The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-03
Congressional Chairman Nc.
Kinley Declares Next House
Will Be Republican
TIDE HAS TURNED DURING
THE LAST WEEKS OF CAMPAIGN
What Seemed to be a Democratic Year
In July Has Taken on the Hue of q
Republican Year In November
Taft Congratulated.

"aouiliol loi. NOV. o.-TTeSlQSQL I84L
today made public letter from Repre-
sentative w. B. Mckinley, chairman
OF the Republican congressional cam
paign committee, in which he takes
most reseate view of Republican
prospects at next Tuesdays election.
MIR. Mckinley has been optimistic from
the outset of the campaign, and his
letter to the president regarding the
situation is enthusiastic to marked
degree. He declares that what some
people recognized as Democratic
year in July will turn out to be Re-
publican year in November. Mr.. Nc
kinley indicates that in his opinion
the Democrats haven't the slightest
chance of gaining a majority in the
next house.
The making public of the Mckinley
letter. it is said. will be the last act
of the president in the present cam
paign. 1t was reported today that
Mr.. Taft might write letter on the
firmation could be obtained at the
white house.
Mr.. McKinley's letter follows:
Chicago, Oct. 28.-Dear Mr.. Presi-
dent: 1t gives ME great pleasure to
AtAolih SOu oudL CNCly bl6n pOluL6 W
Republican control of the house Of
congress. This information is based
ports from practically every one of
the so-called doubtful districts. We
have made and are making substantial
gains in districts which We lost in the
election two years ago by a narrow
margin.
Three months ago pessimistic Re-
expressed the belief that this was q
Democratic year. Their prediction
was not shared by yourself or others
charged with the responsibility for
carrying forward the Republican cam
paign. l am pleased to advise you
that there has been a decided change
in sentiment in the last few weeks.
Democratic hopes are fading and Re-
publicans generally are enthusiastic
in their belief that while this may have
been a Democratic year in July, it Is
a Republican year in November.
"In your letter to me of Aug. 20,
1910, you state that the question was
not the complexion Of Republicanism
one prefers, but whether 1t is better
for the country to have a Republican
party control the legislation for the
next two years, and further redeem its
promises, or to enable a Democratic
majority in the house either to inter-
pose veto to Republican measures,
or to formulate and pass bills to carry
out Democratic principles.
Your clear and just analysis of Re-
publican principles and your brief OUT
line of the great work to which your
administration is committed, was
adopted by the Republican congress
sional committee as the slogan of this
campaign. The differences within the
party which were manifested in the
two sessions of the present congress
have been composed on the basis Of
your letter and militant and united
party is approaching the biennial elec-
ton with confidence of deserved VIC
tory.
"As you we'll predicted. the party
as whole is showing itself practical
and patriotic in subordinating individ-
ual opinion in order to secure real
progress.
Following your suggestion, 1t has
been the aim of this committee to en-
phasize the differences in the gov
ernmental efficiency and capacity OF
the Republican and Democratic par
ties. We have sought to make this a
campaign of education, and while in
some districts tie real issues are OBJ
scured by local questions and personal
animosities, l am convinced that our
literature and our speakers have
brought home to the voters as whole
a realization of the fact that Dem
ocratic success in the congressional
elections this year would be stag
gering blow to national prosperity,
would impede, If not prevent, the en-
actment of all useful and progressive
legislation. and would make legiti.
mate business the plaything Of poll.
tics for two years.
II take this opportunity to thank you
for your genuine and valuable CO.
operation with the committee in this
campaign. We have made clean.
straight forwa'd fight for the great
principles of the Republican party,
and l am looking with the greatest
possible confidence to the result.
Sincerely yours,
WIN. B. Mckinley,
Chairman"
When the letter was given out 10
was accompanied by the official state
ment that Mr.. Taft would take no
| 9, , tn ~