The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-09
SOME 0LD-TIMERS
WERE DISPLACED
South Returned the Usual
Solid Democratic Delega-
ton and Gains We're Also
Made By Democrats In New
England and Middle West.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 0-The 6lst
Congress, now in office, stands as fol-
lows: 2l7 Republicans, ia Democrats.
As the result Of yesterdays election, the
cd Congress will stand as follows: l73
Republicans, 2l7 Democrats, ! Socialist.
The Republicans thus will lose A mem-
bers. The South returned the usual
Democratic delegation The Democratic
gains were in New England, in the East
and the middle West states
Representative Tawney Of Minnesota
had been already defeated for renomina-
tion, and his young successor at the
primaries, Sydney Anderson, was elected
yesterday.
Speaker Cannon, Republican floor lead
er Serene Payne Of New York Walter
j. Smith of Iowa and NJ Il. Olmstead
OF Pennsylvania, both of whom would
be candidates for speaker in the event
OF Republican success; John Dalzell of
Pennsylvania, member of both the
ways and means and rules committees,
all Of these being regular Republicans,
close to the speaker, were returned to
the next Congress.
Some of the more conspicuous losers
to the Republican side are Moxley of
Chicago, who held the seat formerly
filled by United States Senator Lorimer,
and Herbert Parsons of New York, and
William S. Bennet, who for a while this
year was groomed for the Republican
nomination for governor of New York
lln, fot. all ,,f
in the House instruction was re-
ported at midnight to have been de-
feated.
Caleb Powers Of kentucky, a conspic
uous figure in the prosecution following
the shooting Of Governor Goebel, win
be one OF the interesting figures of the
next Congress.
Republicans recovered the thirty sec
ond New York district, which was lost
only a year ago to the Democrats. when
James $. Havens caused a sensation by
wrestling it from Republican leader Al
bridge. Yesterday that district elected a
Republican, Henry G. Danforth also
Farr Of the tenth Pennsylvania
district
Early returns foreshadowed the defeat
of William w. Cocks of the Oyster Bay
district in Congress- and known as Pres
ident Roosevelt's intimate personal
friend.
One of the surprises in upstate New
York was the defeat of Charles S. Mil
lington OF the Utica (27th) district in
Congress. a member who did not fake
any conspicuous part in the House, but
who commanded interest because he rep
resented Vice President Shermans home
town. Millington was beaten by Charles
A. TaleOtt.
Many of the original insurgents are
left IN the House, including Henry a..
Cooper, whom Speaker Cannon deposed
from the insular affairs committee, and
who in the riotous scenes OF last March
excoriated the speaker from the floor;
Irvine /. Lenroot of Wisconsin,; conspic-
uous as United States Senator LaFol-
lette's representative in the lower branch
of Congress; Murdoek and Madison Of
Kansas, Garuner of Massachusetts, and
Kustermann of Wisconsin, at whose. in
stigation the ship subsidy investigation
was made last spring and summer.
The Socialist gain expected by some
OF the Wiscosin members resulted in
sending to Congress Victor L. Berger OF
Milwaukee, in place of William II. Stat
ford a lieutenant of Representative
Mann in the railroad bill fight Stafford
had not been renOminated.