The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-11-06
FUTURE Of POLITICS
HANGS ON ELECTION
Overthrow of Republican
Party May Be Felt for
More Than Decade.
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years would go by without the Demo-
Gratis coming back into their own. But
such has been the fact Success by the
Democrats in this years fight may be
the beginning Of a long lease Of Demo
cratic power.
The outlook for Tuesdays elections
is for Democratic gains all along the
line. Nobody seriously questions that
such gains are to be expected. Admit
tedly, there is a Democratic wave
moving. The question is how far it will
extend.
House Looks Democratic.
The House looks Democratic. Few
forecasters expect it 70 be otherwise,
though there is a wide difference Of
opinion as to the size OF the Democratic
majority. The probabilities favor a
Democratic House by about fifteen or
twenty. though Chairman Mckinley, Of
the Republican Congressional commit
tee, predicts his party viii win by a
safe working majority.
Unless Democratic expectations in the
East utterly flatten out and fail TO ma
terialize, the Republicans viii lose the
House. The heavy Republican losses
apparently will be in New York and
Missouri Pennsylvania may contribute
several, and Ohio two, with scattering
Democratic gains in Massachusetts.
Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware,
Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Min
nesota. Colorado, California. and West
Virginia.
Some Presidents.
Maine already has given the Demo-
Gratis a gain of two in the House. States
Ike New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Maryland, Kansas, and North Carolina
hive situations that may add to the
Democratic strength In the House TO
the extent Of one member apiece. In
a general way. there IS no reason to
change the idea that has long obtained
that if there are to be large Demo
cratic gains in the House they will
proceed chiefly from the East, and not
from the country where the insurgents
are strong.
However, advices from some of the
insurgent country indicate there are
likely TO be important exceptions to this
rule. The State of Iowa, for instance
has a mixed political situation that NAV
result in giving the Democrats a gair
of several seats in that State Rep.
resentative Haugen Of the Fourth Iowa
district, one OF the chief insurgents In
the House, has not generally been con
sidered in danger Of defeat, but --latest
advices are that he Is going 70 be cut
heavily, while the Second and Sixth
districts look Democratic and two Others
must be Classed as doubtful.
Old Guard Deserving.
Broadly speaking, there is a DISPOSE
ton from one end of the country L
the other for the old guard Republican
TO turn against the Republican tickc,
which is certain TO result in large Re
publican losses. In the regions wher
the progressives have got control, tn
old guard is disgTUntled and sore.
States like New York, Massachusetts
Connecticut. New Hampshire, Ne'
Jersey. and the East generally, Their
is Republican disaffection in the fOrl
OF protest against Roosevelt. Thi
situation does not obtain in a fe'
States where the Old guard
thoroughly entrenched.
The tariff and the cost Of living hav
been widely discussed in cOnnectiO
with the campaign. 1t may be pOinte
oGt that if there is a sweeping Demo
cratic victory Tuesday and especial
If a number Of Eastern States shift int
the Democratic column, Such result
viii have 20 he taken a strOn
protest against the Payne-AldriCh Law
Tariff as Issue
In States where the insurgents hay
not been fully in control. the RepUl
lican campaign has not been one
opposition to the existing tariff Law
To a large extent il has been one
defense Of that law. The Democrat
have attacked the law, but they hay