The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-28
DEMOCRATS SURE
OF SENATE GAINS
Leaders of Party Can See In
crease of Five in Upper
Branch.
MATERIAL LOSS IN HOUSE
Hardest Fight Now Under Way
Is on Palmer in Penn
sylvania.
MATERIAL LOSS in HOUSE
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WASHINGTON. October o1.-with
the national election seven days away.
here are the predictions made to-day
by the Democratic campaign leaders:
l. A gain OF I'VE United States SEN
ators.
seventy y-nve in the House.
The administration is confident OF
gaining Democratic Senator'S in New
York, Illinois, Ohio, Connecticut and
Kansas.
| The leaders conccde that Pennsyl-
vania is close, and that A. Mitchell
| Palmer. Democrat, has hard fight
ahead to vanqutsh Senator Boise PEN
rose. with the backing or the powerful
Republican machine.
Am bassador James W. Gerard. run
ming for Senator in New York. is. ac-
the Democratic chiefiains sure WIN
ner against James W. Wadsworth
CONFIDENTLY EXPECT
TO ELECT THESE: MEN
The Senators whom the Democrats
confidently expect to elect, besides Am
( bassador Gerard. are:
fninois-Roger Sullivan
Oh!o-Timothy Hogan.
(. onnecticut-Governo: Simeon T.
Baldwin
Kansas--George y. Neeiey.
The Democrats consider they have a
good chance OF clectinS their candi-
dates 10 The Senate from New Hamp-
! shire, North Dakota. Wisconsin and
Idaho.
They say they have encouraging re-
ports" from California. Utah PennsyI
vania and South Dakota.
They are quite certain that India Nh
and Nevada Will return Senator Shive-
ly and Senator Newlands.
The senatorial situation in Pcnnsyl-
vania on the eve of the election is
regarded as more significant than in
any other State. Unlike Illinois, where
the administration has left the Demo.
cratic candidate. Roger Sullivan, to
shift for himself. in Pennsylvania the
President has not hesitated TO como
+ ont for Palmer.
The Pcnnsylvania campaign has been
therefore, strictly personal fight with
the President He has sent members
of his Caoine, to help Palmer out.
paign by the hard fight Of Clifford
Pinchot, Progressive candidate for the
Senate. but Pinchot is not calculated
here to make enough of showing to
defeat Penrose.
The fact that Democratic prospects
| in Pennsylyania have been puIi in the
some e,asse with oss. Sof Iit
! fornia and South Dakota. means tha,
Palmer. in the Judgment OF the Demo
cratic leaders has an uphill fight. II
means also that the Democratic fight
in Pennsylvania. already the fiercest
that is being waged anywhere by the
party, is TO be speedcd mp for the last
week Of the campaign In the hope tina;
Palmer can be forced over
WILL REMOVE ALL DOUBT
AS TO RESOLUTIONS FATF,
In the event that Palmer is defea ted
all doubt will be removed as TO the
disposition OF the resolution offered by
Senator Norris for an investigation Of
the campaign expenditures of PeTrosc
in Pennsylvania and Sullivan in Illinois
1t will be jammed through the Senate
in short order, and most complete
Investigation will be conducted. II the
investigation discloses that Fenrose OF
Sullivan spent more than the law al
lows. the guilty one. 1t is predicted
will be expelled
| In Illinois the Democratic candidate
/ Roger Sullivan, is helped by the
strong fight Raymond Robins. the Pro.
gressive. is putting up. and the in
roads he Is making into the republican
vote that ordinarily would be behind
Senator Sherman.
| On the House side. the Democratic
party chiefs consider that the Republi-
! cans will cut the present Democratic
majority from 1+6 to seventy-fve. This
J represents loss Of seventy for
! the Democrats. 1t is regarded as like
| ly that the Progressives will return
bout the same number, eighteen, tina,
! they have in the present Congress.
| While the Democrats figure on a
! comfortable working majority, 1t would
mot he large enough to permit therI
TO he as lenicnt in the matter OF per
hitting members to so home, as dur
ing the present Congress In other
words. they would have to remain
strictly on the job, TO keep their con
| troll intact.