New-York tribune., 1918-10-31
Reports Reaching Capital
Indicate Republican Fac
tions Are Solidihed
Nebraska District
Now Declared Safe
Three Iowa Constituencies,
Claimed by Democrats,
Turn to the G.. O. P.
Cspec,ol Dispatch to The Tr,bwe)


WASHINGTON. Oct 3o.-New York
IS not the only state where the Prcs'-
dents appeal has done more harm to
tho Democratic ticket than good, if re-
ports admitted confdentially by Middle
Western Democrats to-day arc accu-
cate. prominent Nebraska Democrat
said to-day he had wires from his
friends in the state indicating that Dan
Y. Stephens, Democratic member of the
House from the Third District, would
probably be beaten as result Of Re
rublican partisan feeling being so
stirred up.
The third is far from normally
Democratic district" this Nebraskan
said. eve carry it usually when we
have coddlcd the voters there just
right, and smoothed down partisan
feeling as much as possible. All am
hoping for now is that the feeling
shown bv the kilograms | have received
will satisfy itself with voting against
Stephens and not cast a solid Repub-
llcan vote. am hoping the Republicans
there will vote for Morehead. our can
dldate for Senator, against Norris, for
# that district gives Norris a maj ajority
Of any sort at all it will mean his
election.
Wilson Alone to Blame
"Frankly, while I could not be
quoted, for obvious reasons. if Norris
IS elected it will be because the Presi-
dent has gotten the Republican par
tlsans SO thoroughly stirred up"
AS one evidence of how the Presi-
dents appeal had driven the Repub-
leans in Nebraska together. this lead
or then cited the case Of "The Omaha
Bee. owned by Victor Rosewater, an
old-lne Republican. who has always
cordially detested Senator Norris and
opposed him on every opportunity
The Bee started the present cam
him bitterly in the primary Follow
lng the Presidents letter, however,
the Bee has swung into line behind
Norris. and. according to the best in
formation obtainable, there is a solid
Republican front at present for the
whole ticket
Chairman Fess of the Republican
congressional Committee gave out to-
Day a telegram received by Judge
owner, Republican representative
from the Sth District OF Iowa indi-
against the Presidents appeal for a
Democratic Congress. At present the
Republicans have a solid Republican
delegation from the Hawkeve State
Ndvlces have it that the Democrats
'hlnk they have excellent chances of
carrying three districts, the I'd. 9Th
and l1th. Republicans are now conf
dent they will hold their solid delera
ton.
Iowa Republicans Aroused
The telegram to Judge Towner SAYS,
in part;
Republicans of Shenandoah and
southwest Iowa unanimously resent
me lnslnuatlon of President Wilson
that Democratic Congress is neces-
sarv TO winning the war
We stand aghast at Wilson's ap-
peal for the power of a Caesar. We
believe that Republicans in CONGRESS-
who have led in legislation for ma
tlonal preparedness, and for vigorous
prosecution of the war, can more
safely be trusted by 100 per cent
Germany than Democrats of the
kitchin-DentC Clark type who have
obstructed that legislation.
I'VE indorse Senator Lodges two
word platform of unconditional sur
render and oppose peace by negotia-
tlon. We deDlore the partisanship of
the President, who seeks to condemn.
TO defeat loyal Republican Congress-
men who have led in puttinp
through great war measures. and who
gives blanket Endorsement to Dem
ocratlc congressman who have op-
posed those measures, and who now
mold positions of power as chair,nen
Of the principal committees in Con-
gress."
The essential weakness on the Demo.
cratic side IN such debates is declared
10 be not that they are not the equals
of the Republicans in keenness. hut
chat many of their biggest men have
no heart in the fight, after the Prcsi-
dents language.
Hitchcock a Critic
For instance, it is pointed out that
senator Hitchcock, who bore the brunt
could himself be read out of the Al
mlnlstration camp. Few Republicans
have been so efficient as he. it is re-
called. IN criticisms of the shortcom-
lngs OF the Administration. He loyallv
backed Chairman Chamberlain. Of tho
Military Committee. in the arraigment
of the War Department last wear 60
pltterly resented by the President. Mr..
chamberlain, another of the big men
''' eHS bSiltoCldlIC SIUe, is naturally
not eager to engage in the debates.
Senator Bankhead, who with Senator
Hitchcock. joined in the attack on the
original ship purchase bill, which de-
fcated It's first passage, is not enthusi-
astic.
SO it is probable that the Democrats
"lll resort to parliamentary strategy
tomorrow to head off political dis
cussion. If any opportunity opens up
Republican Senators want to inquire
about Colonel House, whom dispatch
rom Paris tonight speaks of planning
20 present credentials to President
Poincare as special representative Of
the United States to Europe"
lnasmuch as the Senate has the RIGHT
% confirm even members of the Pres
dents official family, and all other Of
ncials from ambassadors down to post
master, and it has never been given an
opportunity to approve the selection of
Colonel House as Paramount Ambas-
sador, as it was put by one Republi-
can tonight. there is some desire to
question Democratic Senators about
this. Democratic Senators, on the
other hand, are not particularly eager
for this discussion.