Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-11-11
POWER SHIFTS
To DEMOCRATS
They viii Be In Full Control
In the Next House
ONE SOCIALIST is ELECTED

Many of Original insurgents Arc
Left-Republican Will Force Leais-
Iation as Much as Possible While
They Have the Opportunity
Washington, Nov. 10.-Control of
the next national house of representa-
tives by the Democrats Is decisive.
Returns show that the Democrats
made a gross gain of SO members.
There was a Republican gain of five
members, leaving a net Democratic
gain of As new seats. If the Demo-
Gratis maintain their normal repre-
sentation in districts yet to be heard
from they will have an ample ma
1ority.
In order to get control of the house
1t was necessary for the Democrats to
elect "a new members. With a net
increase of AZ they appear to have
gained 10 members in excess OF the
number necessary to control. At the
same time, the Republican strength
has been reduced by the election Of a
Socialist in Wisconsin district nor
mally Republican.
The greatest gain in any one state
was in New York, where the present
delegation of twelve Democrats was
increased by 10, making the division
as to New York in the next house %
Democrats, Is Republicans. The
representation from New York in the
Sixty-first congress is 25 Republicans,
IL Democrats. The next largest In
crease was in Illinois, where the
Democrats on the face of the returns
made a gain of 6. In Pennsylvania
the Democratic gains were 5, New
Jersey 5, Ohio 4 North Carolina 2.
West Virginia ., Missouri 2, Mary
land 2, Maine 2. previously elected,
and 2 each in Connecticut, Indiana,
Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts,
Oklahoma and Rhode Island.
A number Of the most prominent
Republicans went down to defeat.
Representative Tawney of Minnesota.
chairman of the house committee on
appropriations, had been already de-
feated for denomination and his young
successor at the primaries, Sidney
Anderson. was elected.
Some of the more conspicuous losses
to the Republican side are Madison
and Morley of Chicago, the last
named holding the seat formerly filled
by United States Senator Lorimer, and
Herbert Parsons of New York, who
was one Of the Republican leaders and
in the famous rules fight in congress
last March was an "insurgent," but
usually was recorded as not voting,
and William s Bennett, who for a
while this year was groomed for the
Republican nomination for governor
Of New York Hamilton Fish of New
York, prominent in the house "insur-
rection," is reported as having been
defeated.
Caleb Powers of Kentucky, a con-
spicuOus figure in the prosecutions
following the shooting of Governor
Goebel. will be one of the interesting
figures of the next congress.
Early returns foreshadowed the de-
feat of William w. Cocks of the Oys-
ter Bay district in congress and known
as President Roosevelts intimate
personal friend.
Many of the original insurgents are
left in the house, including Henry A
Cooper, whom Speaker Cannon de-
posed from the insular affairs commit
tee. and who in the riotous scenes OF
last March excoriated the speaker
from the floor; Irvine L. Lenroot OF
Wisconsin, conspicuous as United
States Senator La FOllettes repre-
sentative in the lower branch of con-
gress. Murdoch and Madison NJ Kan
sas. Gardner of Massachusetts and
Kustermann of Wisconsin.
The Socialist gain expected by some
OF the Wisconsin members resulted in
sending to Congress Victor L. Berger
of Milwaukee, in place of William H
Stafford. a lieutenant of Representa-
tive Mann in the railroad bill fight.
Stafford had not been renominated.
The shift of power from the Repub-
leans to the Democrats in the next
house, following out the strenuous
predictions OF Minority Leader Champ
Clark. who is not only an open candi-
date for the speakership, but has been
often mentioned as a possible Demo
cratic candidate for president. in ali
probability will result in the Republi
cans forcing through as much legisla-
ton as possible at the coming short
session The present congress ex-
pires on March A.
Landslide In Illinois
Chicago. Nov. l0.-The result OF
the election IN Illinois and Chicago
furnished one of the greatest surprises
in the entire country. Although pic
tured as IN the best shape of any state
in the middle west from the Repubi-
can standpoint. nowhere was the
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