The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-01
POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

House of BepFesentatives-A
Democratic majority expected
and generally conceded.
senute Republican majority
sure to be materially decreased
Rnd may possibly be overturned.
New YOrk-ROOseV the par
amount issue, and the election of
the Democratic candidate for
governor confidently predicted.
MasSachusetts-FOss, Democrat
Ic candidate for governor, the
prOba BILE winner.
Connecticut and New Jersey
Democratic candidates for gOVer-
nor conceded 10 have at least
even chances go win.
OhiO-HarmOn'S recollection ap-
pears assured, but Republicans
are hghting nEgreSsiVely to save
the State.
IndiauR-BeVeridge,a "a month ago
believed to be making "a hopeless
race, now thought to have
chance of recollection.
IOwa-PrOgressiveIy Republican,
but with the party badly split
and gOVernOrship in dOubt.
hlseOnsln-~EfN iOr la BiitAtC
and the Republican ticket.
Wyoming, Utah, and Montana
Contest for SenatOrships in doubt,
with changes probable.
Pacific Coast StateS-PrOgressiv
Republicanism in the ascendency.
one week from to-day the off-year, or
mid-administration, elections viii be held
throughout the country The situation is
mixed and abnormal, and certainly less
promising for Republican success than
since 1890. the middle OF HaTrison's ad-
ministfaton, when, following revision
of t.c tsriif tte-7cN' atr. rre.t over
whelmmgly Democratic preceding the re-
turn 10 the White House of Grover Cleve-
land two years later.
Definite predictions touching the results
of the voting next Tuesday are not to be
had. but the consensus of political opin-
ion, shared by Republicans and Demo-
Gratis alike. is that the House of Repre-
sentatives VIII bee Democratic by de-
cided majority, and that Republican con-
troll Of the Senate VIII be seriously i'm
paired, if not removed altogether.
Not until recent days has any appre-
hension been felt by the Republicans
about the Senate. but with the approach
of the election it-is now appreciated that
Ire present majority in that body Is ac-
tually endangered, and that, at best the
progressive element viii be in the ascend
eney after March next
Rapid Changes Seen.
The general political situation has
changed materially since Theodore Roose-
Welt broke his sixty days silence and
entered the political activities of the day.
The outlook was most unpromising 10 Re-
publlcans before that time; whether he
has made 1t brighter or darker Is q mat
ter of individual view. Many close OBJ
servers ana students Of politics believe
that he has only succeeded in making
confusion worse confounded, and that
a situation full of party menace. but not
beyond redemption, three months ago, is
now a situation absolutely chaotic and
hopeless.
Roosevelts activities are construed gen.
orally as a sign that he aspires again TO
serve the people as President OF the
United States. Therefore 1912 is a big
issue in tho campaign. His attitude to-
ward tho Tart administration has been
cold and unsympathetic. II not openly
hostile. In some Of hts more notable ad-
dresses. that at indianapolis among the
number. he consplcuously omitted even
a passing reference TO President Taft.
and the scant praise he has given the adj
ministration az any time has seemingly
been grudging reluctant, and half-heart-
ed lie has done the administration no
good on the stump-which is a blunt
statement of an obvious fact.
ROoseveitism the Issue.
Rooseyeltism is the supreme issue in
New York State, and the interest in the
outcome there now exceeds the interest
In all things else Unless superficial in
dieations are misleading, a crushing de-
feat IS in store for the ex-President. The
state was considered doubtful before the
Saratoga convention The choice of q
Democrat for Congress. Havens. at a
special election held months ago showed
which way the political wind was blow
ing. and that the unrest and dissatisfac-
ton so manifest in the West and due
sprimarily to the high cost Of living, ex-
lNArN AhrNlse III liit EdSl. ile over
throw OF the Old Guard at Saratoga
made for party schism. and Roosevelt
has since been the whole OF the Repub-
lican campaign.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. row in the Re
publican party twenty-eight years ago gave
New York to the Democrats by nearly
100000 majority. and there are plenty of
aStute Republicans to-day who are phil
ally awaiting a disaster of equal
de The big business interests. are
Roosevelt. and the big Republican
rs. though protesting regularity.
enably hostile to him. His sup
have hope that this detection
overcome by the support he and
iidate viii receive from the work
n and the farmers up the State,
is apparently a case of hoping
hope.
York not only seems destined to
Democratic governor but Massa-
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