The Irish standard., 1914-11-07
MAJORITY IN LOWER HOUSE Is
REDUCED TO TWENTY.THREE
ACCORDING TO LATE
RETURNS,
WILL HAVE LEAD OF lain
UPPER HOUSE OF CONGRESS
illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New
York, Give G. o. P. Gain of IS In
Lower Body-Progressives Have
Ten Members in House and
One In Senate.

i New York, Nov. 5-Latest returns
from Tuesdays election indicate that
the Democratic majority in the house
of representatives for the Sixty-fourth
congress will be reduced to twenty.
three. The probable Democratic ma,
jority in the senate will be fourteen.
Party Representation in House.
Democrats have elected 226 mem.
bers, Republicans 90, Progressives 10
and Socialists 1.
o OF the six missing districts it is es.
timated that the Republicans and
Democrats have elected three each.
Heaviest Republican gains resulting
in almost overwhelming the Democrat.
ic majority, were 10 in Illinois, IL in
New York, II in Pennsylvania and 8
In Ohio.
Progressives Lose 9 or 10.
Progressive representation in the
house was cut from 10 to 9 or 10. This
resulted from the general collapse of
the Progressive organization through.
out the country, except in California.
Contests which are so close that
they are not determined we're 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.
The House Result.
Acknowledgements, 10; Republi.
cans, o.; unchanged.
acknowledgements, /; Republi-
cans, 0; unchanged.
Acknowledgements, z; Republi-
cans, o; unchanged.
California q; Republi.
cans, 8; Progressives, 6; unchanged.
Embellishments, 2; probably
Democratic, 2; unchanged.
ecticut-Democrats,' 0; Repub-
licans, S; Republicans gain, 5.
Delaware-Democrats, O.; Republi.
cans, 1; Republicans gain 1.
Florida-Democrats, 4; Republicans,
o.; unchanged.
Georgia-Democrats, ~; Republi.
cans, 0; unchanged.
1; unchanged.
1llinois-Democrats 9; Republicans,
r.; Progressives, 1; Republicans gain
10 over Democrats in Third, Fifteenth,
Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth,
Twenty-frst, Twenty-second, Twenty
fourth, Twenty-fifth and two at large,
over Progressives in Tenth and
Twelfth.
Indiana-Democrats, IL; Republi-
cans, 2; Republican gain of in Sew
enth and Tenth districts.
Iowa-Democrats, i; Republicans,
10; Republican net gain of two, gains
In Second, Third and Sixth Districts;
loss in Eleventh.
Kansas Democrats, 4; Republi-
cans, o; probably Republicans 2; Dem.
ocrats gain in Eighth district.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 2; Republi-
cans, 2; unchanged.
Observation-Disclosures, z; Progress.
sives, 1; Progressives gain one in
Third district.
Maine-Democrats, 1; Republicans,
3; unchanged.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, s; Republi.
cans, 1; Republicans gain one in Fifth
district.
Massachusetts-De 4; Re.
publicans, IL; Republicans gain four
In Eighth, Eleventh, Thirteenth and
Sixteenth districts.
Michigan-Democrats, 2; Republt
cans, IL; Republicans gain two over
Progressives in Tenth and Twelfth
districts.
= Minnesota-Democrats, 1; Republi
cans, 8; Progressives, 1; Progressfves
gain Of one.
Observation-Disclosures, 8; Republi
cans, o; unchanged.
acknowledgements, IA; Republi
Bans, 3; unchanged.
Notwithstanding. 2; RepubH
cans. o: UNCHANGED.