Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-11-14
DEMOCRATS HAVE Big
CONGRESS MAJORITY
Next House Will Consist Of 291
Democrats, 122 Republicans
and 16 Progressives
ELIMINATION OF CANNON

Washington.-The practically COM
n,ete returns of the general Con-
gressional elections show that the po-
litical classification Of the next house
of Representatives will be: Demo
Gratis. 297; Republicans, lZz' Fro
gressives, 16.
This gives the Democrats q major
ity of 15s over Republicans and FRO
gressives combined, and a pluraiiv
over the Republicans Of 175. During
the Congress session which ended IN
August the Democrats had maloriS
of sc over the Republicans.
MANY notable changes in the per-
sonnel of the House OF Represents
tiyes will result from Tuesdays Con-
gressional landslide. The most con-
spicuous figure that will disappear
from public life in consequence OF inc
great Democratic victory Is ex-speak-
er Joseph G.. Cannon, famiilariy
known as Uncle Joe" who has Deen
defeated for reelection from the Eign'
teenth District of Illinois Dy = ;.
OHair. Until last evening the result
in Mr.. Cannon's district was In oouo''
but the completed count shows tnat
Mr.. Cannon has lost by a narrow ma
jority.
This is Mr.. Cannon's second defeat
for Congress. He was out OF tne
House of Representatives for one
term. having been defeated for elec-
ton in 1890. He was even then vet
eran member of the House. Since
1892 Uncle Joe" has been sent PACK
regularly to Washington. and LOT
many years was the dominating ngure
in the lower branch OF Congress.
James R. Mann, the Republican moor
leader in the House. has been re-elcct-
ed from the Chicago district which no
has represented for many terms. But
other Republican House leaders from
Illinois shared the fate OF Mr.. Cannon
Representative William B. Mckinley,
Chairman of the Republican Congress
sional Campaign Committee and Presi-
dent Taft's manager in the pre-conyen-
ton campaign for the Republican Pres
idential nomination, shared the fate OF
many of his Republican associates N
the House. Another Republican House
leader from Illinois who suffered de.
feat is Representative William J. Rod
denberg, one of ex-Speaker Cannon's
lieutenants. Still another prominent
House Republican to be buried under
the Democratic victory Is j. H. David
son of the Sixth Wisconsin District.
He has been conspicuous member OF
the House for many years, but has
shown decided Progressive leanings
for several terms.
The Democrats made clean sweep
OF the Indiana Congressional districts
and retired the veteran Crunpacker,
who had been foremost in the Repub-
lican ranks in the House Represents
tive Edwin Ebenezer Hill of Connecti-
cut suffered defeat also. His State.
like Indiana, is sending a solid Demo
cratic delegation to Congress, which
politically is a remarkable cverturn in
a State that is strongly devoted TO the
protection policy
Representative Serene e. Payne,
who was floor leader OF the Repubii-
cans in the House during Mr.. Can
mons incumbency of the Speakership.
was returned from New Y ork. Jo-
seph w Fordney, another of Mr.. Can.
mons lieutenants and firm friends.
was elected from the Michigan district
that has sent him back TO Congress
time and again. Representative Mich
olas Longworth, son-in-law OF Col.
Roosevelt, did not escape defeat in
the First Ohio District, which Is locat-
ed in the City of Cincinnati Mr.. Long.
worth ran as a regular Repuolican.
and his strength in the district was
weakened by the fact that he was OPP
posed by candidate of his fatherin.
laws new third party.
Another conspicuous member Of the
House who was rejected by the voters
of his district is Representative Cyrus
Sulloway OF New Hampshire. Sullo.
way is a. giant in size and always at
tracted much attention from the gal
leries when the House was in session.
The defeat OF the two Republican can
didates for Congress from his State
was one of the great surprises OF the
the election.