Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04

gressional districts unreported at 2:5O
this afternoon. the election stood:
Democrats elected, 1S9; republicans
elected, 172, progressives elected.
three; independent, one; socialist,
one. The returns that far showed re-
publican gains of 43 seats. OF 50
missing the democrats must have %
to get 21S, a bare majority.
Washington, Nov. Although S5
congressional districts were still un-
heard from at noon, democratic lead
ers here were confident the admins
tration would retain control of con-
gress, although the majority in the
house might be cut from the present
strength of 141 to as low as % or so.
Varying reports of senate contests
in Nevada, California, Kansas and
Colorado gave no promise of reducing
the democratic plurality of TO-
At noon, with 50 congressional dis
tricts missing, the election of 1S5 dem
ocrats, 1G2 republicans and three pro-
gressives was reported. The present
complexion of the house is 2S5 demo
Gratis, 129 republicans, 10 progressives
and six vacancies. At noon the re-
turns showed a gain of 33 republicans.
At that hour % districts in New York,
six in Pennsylvania. II in Missouri, 10
in Minnesota, eight in California, and
others, were unreported.
To fulfill predictions of democratic
leaders of a majority of 80, it is nee
essary for 63 of the unreported dis
tricts to be democratic
Majority May Be 45.
OF So districts unreported at noon
81 are now held by the democrats, 29
by the republicans and five by pro-
gressives. Should the democrats hold
these 81 districts, their membership
in the next house would be 235, ma
jority of II. Should the republicans
reelect the present 90 incumbents,
their total gain would be 20 seats.
After a conference of the president
and other democratic leaders, Post
master General Burleson claimed the
democrats would control the next
house by a majority of between %
and 45. At l o'clock the number of
missing districts was reduced to 75.
The democrats gained four votes and
the republicans five.
Eleven Democratic Governors.
New York, Nov. 4.-Incomplete re-
turns from 30 states where guberna-
torial elections were held showed to-
day II democrats and 10 republicans
elected In seven states the result
was apparently undetermined. In
these seven states the republicans
were leading in five and democrats in
TWO. California apparently has re-
elected johnson, progressive.
The states electing democratic gov
ernors are Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, !
Massachusetts. Minnesota. Michigan, /
Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, l
Tennessee and Texas. Republican
governors. Iowa, Connecticut, New |
New York, North Dakota.
Ohio. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont and Wisconsin.
Clark Surprised.
Bowling Green. Mo-, Nov. Champ !
Clark, speaker of the house, said:
The result at the polls yesterday
the country is great sur
prise to me. But the defeat of great
number of democratic senators and
is no rebuke to the poll
ries of President Wilson. No, it is
lust a natural occurrence, one that
might happen during these days of
general mixup. The European war
nay have had something to do with it
the republicans and pro-
Zressives in many districts and the in
ability of democratic legislators, be-
cause of the long session of congress.
% properly canvass their districts.
permitted voters to drift back to old
party lines, and the republican vic
ories are the result" Clark is certain
he democratic party will still have a
,afe working majority. Clark was re-
ted