Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-07
New York Democrats Well Fixed.

New York Democrats Well Fixed.
| This bears outs the information receiv-
ed at both republican and democratic
| headquarters that. the democratic party
| in New York never had so much money
| as 1t has in this campaign. One might
| think there would be gloom at republic
an headquarters and joy on the demo-
| cratic side over the outlook for tomor-
| row, But, IL anything, the reverse is
true.
| The non thinking rank and file of
| the minority may be throwing their
| hats in the air just about now, but the
big men of the party, the men who will
be on the firing line to accept respon-
sibility and bear the brunt of the
| fighting If the democrats win, are in
| a very sober frame of mind. The inn
| preston seems to prevail among the
| leaders around democratic headquar-
| tiers that should they control the
House Champ Clark will have no easy
road to the speakership.
y Fitzgerald of New York, Sherley of
Kentucky. Henry Of Texas and several
others will be candidates for the honor
and each of them has something Of a fol-
lowing. II the anti-Clark people, who are
more numerous than is generally sup
posed get together on any one man. that
man is mighty liable to win out.
Clark has made enemies by his radi-
calism, and he doesn't pretend to know
much about parliamentary law and pro-
cedure. Moreover. all Of the eastern and
western democrats feel certain that
should Clark be elected Speaker and have
the appointment of the committees or
the House in the Sixty-second Congress
they would be ignored and all the de-
sirable places go to democrats from the
south. This does not make them feel
any more kindly toward the big Mis-
sourian and will not help him win the
speakership.
AS a sample of the philosophical way
republicans view the prospects OF losing
control Of the House. | can quote a few
to be q member of the House from
Minnesota. who was at republican head
quarters this morning. He has been on
the stump in New York. New Jersey and
Party Due for Defeat.
II think we are due for licking this
year." he said, land think it is going to
be a good one
IT would not be surprised to see the
democrats carry New York. New Jersey,
Indiana and Ohio. and have good-sized
majority in the House. The republican
party has been in power long Time Is
weakened at present by internal strife
and dissatisfaction, and would be helped
and not hurt by setback in this off
year."
That is the way a majority of the
big men o. the party out this way, par
ticularly the anti Roosevelt and insurgent
republicans, are talking on the eve Of the
elections.
They would like to see Roosevelt beat
en- and straightout democrats elected
wherever they have insurgent opposition.
Then, they believe the republican party
would take a tumble to itself. become
more sane and begin to get together for
efficient work in 1912.
There are fifty doubtful unguessable
congressional districts that will decide
the result tomorrow. This is admitted at
both Headquarters And Ii seems rather
odd 10 find one party convinced II Is go
Ing to lose and not worrying. and the
| other sure IL Is going to win and scared
| to death In consequence. But this, as has
been said so often before, is o very un-
usual year. &C. N.