out. While IN New York
this week. Mr. Hitchcock will get in
touch with the congressional commit
tee and the expectation here Is that
plans OF importance will be evolved.
Democrats Short Of Funds.
While the democrats have much to
say OF the knitting Of the republican
congressional ticket by republicans,
ic
disgusting the fact they are under
great disadvantage in the conduct OF
the campaign to capture the house. In
the first place they have had hard
time soaring up funds. Such informa-
ton as can be cleaned about the fnan
cial status Of the democratic commit
tee is tina. it has no large boards in
the treasury The Golfers are lean
Contributions are not big IN amounts
and not overfrequert. On the other
hand there is reason to believe the
republican committee is able to get
sufficient money to conduct a vigorous
campaign.
The democratic committee Is also
confronted with the fact that the dem
ocra.s the country over are disorganiz-
cd and in no shape to do battle with
the republicans on even terms, even If
there is republican insurgency. If the
democrats should carry the house. IT
would not be because of the democrat
&c campaign mana cement but because
Of the strength of the protest against
republican policiA
Losses in Solid South.
Another phase Of the situation is that
the democrats are going 70 suffer some
losses which will detract from their net
gains materially Small doubt exists
that Tennessee is going to elect a re-
publican governor This is likely to
mean the sacrifice Of one or more
democrats in the house. And where
any democrats are cut off in Tennessee
they will be replaced by regular re-
publicans. not by insurgents, thus
siren gthenirg the Cannon forces in the
house II is admitted that in Massa-
chusetts Eugene y. F'oss will be re-
placed by republican In a few other
districts here and there. the chances
are much against the democrats. In
other words. the problem before them
is not simply one of overcoming the
existing difference between their num-
bers in the house and those of the re-
publicans but of making UP in other d.
rections for certain losses they are
likely TO incur
Much Talk Exasseration.
1t is felt here that a good deal Of the
talk of regular republicans knitting in
surgents at the polls and insurgents
knining republicans is exaggerated. No
doubt there will be some of it But
aside from the traditional republican
tendency to vote the ticket on election