The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-29
BUSY EXTRACTING
SUNSHINE FROM
CUCUMbERS
Republicans Figuring on Sue
cess Next Year
MAY REGAIN THE HOUSE
New Census Helps Some and Many
Democrats Won by Exceedingly
Slender Margins

Washington, d. C., Dec. 2S.--ln one
respect at least the republicans are
very optimistic and that is in their
ability to carry the next House OF
Representatives Nothing short of a
great tidal wave for the democrats,
they believe, can prevent them from
regaining control of the popular
branch of Congress. 1t usually hap
pens that the party that wins the
presidency also carries the House,
but the republicans believe this ira
dition will no longer operate, at least
next year, in that conditions will
have materially changed. AT least,
ii the democrats do retain control OF
the House next time, they will do so
by no such majority of some so votes
as they do now.
The republicans believe them
selves the gamers by the increase in
population recorded by the census of
1910 in consequence of which there
has been a reapportionment of the
seats in the House Of the states; the
assertion in that the republicans
have more materially increased their
chances than have the democrats.
the Increases in population being
greater in republican states than in
democratic ones. The republicans
have only to gain some 80 seats to
overturn the present democratic ma
jority. Many democrats were elect
ed by the slenderest of margins and
that in year marked by a heavy
turn in the direction of the demo
Gratis. The encouragement from this
point of view is declared no mean
matter, But the gains in other re-
spects are pointed to with greater
confidence The republicans hear
that the republican situation in
Maine Is so bad that nothing short
OF miracle can produce any repub-
lican success there and they are even
inclined to start their calculations
with the loss of the entire Maine
delegation, which would mean q com
plete loss of two seats, the state be-
ing evenly represented in the present
house between two republicans and
two democrats. To start with this
looks bad, but II is the only bad
spot on the map
New Hampshire and Vermont are
expected 10 return the same solid
delegations now in Congress, but in
Massachusetts il is hoped to keet
down the democratic representation
TO three members and what with
the gain of one democratic seat and
the two additional congressman &c
be elected total republican gain Of
three Is expected from the Ba,
state. Rhode Island will have hire,
congressman and gain OF one /.
expected by the republicans, anC
possibly two Connecticut is expect
ed to continue sending four repub
licans and one democrat
Large gains are expected In New
York state. despite the redistrictinj
by the late democratic Legislature
The democrats have not gerrymand
cred shockingly as the republican
would have done and have before
In all the metropolitan districts O
New YORK city there is now only on
republican congressman. but
seems that the democrats have bee
so obliging as TO leave opportunit
in Brooklyn, for instance, for a rel
resentation OF four democrats an,
three republicans. II is surmise
that Representative Fitzgerald, den
ocrat, and Representative Calder. tn
sole New York city republican, reac
ed an accommodation Manhatta
itself is left some solid republlca
districts and gains are to be mad
upstate. republicans say.
And In this connection one hear
some interesting news The peopI
seem to be firing OF some Of the
old standbys. Representative Dral
err, who has served six terms fro
Troy, Is not TO be returned. Il
said. and that veteran floor leader
the republicans, Serene II. Pawn
for nigh 30 years a member of Co
gress, is said to be In danger of I
urement Young men are after h
toga. so long and innuentially he
by him. An odd situation is IN
Danforth OF Rochester is apt to Il
by the wayslde even though this
his first term. lie voted for d
Canadian reciprocity bill, but d
democrats have kindly arranged
put into his district n number
country counties where there h
been great resentment against d
reciprocity bill. and 80 Danforth
In danger, For similar and yet
opposite reason. Representative 81
mons Of Buffalo is In danger. 4
district has been almost entirely n
In the city OF Buffalo, where the
has been decided sentiment for re
procity and Simmons voted agar
IL.
Large gains are also expected
Pennsylvania and In Ohio. where
republican representation has dwii
led to FIVE and in Indiana. where
Is now Just one. Illinois is expect
to help along The West is expect
TO contribute its quota OF gains a
II In the belief that seats will
picked up here and there elsewhe
SO the general outlook Is declared
be very rosy
The refusal OF Congress to gri
Director Durand OF the census
u,OOO,OOO he asked for to oontir
his work IL credited largely 10 4
gentlemans unpopularity with
Of Congress. He has
sed to heed their requests for I