Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-04
HOUSE MAJORITY
Of DEMOCRATS
MAY DROP TO25
Administration Forces Will Hold
Senate by Slim
Margin.
MOOSE VOTE DWINDLES
ALMOST TO NOTHING
Republicans Seem to Absorb
Progressives-CaIifornia
Re-eIects Johnson.

| WASHINGTON, Nov. s.--AIthough
So congressional districts were still
unheard from at noon today, Demo-
cratic leaders here were confident
that the administration would retain
:, control of Congress. although the
majority in the House might be cut
| from its present strength of 141 to as
| low as 25 or 30 After a conference
of national Democratic committee
officials at the White House with
| President Wilson and Secretary Tu-
multy, it was estimated the Demo
cratic majority might possibly stand
at go.
The varying reports of the Senate
contests In Nevada, California. Kan
sas and Colorado gave no promise
of reducing the Democratic majority
of TO- Reports to the national Demo-
cratic committee were said to indI-
cate the election of James .. Phelan,
OF California, to succeed Senator
j Perkins. a Republican, and the re-
election of Senator Newlands and
Thomas in Nevada and Colorado. In
Kansas close contest for the seat
of Senator Bristow seemed to be
between Representative Murdoch,
Progressive, and former Senator Cur
tbs, Republican, leaving Representa-
tive Neeley, the Democratic candi-
date, behind. .sss s.s#
At noon, with the So congressional
districts missing, the election Of 1875
Democrats, 162 Republicans and three
Progressives was reported. The pres
ent complexion of the House Is 2s5
Democrats, 129 Republicans, Is Pro-
gressives and vacancies.
The noon returns showed a gain of
80 Republicans. At that hour % dis
tricts in New YorA, in Pennsylva-
mia, II in Missouri, 10 in Minnesota,
8 In California and others were un-
reported. 1t takes 218 for a majority
in the House. To fulfill the predic-
tions of Democratic leaders of ma
jority of thirty it is necessary for 50
of the unreported districts to be
Democratic. They are claimed by
the leaders.
Returns from every section of the
country indicates that the Progress
siye, who cast larger vote than the
Republicans in 1912, has been alb
sorbed IN : large partb y that party.
In almost every case there was a
decisive railing off in the Progressive
vote, with the conspicuous exception
of California, which apparently has
reelected Hiram johnson, its Prog
ressive governor. -, ,..,s,f't
| Republican gains were made in
every section of the country and
leaders of that party asserted that
the tariff issue has been instrument
tai in bringing about that result.
| Some of the more optimistic of the
leaders asserted early today that
there was chance that the Demo-
cratic majority In the House of Rep
Il , n
but there appeared to be small pros
pect of such an outcome.
whitman's Election Pleases.
| The result Of State elections was
less definite. In number of cases
Democratic administrations were
overturned, but these were Offset by
instances in which the reverse was
the case. Republican leaders we're
elated, however, by the showing
made in New York, where District
Attorney Charles S. Whitman was
elected to succeed Governor Glynn,
the Democratic incumbent, by what
bids fair to be record vote. AS the
late returns came in Mr.. Whitman's S
plurality mounted steadily, and early
today 1t was estimated that he would
win by nearly 100000. In Pennsyl-
vania there was a huge Increase In
the Republican vote.
incomplete returns indicates the
election OF the following Democrats
to the Senate; Benjamin f. Shively,
Indiana and George e. Chamberlain,
Oregon.
The election of Roger C. Sullivan,
Democrat, in Illinois, is still in doubt
Complete returns show the election
of the following Republicans to the
Senate: Frank b. Brandagee. Con-
necticut; James H. Brady. Idaho;
Albert B. Cummins, Iowa; Jacob II.
Gallinger, New Hampshire; James
W. Wadsworth, New York; AISLE j.
Gronna, North Dakota; Warren G.
Harding. Ohio; Boies Penrose. Penn
sylvania; William p. Dillingham;,
According to the latest returns, the
results of the senatorial contests were
uncertain in California, Colorado,
Kansas and Nevada. In California
Representative Joseph r. Knowland,
Republican; James B. Phelan, DEM
ocfat, former mayor of San Francisco,
and Francis J. Heney, are candidates
for the seat of Senator Perkins. NO
indication of the result had been re-
ceIved in the early hours of the day,
although the reelection of Governor
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