The Washington herald., 1922-11-06
Admit Majority May Not
Exceed Al, Returned
In 1918 Election.
DEMOCRATIC YEAR,
MR.. HULL PREDICTS
National Chairman De.
clares People Demand
Change.

The campaign is all over except
the voting. AMI both sides claim
victory. although the Republican
claims embody a concession.
Republican National Committee
Chairman John T. Adams claims
Substantial gains in the Senate,
but his prediction of a Republican
majority in the House is tempered
by the expectation that the G. o. p.
majority may not exceed that Of
1918. "a normal Republican year"
which returned a majority of Al
The present majority is 167.
Chairman Hull CONFIDENT.
Cordell Hull. chairman OF Demo-
cratic National Crmmitte. on the
other hand. amor need yesterday he
expects a greater and more w:.c-
spread Democratic victory on
Tuesday than at first predicted. The
trend of public sentiment. origin
ally away from the Republican
party. is now steadily toward the
Democratic party. as shown by re-
ports from every section of the
country received at Democratic ma
tional headquarters in the closing
weeks of the campaign"
Republicans contend that both
branches of the next Congress will
be controlled by Republicans and
that the next two years will witness
the vigorous prosecution of the pro-
gram of reconstruction and public
economy.
Democratic Year, Is Claim.
Democrats contend that 1.-THE peo-
pie know that a vote to re-elect a
Republican Congress is a vote to
s--fsilure.' and that this
is Democratic year" Neverthe-
less. reports indicate that many sec
tions Of the country are more OF
less apathetic toward the elections
This ap*thy has caused leaders
Of both pa: ties much worry during
the last few weeks OF the cam
paign. although the Democrats have
insisted that this apathy lis due
to the fact that the voters have
made up their minds definitely and
finally to rebuke the Republican
party"
Secs Demand for Change.
Chairman Hulrs forecast was
made yesterday after final tabula-
tions had reached Democratic ma
tional headquarters.
Two years ago the people wanted
change from the aftermath OF
war, Hui declared in part. THE
signs then were unmistakable, and
they are equally unmistakabIe now
that the people want another change
"a change from reactionary Repub.
lican failure and incompetence back
TO Democratic prosperity which they
enjoyed for eight years under 9
Democratic administration. The,
realize that the first step back tC
prosperity is the election of a Dem.
ocratic Congress to prevent further
legislation like the profiteers' tariff,
bill. the tax-shifting and tax-jug.
Cling revenue act. the extravagani
appropriations and expenditures and
special favoritism to special inter.
ests."
Dry-Law Fight i'm -Four States.
A sidelight in Tuesdays elections
concerning four States may assume
national proportions by 1924. Thi.
Is the light wines and beer issue tc
be determined at the polls by a ref.
erendum vote.
Ohio. Massachusetts,. California ant
Illinois will vote on a referendum
concerning modification of the Vol.
stead law. to permit light wines ant
beers in the cases of Ohio and I'LL.
nois and concerning State enforce.
ment of prohibition in Californi;
and Massachusetts.
The main fight of the A nti-Saloor
League has been in Ohio. The dry.
| lost their first fight when the Stat,
Supreme Court decreed that. regard.
less of the constitutionality of tn,
referendum. It must go on the ballot
The referendum vote in Illinois 4.
characterized as a mere straw vote
and the league has made no fight In
that State.
In California and Massachusetts
the respective legislatures have en-
acted a code to enforce the Eight
eenth amendment by State official,
as well as Federal agents. In thes,
two States the Anti-Sallon Ieagu,
has made energetic efforts to sustain
the legislatures whose action ha
been submitted for popular endorse
ment in the form of a referendum.