The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-08
REPUBLICANS
WILL HAVE A
MAJORITY OF 60

New York. Nov. Slate returns Of the
congressional elections show additional
Democratic gains. and the Republicans
will have majority Of only 60 members
I'm the house of representatives in the
next or Sixtieth congress.
In the congressional elections two years
ago the Republicans swept the country
and secured the unprecedented majority
OF 1l2
Returns received yesterday show that
Republicans have elected 223 aud the
Democrats 1853 Charles y. Pray, anti
trust candidate in Montana. claims to
have defeated both the Republican and
The Republican congressional campaign
managers were not surprised over the
reduction I'm their representation. Their
estimates of the probable Republican ma
Sherman OF the congressional campaign
committee never claimed more than %
majority. The Republican leaders I'm the
house OF representatives regard the pres
ent majority as unwieldy and hard 10
manage. and they have professed TO be
thankful for practical reasons that there
would be a considerable reduction I'm their
numbers. A lead OF ~ or even 10 Is re,
garded as a good working majority, ana
~ is expected that Speaker Cannon VIII
not have any difficulty In carrying out
his policies in the next house.
While the Republicans suffered re-
duction in the number OF their repre-
sentatives in the house. they made gains
I'm the senate. The returns indicate that
the states OF Colorado, Idaho and Mon
tans, each OF which has Democratic
senator whose term will expire next
March, have elected Republican legisla-
lures This means that senators Ihomas
NJ. Patterson, Fred I. Dubois and WI
liam A. Clark will be succeeded by Re-
publicans. Patterson and Clark an
nounced that they would not be candi 70
dates 10 succeed themselves, but DUBOIS
made a hard fight 10 secure Demo
cratic legislature. He sought 10 make the
interference OF the Mormon church IN
politics his main issue, but the lines be-
tween the two parties were really Drawn
over the demand OF the Republcans TOT
the protection I'm the state from the west
ern Federation OF Miners, whose leaders
were responsible for the murder or fors
msr Gov. Steunenberg.
on the other hand, the Democrats con-
tended that the issue was unionism YER
sus non-unionism While the Democrauc
candidate for governor was apparently
elected the election OF Republican con-
sressman and a Republican legislature
will be regarded as victory lot the Id"
and order element.
Simon Guggenheim. the millionaire cop
per mine owner, is said TO stand a good
change Of being chosen senator rom
Colorado. William u. Borah has A good
show TO come TO the senate In place or
Dubois Former Senator Lee Mantle Is
believed by many TO be the Leading can
didate Tor the Montana ScndtolSHlp'
The Republicans OF oregon, where elec-
tons were held in August. have selected
Jonathan Bourne to serve the six years
term beginning March next. and Fred
w. Mulkey. Republican. OF that state,
will i'm December. take the seat OF John
H. Gearin. Democrat. and hold IL until
Bourne succeeds him. Former Gov. Beck
ham has won i'm the Kentucky primaries
and will succeed James y. mcerenryI
whose term I'm the senate will not expire
until March g. 1909 Both are Demo-
Gratis.
The next senate will probably stand !;
Republicans 81, Democrats 20. Repubil-
can gain OF three.
In the elections of representatives In
congress solid Democratic delegations
were returned by Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida Georgia. Louisiana, Mississippi;
North Carolina. South Carolina and
Texas. and solid Republican delegations
from California. Colorado, Connecticut
Delaware. Idaho. Kansas. Michigan. Min
nesota. New Hampshire. North Dakota.
South Dakota. Utah. Washington, West
Virginia and Wyoming.
Maine oregon and Vermont already
had elected solid Republican delegations.