The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-04
Majority Tn House Is Great ly Reduced. But win Be Sufficient to Insure Con tinuation of Administers tion's Program.
lead In Senate Will Be Slightly Increased, Indi-
 cations Are Now Pro. gressives Lose Many Seats

The Democrats win haNe major ftv in both branches of the next Com sgresa. In the House., the majoTfty svflI ybe about 20, and in the Senate ssTl9is was indicated at noon when s5 Gongresfonaz dtstxfct were yet ur1- heard from
 eve have won . great victory z sa1d Posfxnasfer General BuT1eson all ter a conference with President W1l- son and other Democratic leaders dur ing which the returns were tA ADELA9te0. Ha claimed the Democrats would - control the next House by a major A7tv Of between 29 and 45.
 In a long distance telephone talk between Roger Sulltvan, Dennoc1at1c Q Thomas Pence, of the Democratic Ma tiona1 Cona1nittee at noon, Sullivan claimed he had been elected
 By 1 D. m-, the number of missing districts had been reduced to zS- The Democrats had gained four votes, Tsaalrfns. their total 189, and the Re pnbIicans gained five votes, making their total 16z. The election of W1a- liam Kent, Independent, of California, accounted for the other district
 New York, Nov. HThe Democratic party through yesterdays elections ap- narently retain control of both branches of Congress although gains made by the Republicans In the lower house threaten to reduce the Demo- cratic naa5or1ty to a minimum
 This z7s the outstanding feature Of tyester1ayss general election aside from fzvh3rh the most signi flcant develop fal1ext was the dw1ndling away of the fetrexlfEth oG t71e Progressive party Re-, 1 turns from every section of the coun- who in 1912 cast a larger vote than. Ethe Rapubadcans, have been absorbed lin large part by the latter party. In almost every case there was de Ecisfve failing off in the Progressive vote with the conspicuous exception Of Calffornia which apparently has ve= elected Hiram Johnson. its Progress live governor
 Republican gains were made in ev- tery section of the country with the Iresszlt that the Democradic majority in tth4 Horase Of presentatives is reduce ed tosa close margin
 On the basis of actual returns, the lRepubHcans gained 10 Congressmen in New York, i've in Connecticut, one in Delaware, 12 in Illinois, twosin Indiana, one in Afaryladad three in AEassachu- sets two in Michigan. two in New K1annpsa7re five in New Jersey, one iiH New Mexico one in Ohio six in lPenn yEvanza. one dn Rhode Island. one 1n south Dakota and one dn West Virginia
 Cpnp1ete returns. show the following Democrats elected to the Senate: Os- rar W. Underwood, A1abama.: Marcus A Smith, Arizona James P. Clarke, Agkansas; Duncan U. Fletcher, FIori- da: Ho1e Smith Gong term); Thomas fav. Hardwfok (terzn. ends 1S1s0 Geor- fgia; J.. C.. W Beckham Qong tef1n), Johnson D. Camden (term ends March ls 1913, Kentucky: R. F. Broussard, 9Iouisiaza; William J. Stone, Missouri; Lee s. Overman North Carolina; Thos iiP Gore, Oklahoma; Ellison B. Srnltd1, South Carolina; John Walter Smith, Maryland.
 Incomplete returns indicate the e1ee- ton Of the Following Democrats to the Senate.
 Ben8annin F. shively, Indiana: Geo. D. ChamberItn, Oregon Roger c. sul- lIiyan, Illinois
 Complete returns show the election of the following Republicans to the Senate.
 Frank B Brandegee, Connecticut; James FL Brady, Idaho; Albert B. 1Cummtns. Iowa Jacob IF. Gallinger, lNew HamTshire; James W. Wads- worth, New York; Asle J. Gronna, North Dakota; Warren G. Harding Ohio; Boies Penrose Pennsyivania; William F. Dillingham;, Vermont
 ActsoHd1ng to the latest returns the result Of the Senatorial contests were FEncerka1n in California. Colorado, Kan SaS and NevaS3a