Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-05

tive frank p. Woods Of Iowa chairman
of the republican congressional commit
| tee. said:
las a result of the election yesterday
| many republicans have been elected II
public offices now held by democrats. In
other words. there has been TREMENDOUS
republican gain and a tremendous demo
cratic loss In the districts where elections
were held this year compared to the las'
elections held in the same districts
The bull moose as a party demonstrs-t-
ed that II has practically no strength al
all. The candidates on the bull moose
ticket In the various districts and states
would fave received as many ana PROB
ably more votes II they had simply been
candidates on independent tickets.
las result of the election the re-
publican party has been strengthened
at the foundation. and at the next gen.
, eral election will undoubtedly secure
control Of the majority Of the state ad-
ministrations as well as Congress
representative Mann, republican
minority leader. viewed the situation
with considerable hopefulness also, fol-
towing his general idea that with the
factions in the republicans ranks con-
soidated- she next election will upset
the present majority:
me result demonstrates" he said
TO-DAY. that the democratic. party is
sun minority party. but''it will be
SUCCESSFUL in some degree until the diff
1erent factions Of the republican, party
stop nShting one another: =
Endorsement Of the, Tariff.
Representative Frank E. Doremus OF
Michigan. chairman OF the democratic
congressional committee, made the fol-
lowing statement: ~
The result OF the election is very
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all friends Of the administration The
voters In Massachusetts, New Jersey and
Maryland have Endorsed the progressive
policies of President Wilson's admin
1stratlon, including the tariff and the
currency and bis attitude toward the sit
uatlon In Mexico.
The results In New Jersey and Massa-
chusetts. two Of the strongest manu-
iacturins states in the Union, are par
ueulariy significant. Coming on the heels
OF general revision of the tariff they
Indicate that the manufacturing interests
the effects of the new tariff law
The returns from New Jersey indi-
cate that despite the personal popularity
OF Mr.. Colby. the progressive candidate
Tor governor. thousands of progressives
voted for Mr.. Fielder. the democratic
candidate. In Massachusetts the pro-
gressive candidate for governor polled up
large vote. the republican candidate
apparently running third. This would in
dicate to fair mind that the voters in
those two states, in spite of predictions
OF disaster to the business of the coun-
try. have refused to return to the theory
or high protection.
Another striking indication of the
trend OF public opinion as regards the
tariff is the result in the third Massa-
chusetts congressional district. Last
year Wilder. republican,. carried the dis
ar1ct by upward of 300 plurality. This
time Paige, republican, carried it by only
155 plurality.
We carried three out of four of the
districts where congressional elections
were held and elected a United States
senator: and have every reason to be
Representative Murdoch, progressive
leader. is not in Washington today
Representative Walters. progressive, of
pennsylvania expressed himself as
pleased with the results.
4 feel much encouraged" he said.
The progressive candidates ran well
and the party is not dead, as claimed
by its adversaries As for amalgama-
ton. 1t is up to the republicans to make
the first move"