Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-11-21
DEMOCRATS KEEP
HOUSE CONTROL
Vote Returns Show That the
Republicans Made Big
Gain in Congress.
LITTLE CHANGE IN SENATE
Early Reports Indicate Reelection of
Present Incumbents-Both Sides
Claim kansas-Missouri
Turns Down Suffrage.

The Democratic party. through
Tuesdays elections, apparently retains
control of both branches of Congress,
although gains made by the Republf-
cans in the lower house threaten to
reduce the Democratic majority to a
minimum, according to returns up to
Wednesday noon.
This is the outstanding feature of
the general election, aside from which
the most significant development was
the dwindling away of the strength
of the Progressive party.
Returns from every section OF the
country indicate that the Progressives,
who cast a larger vote than the Re-
publicans in 1912, have been absorbed
in large part by that party. In almost
every case there was a decisive fall
ing off in the Progressive vote, with
the conspicuous exception of Califor-
mia, which apparently has reelected
Hiram Johnson, its Progressive gov
ernor
Republican gains were made in
every section of the country, and lead
ers of that party asserted that the
tariff issue has been instrumental in
bringing about that result. Some OF
the more optimistic of the national
leaders are asserting that there is
chance that the Democratic majority
in the House of Representatives would
be overturned, but there appears to be
small prospect of such an outcome.
Senators Reelected.
Senators reelected as the result of
hard battles were Frank Brandegee,
Republican, of Connecticut, who was
opposed by Gov. Simeon E. Baldwin;
Albert B. Cummings, Republican, of
Iowa. who defeated Representative
Maurice Connolly; John Walter Smith,
Democrat, of Maryland; William J.
Stone, Democrat. of Missouri; Jacob
H. Gallinger, Republican, of New
Hampshire, who was opposed by Rep
resentative E. B. Stevens.
Democratic senators in the South
were reelected without difficulty, new
senators from Southern states chosen
being Representative Oscar w. Under
wood of Alabama and Representative
Thomas w. Hardwick of Georgia. For
mer Gov J. C. w Beckham, Demo
eral, of Kentucky, was chosen for the
long term.
Missouri Democrats Win.
Jefferson City.-The Democrats
the exception of two congressman in
St Louis. William Joel Stone was re-
elected to the Senate by a majority
which returns indicated probably will
be around sixty thousand votes. The
Democratic state ticket was elected
by slightly smaller majorities, while
fourteen Democrats were returned to
Congress. There is soIoe doubt IN the
Nj -fn i, md 1rfe afcfr- or
but returns showed the almost certain
reelection of the present Democrats
incumbents Woman suffrage and all
the other constitutional amendments
were defeated
Both Claim Kansas.
Topeka-Incomplet returns from
sixty-five towns in twenty widely scat
tered counties of the state, received
at Republican state headquarters in
dictate the certain election of Arthur
Capper, Republican, for governor, and
a neck-and-neck race between Curtis,
Republican, and Neeley. Democrat, for
United States senator. The entire Re
publican state ticket seem to be going
along with Capper The Democrats
claim the election of Neeley and
Hodges and six of the eight congress
Campbell is conceded.
In Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City, Ok.-Incomplete and
scattering returns received indicate
that Robert L. Williams, Democrat,
had a comfortable lead over John
Fields, Republican, in the race for
governor of the state. The majority
of the early returns came from the
southern counties. /.
Drys Claim Colorado.
Denver-Incomplete returns from
seven counties give the drys a ma
jority of two thousand, the vets lead
ing by only few votes in Denver. The
Anti-Saloon League claims the state
has gone dry by thirty thousand
Michigan.
Notwithstanding returns indicat
ed that at least eleven Republican
congressman have been elected, il
Michigan and two Progressive con.
gressmen defeated for reelection.
Senator Penrose Wins.