Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-06
OVERTURN IN HOUSE.
Political Observer Secs No Chance for
Republicans to Hold Congress.

A Washington correspondent to the New
York Post says:
A politician Of national repute to-day
ventured a guess that the outcome of the
| congressional elections this fall is only
predetermined as to the extent of the
| democratic victory. This politician has
| made Il tour OF practically the entire coun-
try in the last few months and has since
been constantly In communication with
every section Of the country.
There is no telling what the demo-
cratic majority in the next House will be"
| he said. Tho split in the Republican
party is not only healing up but Is con-
stantly widening. In the course of my
travels heard Of republican leaders,
! among whom were men known through
out the country. who have been In confer
ences with managers OF the democratic
campaign and who have promised them
that II they will hold their democrats in
line in republican districts now repre-
sented by insurgents or which have been
captured by insurgents In the recent pri-
maries they and their followers will help
| tho democrats elect their candidates.
| This kind of politics can only be ac-
| counted for on the theory that the regu-
|
down and out forever II the progressive
republicans win the present fight. This "a
the only theory which. for instance,
l can explain the decision of Representa-
tive Boutell. of Chicago. who was recently
defeated in the republican primary. to make
| a race MS an Independent. Such n move
| on his part may mean the election of a
democrat. and have no doubt that Mr.,
Boutel md his kind, including Speaker
Cannon. would rather see n democrat
win in that district than progressive
! republican. The regular republicans seem
to be proceeding on the theory that either
a regular republican or q rcgu,nr demo-
crat must win In each district this fall.
REPUBLICAN, DISSATISFACTION
GENERAL.
| 80 far as have been able to ascertain
no one issue is paramount In this cam
|paign. There exists general disgust and
dissatisfaction In tho Republican party.
have stopped many men on the street
in various parts of tho country and as,: cd
them why they. republicans. intended to
vote the democratic ticket this fall. About
the only answer ! have been able to sc,
on which there was any agreement Of OPP
inion Is: 'Ch, iiell!' Tho fact Is. the re-
publicans have sent out a stand-pat cam
paign look which is like a red-raS to q
bull in progressive territory They have
sent out speakers like Vice Presden!
Sherman, whose efficiency in doubtful
districts has been impaired by the Itoose-
welt Incident in New York, and Repre-
Isentatives Boutell OF Illinois and Nc
Kinlny of California, both OF whom have
been defeated for n denomination: and ex-
Representative Watson of Indiana. who
has lost his political Influence in his own
State on the other hand, the democrats
are suffering under no such handicap
Only q few of their present membership
of Congress will fail to come back, and
their campaign book IS addressed to tn,
whole of the Democratic party. and no,
to a faction thereof
an my recent trip West was con-
WINGED that Theodore Roosevet's speeches
in that section had served to wider
rather than to lessen the breach in the
Republican party. Everywhere l went tho
people are commenting on the fact that
Theodore Roosevelt. William Jennings
BRYAN, and William Randolph Hearst are
all heading In the same direction In theil
general theory of politics. The question
is being everywhere asked: Is Theodore
Roosevelt laying the groundwork for /;
third party. and will William ]. Bryan
and William Il. Hearst DC his co-laborer.
therein
In the Judgment of the above politician
lwho, while not exactly impartial In hi:
views. has the advantage of an up. 4,
tdotc information from all section OF tn,
country. the factions In the Republican
party will continue to slash each othe
up to and on election day. November s
! III lis opinion tho republicans have n,
chance whatever Of carrying the mex
Congress, but on the other hand will maxi
an exceedingly sorry showing In tina
body.