The Washington times., 1915-07-28
PARTY LEADERS SEE
SUCCESS NEXT YEAR
Chairmen McCombs and HiIles
Declare Their Respective
Organizations Cannot Lose.
BY LOWELL MELLETT.

NEW YORK. July 2s-william F. Nc
Combs. chairman Of tho Democratic
National Committee. and Charles d.
Hilles. chairman OF the Republican Ma
tional Committee, made their first offi-
clai predictions on the 1915 election
They didn't issue statements. be It
Understood: they suffered themselves to
be asked what they thought OF pros
poets. and they. gave their hopeful
opinion. It wasn't much like the year
ago; In fact. each OF the chairmen was
rather startled by the Sight Of re-
porter. However. recovering.- they
HILLEs-"we have every expectation
with the Democratic Administration.
getting more 30 every day. and 10
ready to return to the Republican party.
Every report get from all parts Of tho
election that's held"
A Foregone Conclusion.
MccoMBs-"UnlesS there IL some de-
cided change In the Situation II will not
be necessary for either party to estab-
lish headquarters next year. The result
Is a foregone conclusion. as things stand
now. The Democratic party 10 enjoy
Ing an unexampled pre-eminence that IL
'impasse." like that Of tho war cam
paign on the German French border.
Both chairmen admitted their conn.
party next year. Hilles expects Roose-
yelt to be regular next year. but doesn't
know. he said. McCombs hasn't any
doubt that Bryan will be regular-but
says he doesn't know ,..,.
Tss nsn .sa w + ns: :d' .r s'is %Ses
country 10 standing behind the Presi-
dent on foreign questions" he stated.
mo fault can be found with tho man
ner In which all our public men have
lined UP in his support"
Wilson Real Issue.
There is no domestic issue-that tho
people listen to-possible for the Repub-
licans to raise" said McCombs. "As for
disregarding foreign questions. a thing
time cannot be disrcgarded. The chief
| foreign question referred to. Of course.
is the manner In which President Will
son has handled the situation brought
mestic issues. perhaps tho tariff Is
meant. Well. II Congressman Ding
ley were called back from the grave
he couldn't write tariff schedule
| protective enough to make a particle
Of difference In American business af-
fairs
Filled away in his office. Chairman
Hilles has stacks Of figures that have
been held since the last Presidential
election. They show. he says, that the
cou,.ry is swinging back to its ancient
Republican majority.
Every normal State will be Repub-
lican next fall. ne said. and he named
New York. West Virginia. Ohio. New
Jersey. Indiana. Nebraska. and Nevada
as ftrav sheep he expects back in the
fold He confessed to considerable sat
isfaction in the figures that have been
filed awav on the city Of St Louis since
the election OF 1912. when the Demo-
cratic majority was 1900. until the cleo
ton Of this summer when the Repub-
cant thing. he said. is the steady gains
through re-e!ections In st. Louis-not
the last majority. Republicans hope to
| carry Missouri in consequence. re as
| serted.
Predicts G. o. P. Year.
, What I don't understand" said the
! optimistic chairman. rs the statement
| reputed to Boies Penrose and made by
some others. that there Is a chance for
| us to capture the Senate next year.
| The fact Is that II it's a Republican
| year. we're BOUND to capture the
Senate. We only have to win In Repub-
| llcan States to win back a majority Of
the Senate And III be Republican
Chairman McCombs said figures
scarcely are worth talking about now,
indicating he had deskful II they
We're needed.
The only possibility Of the Republican
now-is a restoration Of the entente with
Roosevelt and his personal following
And nobody knows what Mr.. Roosevelt,
will do. I'm sure