The Washington times., 1914-11-01
PREDICT
SWEEPING VICTORY
Committees Issue Statement
Claiming 100 MAJORITY in
the House.

Following the usual custom Of making
large prediction claims, the Dehho-
cratic Congressional committee ana the
Democratic national committee have Is
sued a statement in which they pre-
dict sweeping victory Tuesday.
The Republican Congressional COM
mlttee likewise issued statement In
which Chairman Woods prophesied VIC
tory for his party.
The Democratic statement says:
Reports gathered with particular care
from all parts Of the country Indicate
sweeping Democratic victory Tuesday.
The remarkable program of progressive
legislation enacted by Congress under
The leadership Of President Wilson has
made profound impression on the
Country. and the opposition has been
powerless to stem the tide Of approval.
they have been without an issue upon
which to appeal to the people. and
although often challenged to do so,
have been unable to state in what par
uculars they would change the legis-
latfon OF the last eighteen months II re-
turned to power.
In districts where they have at
tempted to make the tariff an issue no
candidate, SO far as we have been able
to learn. has had the temerity TO pledge
himself to the re-enactment of the
fayne-Aldrich tariff. which caused the
split In the Republican party and, led
to the organization of the Progressive
party.
Democratic sentiment is particularly
strong in that section of the country
west of the Mississippi. This Is well
illustrated in the former Republican
State Of Montana. where the vote for
Congressman Evans and Stout in the
rrimaries, exceeded the combined vote
r. n nth ut rntr Il
IDENTIFY expected I'm a Kansas. Nebraska.
Oklahoma. Wisconsin, Minnesota, and
ether Western States
In the East our reports are partfcu-
larly gratifying. In the Second Mass
achusetts district, for instance, Prof.
derful campaign and public sentiment
there strongly points to his election.
In the First New Jersey district and
other districts in the. East, now rep
resented by Republicans. prospects
for Democratic success are excep-
tionally good. Making due allowances
for the fact that quite q number Of
Democrats in the Sixty-third Con-
gress represent strong Republican
districts, which under normal condi-
tions we could not hope to win. 1t is
difficult to see how the Democratic
party will fail to organize the next
House with approximately 100 ma
jority..
Our majority in the Senate will be
Increased by the election Of Senators in
Connecticut, New York Ohio. Kansas
and Illinois; all Of which are repre-
sented now by Republicans. Stevens in
New Hampshire, Johnson in South Da-
kota, Purcell in North Dakota. Moyle in
Utah, Phelan in California. Husting in
Wisconsin. have fine chances Of success
according to the best reports obtainabie.
Palmer in Pennsylvania and Connolly in
Iowa appear to be gaining strength rap
idly and our latest reports from these
two States are very reassuring.
THE most striking feature of all the
reports received Is the tremendous pop
ulartty Of President Wilson. 1t. reaches
into every nook and corner Of the land.
His handling Of the difficult and trying
questions growing out of the egreat world
crisis has appealed to the people with
peculiar force and they will not embar-
rass the present situation by electing a
Congress antagonisdc to him. The gen.
eral situation could not be better and
the friends OF this Administration who
confidently expect a verdict Of approval
for real public service will not be dis
appointed"