The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-02
BUTLER CLAIMS { OVER 350 VOTES
 FOR COOLIDGE
Congressional Committee Thinks G. o. P. Will
 Win 284 House Seats.
(By Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-Statements pre- dieting success in Tuesdays national election were issued from republican na- .tional headuarters today.
 Chairman William M. Butler of the national committee said:
 "I have been asked for statement of 500 words giving my opinion as to the outcome of the election. l do not need that many words. It is my be- lief that Calvin Coolidge and Charles c. Dawes will be elected on Tuesday, and that they will have more than 350 votes out of 531 in the electoral col slege. The issues are clear cut and l believe the country understands them thoroughly"
 Representative Will R. Wood, chair man of the republican congressional committee, signed this statement:
 Elect PAS in House 'We will elect not less than PAS re- publican members of the next house of representatives we may elect 665. In a total membership of 435 this will give us a margin of 30 to Al over a bare majority. Making due allow .ances for those who, though elected as republicans, cannot be counted on as true adherents to the republican faith, we will have as a minimum 3l votes more than can be mustered by the com bined opposition, and if our most san guine hopes are realized we will lead the combined minority by 65.
 'These estimates are based upon re- turns which may have been received from every congressional district in the country. The returns show, for in- stance, that in every state, save one, which now has republican representa- ttives in the house, we will retain our present strength and we will make cer- tain in gains in at least 14 states, and possibly in as many as 22.
 Based on our latest information we will hold our own in California, Con Snecticut, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, h. diana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, tMaryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri. Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York. North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ore gon, Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Yer mont; Washington, West Virginia, Wis sconsin and Wyoming.
 F Count On Gains
 "In Connecticut we will gain one
 
 the tide is running strongly our way, we will gain from one to three dele gates in each delegation while in Mis- souri and New Jersey we will make a sure gain of 2, and probably 3. In Ohio we will gain 2 seats and one or two in Nebraska.
 We now have 21 republican con gressmen from New York; in the next house we will have at least 27 and possibly as high as %. In Pennsyl- vania, where he have 30 republican Econgressmen now, we will have at least 34 in the new house and it is not at all unlikely that the republicans will make a clean sweep in that state and elect all 36 congressman. West Vir- ginia, the home of the democratic nom inee for president, now has two repub- ican congressmen-in the new congress we will surely have four and we may have as many as six, in fact, I think the higher figure the more likely of the . two. We also stand to gain one mem- < Der each in Oregon, Washington, Mon- tana and New Hampshire. In Della ware, Nevada and New Mexico, having one congressman each, our prospects . are very fair for electing republicans to succeed democrats now sitting.
 "In addition to the foregoing, we have fair prospect of gaining one seat each in Massachusetts, Michigan, Oklahoma, Rhote Island and Tennes- kee.
 Summing up we are sure to hold 222 of the 225 seats we now have in the house and minimum gain of 26 would give total republican member ship of PAS. If we make the maximum gains, which are based upon conserv- sative estimates, we will elect 265 re- publicans to the next house. Disre- garding those who, while running as republicans, are not at heart in sym pathy with the republican cause, we will have working majority in the lower branch and a house which will uphold the national administration.