The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05
WILSON WON WAR
is DEMOCRATS HOPE
Election Faith Is Placed in
Appeal Of President to
Hold Congress.
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT
8reat Reaction Against a
Practical Autocracy' Seen
by Leaders.
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n cptcfdt DesDafch 70. IHh Sun.
iwAsHINuroN, Nov. 4. ~ Democratic
h4pes Of success in to- morrow's Congress
slbnal elections repose on the belief in
tn minds OF the managers Of the Presi-
UNITS political party that sufficient
Number of American voters will ascribe
tbe success in winning the war by Amer
~ and her allies to the Democratic
pbrty and to Its head
Republican hopes OF regaining control
o. one or both branches OF the national
u<Rislature rest on the belief in the
r1lnds of the Republican managers that
there lie sufficient dissatisfaction with the
1fmocratic party's conduct of internal
afairs, its stupendous expenditures OF
rtttional resources without regard for
d)1taining even Ms near balance of value
rbceived as is commensurate with conf
rpbn sense as is possible even IN war
Z time.
The Democrats adhere to the belief
that the nation will yield to the Presi-
tlcnts appeal for unanimity of political
pHsdilection between Congress and the
Executive branch of the Government and
a.9cept II as n necessary assistance to
Nm In working out postwar adjustments
q the relations OF the Government and
TIP President.
See "Prnctical Autocracy."
ifThe Republicans insist that the nation
Ms had enough OF a Government the
tbhdency OF which has day by day been
Inward the creation Of a practical autoc-
rtjcy.
l kThe political value of the announce
rtbnt received at o o'clock Tonight that
~ Grand Conference of the Allies at
VERSAILLES had reached q definite agree
ntknt, which they acclaimed with COM
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ifoAh leaders here can, be ignored as OF
any political value. All day leaders Of
both political parties here had awaited
the Administration outgiving with con-
Germ. bordering on apprehension. The
Democrats were sure the climax of the
war would occur on the night before
election.
The simple announcement that the al
lied conference had reached an agree
nient fsil fiat on apprehensive Washing
ton.
rH= was not a word In the an
!. nouncenent about the fourteen articles
OF peace being those which the Presit
dent had defined ten months ago. There
( was nothing to indicate that the peace
terms which the Versailles conference
had adopted were even numerically
modelled on the Presidents definitions.
The Democratic day Of waiting had
cans, who had felt all along that the
grand coup of the entire campaign OF
coups was to be forthcoming tonight,
the State Departments announcement
brought Joy.
In the course OF the night Tumors
fiSw about the capital with persistence
and In large numbers. II had been re-
ported once or twice that the State De-
partment was preparing to announce the
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ported that the peace terms had been
formulated days since and that they had
been submitted to and accepted by Ger
many and that the war was all over.
Then came the announcement well after
9 o'clock and the tensity of the situation
came abruptly to an end
A. Democratic headquarters here to-
night; all is assurance OF coming victory.
j With no predictions or prophecies for
publication the Democrats insist they
viii win overwhelming victories all
through the Union at the polls to-mor-
row.
Among the Democrats remaining at
the Capitol the confidence 10 by no means
20 marked. Missourians are worried
about the probable success OF Joseph W.
Folk for the Senate,
Kentuckians admit that Stanley will
have q close shave, even II he wins
I0iOfduO StdttSIIlSH dSSetl tiidt iOl
ten years has there been so grave an I'M
A certainty OF Democratic success in the
u Centennial State as just now.
Republican Confidence Grows.
Delaware Il also a Democratic SORT
SPOT The confidence In victory which
perSades the White House is not shared
at the Capitol, and somewhere between
the White House optimism and Capito
apprehension lies the real truth. only K
be divulged by to-morrow's ballots.
The Republicans are grimly con
fident of success In the House ant
hopeful of the Senate, Al headquarter,
It was said tonight that the Houst
would surely turn up Republican Wed
nesday morning. and that nothing wors,
than a tie was admissible in the Senat,
and that with any sort Of luck thu
Sanate would 60 Republican as we'll
The Republicans absolutely refuse 4
alter q single prediction made by Chair
man Tess in the tabulation OF Hous'
conditions which he issued Saturday
I'VE only hope to cut down the doubtful
column" Chairman Fess said. wv
don't expect to change the Republican
Il certainties at all"