The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-27

MAKE Gains
Indications Point 10 Control Of
Next House


ton bureau of the New York Herald
has this to say of the coming con-
gressional elections: ~
1t is like the battle of the wilder
ness. So deadly, so widely scattered,
so diversified is the fighting for the
control of the house in the Sixty-sec-
ond congress that only one who gives
his undivided attention to the more
than one hundred districts where the
conflict is spirited can get a clear
idea of what is going on. But much
is going on. nevertheless, and 1t en-
crosses the attention of party leaders
quite as much as presidential cam
paign. As matter of fact, this elect
ion is likely to have the most potent
influence ON the election OF 1912. On
the democratic side the standing Of
Governor Harmon. Mayor Gaynor and
DR.. Woodrow Wilson before the DEM
ocratic national convention is involy-
ed. On the republican side either
President Taft or Mr.. Roosevelt will
be the leader when the returns come
in from New ork.
Here are the figures Of the third
forecast in cold type. or the districts
sure, or strongly favoring one party
or the other. 179 are credited to the
democrats and Isl to the republicans.
Both have increased their strength
since week ago-the democratic Is
and the republican IL.
To obtain bare majority of the
house OF representatives the demo
Gratis have seventeen to go, the repub.
leans have As to 60.
There are now apparently 81 doubt.
full districts.
A further canvass OF the country
may either increase or decrease the
democratic lead or may bring the re.
publicans up to figure which will
alarm their enemies because the re.
publicans are always strong in the fin.
ish OF a great political struggle like
this In making comparison 1t should
be borne in mind that the republicans
now hold PIT seats in the house and
the Democrats ia.
As this forecast is closing there
comes news which indicates the nature
Of the last stand the republicans will
make to save the house. This is T.
endeavor TO draw the line in states
like New York, Indiana, New Jersey
and Connecticut between Roosevelt
and the Washington administration
In New York the word is TO be passed
along the line to republicans to al
Least vote for republican nominees
for congress even II they are going
to vote against Mr.. Roosevelt's candi.
date for governor. In this way some
of the most pronounced members OF
the house believe the next congress
can be saved to the republicans. This
is predicated on the growing unpop-
iularity Of Mr.. Roosevelt, both East
and West.
The doubtful districts are:
Alabama-Seventh district.
California-First and fourth dis
tricts.
Congressman at large
and first district.
CONGRESSMAN at large.
Illinois-siSth, seventh. ninth. twen-
ty-third and twenty-fourth districts.
Iowa-First. second. seventh and
eighth districts.
Kansas-First. third and sixth dis
tricts.
kentucky-NInth and tenth districts
MaTyland-Sixih district.
Michigan--Sixth district.
Massachusetts Fourth, tenth. elev-
enth and fourteenth districts.
Minnesota-second and eighth dis
trIcts.
MissourI-Thirteenth, fourteenth,
fifteenth and sixteenth districts.
Nebraska--Fifth district.
Sevada-congressman at large.
New Jersey-Fifth, seventh and
eighth districts.
New YoTk-Third, fourth, nth
sixth. nineteenth, twentieth and thirty
third districts.
North Carolina Ninth and tenth
districts.
0hio-Fourteenth district.
Oklahoma-Third district
PennsylyaBia--Sey twen-
ty-sixth. twenty-eIghth and thIrtie,h
districts.
Tennessee-Third and eighth dis.
tricts
Virginia Fifth district.
West virginia-FIrss. second and
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