Evening star., 1930-10-30

Political prognosticators seem to be
in agreement that there will be Demo-
cratic gains in Congress at the coming
elections in November the only differ
ence in the predictions being as to the
extent of the Republican losses. News
papers of both parties throughout the
country analyze the predictions for the
benefit of their readers.
Democrats always make claims like
this two weeks before election day." says
the Cincinnati Times-Star (Republi-
CAM, which comedies, however, that
there is more substance than usual to
the Democratic claim this year." and
says further, Republican leaders ad-
NIT the likelihood of losing 80 to 35
seats" The Atlanta Journal Demo
cratic), claiming that bad government
finds its counterpart in bad times" "
notes that "the walloping, long due,
comes on apace." The Duluth Herald
independent Republican, thinks 1t
VIRTUALLY certain that the present large
Republican majorit" in the House will
be reduced. and it is possible that 1T
will be overturned. The off-year con-
gressional elections have gone against
the party in power far oftener than they
have gone for it," this paper asserts.
1T seems we'll nigh incredible" ac-
cording to the Roanoke World-News
independent Democratic), that the
present top-heavy Republican majority
should be wiped out altogether, but the
drift toward the Democratic party has
set in definitely, and its momentum is
increasing so rapidly that it is not alto
gether surprising to find Mr. Shouse
advancing with such entire confidence
the claim that the Republicans will lose
the House in the coming election"
with Democratic Chairman Shouse
predicting loss of Republican control in
the House, and Republican Leader Mich
olas Longworth incautiously admitting
that it will be considerably reduced" in
the opinion Of the Rutland Herald IRE
publican), sit seems clear enough that
things are happening in Republican dis
tricts Of Congress that may mean modi-
fled revolution"
eff the revolt against the Hoover ad-
miniStration is anywhere near as gen.
eral and pronounced as it is reported to
be, Shouse's prediction of Democratic
House will be fulfilled" says the Bir-
mingham News (Democratic), which
points out as significant that the Re-
publicans are conceding large gain by
the Democrats" which is in direct con-
trast to what has always been the
policy of the Republicans to claim
Senate, this paper believes that even
there 'the Democratic Republican in
surgent coalition, which has already
proven strong enough to defeat the ad-
ministration at times, will be consider
ably strengthened"
The Lynchburg Advance (Democratic)
notes that even Nicholas Longworth,
Speaker of the House, admitted In
moment of weakness that his party was
facing a serious situation, although later
on he attempted to smooth over the
gloomy picture he painted" and this
paper wonders If the various G. Q. P.
admissions are not evidence that the
result in the November election may be
as much a swing away from the present
administration as was the 1928 swing
of the pendulum in favor of the Repub-
licans."
THE economic and political situa-
tion being what it is, Republicans ex-
pect losses and Democrats expect gains,
but about the last place to get pointers
for laying bets Is at party headquarters,
says the Kansas City Times Cndepend-
ent), which states that "the Republ1-
cans are more discouraged than they
will admit for publication, but the
Democrats are less optimistic than they
profess to be- In similar vein the
Terre Haute Star (independent Republi-
CAM characterizes the threat of a