Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01
DEMOCRATS FIGURE OUT
VICTORY At THEPOLLS
Party Committees Predict Majority
of One Hundred in House
of Representatives.

A sweeping victory by the democrats
at the elections Tuesday is predicted in
a statement given out last night at the
headquarters of the democratic con-
gressional committee and the demo-
cratic national committee The predic-
ton is made that the democrats will
have majority of at least 100 in the
next House of Representatives. The
statement follows:
Reports gathered with particular
care from all parts of the country in
Tuesday. The remarkable program of
progressive legislation enacted by Con-
gress under the leadership Of President
Wilson has made a profound impress
has been powerless to stem the tide
of approval.
Opponents Without an Issue.
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
particulars they would change the
legislation of the last eighteen months
if returned to power.
I'm 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 Payne-Aldrich tariff, which cause
ed the split in the republican party and
led to the organization of the progress
sive party.
Democratic sentiment is particular
ly strong in that section OF the coun-
try west of the Mississippi. This Is
well illustrated in the former republic
can state of Montana, where the vote
for Representatives Evans and Stout
in the primaries exceeded the combin-
ed vote of all other parties. Gains are
confidently expected in Kansas. Ne
braska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Mime
sofa and other western states.
Reports in East Gratifying"
"In the east our reports are partic-
ularly gratifying. In the second Massa-
chusetts district. for instance, Proi r.
NJ Lewis has been making wonderful
campaign and public sentiment there
strongly points to his election. In the
first New Jersey district and other dis
tricts in the east, now represented by
republicans, prospects for democratic
success are exceptionally good. Making
due allowance for the fact that quite
third Congress represent strong re.
publican districts. which under normal
conditions could not hope to win, II ID
difficult to see how the democratic
party Will 1all 10 organize the ACAl
House with approximately 100 ma
jority.
Our majority in the Senate will be
increased by the election OF senat rs In
Connecticut. New York. Ohio. Kansas
and Illinois, all Of which are repre-
scented now by republicans. Steve. IN
New Hampshire, johnson in South Da-
kota, Purcell in North Sakota, Moyle in
Utah, Phelan in California. Husting in
Wisconsin, have fine chances of success
according to the best reports obtainable.
Palmer in Pennsylvania and Connolly In
Iowa appear to be gaining strength
rapidly, and our latest reports from
these two states are very reassuring.
Presidents Popularity Noted.
1.-THE most striking feature of all the
reports received is the tremendous popu-
larity of President Wilson. 1t reaches
into every nook and corner CT the land.
His handling of the difficult and trying
questions growing out of the great world
crisis has appealed to the people with
peculiar force. and they will not en-
barrass the present situation by electing
a Congress antagonistic to him. The gen.
eral situation could not be better, and
the friends of this administration who
confidently expect verdict of approval
for real public service will not be disap-
pointed"