Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-11-06
DEMOCRATS STILL
RULE CONGRESS-
Estimates on House Majority
Range From 10 to Is.
CLAIM GAINS IN THE SENATE
Republican and Democratic Leaders
Declare Progrsssives' Chance OF
Power Is Wiped Out.

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Washington, Nov. 5.-Estimates OF
the narrow margin by which the Dem
ocrats will maintain control of the
houes in the S~ixty-fourth congress,
which meets in December, 1915, range
from thirtesn to twenty-five. which
latter is the claim of the administra
ton leaders.
An estimate of what leaves four
congressional districts uncertain gives
the following results: Democrats, 228;
Republicans, 1874: Progressives, z;
Socialist, l; Independent, /; Demo
cratic majority, 25.
In the districts listed as uncertain
Republicans claim the election of F..
C. Hicks in the First New York dis
trict; N. NJ. Mclean, Republican-Pro'
gressiye, in the Third Colorado dis
trict, and C. B. T%imberlake, in the
Second Colorado district, and the
Democrats claim the election of G. t.
Helving in the Fifth district of Kan
sas. If all these claims are substan'
tiated there would be a Democratic
majority of %.
Republican congressional headquar.
ters conceded Democratic control OF
the house in a tabulation giving the
Democrats 223 seats, the Republicans
202, Progressives z and the Social.
lists 1. One member. Kent, of Califor'
MIA, is listed as Independent. Two dis
tricts are still missing In their list
one in Kansas and one in Minnesota
This gives the Democrats a majority
of thirteen on the comittee's present
returns.
The Democratic leaders professed
themselves satisfied, declaring that II
was the greatest majority ever re
turned by any party in an off year
following a tariff revision" The Dem
ocrats also asserted that the returns
showed that the Progressive party
had practically disappeared and thai
therefore the Democratic victory was
a triumph over a reunited Republican
party.
Republicans, however, were iubil
ant over the result. They asserted
that the Progressives were returnine
to the fold and hat by 1916 the way
would be cleared for a sweeping Re
publican victory. They were prepared
to welcome back "Uncle Joe" Can
non and many of his szstEzhils follow
ers who had fought their way back Il
seats in the house after their defeai
In 1912.
Three breaks in the solid south
which Democracy has held for sc
many years, were pointed to an indi
cations of Democratic weakness. Re
publicans elected from Maryland ant
North Carolina and a Progressive
seated ine the Third Louisiana dis
trict gave aid and comfort to the op
ponents of the administration.
Democrats are hopeful of increas
ing their majority in the senate, which
is ten in the present congress, in con
sequence of claims made In their be
half In Nebraska, Colorado and Cali
fornia.
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, wired
that he was elected by a safe plural
ity, and Senator Newlands made the
same claim for Nevada.
The election of Plat, Republican
in Nevada, had been generally con.
coded, and in Colorado, Herbert Work
Republican, has claimed election by
35,100.
Latest returns show Phelan, Demo
crat, leading in the three-comered
fight in California between the Demo
cratic nominee; Knowland, Republi
can, and Heney, Progressive.
Democratic victories in California
Colorado and Nevada would give them
ffty-five votes to forty Republicans
and one Progressive. a majority Of
fourteen.
Virginia reelected its present con
gressional delegation by substantial
majorities. In the Ninth district Con
gresham Slemp, Republican, won by
a reduced majority after a bitter
campaign. Richmond and Henricc
county voted on compulsory educa
ton and carried it by more than 1c
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