The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-04
REPUBLICANS MAKE
 SWEEPING GAINS
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| tor Shively's vote began to pick up at a late hour and administration leaders were claiming his reelection.
 In Colorado Senator Charles s. Thomas, democrat. was being hard pressed by Hu- bert Work, republican candidate 1 The triumph of Senator Penrose in Pennsylvania over A. Mitchell Palmer, democrat, who was one of the original supporters of Woodrow Wilson, and Gif- ford Pinchot, progressive, was over whelming. The senatorial fight in Kansas also was uncertain. according to early returns. Charles Curtis, former republi- can senator; Congressman George A. Nell
 Hey, democrat and Representative Vic for Murdock, progressive, engaged In a spirited contest for the seat of Joseph L. 1 Bristow.
 | Senators Reelected l Senator reelected as the result of hard battles were Frank B. Brandegee, repub- 1 lcan, of Connecticut, opposed by Gov | ernor Simeon E. Baldwin; Albert E. Cum mins, republican, of Iowa, who defeated Representative Maurice Connolly John | Walter Smith, democrat of Maryland; ; l William J. Stone, democrat of Missouri; Jacob H. Gallinger, republican, of New Hampshire, who was opposed by Repre- | sentative E. B. Stevens.
 | Democratic senators in the south were reelected without difficulty, new sena- | tors from southern states chosen being | Representative oscar w. Underwood of Alabama, and Representative Thomas w. Hardwick of Georgia. Former Governor J. C. W. Beckham democrat. of Ken lucky, was chosen for the long term.
 Francis F. McGovern, republican, was elected. according to the early returns | from Wisconsin.
 | The triumph Of former Speaker Joseph C.. Cannon, republican, over Frank l O'Hair, for representative in the Eight eeth Illinois district, seemed certain on the early returns Other Illinois republi- cans were turned out of the House in the | last democratic landslide who will be re- | turned to Congress are William B. Me- | Kinley, Charles E. Fuller and John A | Sterling.
 Gains in New York Republicans also made gains in New l York, Oscar w. Swift, defeating Repre- sentative James H. O'Brien in the Ninth district; Rollin B. Sanford, defeating Rep resentative Peter G. Teneyck; Walter W. Magee, succeeding to the seat of Repre- sentative John R. Clancy, while R. L.. | Haskell, republican. was elected in the Tenth district.
 | The defeat of Representative Charles | A. Korbly, democrat, of Indiana, by Mer- | Till M. Moores, also marked the general ! trend of republican gains throughout the country.
 1 Serene E. Payne, republican, of New York, one of the oldest members of the | House in point of service, was re-elected without difficulty.
 l Election of state officers resulted in a few turn-overs Tn New York Governor l Glynn, the democratic candidate for re- | 1ofa a6 hy | trict Attorney Whitman. republican. Fred | erick M. Davenport. progressive nominee, | in support of whose candidacy ex-Presi- l dent Roosevelt devoted most of the cam paign, was left far in the rear, his vote 1 being exceeded by that of William Suzer, | who was deposed as governor last year | In Tennessee there also was a change
 of party control, when Governor Ben w. Hooper, the republican incumbent was
 defeated by Thomas c. Rye, democrat.
 Spirited Campaign
 In Pennsylvania. where occurred one of | the most spirited campaigns, Martin G | Brumbaugh republican, early took a long lead over Vance Mccormick democratic
 candidate for governor, who was indorsed by the progressives.
 In Ohio the race for governor between
 James M. Cox, democratic incumbent and Frank B. Willis, republican, was close, with Governor Gov in the lead or
 early returns.
 Defeat of woman suffrage in Missouri
 and North Dakota was indicated 1 Meager returns from California, showed
 Governor Hiram Johnson. progressive leading Fredericks, republican and Cur tin, democrat, by slight margin. Tho senatorial situation also was in doubt
 Representative Joseph R. Knowland, re-
 publican; James D. Phelan, democrat and Francis J. Heney progressive. all
 showing strength.
 In Ohio the prohibition issue was up. permost In Cleveland and Dayton tho
 ''wets, were victorious by large majori
 ties.
 Late returns indicate the reelection O Senator William P. Dillingham;, republic an, of Vermont. over Charles A. Prouty progressive democrat.
 Democratic leaders were claiming vic
 tory for Senators Chamberlain in Ore : Eor and Shively in Indiana. Republican , leaders expected to claim Kansas fo 7 Charles Curtis and South Dakota fo Representative Charles II Burke.
 ! Little hal been heard from the tigh