The Washington times., 1910-03-08
Many Hope Majority viii
Not Be Wrested From
Republicans.
THINK PRESIDENCY
MAY BE AT STAKE
Fearing fractional Fight, Support
May Be Given TO Repu5li-
can Insurgents.

OHe or the Iefnalkdbl ltdAAItS hi ti4'
coming Congressional campaign viii be
that a lot of Democrats viii hope and
pray that their party is not placed IN
control Of the next House.
About the Capitol, among the Demo
cratic members Of the House. strange
as II may seem. there Is a well-dehned
feeling that IL will be dangerous TO the
Democrats to capture the next House
from the Republicans On the other
hand. there are some evidences that
part OF the Republicans would be Sc
crctly delighted If the House were to
have a Democratic majority
Several reasons exist for the panicky
feeling among the Democrats about
gaining the next House Not an OF
them. Of course. are frightened AT the
prospects Of being in the saddle. But
some are and do not hesitate TO say So
Those Democrats who entertain the
view that the Democratic party ought
TO go ahead and enact legislation along
progressive lines say that If the Demo-
Gratis get the House they VIII remain
i'm power just long enough for the couu-
try TO be convinced the Democrats are
split. hopelessly divided. and unable 10
agree on a vigorous and constructive
H
the loss OF the Presidency i'm 1872
Splits In Both Parties.
As mater Of fact. the Democrats I'm
congress are as badly split as the Re
uubUCauS one wing IS conservative
90 the extreme. The other wing Is rad
5yal and wants to 80 ahead. The radical
wing symparhiZes with many Of the
things the progressive or insurEeut Re
politicians advocate. The conservative
Democrats are, in many instances.
FOUND lining up with the conservative
TO- regular Republicans
The split in tie Democratic ranks I'm
Congress IS largely concealed with the
party III the minority. We're IL IN con-
troll OF the House. there would be a rows
between the old-linc Democrats OF the
conservative sort and the lU~ITEeDi
Democrats tuar would be as bitter as
the fight between the warning wings of
The House Republicans Victor MurdOr-,
and Uncle Joe" Cannon are no farther
apart in their views than are some or
The Democratic members of tine House.
Speaker Would Have Troubles.
What would happen il the Democrats
controlled the House Champ Clark
would undoubtedly be Speaker. Mr..
Cfark's sympathics are not with the
conservative Democrats But when it
came 10 making up the committees IL
" culd he difficult for him to avoid Civ
ING chairmanships TO the Democrats
entitled 10 them on the basis OF senior
iry This would throw into the most OF
the important chairmauships the con-
~orvative Democrats.
The result wOuIi be, as some Of the
radical Democrats perceive and say.
That they would not be able To control
legislation, that the conservatives or
their party would control it. and that
the things done in the House In the
Democratic regime would nc disappOin--
ing 10 the voters
The result, they hold, would be defeat
90 the Democrats I'm l.I- and long,
long uaniShucnt from the fcshpUts Of
Office.
Fear Ruin Might Result
So keenIv do some of the House Dem
ocrats feel the difficulties that they be-
lfeve lie i'm the path OF control of the
next House by the Democrats that they
fear such control might end in the iI-
Tevocable splitting up of their party and
the ruin OF Democracy.
To add 10 the embarrassm OF the
situation from a Democratic viewpoint
plenty of testimony is coming in from
the country. especially from the Middle
West. that many Democratic voters are
pcndering over tho question whether 10
support Democratic nominees iu the
Congressional campaign or go rD TIE
support OF progressive or lusurEgIE Re
publicans.
That many Democrats viii support
progressive Republican candidates for
the House is Indicated 10y the statement
here a day or two ago of q prominent
Democrat from a leading middle West
c-n State that 5000 Democrats would
80 over 10 the insurgcut Republican
cause I'm that State this fall