The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-11-06
DEMOC OCRATS EXPECT
TO WIN HOUSE
BY Hugh w. Roberts.

washing Son, NOV. o.-AS the cam.
palgn goes to press" Cordell Hull.
Chairman Of the Democratic national
COMMITTEES, repeats his former asser.
ton: This is Democratic year. We
VIII win the house and make splendid
gains in the senate"
And John T. Adams, Republican
committee chairman, tells this corre-
spondent: Democrats are whistlinp
t" keep up their courage. We will
gam the senate. Our majority in
'he house will be as large as the nor
''al Republican majority for the
Years prior to the first term of viii.
son."
The conservative idea is that the
democrats will gain materially in the
house without winning it; and that
no material change in relative senate
strength will result from the cleo
tions Tuesday.
Mr.. Hull says that in the beginning
Tie tide was strong in its flow to-
ward Democracy; that then there was
halt, and that now the tide is again
strong in its flow towards Democracy
Mr.. Adams says that in the bepin-
nlng there was a deflation from the
Republican column, that it was con-
hned to the West, and that it was in
dependent and not pro- Democratic.
that once he feared the situation. but
that now there is no split in Republi-
can ranks. He admits, however. that
Ell one time the Democrats had a bet.
ter chance than at present.
Asked when the Democrats had a
better chance, MIR. Adams indicated q
time just prior to the issuance of the
injunction against those strikinp
against railroads.
II is the opinion of conservative mol
lticians here, of both parties. that
the issuance of the injunction solidi-
ned the Republican ranks and caused
capitalists to contribute to the Re.
publican campaign fund in hands ONE
manner,
At the same time labor leaders be-
gan active work for Democrats. But
labor leaders did not contribute to
Democratic funds, the evidence shows.
AID it is now indicated that labor
leaders are not solid in their efforts
tG aid the Democratic party. While
Samuel Gompers daily proceeds with
iampoons against the Republicans as
a whole, Warren S. Stone, head Of the
railroad brotherhood, is openly fight.
ing for S. D. Fess and against Atlee
Pomayene, Republican and Demo-
cratic candidates for the senate in
Ohio.
The Republicans have had an album
dance of money; the Democrats have
been so poor that they could not even
advertise or extensively use the mails.
Capitalists, it is indicated, while
pleased with the veto Of the bonus
and the passage of the tariff act, did
ret respond with enthusiasm until the
s;torney general enjoined striking la
tor against activity.
There is another factor which mill
tsted against Democracy. In all cases
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standpat Republican senator's, pro-
gressives were nominated. The one
possible exception was in Michigan.
but us that state is overwhelmingly
Republican. the exec ption is excluded.
When Beveridga defeated New in
Indiana, when Frazier defeated Nc
Gambler in North Dakota, when
Brookhart defeated his "standpat"
opponent in Iowa, Senator Pat Har-
iison of Mississippi remarked that
the Democrats would have Jared bet
ter had "Standpatters" in each in
sance been elected He argued that
Democrats could have capitalized the
cisgruntled. He declared that "Stand-
patters" even when defeated are not
boilers.
1t is certain that however the cleo
tions go there will be developments
out of which leaders of both parties
can find consolation and reason for
rejoicing.