The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-28
Newspaper Which Has Accurately
Forecast Many Elections Agrees
Nation Trend Is Toward Re.
publican Party
RESULT IN THE SENATE
REMAINS DOUBTFUL
Herald Claims a Majority of Ger.
tain Democrats, but Admits
That Six Doubtful Votes May
Change Result.

N,W York oct 81, Tho t"W York
Herald in it, customary prediction
forecast issued today indicates that
the democrats viii lose IN" house OF
representatives los narrow margin,
and claims ,;lat the senate VIII remain
democratic. II b. admitted that there
Wiil bee republican gains Boo the senate.
aud the trend of the forecast b. tu the
effect that while thr house b. certain
10 hc republican the senate remains
In doubt. Tho Herald claims FOR the
senate Is certain democrats, ~ Crr-
tain republicans. and six doubtful lts
forecast of the house Indicates lS5
certain democrats 2tN republicans.
ana ~ doubtful
The present senate stands . dem
ocrtts ana a. republicans The present
house stands 2lt democrats. 205 re-
puhlcaus. independents, ana Z va
NduCic-.
This canvass" the Herald state
mcnt says, was made before Presi-
dent Wilson issued hm dramatic ap-
peal to the voters of the nation 20
return a democrats" congress In both
branches The effect of his appeal
viii Doe noted IN the N'w York Her
ads final forecast tables 90 he print
cd later.
"a majority OF tho house Is 2lN. O.,
Will thus he seen that Nle repuhlI-
cans if the Herald h,s been correctly
informed. are sure OF control 0f the
house unless some unforeseen change
takes place. IL b. going 10 bee close IN
any event
"As for the senate. there D. po-si-
bili'y of republican success .u enough
states Ia gain control. bur the ii"r-
adds reports indicate thai tho rrpuhll-
cln gains Will not go Tar enough Tor
that
Tho forthcoming election is to be
unique IN The history ut the country.
Both parties have abandoned discus
s,uns of purely party issues. and the
war along furnishes each side with iis
Issues except whore ben some cases pro-
hihitlun ana woman suffrage have
become factors The domination Of
the war over political campaigns has
oblitcratod an factiunal lines in both
parties Tho few members pf the
house who have called themselves pro-
grcssiNos independents. non partisaue.
etc. are uli now running ON rithcr the
democratic or republican ticket, so
that the house will lo divided between
democrats and republicans. ana posi-
bly, socialist members
'"New Iurk with o. members penn
syNluiu with SO. Onto with %. are
the only states with large representa-
titls where IA" political outcome
irems tu hc much an doubt Ia OHIO
and PENNSYLVANIA the liquor question
has confused the campaign. II is iu
the smaller western statcs wiTHre the
majority of the ch.Ygrs are likely tu
take place. In NcW YORK the indt,- r
tions are for 2G republicans and ~
democrats in tn house with four
scnts iu the doubtful column Districts
considered doubtful are the Fifth,
Tenth. Twelfth and Twenty first, an
in New York city. The democrats
have lost one district already the
Third ana Brooklyn, whore John
Maccrdtc republican. obtained the
democratic nomination Mr. Mac
crate. therefore Hhuuld defeat Joseph
\ Whitrhuru. socialist iu that dH-
trirt The Fltth district now repre-
scutrd by democrats lH in doubt with
q. 4 Greene. the republican, and john
g. Johnson democratic candidate.
Representative n n. Haskell. rrpub
ucin stands slightly the better chnuco
tor recollection lu the Tenth. his fghi
being with a. A. Shipiacoff, socialist
Iu the Twelfth district now represent
ed hy Meyer London, socialist Henry
NJ G1dfogle. democrat. has been nom
mated bs both democrats and rcpuo
li,an- II looks as II there would be
a big reduction iu the socialist vote,
aud Nh Godfoglo has "a good chance,
although the odds are iu favor ui Lon
don on present indications.
ln Pennsylvania outside issues from
the campaign Tor governor anc state
officers are sure 90 have an udiicci
effect upon the congressional elct
ton. The p'uhibliiun issue has divid
td the democrats. and this has caused
some democratic leaders, including
Vance McNormirk, formerly chairman
uf the democratic national committee.
aud a Mitchell Palmer, now alien
property custodian. 90 repudnte Judge
t BouniWcli. -pr0hibition1st who
defeated Tor the nomination Tor CON
rryss Joseph Guffei The prohibition
numiuer Dn the other hand, thc re'
publican nominee Tor governor stat,
Senator william - prued, has prom
iHed to sign any prohibition measure
sent Go him. Republicans are claim