The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-11
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE MAJORITY
is REDUCED FROM SIXTY
EIGHT TO TWENTY-FoUR.
REPUBLICANS GAIN MANY
Heaviest Gains Are in illinois, New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
P~rogressives Lose.

New York.-The membership of the
sixty-fourth congress, as the result OF
the election will be as follows:
House of representatives: Demo
Gratis, 22s; Republicans. 1856; Progress
sive, Z; Socialist, /; Independent, l.
Democratic majority, "a.
Senate: Democrats, SO; Republi-
cans, 80; Progressive, l.. Democratic
majority, Is.
Senatorial contests still in doubt
were in Colorado, Nevada and Wiscon-
sin. Democratic leaders still claimed
the election of Charles S. Thomas
v Hubert Works IN Colorado and
Of Francis D. Newlands over Samuel
Platt in Nevada.
Pluralities ranging from $500 to g.
900 for Paul O.. Husting, Democratic
candidate for United States senator,
W Governor E. +. McGovern, Re-
publican, are shown in four different
sets of returns from the election in
Wisconsin, but none is complete
enough to announce definitely the
name Of the victorious candidate. Both
still claim the election. An official
count probably will be necessary.
In computing the Democratic total
in the house at 229, William Kett1er
Of the Eleventh California district,
who also ran on the Progressive
ticket and ranks as a Progressive in
the present congress, is included with
the majority party.
Representative John I. holland, Of
the Tenth California district, who ran
on the Republican and Progressive
tickets and was elected to the pres
ent congress as a Progressive, is
classed with the Republicans.
The House:
Acknowledgements 10; Republi-
cans none; unchanged.
acknowledgements one; Republi-
cans none; unchanged.
acknowledgements z; Republi-
cam none; unchanged.
acknowledgements Q; Republi-
cans 3; Progressives 6; unchanged.
acknowledgements 2; probably
Democratic @; unchanged. E.E
Observation-Disclosures Q; Republi.
cans S; Republicans gain 5.
y Observation-Disclosures 0; Republi-
cans 1; Republicans gain l..
Embellishments 4; Republicans
0; unchanged. E.
Georgia-Democrats u; Republic
n 0; unchanged.
Idaho-Democrats 0; Republicans
q; unchanged.
Illinois-Democrats 9; Republicans
II; P~rogressives l.; Republican gain
Of 10 owe Democrats in Third, Fiji
teenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nine.
teenth, Twenty-frst, Twenty-second,
Twenty-fourth, Twenty-ffth and two
at large; over ~Progressives in Tenth
and Twelfth.
acknowledgements IL; Republi-
cans2; Republican gain of 2, in Sew
enti and Tenth Districts.
Iowa-Democrats /; Republicans
10; Republican net gain Of 2; gains
in Second, Third and Sixth Districts,
loss In Eleventh.
Kansas-Democrats 4; Republicans
q; probably Republicans 2. Demo
cratic gain Of one in Eighth Dis
trict.
acknowledgements 8; Republi-
a n +; unchanged.
Observation-Disclosures 7; Progress
sive /; P~rogressives gain n in
Third District.
Maine-Democrats i; Republicans
8; unchanged.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 5; Republi-
cans 1. Republicans gain one in
Fifth.
Observation-Disclosures 4; Re.
publicans IL; Republicans gain 4, in
Eighth, Eleventh, Thirteenth and Six
teenth Districts.
acknowledgements 2; Republi-
cans gain TWO over P~rOgTeSSlVeS ID
Tenth and Twelfth Districts.
Minnesota-Democrats /; Republi-
cans s; Progressives l; Progressive
gain of one.
Observation-Disclosures 8; Repub-
licans o.; unchanged.
acknowledgements IA; Republic
cans 2; unchanged.
MISUNDERSTANDING 2; Republi-
cans 0; unchanged.
Nebraska-Democrats g.; Republi-
cans 3; unchanged.
Nevada-Democrats 0; Republicans
1; unchanged.
New Observation-Disclosures 0; Re-
publicans 2; Republicans gain 2.