The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-07-23
CONTROL OF CONGRESS
PASS TO REPUBLICANS
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE IS
MUCH ENTHUsED OVER
LATE REPORTS.

W
ports received by the republican con-
gressional campaign committee from
all parts of the country have encour-
aged the officials Of that committee in
their belief that democratic control Of
the house of representatives will be
terminated by the election next No.
vember. These advices, coupled with
returns from special and state cleo
tions held during the past six months,
have spurred the committee into
early action, and vigorous and wide
campaign is now being planned with
Il view to capturing the next house
While it is true that the democrats
control the present house by a major
ity of 145 over all. and outnumber the
opposition membership exactly two to
one, a gain of IS votes would enable
the republicans to control the next
house. provided they he'd their ow..,
and have the cooperation on partisan
Legislation of all progresives and pro-
gressive republicans, while repubH-
can gain of "a votes would give the
Republicans absolute control, notWith-
standing the third party representa-
ton.
be most unusual, but such a gain
would not be unprecedented, for once
before, after the democratic party had
control of the government for two
| ba on
even larger democratic majority than
| is found in the present house of rep
lresentatives, and made gain of 120
(members at single election, thereby
gaining control of the lower branch
of congress.
What Has Been Done.
Just 20 years ago, In the SD con-
Igress, the democrats had 22O mem
Is Independents. The saith congress.
elected in November, 1894, was car
red by the republicans as the result
OLA landslide and turned up with
only 104 democrats. while the repub-
licans elected PAS members, and there
were Independents. In that election,
the democrats lost 116 members of the
house and the republicans gained 120
members. The membership of the
house has since increased. but if the
republicans, at the coming November
election, can bring about landslide
equal to that Of 1894 they will control
the next house by good safe work
ing majority.
In the present house are 200 demo-
Gratis, 124 republicans, progressive
republicans, Is progressives and in
dependent. The combined minority
numbers 145, just half the democratic
membership. But If the democrats
next November should lose 116 mem
bers and the republicans gain 800 the
next house would show ia democrats
and 244 republicans, not reckoning on
the 81 seats filled by members not
now regarding themselves as out-and
out republicans.
On Tariff Issue.
The republican victory of 1894 was
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the enactment Of the Wilson German
tariff act. The campaign Of this year
will be fought out not only on the
tariff issue, but on the canal tolls
issue; the Colombian treaty issue,
and the Mexican issue, on all Of which
the democrats find themselves on the
defensive, and moreover, on each of
these issues the democracy Is split.
The advantage on each and every is
sue enumerated lies with the republi-
cans, according to the republican con-
gressional committee: on each of these
issues the democracy must explain
away the surrender Of the democratic
congress to the dictates Of the presl-
dent and on each issue, if the repub-
lican committee is correct, the demo-
Gratis must explain their disregard Of
public sentiment.
Republicans Gaining.
Official figures of recent elections
primaries and registrations in differ
ent parts of the country reveal sweep
ing republican gains and correspond
ing democratic and progressive losses
says the republican congressional
committee, in a statement recently is
sued. "A careful analysis of those
figures shows Enthusiastically the trend
Of political~sentimen from Maine 10
California. The swing back to re-
publican victory is on Willie the TO-
tai vote an primaries and special con
gressional elections held since l'l-
was in most cases less than the vote
in the presidential election yet the re-
publcans showed marked gains. The
special election in New Jersey Is
pointed out as the striking instance
Of republican advance, for there,
where the total vote cast fell away 40
per cent, the republicans made gain
Of 80 per cent over 1912. and in the
Pennsylvania senatorial primary
where the total vote was 40 per cent
less than the total vote in 1912. the
republicans made gain Of 81 per cent
over the presidential year
zone of the most significant Of the
returns" says the committee, sis that
Of the Minnesota election for govern
or in which the republican gain was