Evening star., 1921-11-09
ELECTION RESULTS
HELD SIGNIFICANT
Democrats 0verjoyed at
Storming of Republican
StronghoIds.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

tCopyright. 1921. by The Evening siart
Thoughts Of the armament confer
ence were momentarilv interrupted i'll
the National Capital to canvass the
meaning of the various elections.
Most of the contests were local. but
the general trend of democratic sue
cess has not only pleased the minor
ity hereabouts. but given the majority
party cause for slight uneasiness
about the congressional campaign
which will develop within the next
few months
1t is always difficult to analyZe cleo
tion results in isolated sections. The
republican leaders professed to see
little significance in what occurred
Tuesday. The democrats were over
joyed. pointing out that the republic
can claim of great gains in Virginia
had failed to materialize and that t
democratic mayors had been elected
FOR the first time in many years in
both Syracuse and Albany hitherto
stanch republican stroAgholds. The
fact that New York city reelected its
democratic mayor by an overwh helm
=
here to point out that the tide which
swept New York city for Harding had
started in an opposite direction.
New Jersey Election Significant.
Nationally speaking, the gains made
by the "wets" on the prohibition issue
did not pass unnot;ced here, where
Congress is getting ready to act upon
be
democrats who have apparently been
swept into power in the legislature
after a most humiliating defeat last
year has an Importance, however, be-
yond the wet question, for a United
States senator is to be elected there
next November. President Harding
has sensed the perils of the New
Jersey political situation and has
right along tried to do all he could
to help Mr.. Freylinghuysen's prestige
there.
The fact that close contests between
the republican and democratic parties
are indicated in two such populous
states as New York and New Jersey
is impressing observers here. 1t
means that Congress within the next
few months will be more closely
watched than heretofore and that the
action taken on the tax and tariff
questions Will nave much to do with
the political complexion of the next
Congress. The democratic gains in
the New York legislature may make
, things difficult for Senator Calder
republican, next year.
Recalls Wilson's Loss Of Power.
From an international viewpoint, q
change in the political character of
Congress next year would be Of tran
scendent Importance, for it was in the
middle of Mr.. Wilson's second term
that he lost control of the Senate.
! The consensus Of opinion today
seems to be that the elections this
week will have a decided effect upon
! republican plans. Heretofore, with
| such a large majority, there has been
little worry about the political future
| The disposition has been to assume
4, that many republican seats could still
he lost and control retained. Until
! the elections of this week such an as
umption was generally accepted by
democrats as quite likely. They did
not dream of overturning the repub.
| lican hold on Congress. but the re-
suits in the elections have spurred
them on and brought out confident
predictions that the complexion OF
Congress will change next year.
Copyright, 1921 ~.