Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-10-25
REPUBLICANS HOPEFUL OF
VICTORY IN NOVEMBER.

Washington. Oct. 21.-Repuhiican
leaders expect 10 regain control or
the house OF Representatives az the
election to be held Nov. s.
They base their hopes on the favor
able reports coming 20 them from the
west and middle west. Also. upon the
inherent strength Of the republican
party, disclosed In the Maine election.
To regain the house the republicans
would simply need TO maintain their
present strength in that body and
gain five districts to give a majority
over all The democrats made unex-
pected and unusual gains in the last
presidential election west of the Mis-
sisaIppi; especially west Of the Rocky
mountains. These gains were made
under abnormal conditions. There is
reason to believe that the abnormal
conditions have passed and the for
mer relative strength OF the parties
has been restored. The republicans
VIII gain by this d1ustment.
Hope for Ohio Seats.
II the republicans gain the ground
lost In the presidential election and
former republican districts In the sec
tions referred TO return republican
members, the control OF the house
win recur to the republicans. The
principal gain by democrats east of
the Mississippi In the last presiden-
tial election were In Ohio. The re-
publicans. speaking through the
chairman Of their congressional COM
mittee, Representative Foss, expect TO
capture ave OF the Ohio seats now
held by democrats. I'VE may set
more than that number II IL should
turn out to be q very favorable year
for the republicans" said Chairman
Fess.
1 Furthermore. the republicans and.
that question removed from the field
OF conjecture. are making close caicu-
lations on the next senate. and believe
they have . fine prospect Of recaptur-
ing the senate and thereby taking
control OF congress after March =
1918. The present partisan align.
ment in the senate In AZ follows:
I Democrats, Sc. republicans, ~:
democratic majority. 8.
Need Five States.
i A change In Eve states at the sen.
! atoriaf election. two weeks hence
would turn the trick" for the repnb.
Ilcans, provided they hold their pres
ent numerical strength.
Republicans expect TO elect re
publican 10 succeed each Of the fol
lowing sitting dem9cratic senator's
J TIoIlia. New Hampshire: Salisbury
Delaware: Henderson. Nevada: Nm
gent. Idaho; Thompson. Kansas
Lewis. Illinois.
This result would mean change O.
SIX seats and : net gain for the re
publlcans Of q and reverse the dem
0eratic majority In the senate witl
two votes to spare.
II d y Ia any doubt about any 0
! these rosy claims OF the republicans
!. as politician here view the matte
dispassionately. It II ~ 10 Delaware
where Senator Salisbury Ii very pop
ular and the state historically cioee
and Idaho. where Senator Nugeni
1 holding by appointment from the goy
: ern0r or Idaho. democrat. 20 suc
4 ceed the late Senator Brady. repnbfl
: can. who died In Office.
Other Zones Promising.
r In the ether states the republics
. claims would seem 10 DC based upo
: more or less good ground. But In sd
? dltion 10 the states claimed by the r.
y pnbIieans In their estimate IN IA
. next senate there are others that loo
e promising: Kentucky i worthy 0
= attention. The republicans have
very strong candidate and the demo
Gratis : weak one. 0oytrnar STANLEY