South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-04
COP. Leaders ExuIt Over Victories Which
Put 204 Of Their Members Back In
Lower Branch of Congress While
Wilson Men Number 22
ADHERENTS NOTABLE
AMONG SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES

WASHINGTON, D. c. Nov. 4.-Be-
lated returns from yesterdays elect
ion show that the democrats came
perilously near TO losing control OF
congress. 1t is not yet absolutely
certain that they escaped that dan
ger. but the probabilities are that
they will have a small working ma
jority to sustain Pres't Wilson IN his
program. The senate IS under dem
ocratic control.
According to revised reports re-
ceived here the make up of the next
house will be as follows: Democrats
221: republicans. 204; progressive, 8;
Socialist i: prohibitionist l. IL the
prOgressives. the socialist aud the pro-
nibitiOnist should Join the republicans
on any issue before the Gath congress
the democrats would have only the
narrow margin OF Z votes on which
TO count. The democratic majority
IN the last congress was 141.
The party lineup in the Esd con-
sress was as follows:
Democrats, 2S5.
Republicans, 129.
Progressives, 10.
There we're six vacancies in the last
congress due to designations of dem
ocrats.
Republicans JubiIant.
Republican leaders were Jubilant to-
day over the result Of the cOngreSSion-
M elections and the defeats suffered
10y the progressives In New YORK and
PENNSYLVANIA. They declared that
the great G. o. =. victories in the
Empire ana keystone states showed
that the leadership of eX-Pres't Theo-
dore Roosevelt had been spurned by
the republicans who had left the old
party's fold to enlist under his banner.
That the republican party Will pre-
sent a united front in 1916 and over
throw the democratic administration
after only four years of service was
the confident declaration made by the
-. Q. p. leaders now here. They inti-
mated, without directly saying SO, that
even if Col. Roosevelt became pres
idential candidate ne would be un-
able TO prevent a national republican
sweep.
Many Surprises Result
Surprise was caused nv the strong
showing of the republicans in Penn
sylvania and New York, where there
were agencies at work, particularly
the progressive party, to weaken re-
publican strength. The result in Con-
necticut also caused astOnishment. In
the nutmeg state" the republicans
elected their candidate for governor.
Marcus II. Holcomb. by a majority
of landslide proportions.
Massachusetts, elected a democratic
governor, returning Gov. Walsh to Of
lice, but his plurality was reduced
more than 10000 votes. One OF the
distinct administration victories was
in Indiana where United States Sen.
Shively, a warm supporter of the pol
iCieS OF PreS't Wilson, was reelected.
The republicans lost Tennessee ac-
CordiSg 10 late returns. Gov. =.
Hooper. republican, being defeated by
his democratic opponent, Thomas c.
Rye.
sherman Beats Sullivan.
Early reports that Roger c. Sulli-
van. the sO-called democratic boss
n Illinois, had been elected United
states senator were overturned by late
returns The indications were that
Lawrence y. Sherman. republican,
would be returned To the senate by a
small plurality.
In Wisconsin "the independence
progressive republicans led by Sen.
IaFouette got a jolt Late returns
indicated that "standpat" republicans
had been elected for both governor
and state.
Uncle joe Cannon, one of the
lame ducks OF 1912, goes back 10
congress from Danvlle, III.
Former Rep. LOngworth OF Cincin-
na.i, a standpat republican, gets back
into public life once again as con-
gTessman.
Another OF the old time republican
Kinley. Of Champaign. H., is elected.
For years he was chairman Of the re-
publican congressional committee and
was active as an old line follower OF
the @. -. z.
Slap at Roosevelt.
The return OF BOis PenrOse to the
United States senate from Pennsyl-
vania was a direct slap at Col. ROOse-
reIt anu his progressive followers.
col. Roosevelt went into Pennsylvania
and made a series of speeches for
Ginord Pinchot, the progressive can
didate for the senate. attacking Mr..
Penrose in all OF them.
The republicans made big gains in
New Jersey. the home OF Prest Will
son. one reason for this. however.
was because Of the faCtional fight
among the democrats there.
There Is an echo OF tariff question
in more than one of the results For
instance, James ". Wadsworth. the
newly elected senator from New York,
who succeeds EIihu Root, made his
rght partly upon q high tariff and
protection platform.
Two reform features of the general
election were hard hit. They were
prohibition and woman suffrage. In
ohio, where prohibition was the real
issue at stake the vets claim TO
have won az least $4,000. In Colo
rado the prohibition issue was close
and at late reports both sides were
claiming victory. William Sulzer. the
prohibition candidate for governor in
<ew York state. ran third among four
eubernatorial candidates
Suffrage l. Hard Hit.