The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-03

Especial to The Times Dispatch
WASHINGTON, November 2-On the
eve OF the elections the claims of the
three principal parties concerning Con-
gress are as follows:
Democrats-An assured gain of five
IN the Senate, with the probability
that 1t Will be Increased to thirteen
enty-f1ve to 100 In the House of sRep
resentatlves. The present majority lis
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Repubi biicans-ss=9hfatSl NJ atSlteunhce or press
entT strength In thSf Senate With the
possibility of slight gain. and the
capture of forty-nine to serenty-fiye
seats in the House ut precent held by
Democrats.
+ Progressives-Gain of five Senators
and the maintenance of sixty, present
strength, I'm the House with tile pos
sibility of slight gain.
The Democrats expect to gain Sena
tors In Illinois, Kansas, New York.
Connecticut and Ohio. They hope to
elect In New Hampshire. South Dakota.
North Dakota, Utah, California and
Wisconsin. and they have encourage
ing reports from Pennsylvania and
Iowa. All these places are now held
by Republicans.
EXPECT TO GET RACK
MANY PROGRESSivES
( In arriving at forecast, the Re-
publcians base their estimate on the
trend OF the people in the elections
which have occurred since 1912. They
count on getting back large part OF
the Progressive vote.
The Bull Moose reduction in the
first election held after 1912, In Maine.
was 81 per cent, and in no election
since has it been as high. say the Re-
publlcans. a 81 per cent reduction.
repeated I'm the coming election, would
restore to the Republicans forty-rine
districts.
The Progressives expect to gain Sem
ators in Illinois. PENNSYLVANIA, Kan
lsas California and Washington. The
candidates in these States. respective
ly. are: Raymond Robins. Clifford Pin
chot, Victor Murdoch. Francis j. Heuey
and Ole Hansen. all with the exception
of the latter who s'not we'll known,
being strong men. AS for the House
of Representatives, they hope to re-
tain the members they have now, and
think they Will make gain of several
In Kansas.
The election tomorrow Is Of par
ticular interest for reason that 1t will
be the first time in eighteen years that
the voters of the country have had
the opportunity of showing whether
they approve or repudiate Democratic
policies.
Furthermore. for the first tiimc in
history, they will directly select one
third of the membership of the United
States Senate.
MANY STATES WILL
ELECT SENATOR'S
The states which will elect United
States Senator's are IL entucky. where Il
selection is to he made for the uneX-
pircd term of the late Senator Bradley:
A 1,.r, ttyt, ,ara N ~ 1.,to
Senator Johnston will be Allied: Geor-
gia. where Thomas w. Hardwick will
be elected to succeed the late Senator
A. O. Bacon. and the following where
Senator's for the full term OF six years
will be named: Oregon. Arkansas. Ala
sbanla, Florida. Oklahoma. Nevada,
North Carolina. Indiana, South Caro-
line. Georgia. Maryland. Arizona. Mis-
souri,, Colorado. Louisiana, the incmni-
bcrts now being Democrats: Idaho,
Connecticut, Kansas. Ohio South Da-5
kota, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshirc.
North Dnkota, Washington, Pennsyl-
lyania, California. New York. Illinois.
Utah and Wisconsin, where Republicans
now hold the seats
Several prominent national figures
will leave the Senate voluntarily.
These are Senator Root, OF New York:
Senator Stephenson. of Wisconsin,, ono
of the wealthiest men In America; SEN
ator furton,. OF ONO, and senator Per-
kins, offCalifornia,{ ono ofSthe Oldest
men in the Senate. Senator's Crawford.
OF North Dakota, and Bristow. Of Kan
sag. were defeated for denomination at
the primaries ssis
SENATE WILL. GAIN
LEADER UNDERWOOD
The Senate Will gain Oscar W..
Underwood, majority leader OF ,fthe
House, whom the people OF Alabama
have seen 1T to honor bS,selecting him
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