Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-05
Latest Estimates Give Admin.
lStration Only 18 Advantage
Over Republicans and Pro-
gresSives.
SEVERAL SEATS GAINED
IN HOUSE OF LORDS
Reed Smoot'S Success in
! Utah Is Doubted; Charles
H. Burke Is Defeated in
South Dakota.


from yesterdays election Indicate that
the democratic majority In the house
OF representatives for the e4th con-
gress will be reduced to is. The
probable democratic majority In the
senate will be IL.
Democrats have elected 22G mem
bers, republicans l92, progressives 10
and socialists /. or the six missing
districts. II was estimated that the re-
publcans and democrats might elect
three each. Heaviest republican gains
In the almost overwhelming demo-
cratic majority were thirteen I'm Illi-
nois, twelve In New York, ten in
Pennsylvania and nine in Ohio. Pro-
gressive representation In the house
was cut from nineteen to nine. or ten
This resulted from the general col
lapse OF the progressive organization
throughout the country except In
California.
Contests which were so close that
they could not be determined at a
late hour tonight were claimed by the
democrats in two districts In Colorado
and one In New Jersey and by the
republicans in two districts in Kansas
and one In North Carolina.
In the Sixth California district. J.
A. Elston, progressive. led George II.
Derrick. republican. by slight mar
gin. Democratic leaders claimed the
election of H. H. Seldomridge and
Edward Heating In the Second and
Third Colorado districts. Representa-
tive William T.. Tuttle, Jr., of the
Fifth New Jersey district. was In
danger Of losing his seat to John II.
Capstick. republican. but his sup
porters claimed his election Repub-
Leans claimed victory for W. A. Cald-
erhead and John B. Dykes In the
Fifth and Sixth Kansas districts. and
for J. J. Britt In the Tenth North
Carolina district.
Incomplete returns from the twen-
ty-nlne states where gubernatorial
elections were held showed today that
eleven democrats and ten republicans
had been elected and that In seven
states the result was apparently un-
determined. In these seven states the
republican candidates were leading In
five and the democrats in two. Call
fornia. apparently had reelected
Governor Hiram w. Johnson. pro-
gressivc
OF these twenty-nine states, sixteen
at the present time have democratic
governors, eleven republican govern
ors. and two progressive governors.
The House.
Alabama-Dcmocrats ten republi-
cans none; unchanged.
Arizona--Democrats one; republi-
cans none; unchanged.
rkansas-Democrat seven re-
publicans none: unchanged
California-Democra two; repub-
liuans 3; progressives -; unchanged
oioraho--Democrats two; prob
ably democratic two: unchanged.
Connecticut--Democ none: re-
publicansA five; republicans gain Ave.
Delaware--Democra none; re-
publicans one; republican gain one.
Floridar--Democrats four; repubIi- |
cans none: unchanged
Georgia--Democrats twelve; repub- |
licarIs none unchanged.
Idaho Democrats none; republi-
cans two; unchanged.
Illinois Democrats nine republi-
saas seventeen; progressives one: re-
Iublican gain Of thirteen over demo- /
rats In Third Fifteenth. seventeenth. I
Nineteenth, Twenty-first.
twenty second. Twenty-fourth. Twen-
ly-iifth and two at large; over pro-
sressives in Tenth and Twelfth.
Indiana democrats eleven: re-
1ubIicans two; republican gain two in
sevrnth and Tenth districts.
Iowa Democrats one; republicans
en-. republican net gain Of two; gains
n Second. Third and Sixth districts,
oss IN Eleventh
Kansas Democrats four; repubIi-
ans two; probably republican two;
democrats gain one in Eighth dis
rict.
Kentucky-Democrats nine; repub-
lean two: unchanged.
acknowledgements seven: pro-
,ressives one: progressive gain one In
Third district
Maine---Democrats one: republi-
ans three; unchanged.
lssissippi-Democrats eight. re-
,ublicans none; unchanged.
Missouri-Democrats fourteen. re-
,ubiicans two: unchanged
Maryland--Democrats five; repub-
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