The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-11-19
DEMOCRATS ELECTED
BY MINORITY VOTES
INTERESTING ANALYSIS OF RE-
SUITS IN COMPRESSION
AL DISTRICTS.

Compilation of returns from the con-
gressional election on November 3
show that once more the democrats
control congress by minority vote of
the electorate, says a Washington cor
respondent. That is to say but for
the division of the opposition in many
districts the next house would be re-
publican. Yet in the face of this self
evident fact the administration has
sought to make the claim that 1t is
now in control of both branches of
congress as the result of straightout
fight between the two parties.
"The administration viewpoint Is
that the practical elimination of the
progressive party made the recent fight
clean-cu one between democrats
and republicans, and that the demo-
Gratis ought to feel delighted that the
country has kept them in power in
congress under all the circumstances,
says a official statement emanat.
ing from the White House. "The
claim can no longer be made" con-
tinues this statement, that democrats
have been returned to legislative pow
err by minority of the voters of the
country"
What Analysis Shows.
The fact is that if the fight this year
had been a straight one between the
two parties, the next house would be
republican by larger majority than II
will be democratic, as a result of aic
given the democrats by third party
voters in at least 26 congressional dis
tricts. In other words, no less than q
districts that have elected democrats
elected them by minority vote-hy
less vote than the combined vote cas-
for the republican and progressive can
didates.
California, normally republican
state with normally solid republican
delegation, has sent three democrat
to the next house and in each instance
the opposition vote was greater thai
the vote which elected the democrat
lone Of the Colorado democrats wa
lelected bv minority of the voters Il
Ibis district. three Illinois democrat
lare minority men, elected because 0
the split in the opposition, and all 81
democrats who will come to congress
from Kansas owe their seats to tn
fact that large third party votes Wer
polled in their districts, Under norm'
conditions Kansas would have electe
solid republican delegation. In In
manner three democrats elected
Maryland have the progressiVes
thank for their jobs.
Also in Michigan.
Michigan, a good staunch republ
can state in normal times, sends bat
to congress two democrats, both FRO
republican districts, and both electt
solely by reason Of the divided oppos
ton. One Nebraska, one Ohio, OF
Rhode Island. one South Dakota Of
Utah, one Washington and one WI
Iconsin democrat and two democra
from West Virginia also owe the
elections to the fact that the progress
I've candidates cut into the republics
vote in their respective districts al
made It possible for minority cane
dates to be elected.
Yet, in the face of this showing |
administration is striving to make
appear that the democrats, regardle
Of aid from the progressives, elect
the next house of representatives
what was virtually two-party hg
= The claim is a false one, and rails
:. the ground in the face of the actl
u figures The next house Is democra
r. solely because Of the size of the pr
l. gressive vote in 26 congressional d
L tr,cts. enumerated above.