The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-19
Who WILL WIN?
The Democrats AL Republicans are
Fighting fox the Rouse.
DEMOCRATS FAVORED

DEMOCRATS FAVORED
One Hundred aad Eighteen Districts
Are Observation-Disclosures Sent>
I Now Held by Republicans Are No"
Republicans and Help Democrats.
| Thu. most momen;uous election
:he country has seen IN half cen;u-
~ is now in progress. II will deter
mine whether ;he Republican party.
the party OF national administration
is a6l. <: keep control OF n. Ma
i,ional House ot Representatives.
Democrats OF political foresight are
emphatic IN their claims that the
uex: House will be Democratic and
thu; the Hon Champ Clark will be
;ne immediate successor OF the Hon.
Joseph G. Cannon. Speaker.
DiSSa, ,!S!act:on with the Republ!-
can-made ta-ia is causing Republi-
cans 20 give their support to the
Democrats in the doubtful Congress
.onal districts. OF which political ex-
lerts claiai there are lis in the
country There are 80. members Of
:ne House OF Representatives. In
the presen: HOUSE 2l: Of these are
Republicans and Il. Democrats. /,
is generally conceded tina: there are
1872 districts reasonably sure for the
Republicans and l4l for the Demo-
Gratis
This leaves us districts doubtful?
or deba;able. in which the battle
for the contro! OF the House is now
raging with more than the accus-
toned Congressional vigor. The
Democrats feel they have remark.
able chance % show their strength
in this campaign. while the Repub-
licans. satisfied in some sections over
the tariff are dissatisfied IN others.
in some sections torn by party fights
and in othe. sections piac!dly con-
tent. are placed absolutely on the
defensive behind breastwocks no;
5uiit o: solid rock.
OF IN. d..baia,lc districts mention
ed. s.. arr now held by ;E.. 2epnbli-
cans and - by Democrats. The
:act :ha; there are SO many dcbat-
able Republican districts. indicates
on ne surface, ;ha, th.. Republican
;,ar:y i ia a r.ri."nS defensive pos
;;ion. and ,ha< remarkable. Work
mus; bc done by Republican cam
J.aign managers i'll order :" save
these districts and ,hr$ save the
s!ouS" !or n. Administration.
Political experts in figuring upon
the chances Tor d Democratic House
rely greatly Tor base "t operations
urou the three special Congressional!
election held carly in the year. The
frs, WAS in the Sinh Missouri dis
,r;ct for a successor TO the late Dav-
ia r. D-Armond. Nix DeArmond.
Democrat. had usually carried the
district by 1000. G. c. Dickinson
Democrat. carried the district By a?-
proxinaiciy :.S"".
The second. pure ou;-and-ou;
tariff battle. WAS held in the Four
ie.n:h Massachusetts district. %heT-
;h- !a;e W;liiam G. Lowering. R"ruh-
!ican. WAS accustomed 20 poli!n: :,
uaior:i. ot li.""". Here Eugene
NJ FosS. Democrat. VAS elected by
majority OF 500. ov"r;urn!nS as
vcu see 4 tremendous number OF
normal Republicar votes.
The third was in the Teirtv-Sec-
cad New York district. whore .lam">
y. iiavenS, Democrat. Was elected 20
succeed the late James u. Perkins.
R.pu blican. whose normal majority
was more than lo.o0" VT. Har:ns
carried the diStr!ci hr a majority OF
about .."oo In this election. the
6Sh; aSains; :he political prln-
cip,es OF Boss .,lGridse. Harens
Republican opponent than asa!nS;
the tariff.
These ;hr". remarkable special
elections w-r. r.sponsi3!" Tor ne
Democrats claiming in advance me
mex; House OF Representatives, They
,-t-. d. ShyWln.
;hc modern tendency OF roi"r> :"
sh!!; ca<ii: from one party 20 ar
other. wh-u occasions seem 20 de-
mand vigorous party discipline. !;
mus, ne remembered. however. that
in the s. acknowledged debatable
Republican districts. The contests
vii! no; -. AZ strenuous as they We're
/ in n. three districts mentioned
| ubuve.
In Vermont. the Republicans >huw
ed heir displea>ur- OF III" present
| Administration By casting :. Wy;
! ii:h; vot. Tor their iwo representa-
! ,!ycS. who. IN ord:: I" ~ elected.
hat 20 promise no, 20 v"'e Ter JOS
eph G. Cannon Tor Speaker. In
Maine 4 month ago the Democrats
won practically AL alon: the line.
:wo members nt Congress managing
20 wig.le through in III: genera! Re
publican o""rthr"~
The Demo. ats IN Maine. i"ns =
Republican stronghold. cot III GOV
.rnor. other state officers. both
branches o: he legislature. and ;wo
Consres>m.n Tn" election "t d
Democratic Sncc.ss"r 20 Senator
! tisl. j therefor. assured. The action
il: these N.a England states na;"r-
aiiy Hli.d he hearts q: n. Demo
cr.;S throughout The country with
hop.
Et.n viihou; n. >urH"r; "f Th'.-
odore Roosevelt. N" insurgents n
had - q