Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-11-11
DEMOCRATS HOLD MAJOR
|Ty IN BOTH WINGS
Two Districts in Colorado, One in New
Jersey, Two in Kansas and ORe
In North Carolina Are
Yet Undecided.

New York, Nov. --latest returns
from yesterdays election indicate thai
the Democratic majority in the House
of Representative for the 64th Con-
gress will be reduced to 18. The prob
able Democratic majority in the Sen
ate will be IA.
Democrats have elected 226 mem
bers, Republican 1872; Progressives 10;
and Socialists l. Of the six missing
districts, it was estimated tonight that
the Republicans and Democrats might
elect three each.
Heaviest Republican gains were 13
in Illinois; IL in New York; 10 in
Pennsylvania, and nine in Ohio. Pro-
gressive representation in the House
was cut from 19 to nine or ten.
Contests which were so close that
they could not be definitely determined
at a late hour tonight were In two dis
tricts in Colorado, one in New Jersey,
two in Kansas and one in North Caro-
lima
In the sixth California district J. A.
Elston, Progressive, led Geo. H. Der
rick, Republican, by slight margin.
Democratic leaders claimed the cleo
ton of H H Seldomridge and Edward
Keating in the second and third Colo
rado districts. Representative Will
liam E. Tuttle, Jr., of the fifth New
Jersey district, was in danger of los
ing his seat to John H. Capstick, Re-
publican, but his supporters claimed
his election.
Republicans claimed victory for w.
A. Calderhead and John B. Dykes in
the fifth and sixth Kansas districts
and for ]. J. Britt, in the tenth North
Carolina district
The House:
| Alabama-Democra 10; Repuhli-
cans o; unchanged.
| Arizona /; Republicans
O.; unchanged.
Arkansas Z; Republi-
cans 0; unchanged.
acknowledgements 2; Republi-
cans 3; Progressives 6; unchanged.
| Colorado-Democra q; probably
Democrats 2; unchanged.
| Connecticut-Democra O.; Repub-
licans 5; Republican gain 5.
/ Delaware-Democr 4; Republi-
cans 1; Republican gain 1.
Florida-Democrats S; Republicans
.; unchanged.
Idaho-Democrats 0; Republicans
IL; unchanged.
Ill1nois-Democrats 9; Republicans
II; Progressives l.; Republican gain
of 13: over Democrats in third, 18th,
18th, 18th, 18th, 21st, 22nd, oath, 25th
and two at large; over Progressives
in 10th and 18th.
acknowledgements II; Republi-
cans 2; Republican gain of g., in 7th
and 10th districts.
Iowa-Democrats 1; Republicans
10; Republican net gain of 2; gains in
second, third and sixth districts; loss
in 18th.
Kansas-Democrats 4; Republicans
IL; probably Republicans 2. Demo
Kentucky 8; Republi-
cans 2; unchanged.
Louisiana-Democrats Z; Progress
oives 1; rrogressives gain / in third
district
Maine-Democrats L; Republican,
l3; unchanged.
Observation-Disclosures 5; Republi-
cans 1; Republicans gain one in fifth
, husetts-Democrats 4; Re
publicans IL; Republicans gains four
in Sth, 11th, 18th and 10th districts
acknowledgements 2; Republi-
cans IL; Republicans gain over
, Progressives in 10th and 18th dis
| tricts.
Minnesota-Democrat /: Republi.
cans 8; Progressives / Progressives
, gain one.
sissippi-Democrats 8; Repub1i-
: cans O; unchanged.
: Missouri IA; Republi-
cans 2; unchanged.
acknowledgements 2; Republi-
can o; unchanged.
4 Nebraska 3; Republi-
fcans 8; unchanged.
Nevada-Democrats o; Republican.
1; unchanged.
New mpshire-Denocrats O.; Re
e tpublicans 2; Republican gain of two
New Jersey-Democrats 4; Repub
e licans z; probably Democratic 1; Re
: publican gain s.; in second, fourth
: eighth, ninth and tenth districts.
y New Mexico-Democrats o.; Repu
: licans /; Republican gain of 1.
Il New York-Democrats 20; Repub
) licans 21; Progressives 1; Socialis
1; Republican gain IL in the first
ninth, 10th, 18th, Goth, 25th, 9th, 28th
j, 33rd, 35th. 37th, and 4Oth. Socialist
e gain one in the 18th.
IL North Carolina 9; prob
Iably Republican one.