The Spectator., 1914-11-06
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC
 BY 23 MAJORITY
PROBABLE DEMOCRATIC MAJOR ITY IN THE SENATE WILL
 BE FOURTEEN.
REPUBLICANS MAKE GAINS
Progressive Propaganda Seems to Have Gone to Pieces Everywhere
 Except in State of California.
Western Newspaper rn,on News Service.

Western Newspaper CnYon News Service.
 New lork.-LateSt returns from Tuesdays elections indicate that the Democratic majority in the next House of Representative will be. re- duced to 23. The probable Demo- cratic majority in the Senate will be IA
 Democrats have elected 227 mem bers, Republicans 194, Progressivns 10, and Socialists l. Of the missing districts 1t is estimated that the Re publicans will carry one and the Dem oorats two. Heaviest Republican gains were Is in Illinois, 12 insNew York, 10 in Pennsylvania and 9 in Ohio. Progressive representation in the house was cut from 19 to 9. This resulted from the general collapse of the Progressive organization through out the country, except in California.
 Contests which were so close that they could not be determined at a late hour Wednesday night were claimed by the Democrats in two dis tricts in Colorado, and by the Repub- licans in one district in Kansas.
 In the Sixth California district, J. A. Elston (Progressive) led George II. Derrick tRepublican) by slight mar gin. Democratic leaders claimed the election of H. H. Seldomridge and Ed ward Heating in the Second and Third Colorado districts. Republicans claimed victory for w. A. Calderhead in the Fifth Kansas district.
 J. J. Britin, Republican, was elected in the Tenth North Carolina district, and John H. Capstick, Republican, in the Fifth New Jersey district. In the Sixth Kansas district John R. Con- nelly. Democrat, was reelected. All these races long were in doubt. The House.
 Alabama-Democrat 10, Republi. cans none, unchanged. Ari1ona-Democrats l. Republicans none, unchanged.
 Arkansas-Democrat ', Republi. cans none, unchanged.
 California-Democrats ?, Republi, cans 3, Progressives 6, unchanged. l Colorado-Democrats 2. probably Democratic ?. unchanged. nnecticut-Democrats none, Re publicans 5, Republicans gain 5.
 Delaware-Democrats none, Repub- licans l, Republican gain l. Florida-Democrats 4. Republicans none, unchanged.
 Georgia-Democrats 12, Republicans none, unchanged. Idaho--Democrats none, Republi, cans ?, unchanged. lllinois-Democrats 9, Republicans l5, Progressives l, Republican gain of 13 over Democrats and at large over Progressives.
 Indiana-Democrats II, Republi- cans 2. Republican gain of ?.
 lowa--Democrats l, Republicans 10. Republican net gain of ?. kansas-Democrats 4. Republicans ?. probably Republicans ?. Democrats gain 1.
 Kentucky-Democrats g, Repu5li- cans ?, unchanged. | Louisiana-Democrat :, Progress sives l, Progressives gain l.
 Maine-Democrats l. Republicans 2, unchanged.
 Maryland-Democrats 5, Republi- cans 1. Republican gain l. Massachusetts-De 4, Re publicans F, Republicans gain 4. Michigan-Democrat 2, Republi cans II. Republicans gain ? over Pro gressives.
 innesota-Democrats l, Republi- cans S. Progressives l, Progressives gain l.
 ssissippi-Democrats s, Repub' ncans none. unchanged.
 Missouri-Democrats 14, Republi- cans 2, Republicans gain l.
 Montana--Democrats 2, Republi 1 cans none, unchanged. Nebraska-Democrat 3, Republi. cans s, unchanged.
 Nevada-Democrats none, Republi cans l, unchanged. New HampSnire-Democrat none Republicans 2. New Jersey-Democrats 4. Repub' licans 2. probably Democrats l, Re publicans gain 5. New Mexico-Democrats none, Re publicans l, Republican gain. New lork-Democrats, 20: Repub licans, Fl; Progressives. I: Socialists. l: Republicans gain 12; Socialists gain l.