The Washington times., 1914-11-04
"COMEBACK" IN 1916,
WILSON MEN AVER
Advisers Confer With President
and Predict a Recoup at
- Next Election.
Continued from First PageD


Later in the day. perhaps, a state
gent will be issued by Nj. Pense
vhich will reflect the conclusions OF the
morning conference. Probably. 70 judge
from expressions dropped by the ad-
visers before going into the conference.
this statement will show that the Presi-
dent takes greatest comfort from the
following syllogism:
First-That there is every reason 10
relieve that business prosperity will re-
turn within the next two years.
Second-During the next two years. de-
spite the casualties suffered yesterday,
the Democrats will continue to hold
both branches OF Congress as well as
the Presidency.
Third-Therefore the Democratic
party, which yesterday suffered from
The effects OF business depression, will
have opportunity to recoup in the period
of business prosperity.
The friends OF the President call at
i"ntion to the fact that the fight Nes-
terSay was practically q stand-up battle
between the Democrats and the Repub-
li-;ans. The negligible showing of the
Prcgressives not only indicated. in the
minds of these leaders, that most of the
IrogressiNes have already returned TO
the fold of the Republican party, but
that in 1916 there will be no Progressive
Iarty.
Believe Roosevelt Eliminated.
Ry the same token, they believe,
Roosevelt has been eliminated as a pos
sisle leader of the Republicans in 1916,
whose personality would add to the
strength OF that organization.
thus the Democratic CONSIDERS of the
president believe, unless something un-
looked for develops. the Republicans be-
tween now and 1916 will gain no more
strength 20 speak of, while the Demo-
oats will have opportunity. with the re-
tufn of business prosperity, a cessation
OF 1urther business legislation, and the
carrying out Of a constructive program
Of legislation, to recoup
Inc leaders call attention to the
Democratic victory in Minnesota and
0regon-they claim also the election OF
flelolng TO the Senate in California
has demonstrated that in the North
west, at least. the tariff did not .igure
10 the disadvantage of the Democrats.
Tor IN these States the competition of
canadian lumber under the free-ltrnper
clause in the tariff had been held I'd by
The Republican spellbinders.
On the other hand from hints let drop
This morning by some of the leaders. It
IS possible that between now and 1916
the tariff TO win over the disgruntled
voters of the Eastern States.
New York is the big sore spot from
The standpoint of the Admins stration
fort TO conceal their belief that Glynn
and Gerard were defeated because of
The strong anti-Murphy feeling in both
parties in the Empire State There is
reason 20 believe that the Presidents
reformation of the New York Democ- |
racy,, arrested by the nomination of |
SIIynn and Gerard, may he continued |
from now on. ~"
Here's the Problem.
But how this may be done is the r.roh- |
lem that rubs. As matter of fact. |
Tammany Hall is the biggest single !
factor in the next Congress. Twenty !:
Democrats We're elected to the House |
from New York. Practically all of them
are from New York city, including |
Brooklyn. All Of them are Tanmany |
men. From present indications the |
total majority of Democrats in the |
House will not exceed twenty-five. |
Thus Tammanv may be said to hold the |
balance Of power.
II is hard for Republicans here to see |
any comfort for the President in the |
fact that all the Democrats reelected |
from New York voted against the Presi- |
6ent on the tolls question and other \
Presidential policies: that none OF them /!
dorsement, and that Chairman Fftz- |
gerald, Of the New York delegation, a |
strong Murphy man. by virtue Of the |
balance of power held by the deiega-
fion. may see At to demand the position |
OF Democratic House leader. made va
can't bv the election of Oscar w Tn |
dcrwood to the Senate. !,
Statement Is Coming.
When the conference at the White |
House broke up ii was announced that |
Il statement would be forthcoming later
in the day.
Mr. Pence declared he had lust talked /
over the telephone with Roger Sullivan,
the Democratic candidate for the Sem
ate from Illinois, and that the latter
claims to have carried the State against
Sherman
1t is an overwhelming victory for
he Democrats all along the line" said
postmaster General Burleson "It is
the first time in the history Of the
"ountry. with one exception. that the
party in power carried the house after
revising the tariff and this one excep-
lion occurred with the Passage Of the
lDingley tariff. when the Republicans
had the advantage Of the general pa
lriotism caused by the Spanish war.
7 hen they only won out by a majority
of twelve members in the House
Our majority in the House" said
Secretary Tumulty. will run from
wenty-nlne TO forty-hve.'