The Washington times., 1910-10-16
"Cheerful Front" the Best
Most of Congressional
CampaignerS Can Do.
DEMOCRATS HAVE
UNLIMITED HOPES
Conservative Estimates Concede
Victory to Present Minority, But
With Narrow Margin.

Mighty few Republicans viii have
any license to go around and say L
told you so" if the Republican party
should happen to carry the House in
November.
About all that can be said for the
Republican leaders, who are earnestly
trying to prevent the House from go
ing Democratic, is that they are hoping
against hope and are trying their best
to put up a cheerful front.
The whole drift of political talk here
IS that the House is going to be Demo-
cratic one finds no analysists Of the
political situation who Will say that
the Republicans have a chance to
retain control by a good, substantial
working majority. And there are plenty
Of Republicans who will say the Demo-
Gratis are going TO get the House by
large majority.
No Bounds To Optimism.
On the other hand, there is almost
no limit to the optimism of the Demo-
Gratis. both leaders in the Congress
sionaI campaign and others. who mere
lv stand around and observe and
analyze and prOphesy.
one can find plenty OF Democrats OF
good sense and Judgment who say the
House viii be Democratic by all the
yyav from fifty to 100. Some even 20
as high as - Prophets of this kind
think the people are ready 10 admin
lister a WallOping to the RCpuDhcan
party which il viii long remember
The bulk of conservative opinion. botn
Republican and Democratic, undouot-
edlv is that the House Is going TO be
fairly close, with the chance largely III
favor OF the Democrats.
Il has to be borne in mind that the
House now stands ~ Republican ana
173 Democratic, with one vacancy II the
Democrats gain twenty-three seats they
will still have Just bare majority. In
order to have a aJority Of fifty seats
in the House, the Democrats would
have to gain almost Seyenty-iive dis
triCts which they do not control now. II
one takes a pencil and paper and casts
about TO find the seventy-f1ve seats
ne will have some difficulty in doing IL
It is not hard TO see where the Repub-
HCanS are likely TO lose enough districts
70 throw the House 10 the Democrats by
a small ms jority- And there is no dis
putting the fact that the indications are
this is what is going 10 happen. Al
ready, the Republicans have lost two
seats in Maine. They may expect 70
lose two rthree more seats In New
England. The recent Democratic row in
Massac achUsetts has helped them in that
State.
Mix-Up In New York.
In New York there are all sorts OF
Congressional possibilities. The outcome
depends much on what happens in the
governorship fight, concerning which il
is too early to tell with anything like
precision.
Plenty Of opinion can be found that
the New York State election holds thC
key 10 the House situation
New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois Missouri
Iowa, and California are among the
States expected TO contribute 70 the sup
ply of Democratic Congressional seats.
Missouri bids fair TO contribute heavily
10 the Democratic gains in the House
Now the Republicans have there six
members out of a total Of sixteen. TFe
Democrats are hopeful of gaining four
and perhaps five, of the seats now held
by the Republicans in Missouri.
Ohio is another State where the Re
publicans stand to lose several seats il
the Democratic hOreS for JudSOn Har-
mon are not unfouuded.
Wilson An Asset
In New Jersey. Woodrow Wilson:
popularity is likely 10 give the Demo
Gratis one or two seats they 90 not now
have Reports from California are re-
assuring to the Democrats.
At lea 81 two districts in Iowa. the Sec