Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
Congress Safely Republican.

congress SSTc'y Hepupltcan.
Washington. D. c., Nov. 4.-Up to
midnight last night, definite reports
have been received from POT congress
sional district out of a total of 391. OF
these, 1l9 showed the election of re-
publicans and SO the election of demo-
Gratis. In the entire list there were
only two changes in political complex
ion, and both were favorable to the re-
publicanS.
Notable Changes.
The democrats lost the Eleventh
Pennsylvania district TO the republican
nominee, Henry w. Palmer. who de-
feated John Bigelow, and who thus be-
comes the successor to Mr.. Lenahan,
the present democratic member.
The republicans also regained the
Third Wisconsin district, which was
lost to Joseph w. Babcock two years
ago. Mr.. Babcock was defeated by
James w. Murphy, and Mr.. Murphy
now appears to have one down before
nee.
Old Timers Back.
There will be many familiar faces in
the next congress-, including Speaker
Cannon and his chief lieutenants,
Messrs. Payne, Dalzell, Tawney, Bur
ton, of Ohio; Mccall, of Massachu-
sets, and B%artholdt, CT Missouri.
There was especially vigorous oppo-
sition to Messrs. Cannon, Tawney and
Dalzell, but they are all victorious.
on the democratic side Champ
Clark n Mr.. DeArmond, of Missouri,
Clayton, Of Alabama: Rainey, of ILL.,
nois; Ollie James, OF Kentucky; Rams
dell, Of Louisiana, and Francis Burton
Harrison and Fitzgerald, of New York,
are all certainly returned. Delaware
will e a new republican, Mr.. Head,
in place of Representative Burton;
Georgia, a new democrat, in the per-
son of Mr., Hughes, in the place of Mr.
Lewis, and James M. Graham,
(~democrat) in place of Mr.. Cald-
well (democrat.) FRANCIS Dodge (re-
publican) from Michigan, III
place of Mr.. Barragh. while Clarence
b.. Miller (republican) will occupy the
seat OF Adam Bede.
Clark to Lead Minority.
For the first time for 16 years the
Eighth Mississippi district will be rep
resented NY another than John SHARP
Williams, for several years past the
democratic leader on the floor Of the
House. He refused to seek a renom-
i~nation on account Of his election to
the Senate 1t is presumed tha ne
will be succeeded in leadership by Mr.
Clark, of Missouri.
Likewise Bourke Cochran gives way
to Michael F. Conroy, who is also q
democrat.
Charles S. Millington, republican
will succeed Taft's running .psate
Sherman, as representatrwllno1 De
Twenty-seventh New York district.
John Wesley Gaines. of Tennessee
will be succeeded by Joseph w. Byrnes
another democrat.
Cannon Elected by 10000.
Danville, Ill, Nov. 4.-Jos. G.. Can.
o has been reelected to congress By
a plurality considerably above the nor
NAL. Returns are still incomplete, but
enough figures have been obtained &c
show that he will probably have a plu.
rality of at least $500. The result has
been something of q surprise even &c
the friends of Mr.. Cannon.
The fight made against him by va.
rious church organizations, the Anti
Saloon league and organized labor
coupled with the fact that the demo.
Gratis aid, for the first time since 1863
a complete organization in this dis
trict, led the republicans to believe Mr.
Cannon's plurality would not be ovel
5000.
In the heaviest union sections, how,
ever, Cannon received as large a vot,
as he ever received before, M In som'
OF them he made decided gains.
The speaker expressed himself as ex
tremeiy gratifled over the vote Of cor
' fidence given him by his constituents.