Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-02
VOTERS OF NATION
TORECORD VERDICT
ON ADMINISTRATION
Election of Members of the
House in Nearly Every
State and Senators in 81
Will Show Sentiment.

elect members of the National House OF
Representatives tomorrow; 81 states will
elect United States Senators and many
others will vote on gubernatorial and
State Assembly or legislative candidates.
The issues on the Republican side are
the charge that the Democratic Admins
tration has been extravaEant; that it pro-
duced hard times before the start of the
European war that had the Republicans
been in power no war tax would have
been necessary; that its tariff policy has
been a failure. On the Democratic side
the Hght has been made on the record OF
President Wilson. The Democrats have
demanded that patriotic Americans up
hold the President in the critical times at
hand by returning the Democratic ma jori-
ties in House and Senate.
PARAMOUNT ISSUES.
Prohibition also is an issue in the Mid
die and Far West Some Prohibition
candidates may be elected to Congress.
In Illinois and in Pennsylvania Sullivan
and Penrose stand out as the personal
issues. paramount in their significance.
Roger Sullivan, the Democratic boss of
Illinois, is being fought even by some
Democrats. Good Republicans are de-
serting Penrose, candidate for United
States Senator, TO succeed himself, In this
State, in favor of the Democratic and
Progressive candidates.
Indications are that the Congressional
elections VIII cut down the Progressive
contingent in Congress from IS to I.
other features of the election are the
candidates. of Uncle Joe" Cannon and
In Wal NNala N1I tfruV
war horses, who probably will be re-
turned from Illinois after suffering de-
feats two years ago.
In the 12th Congressional district Of
Missouri L. c. Dyer is running on the
Republican ticket to succeed himself.
Dyer was unseated by the present Con-
gress for election frauds The Republic
can plurality in the last general election
in this district was 732 votes.
DEMOCRATIC GRIP ON SENATE
Analysis of the situation in the States
t. vote on candidates for the Senate indi-
Gates that the Democrats, in all proba-
bility, will retain their majority in the
upper House Senator'S holding over or
already elected for the next Congress
were divided as follows Democrats, 81;
Republicans. 26 and Progresslves, l; a
total of 81.
To retain their majority the Democrats
need only 70 of the candidates to be
elected. 40 members constituting a ma
jority in the Senate. Figures for the last
general election in the respective States
show that Democratic candidates had
puralities in "a of the 81 States in which
Senators are to be elected. In three
States, Arkansas, Florida and South
Carolina, the only candidates In the field
are Democrats.
In addition to these States il is gem
orally conceded that the Democrats will
elect their candidates in nine other States,
which will give them a total representa-
| tion In the next Senate of So one more
than necessary for control. These States
are Alabama, Arizona, Georgia Ken
lucky, Maryland, Missouri. Nevada,
North Carolina and Oklahoma.
Two Senator'S are to be elected in
Georgia owing to the death of Senator
Bacon, one for long and one for short
term. Two Senators also will be elected
| In Kentucky, but one will serve only un-
til March 4. 1915, when he will be succeeded
| by the other, so that the total number
| OF seats TO be filled is 49,
Inroads on the Progressive party are
shown by the fact that in seven of the
! 81 States the Roosevelt men have no
| Senatorial candidates. These States are
! Arkansas, Florida, Nevada, North Caro-
lima, North Dakota South Carolina and
| Wisconsin. The Democrats have candI-
dates in all of the 81 States. and the
Republicans in all but Georgia, Arkansas,
Florida and South Carolina.
+ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
In the House of Representatives at pres
ent the Democrats have 2S5 of the total
membership OF 435; the Republicans have
1922; the Progressives, 2l Independents. /
and there are six vacancies The Demo.
Gratis now have Ct members more than
they need for a majority 2lS being ths
requisite number.
In the last general elections the Demo4H
Gratis showed pluralities in about 800 o n
| the total number of districts In 81 dis
| tricts this year. virtually all in the Dem.
! ocratic South, there is no opposition IN
the party. Unprejudiced observers esti-
mate that the new majority of the Dem.
ocrats in the House cannot be less than
nine, and probably will be between *
and 45
! THIRTY GOVERNORS TO BE CHOSEN.
Thirty States will elect Governors. Tbev
are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas. Csli-
fornia, Colorado, Connecticut GEORGIA
Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts
Michigan, Minnesota. Nebraska, Nevada.
New Hampshire, New York, North Da-
kota, Ohio, Oklahoma. Oregon. Pennsyl-
vania. Rhode Island. South Carolina
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas. YER
mont, Wisconsin and Wyoming
Among the numerous State issues IN he
voted on are the following: Arizona ~
curtal the Governors veto power. 10
abolish the death penalty ana 10 provide
that so per cent OF the employees OF one
employer shall be citizens OF the United
! states California, on a universal eight
hour law, to prohibit prize fights ana a
red-lisht abatement law
Colorado, TO authorize a three-fourtha
jury verdict In civil cases, women 10
serve on iuries and to make newspapers
public utilities, Kansas, recall for every
public officer, elective or appointive.
| Massac chusetts, TO give laborers EMPLOYED
by cities an annual vacation, and to make
Saturday a half holiday fer state work
/ men and mechanics.
Michigan, 10 give students members Of
| the Legislature and commercial travellers
| the right 10 vote away from home Mn
nesota. on recall for elective or appointtve
| public officers. Ohio, on criss-cross eon-
stitutional amendments, one pFovldine
for Statewide prohibition and the othel
| prohibiting Statewide prohibition. Okla
homa 20 abolish the State senate am
to have the Legislative Assembly con