Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06
DEMOCRATS AGAIN
CONTROL CONGRESS
MAJORITY LARGER IN SENATE
REDUCED TO 23 IN
HOUSE-SUMMARY
OF RESULTS

The next congress will be Demo
cratic, with larger majority in the
senate and majority of about 2G
in the lower house, according to all
the estimates that are available or
the returns from the general elec-
tion throughout the country last
Tuesday, one marked feature OF
which was the remarkable slump in
the Progressive vote, that party's
candidates running a bad third every
where except in California.
The Democrats gained two senat-
ors, making their probable majority
there IA, with 55 Democrats, 40 Re-
publicans and one Progressive. In
the house the Democrats have elected
226 members, Republicans 1872, Pro-
gressives 10 and Socialists one. Six
districts are still doubtful, but, it is
expected these will be divided equal
~ between the Republicans and Dem
ocrats.
out the country now indicate:
Election of Charles S. Whitman,
Republican, governor of New York,
and James w. Wadsworth, Jr.. Re-
publican, senator.
Vance c. Mccormick, Democrat, is
governor of Pennsylvania, while
Boies Penrose. Republican has been
reelected senator by big majority
over A. Mitchell Palmer, Democrat,
and Clifford Pinchot, Progressive.
l.. Y. Sherman, (Rep), is SEN
ator from Illinois. Former Speaker
Joe Cannon has apparently been
elected as has also James r. Mann,
Republican leader Of the lower
house.
Speaker Champ Clark has been re-
elected in Missouri.
Woman suffrage has been beaten
in Missouri and North and South Da-
kota, Ohio. Nebraska and Nevada.
but It wins in Montana.
Four. States Adopt Prohibition.
Prohibition has been defeated in
Ohio and California. and appears to
have won in Oregon. Arizona and
Colorado besides Washington.
Hawley. (Dem), is apparently Ida
hos new senator, while Alexander,
(Dem.) is leading for governor.
Kentucky has selected two Demo-
cratic senators.
Democrats have elected senators
in all of the Southern states, and in
Maryland, Missouri, California. South
Dakota and Oregon.
James Withycombe. (RepO, is
leading for governor of Oregon. w.
G. Hawley. (Rep.) for congress in
the First district. N. J. Sinott (Rep)
in the Second. and Macarthur (Rep)
in the Third. Chamberlain, (Dem),
has been reelected senator. Prohi-
bition carries by 10000.
Tennessee has elected Democrat
ic governor to succeed a Republican.
Wisconsin has elected Republi-
can governor and senator.
Returns on the senatorial election
in Utah indicate the election OF
Smoot.
Democrats Lead in Michigan.
Democrats claim to have reelected
Ferris governor of Michigan and Do
remus (Dem.) as congressman.
The Republican is leading for gov
ernor Of Rhode Island.
In Oklahoma williams (Dem.) is
leading for governor.
Ohio has elected Willis, (Repo,
governor. and Harding (Rep), SEN
ator, the Republicans also carrying
IL out Of the % congressional dis
tricts and electing the entire state
ticket.
One Democrat. eight Republicans
and one Progressive constitute Min
nesota's congressional delegation.
Hammond. (Dem.). has been elected
governor by q plurality Of 10000.
Wyoming has elected Democratic
governor
e. s. Johnson. (Dem.), Is senator
from South Dakota.
Colorado elects two Democratic
congressman, one Republican and one
hepublican-Pr Progressive, and a Re-
publican governor.
Connecticut has elected a Republi-
can governor and senator.