The sun., 1918-10-20
GLYNN SEES GAINS
IN CONGRESS SEATS
G. O. P. Chairman Points to
Democratic Vote Shrinkage
as Indication Of Victory.
WHITMAN A CERTAINTY
Kracke Predicts Governor Will
Garry Kings County by Sur
prising Plurality.

Chairman Giynn Of the Republican
State Committee. speaking Of the oegin-
ming Of the political campaign to-mor-
row, delayed until then because OF the
Liberty Loan drive, last night said he
aid not care to indulge In any prema-
ture prophecies as TO the exact size OF
Gov. whitman's plurality. There was
no question OF the outcome. he said: the
Governor and the entire State ticket
would be elected. OF that there was
not the slightest question.
Furthermore. Chairman Glynn de-
clared, the Republicans would retain
their present Congress seats In this
State and make gains in a few districts.
There would be no meetings. the
chairman said, in any places where
there was a possibility OF spreading IN
huenza. Meetings would be arranged
only where there was no danger OF Inn
perilling the health and lives of the
people. He continued:
Democratic Vote shrinles.
The Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor in 1910 received 6s9,700 votes.
There followed four years of Demo-
cratic administration, and then the
Democratic candidate for Governor in
1914. running on two tickets, received
537,505 votes. a shrinkage of 152.195.
This change in the vote was a stamp Of
disapproval Of the Democratic admins
trations. a protest against State govern
ment controlled by Tammany Hall. With
the record Of Gov. whitman's admin
lstration before them the 1915 voters
will not reverse themselves in 1918.
Gov. Whitmans vote in 1914 was
6s6.701, and in 1916 he was the choice
of $4,000 voters"
At State headquarters yesterday r. J.
II. Kracke, Public Service Commissioner
and chairman OF the Whitman commit
tee in Kings county. predicted that h!s
county would show a plurality for The
Governor on election day.
TT will be recalled" he said. that
before the primaries even Republicans
predicted that whitman would be showed
under in Kings. He carried the county
by approximately 1900 votes. He will
give everybody who thinks he Is weak in
Kings county another surprise on cleo
ton day by carrying II.
Il base my prediction very largely on
the registration figures. which show, as
have said before, that the womens
registration in Republican districts Is
much larger than in Democratic dis
tricts."
Commissioner Kracke predicted that
Representatives Oscar w. Swift in the
Ninth district and Frederick w. Rowe In
the Sixth district would be reelected by
the Republicans, and that John Mac
Crate had an excellent chance In the
Third.
Outlook Good for G. o. p. Judges.
Judge Norman 8. Dixie and Justice
Leander B. Faber, the Republican nomi-
necs for the Supreme Court, would win
easily over their Democratic opponents,
Borough President Connolly and Judge
Robert H. Roy, Commissioner Kracke
said.
Praising the Whitman White Book,
Miss Helen Varick Boswell. in a letter
yesterday to Joseph H. Sears. chairman
of the committee which published It,
said:
Tho report Of the Stewardship of
Gov. Whitman Is so clear a statement as
to why tho Republican administration
should be continued and every effor,
made to prevent Tammany Hall getting
possession Of the state that / am sure
II women generally will read 1t they
will be convinced by II. Tammany Hail
has always been long on promises and
short on performance.