The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-12

New York Oct. n.-Chairman James T.
Lloyd, of the Democratic Congressional
committee. was at the Walford to-day.
after tour through most of the close"
States from California TO Maine, which
has occupied his time since Congress ad-
iourned.. He left tonight for Wash
ington.
I have seen nearly all the candidates
for Congress in the close States" said
Representative Lloyd. and while have
not been IN every district / have seen
enough and got figures that would indi-
cate that the next House will be Demo
cratic by a majority Of thirty-five. From
present indications. this is a pretty safe
estimate.
Il was In Maine three weeks before the
election. and ! anticipated the result
there. except in the legislature. which
did not think would go Democratic. The
general outlook is very good indeed
There is going to be a very close con-
test in Indiana for the Senatorship, but
| think Beveridge will be defeated In
the Congressional districts the Democrats
will hold their own. Beverage is going
TO md that Mary in the vine-clad cot
tage' Is not going 20 carry him through
the polls on her shoulders. His hapes
hang more on Roosevelt and what the
latter will do for him than on anything
else.
Roosevelt COntradicts Himself
Thus far Roosevelt has not by any
means hurt Democratic chances, but you
never can tell what he may do In the
future. However, he contradicts himself
so much that I cannot see how he can
be OF much value TO his party
The platform At Osawatomie Is far
more radical than anything Bryan ever
put before the public or supported. Yet
when Roosevelt got to Saratoga he il
dorsed the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill and
everything the Osawatomie platform had
denounced.
THE largest Democratic gains this
year are going to be in the country be-
tween our two great ranges Of mountains.
principally in the Mississippi Valley The
South viii De just as solid as ever. and in
North Carolina the Republicans will lose
the two members Of Congress they now
have Ohio will make some changes. !
The general impression Of the Democrats
OF that State with whom I talked is
that Harmon Will win easily in the
State
In ILLINOIS, Cannon has a very large
majority and the chances for Demo-
cratic victory in his district are nothing
Ike 50 good as in many other Republi-
can strongholds.
High Cost of Living Feared
The issue this year, as / have been
able to determine it, Is hardly so much
Of an issue as II is a feeling Of dissat-
isfaction with things generally. That
which appeals more directly 10 most peo-
pie Is the high cost OF living. which is +
charged 10 the Republican party. That
party has insisted from time TO time that /
a tariff Is necessary 10 protect the prices 4
OF our manufactures. The people all /
along the line realize more clearly than
ever that protecting the prices CT the /
manufacturer has raised the price TO the /
consumer. The consumer realizes that he 4
is paying out Of his own pocket for the /
protection Of the manufacturer
There VIII be considerable Of a con- |
test in New Hampshire, Massachusetts. /
Connecticut. and, in fact, in all the
country there will be more in !
terest taken in the campaign than in /
any other for years. In this part Of the 1
country there will be some Democratic /
gains, but these VIII not be very large /
But I am sure the New York Republi- /
can platform has aroused a decided feel 4
ing OF dissatisfaction among Republicans /
in the Mississippi Valley, and while this 4
is not an extreme, II is decided enough |
to indicate the trend Of sentiment"
Representative Lloyd Is sanguine over
the result Of his own campaign in the
First Missouri district.