The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-22
STRONG MOVEMENT BACK
TO REPUBLICAN PARTY
Charles ID. Hilles, Chairman OF
National Committee. Predicts
Control of Next House.
PROGRESSIVE VOTE FALLING
Every Section of Country Shows Di-
minishing Strength of New Party.
Fight to BE Wagcd in 1853 Dis
tricts Represented by Democrats.
ny CHARLES ID. HII.LES.
chairman of the Republican Nation

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votes TO control the next House of
! Representatives at Washington. The
| Republicans now figure that they will
have that number and more. Their
| present reckoning gives them over 22O
| members, which would give to them IL
working majority. SO far as il can
be rcckoncd at this distance from cleo
tion, they are confident of having 222
| Republicans in the next House, which
| would leave 2l3 to be divided among
| The democrats ana what other parties
| arc to be represented
such estimate is based, of course
| upon an extensive dwindling OF the
! progressive vote. With that element
| entirely out of the way, the margin
would be much greater. The history
| oil The past year gives abundant reason
| why this falling off i'll the Progressive
party strength can be reckoned on
| with certainty.
every section of the country has de-
clnred that the Progressive vote is
DIMINISHING with each day of time
! In New York state it has already
fallen off one-haif The votes cast for
Roosevelt in 1912 We're double in num-
! Der those cast for the Progressive
nominee for chief justice of the Court
CT Appeals last fall. The New jersey
congressional election in April showed
almost an absolute disappeurauce OF
the Progressive vote, and in a district
which gave Roosevelt nearly 1900
votes in 1912.
SAME STATE or THINGS
SHOWN IN MARILAND VOTE
Maryland shows the same state of
things. The $4,000 votes for Roos.-
welt Tor President. fell TO 1000 for
the Progressive candidate for United
States Senator in 1913 Iowa furnishes
Il test of the Middle West. In "A spe-
cial election held last February in one
OF the congressional districts, the Pro-
| EressiVe vote was less than 1000
The Progressive vote in the district
in 1912 was over 5000
At the recent primaries in Oregon.
hold two weeks ago. the Republican
registration was 10000; Dcmocratic
tl'eoo; Progressive. 1000. Ralph L.
Williams was reelected Il member of
the Republican National Committee
from Oregon by Il plurality of 1900.
Mr. Williams was Il member of the
| subcommittee OF seven which organized
| the national convention of 1872
| In South Dakota. United States
Senator Crawford was defeated for re
nomination in the recent primaries h,
congressman Burke Mr.. Burke's
plurality was over 10000 Senator
Crawford was Progressive in 1872;
| .tr. Burke was Il loyal Republican.
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states in which Mr.. Rooseveit's friends.
iindinG themselves temporarily i'm con
| troll OF The machinery of the Republi-
can party. refused 10 relinquish the
| Republican column on the bollot so
that the Republicans were in effect
disfranchised.
The other State In which the loyal
Republicans were denied the right to
vote Tor the candidates of their party
was California. Governor Johnson
ana and Mr; Roosevelt ran on the Repub,
not rcnouncc the Republican party
until December. 1913, when lie declared
a pr"pressive since I iSeS T.,ifnpp as
has conducted n biennial registration.
the result of which, as reported by the
follows: Republican. Si7,S6l: Demo
cratc' lS6,lQI; Progressive. 7:.oG+: So
cialist. 46.I77; hihition, 2I.5OG de-
rlincd TO state 6i.S75; miscellaneous
1875. Total S45,ll7.
The whole vote cast In California
hat in SalrorniS and so wInld la Ieem
retributirc justice was about 10 have
its inning.
story. whether II is in New York,
Pennsylvania, Oregon or California
Everywhere the trend is the same, and
the movement back to the Republican
party is strong and constant
THREE STATES COUNTED
ON FOR GREAT GAINS
O. IL
upon TO make The greatest numerical
gains in the next House arc New York
i'cnnsyivania and Illinois. New York
Is expected to send an even dozen more
Republicans To the next Congress Tho
districts outside of Greater New York
VII Ire practically solidly Republican,
more and that was the cause of an
immense Progressive vote i'm l9lo If
~. i an amti-Taf! vote on the part or
ING farming sections. because of This
policy of his administration The New
ofk city districts will show Il change
OF several members. There are cigh
serted by Democrats in which the no
,upiieahs have Il "heh ting chance" and
~ we've OF these the contest is en-
rcctcd to be successful
PENNSYLVANIA is looked TO for =,
"nHhgc OF ten members, three at Iaree
t ILL., seven from districts. In this case
9i me Progressive members OF tbc
ilousG, The effect of the new tariff
, mpIn i,HhmhSyiv9nia will be sufficient TO
i .in, the battle straightout contest
between protection and lis onnn.ito
and on such an issue there can he me-
uouDt OF tho result. '
Illinois Will send nine Ronul,;
us hcr contribution 10 the new nc,ms
piicIship that is To take control of thc
,YomSG f. Th ,n.; VII be a hard battle
"EFthLICtN MOVEMENT ''''"
.r,o clam. CONSTANT GROWING
changed from what il was in 1915 J."
ana the Republican movement ne.
- constantly growing so strong thai
ont or II" five districts. at nresnmt
..nuor ncn"cratic or Progressive in |
Httir congressional representations In |
~ Is confidently predicted that ION. |
VII! he carried by the Republicans
c,ino RepublicanS will fight 10 the |
IlhlSh 10 regain control of 163 distr icts |
!, !oM Represented ,i s,d by Democrats They |
~ leNst ninety three of these district.
iherG arc at present 129 Republican |
members of the House of Represcnta
' uiNSs. rms gain of ninety-threc would |
eve IN" Republicans II membership of !
and control Of tho House
~, ADDITION to the prospective RE- !
publican Victories I'm districts now rcn-
l resehtGd 10y Democrats the Rcpubii- |
cams should gain seats in the senate !
~ thrSc states: Oregon Iudinnn !
missouri, COLORADO. Maryland, Nevada
oklahoma and Arizona
Engagement Announced.
DnnNillc. Va, June 2i-Mrs \. G. !
IayIor has announced the engagement |
ana coming marriage OF her daurh |
yer Jcnnic turks. to Edward i. Daniel, !
OF Charlotte CourfhnuSc -,