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jority in the House, Mr.. Rankin is of
the opinion that the Farmer-Labcr
member and the progressive Republi-
cans from the West viii not be In
clined to vote with the Republicans in
organizing the House.
They made their campaigns largely
on the question of farm relief through
an export debenture," said Mr.. Rankin.
They know that If they help the Re-
pIblicans organize the House and or
ganize the committees they will be vot-
ing against the very measures upon
which they made their campaigns"
Mr.. Rankin also referred to water
power legislation, especially Muscle
Shoals, and insisted that the Repub-
licans, If they were permitted to or
ganize the House and Senate would be
able to tie up such legislation as well
as the farm relief measure.
II Mr.. Rankin's remarks are cor
rectly interpreted they indicate an in
tention on the part Of the Democrats
to go forward with measure in the
next Congress for the ,debenture, which
has been turned down strongly by the
Hoover administration. Republicans
commenting on this do not see any
evidence of cooperation.
But MIR. Rankin has pointed out q
situation that may In the end make
it difficult for the Republicans to or
ganize the House even though they
have majority of the membership on
paper He has pointed out there is
nothing to prevent the Republican
progressives from voting for one of
their own number for Speaker, which
would make 1t impossible for the Re-
publicans to re-elect Mr.. I,ongworth,
even II the progressives do not 60 all
the way over and vote for Garner, the
Democrat. A similar situation might
arise in the Senate, bringing q dead
lock on organization.
Gains in Middle West.
The greatest Democratic gains were
made In four Middle West States and
one border State. The Democrats took
from the Republicans the following
seats: Indiana, 6; Ohio, 6; Missouri,
s.; Illinois, 5, and Kentucky, 6, O total
of 20 in five States The gains in the
other States were scattering. Penn
sylvania showed a Democratic gain of
3 and no other State more than 2, of
the States not already mentioned.
But in New York and in Massa-
in the House delegations strange as
this may seem in view Of the State
wide election results. in those two
States. In New Jersey the Democrats
picked up ! seat, In Maryland, 2; in
Connecticut, 2, and in West Virginia, i.
These figures are given to show that
the big Democratic gains In the House
were made In the MiddleweSt and not
in the East or In the far West. There
will be plenty to argue that the Demo-
Gratis must concentrate on the Midwest
States in 1892 in their effort to carry
the national election. They may add,
too, that New York and Massachusetts,,
having elected Democratic governors,
votes In the next presidential race.
The drys, because Of the overwhelm-
ing defeats Of Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCor-
mick in her senatorial race In Illinois
and Of Charles H. Tuttle in his guberna-
torial race In New York, are arguing
that the Republicans of Illinois and New
York will never again dare to get wet
In their party platforms or to place wet
candidates in the field But that is
still q matter of speculation. The in
dependent dry candidates put IN the
field In Illinois and New York against
Mrs Mccormick and Mr.. Tuttle did not
obtain enough votes to show q balance
Of power in the elections. It Is clear
that other factors than the wet and dry
issues played havoc with the Republi-
can candidates In these two big States.
Gained Nothing by Dry Stand.
Furthermore, it may be claimed by
the vets that the Republican dry can
didates for Governor and Senator in
Ohio and Massachusetts, Jared little bet
ter than the wet Republican candidates
did in Illinois and New York. In other
words, the Republicans gained nothing
by sticking to the dry cause in Ohio
and in Massachusetts,.