The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-11-28
DEMOCRATS Have Big
CONGRESS nAJ0RITY
i9ext House Will Consist of 2e7
Democrats, 122 Republicans
and Is Pr0gressives
E-Eid!IaATl0N OF CANNON
Republican LsaIers Mckinley, Roo.
denhcrg, g,Grurpacker, and Hill
Also Defeated with "Un-
Gle Joe.''

Washing ctOn.-The practically com
piete returns OF the general Con
sress.Oua1 olection3 show that the po-
Nlica! classification Of the next House
Of H1prGseutative will be: Demo
cr2ta, -9.; Republicans, 1872; Pro
2ressivcs, &c.
This Gives the Democrats a major
iJy OF 15J over Republicans and Pro
SrcssiVes combined, and plurality
over the Republicans Of 175. Durin g
the Congress session which ended in
august the Democrats had a majority
O. IS over the Republicans.
Many notable changes in the per-
sOnncI OF the House of Representa-
lives will result from Tuesdays Con
Srr-aiOnal landslide. The most CON
2icuous figure that will disappear
from public life i'll consequence of the
Grcat Democratic victory is ex-Speak-
r Joseph G. Cannon, Familiarity
known as Uncle joe" who has been
defeated for reelection from the Eigll-
teouth District OF Illinois by F. J.
OHair. Until last evening the result
ii Mr.. Cannon's district was in doubt,
but the completed count shows that
Mr.. Cannon has lost By narrow ma
jority.
This is Mr. Cannon's second defeat
for Congress. He was out Of the
House Of Representatives for one
term, having been defeated for cleo
ton in 1890. He was even then vet
eran member Of the House. Since
1892 "Uncle Joe" has been sent back
regularly to Washington, and for
many years was the dominating figure
il the lower branch Of Congress.
James R. Mann, the Republican floor
leader in the House, has been re-elect-
ed from the Chicago district which he
n5s represented Ior many terms. But
other Republican House leaders from
Illinois shared the fate of Mr.. Cannon.
Representative William 3. Mckinley,
Chairman OF the Republican Congress
siCnal Campaign Committee and Presi-
dent Taft's manager in the pre-conven-
ton campaign for the Republican Pres
i5ential nomination, shared the fate Of
many Of his Republican associates in
the House. Another Republican House
leader from Illinois who suffered de-
feat is Representative William J. Rod
3enbGrg, one Of eX-Speaker CannOn's S
Still another prominent
House Republican tc be buried under
the Democratic victory is J. H. David
son Of the Sixth Wisconsin District.
lie has been q conspicuous member OF
the House for many years, but has
for several terms.
The Democrats made clean sweep
af the Indiana Congressional districts
and retired the veteran Crumpacker,
who had been foremost in the" Repub-
Itcan ranks il the House. Representa-
tive Edwin Ebenezer Hill Of Connecti-
cut suffered defeat also. His State,
Ike Indiana, is sending a solid Demo
cratic delegation to Congress, which
politically is q remarkable overturn il
! State that is strongly devoted to the
protection policy.
REPRESENTATIVE Serene y. Payne,
Who was floor leader Of the Republi /
ans in the House during Mr.. Can.
lon's incumbency of the Speakership,
was returned from New York. Jo- I
;eph W. FoTdney, another OF Mr.. Can !.
lon's lieutenants and firm friends,
vas elected from the Michigan district
hat has sent him back to Congress
jme and again. Representative Mich
,las Longworth, son-in-laW OF Col.
Roosevelt. did rot escape defeat in
he First Ohio District, which is locat-
d in the City Of Cincinnati. Mr.. Long .
ycrth ran as a regular Republican,
md his strength in the district was .