The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-07
DEMOCRATS RETAIN CONTROL
LOeE TwE.NTY-EIGHT PLACES no
REPUBLICANS IN NORTH AND
CENTRAL STATES.
New York Goes Republican by Big
Majority. While Massachusetts Re-
mains Dcmocratic-Hooper Beaten
In Tcancsscc-Changcs In Illinois,
Indiaha and Oshcr Places.

publican gains throughout the coun-
Try. which reached a climax In this
State. by the overwhelming victory of
Charles 8. Whitman to succeed Eli
hu Root In the United States senate.
were indicated tonight In early re-
surns OF the elections.
Returns up to midnight with many
congressional districts unheard from
showed Republican gains Of 2s menu
bers In tho national house.
AZ that hour seven Democratic seats
In New. York State had been over
turned; ave In Illinois. with prospects
that this would be increased still fur
thsr: four In New Jersey; three in
Pennsylvania. with probabilities of
moro In accordance with the general
result In that state; two In Indiana;
one In Maryland; two In Massachu-
sstts; i've. the entire state delega-
tion. In Connecticut, and one In Ohio,
Former Representative Nicholas
Longsworth Of the First district having
defeated Representative Stanley e.
Bowdie. who retired him to private
iifs In the Democratic landslide two
years ago.
Indications at that hour were that
the Democrats might increase their
majority In the senate from 10 to ~.
the reported victory Of Roger c. sulli-
van OF Illinois over Lawrence 2.
sherman making difference Of two
votes. Results In California. Kansas.
Colorado. Indiana. Oregon and South
Dakota were still In doubt and nothing
had been heard from the contest In
Warrington between Wesley L. Jones.
Republican. and w. w. Black. Demo-
erss.
Late returns indicated the reelec-
tion OF Senator william p. Dillihg-
hAm. A. Prouty. Progressively Demo-
sfet. -" .s' =
Democratic leaders were claiming
tictofy for Senators Chamberlain In
Oregon and shiveiey In Indiana. Re-
Ipblicans expected to claim Kansas
f0r charies Curtis. and South Dakota
f8r, Representative Charles II. Burke.
Little had been heard from the
esht In California or the senatorial
nght In Colorado. where Senator
Charles o. Thomas was meeting with
determined opposition.
s Among Democratic members of the
house retired were Fitzhenry. OHair.
Borchsrs and Baiz Of Illinois. Korb-
ley Of Indiana. Phelan and Thacker Of
Massachusetts,. Townsend and Walsh
Of New Jersey. OBrien. Ten Eyck.
Clancy. Giilins Of New York. Bowdle
Of Ohio. Donahue. Logue Of Pennsyl-
vania. NJ. Clyde Kelley. Progressive.
OF Pennsylvania also was defeated.
Democrats gained one member In
Kansas. w. A. Ayres being elected to
the place. made vacant by the can
didacy Of Victor Murdock for the SEN
ate.
Late Connecticut returns called for
the completes overturning Of the State
oelegation In the house. five Demo-
Gratis TO be succeeded by five Republi-
,ans.
Heavy falling OF Of the Progressive
vote In many States. the return to
congress of Former Speaker Joseph @.
Cannon. decisive Republican gains In
New York and Illinois In the house
membership and the overwhelming
defeat OF Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer by Senator Boise Penrose In
Pennsyivania were features of the
early returns.
Democratic leaders. however. were
pleased by q triumph In Massac husetts
whore Former Representative Samuel
w. Mccall was defeated for the gov
srnorship by Gov. Walsh.
Early returns indicated that the
Democrats. would retain control Of
c6ngress with little change In the SEN
ate majority but by a decidedly re-
duced majority In ne house. At a
late hour results In Indiana. Califor-
MIA and Colorado as to the senator
ship we're In doubt.
In Illinois. Roger c. Sullivan. who
had the Endorsement of most OF the
administration leaders. Secretary
Bryan. excepted. apparently was
elected over Lawrence Y. sherman.
Mr.. Sullivan was leading In Chicago
and Cook county by large plurality
over Senator L. Y. Sherman. Republi-
can and Raymond Robins. Progress
ave. but Senator Sherman ran ahead
In the country.
Senator Shiveley. Democrat. found
In the Indiana early returns a strong
opponent In Hugh Miller, Republican,