The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-06
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Congressman Hitchcock Thinks the Re
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TO A. STMCING DEFEAT,
No Incident in the Campaign Thus
Far Has Given the Republicans
Reason to Expect Victory in .No-
yember is the Statement Made by
the Senatorial Candidate. -
II believe it will not be disputed
yhen I say that not a single incl
dent in the campaign thus far has
given the Republicans the slightest
reason for confidence in victory
this fall" This was the statement
made in " M2sbi.: on Friday, by
Gilbert M. Hl1chcook, now represent
ing the old Bryan district in Com
gress and a candidate for the Senate
from Nebraska to succeed Senator
Burkett, says the correspondent OF
the News and Courier.
Every test between the two par
ties that has been made shows G
gain for Democracy Mr. Hitch
cook continued. TN some cases this
has been even greater that the san:
guine ones of the party. anticipated
There is not the slightest doubt, now
that the coming House will have q
heavy Democratic majority. aDa
sure thar the Republican leaders are
convinced of this, although few Of
them will make the public COMES
sion. Some of the representative Re-
puIDlicans have said, according to
published reports, that the Demo
cratic victories have been the result;
of local conditions or the influence,
of insurgent Republicans. In many
parts OF the West mem bers Of the in-
surgent wing of the Republican par
ty are. speaking of the Democratic
landslide in Maine as an evidence or
| the tendency Of the people toward
their faction Of the party.
II do not agree with them on this
| point, I feel sure that the people are
leaning toward Democracy, and that
the Democratic party deserves the'
credit Of the change in popular SEN
timent. The voters of the county
are beginning to vote their protest;
against the insincerity and selfish.
ness of the Republican party as
shown in It's tariff legislation. TIE
principles OF Democracy afford TIE
relief. which they demand. 33i..L,::;.:9 J;
Republicans have been in the he
bit Of boasting of the solidarity 9f
their party and have long pointed
to the ease with which the party gess
together after brisk battle within
the party lines. The conditions are
| vastly different now. The Republl-i
cans can hardly nope to present am
undivided front at the coming cleo.
ton, feat ~hich will be easy fer
the Democrats, as there are practi---
cally no dissensions.
I'm Nebraska, for instance, by OPP
ponent in the primaries, Mr. Met
calf. the associate editor Of the Com
moner, is supporting my candidacy
for the Senate sincerely and vlgor---
ously. Mr.. Bryan has accepted the
results Of the primaries without ran
cor, and is working. for the election
of the Democratic candidate.
ABOUT three-fourths of the DeE'-::
ocratic candidates and about one
; half Of the Republican candidates
for the Legislature have pledged.
themselves to stand by the decision
of the popular election for United
States Senator. There is no doubt
that the remainder will follow thesr
example.
THE Democrats Of Nebraska WIZ
send at least four, maybe five, Rep
resentatives out of six to the next
House. The prospects are for DEM
ocratic victory in the 4th district,
now represented by Mr.. HinshaW,
Mr.. Norris is not sure of his seat
and the Democrats Of the distrlcs
feel pretty confident. He was elect
ed to the present House by a major
ity Of only % votes over his Demo-
cratic opponent, Mr.. Ashton: ;"
THUS it will be seen that fro:ia
tile far West comes the glad acclaim
. of victory for the Democrats sounr-
ing the death knell of the G. 0. r
In this connection, one OF the hrse
questions with the coming session OF
Congress will be forced to grapple
will be to determine how. the next
apportionment Of the next House
shall be made.
The Constitution requires that q
reapportionment shall follow each
decennial enumeration of the people,
and accordingly redistribution OF
the House membership has taken
place hitherto soon after the conctr-
sion of each census. No fewer than
twenty-three members hold their
seats on fractions That they should
do so is strictly in accordance WIZ
tho law which provides that any de-