The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-26


suits THUS far OF tho canvass. which arc
given In detail In the accompanying
table:
Dcpocrats sure... 211
Republicans sure. 1902. ........ 1G3
Progressive sure. ............!....
OouDt1ul ................ Gu
Necessary TO control tho House Els
THE present Domocratie membership
OF the House is $50. giving tho party
q majority over all Of 145. Thus II
will be seen that the trend is unmis-
tnkably against the Democrats at this
time if the high water mark OF 1919
is taken as the criterion. Even IL the
Democrats should get every one Of the
sixty doubtful districts--whfch is alto
Gether unlikelS--they would fail to
equal their present membership by
nineteen.
with the doubtful districts equally
divided between the two big parties tho
Democrats would have a majority Of A.
Tho reports show the undoubted
personal popularity of President WILL
son, who Is regarded everywhere. ir-
respective OF party utilization, as n safe
man to have in the White House dur
ing the crisis of the world war.
'"rhey show that Theodore Roosc-
velt's personal popularity has cores
pondingly decreased.
IF tho Democrats retain control OF
the next Congress 1t will be because OF
the popularity OF Mr.. Wilson"
SUN SEES DEM0CRATIC
VICTORY IN BOTH HOUSES
Here are the conclusions OF the New
York Sun:
"A Democratic Congress by a safe
margin in both houses--about forty
three majority in the House and at
least twelve majority In the Senate
These are the results of the House
anu Senate elections Indicated By re-
ports from the Suns correspondents
and from other reliable sources.
THE Democratic plurality of the
present House is 1S7. The Democrats.
therefore, seem to stand to lose about
fiftysix seats.
The Bull Moose strength i'm the pres
ent House Is likely to be reduced from
eighteen to seven.
tho Senate is ten. The SUMS reports
Indicate that this Mil be increased to
twelve. and 1t may go considerably
higher.
THE indications are that the Demo
Gratis will control the next House of
representatives, but by a decidedly re-
duced majority Reports from the
suns correspondents the country over
and other information from reliable
quarters point to the conclusion that
the Democrats will have margin or
about forty-tliree over the Republicans
in the next House.
The Democratic plurality in tho
present House Is l6S. or 1877 IL four
vacancies. caused by the retirement of
Democrats, are included. These returns
indicate IL loss OF fifty-six seats by the
Democrats and n further gain by tho
Republicans Of eleven seats from the
Bull Moosers.
Probable ~ House-Denocrats.
235; Republicans, 1872; Progressives.
4: independents, I. Total, 436. Demo-
cratic majorit:'. over Republicans. 80.
The Democrats arc baslng their plea
for the re-e.* ION of Democratic
House almost E. ely upon the person
ality and record of President Wilson
or the popularity OF that issue there
can DO no doubt. Reports from the
suns correspondents and from other
sources indicate the Presidents per-
sonal popularity. The Democratic cam
patgn managers and the President him
self have sought to make tho issue an
Endorsement of the Wilson ndmfnistrn-
ton through the recollection of Demo-
cratic Congress, and although they APP
parently will be successful, 1t Will be
by much less impressive majority
than marked the advent OF the Demo-
cratic party in 1912.
The reports from the SUMS CORE
spondcnts in States where United States
Senators will be elected Indicate clearly
that the Democrats will retain control
of the upper house OF Congress. These
reports indicate not gain OF at least
one for the Democrats. and there is a
good chance OF the Democratic ma
1ority In the Senate being increased by
from two to five.
THE Senate at present consists OF
ffty-three Democrats, forty-two RE-
publicans and one Progressive. The
Democratic majority is therefore ten.
or the thirty-three seats involved in
tho elections Of November g. the Demo-
Gratis now have seventeen, the Repub-
licRns sixteen. or the thirty-t three
seats at stake, the Democrats are con-
hdent OF carrying at least seventeen
and even the Republican campaign
managers privately concede that they
probably will do this"
AsToR SAILS; SORRY