The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-22
|HOUSEMAJORy.' IS EXPFx x<:J BY DEM, FATS Republicans Issuing Much
 False Propaganda,
 Oldfield Says
 LA TOILETTE MEN TO GO DEMOCRATIC Republican Congressmen Say Coolidge Managers
 Neglect Then,
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.- Representative William A. Oldfield, of Arkansas, acting chairman of the democratic congressional committee, said today that republican leaders were putting out much mis- leading propaganda about the prospects for the next House of Representatives. His re- ports from all the state indi- cate that the La Toilette re- publicans are going to vote for the democratic candidates for the Senate and House, and give them a decided advantage In all of the close districts.
 "We expect to gain one seat in Wyoming" said Mir. Oldfield. "The outlook is fine for one of two in Idaho. We can see gain of two in Colorado, one or two in Iowa, one in North Dakota, one in South Dakota, one in Washington, one in Oregon. three or four in Ohio, three or four in Indiana two in Illinois, three or four in Pennsyl- yannia. two in Massachusetts, one or two in New York, one in Kentucky, one in Minnesota, and one in Mary land.
 ''We will win with Stephen W. Gam brill in the fifth district of Maryland: This is the Sydney E. Hudd district We expect to get the short term as we'll us the two year team there. That will give us Maryland in case the presi- dential election should go to the pres ent congress for decision"
 Expect 2sO Members
 All told, NIT. Oldfield pointed out the democrats hope to have 2S0 members in the house of the sixty-ninth congress-. "Hepubiican national campaign man. agers have said nothing and done noth- ing to elect a congress" Mir. Oldfield mas written to democratic candidates. Not only have they realized the futi- lity of attempting to elect congress- ional majority that will support Presi- dent Collidge, but it is doubtful If they wish the election of great many of the congressional candidates. President Coolidge and Senator Pepper, MesserS. Slemp, Mondell and Butler and other members of the administration board of strategy know that to re-elect repub- lican congressman who favored the amendment of the Esch- -Cummins rail road act, who opposed the president on the Mellon tax plan, the soldiers bonus, the Bursum pension bill and who re- fused to vote for ship subsidy is to vindicate them and condemn Mir. Cool idge.
 '@They further know that to re-elect the present republican congress would mean that for another two years the discord between the president and q congress controlled by members of his own party would be continued and that the presidents incapacity for leader ship would be further demonstrated.
 "They know that if they can save Coolidge they can save the Robber Fordney McCumbers tariff rates be- cause he would veto any measure to reduce these rates to reasonable level they know too they would continue to distribute patronage to the satisfaction of C. Bascom Slemp and other patronage dispensers"
 Complain To Coolidge
 RepuDlcan congressman have com plained to President Coolidge that his managers were negIecting them. Some of them urged him to call upon the people to elect a G. o. P. congress but he failed to make an open fight for such result, feeling that he would be guilty of an inconsistency for many of the candidates for the house refused to slpport his legislative measures.
 1t is the first time that a presi- dential candidate or his managers have failed or refused to appeal for or urge the election of congressional majority of his own faith," declared Mir. Oldfield.
 Many prominent republican members of the house are signed at the presi- dent because of his indifferent attitude toward them and their contests.