Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
TLSON FORESEES
REPUBLICAN HOUSE
Mid Campaign Prediction,
aaEsa -
Based on Committee Re-
ports, Is for Safe Majority.

Hkpublican hoor leader Ia the HOUSE
Of Representatives, and campaign d.
rector for the Republican Congressional
Committee at Eastern headquarters,
to-day predicted the return OF sale
Republican majority in the House for
the next Congress.
This forecast was based, said Col
Tilson, upon the completion OF re-
ports of district leaders who for the
past 10 days have been comforting at
the Hotel Roosevelt headquarters, with
view to tightening up lines in some
Of the few doubtful States east OF the
Mississippi.
st- Cites Committees Duty.
TIT is the task of our Congressional
Campaign Committee" Col. Tilson de-
clared in the statement issued here to-
day, Ito insure the return OF safe,
working Republican majority in the
House; q majority that supports the
President in his program Of construc-
Tive legislation. At the opening Of the
campaign we presented for the con-
sideration of voters the splendid rec
ord and accomplishments Of President
Hoover in the past Is months. 1t is a
record of which we are justly proud.
Every election pledge of the party, we
showed, had been fully carried out.
ignoring this record, however, the OPP
position party sought TO attack us on
the, ground of the economic depression
though it Is worldwide in extent.
Worse yet, they launched upon a cam
paign of personalities; an attack which
I am glad to say, was at once repudi-
sted by fair-ninded citizens, starting
with the Republican victory IN the
Maine elections. Other States will
follow In line with the Pine Tree State.
&c. Increase Of Results.
.essIn New Hampshire, the two Re-
publicans in Office will be reelected.
In Vermont Gov. John e. Weeks, q
Republican, will fill the vacancy caused
BY the retirement of Ebert s. Brigham,
who will become the head OF an In
surance company; Col. Ernest w. Glib
son, who was renon1inated without OPP
position, will return to Congress in the
second Vermont district. No untoward
changes are looked for in either Massa-
chisetts or Rhode Island and the Re-
pablican Connecticut delegation will
without doubt win out.
No losses are looked for In New
York State where, in 1928, there was
an irreducible minimum In the con-
gresSional delegation. Indeed there are
two districts in Greater New York
where We are confident Of making gains
OYER 1928.
-ssswith Dwight w. Morrow running for
the Senate in New Jersey, we feel con-
1ldent of holding the New Jersey con-
gfsssional delegation in the House in
tact. There are one or two districts
In Pennsylvania where the results may
be close, but Pennsylvania may be
counted on to send about their usual
Republican slate. Delaware voters are
familiar with the fine record made by
their Representative, Robert G. Hous-
ton, and no doubt viii return him for
the next Congress.
Fighting Chance In Maryland.
@<Only two districts In Maryland are
now represented by Republicans, but we
have q fighting chance In four of the
six districts, and feel especially hope
full In the third (Baltimore) district,
where John Philip Hill Is staging
Virginia, q Republican stands a chance
of obtaining seat now occupied by q
Democrat; just as good Q chance as the
Democrats have of obtaining one of the
five seats held by Republicans"
The Congressional Committee. added
the, colonel, was basing its appeal to
voters largely on the record Of the Re-
publican party, not only for the past 10
months OF the Hoover administration,
but also upon the nine years of &C.
complishmen5 dating from March {,
1921.
His summary Of legislation follows:
First. Peace has been established
and maintained with all the nations Of
the world, great strides toward cordial
relations being made by the Washington
conference for the Limitation of Arm
sfients and the more recent Naval Con-
ference at London, which was brought
about largely through the efforts of
President Hoover.
Second. Our loans to our allies have
Been adjusted upon terms which are
Just both to ourselves and our debtors,
assuring so far as possible the repay
Inent Of approximately S11 ,000, 600. 600.
tThtrd. A budget system has been
established and carefully developed,
waich has resulted in much greater EN-
cheney and economy.
Fourth. Taxes have been reduced
tom $500, 100000 annually, as under
the last year of the preceding Demo-
cratic administration, to approximately
$500, 100000 annually, reductions In
rates being regularly made by every
Congress since the Republican party
caEne into control.
-. Reduction Of National Debt.
Fifth. The national debt has been
reduced at the rate Of nearly a billion
dollars q year, being decreased from
$4,000, 600, 900 in 1921, to $4,000, 000,-
600 on June 80 of the present year
Sixth. Immigration has been rigidly
restricted in the interest of American
labor.
se@6eventh. Many laws in the interest
OF agriculture have been enacted culmi-
natng in the establishment of the new
Federal Farm Board with a $500, 000, 900
revolving fund, while the average prices
CT farm products have substantially in
creased in the wholesale market.
asE{dhft
made in the benefits allowed to the vet
Grams Of all wars, and the Government
IS now spending more than $500, 900, 900
annually In this work.
Ninth. The policy Of tariff protec-
ton was restored by the tariff act of
1922 and increased protection has been
granted to labor and agriculture by the
act Of 1880. The unemployment which
prevailed in 1920 and 1921 under the
Democratic free trade tariff law. when
100000 persons were out of work, has
not been approached even in the pres
eS1tr period of worldwide industrial de-
pression, the latest official estimate for
present unemployment being approx
nnately $500, 600 based on census figures
for ssone-fourth of the country. The
census hgures show approximately 3
s per cent unemployment in the cities In
X per cent in the rural sections.
Tenth. There Is now q slight up
ward turn in expenditure, due TO the
E large commitments for public building
s and public works, which have been ex-
4 papded partly for the relief of unem-
q ployment, but these increases are being
accomplished without stopping the tax
reduction program or interfering with
the payment of nearly billion a year
on the National debt"
H0ALLAS TO HAVE COUNCIL