The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-05
Control of Both Branches of
Congress Retained
Lead Reduced
SENATE STILL HAS
FOURTEEN MAJORITY
One Socialist and Ten Progressives
Elected-Three Breaks Noted in
..Solid South Lively Senatorial
Fights.

NEW YORK, Nov. ). = Latest re-
that the Democratic majority in the
House of Representatives for the Gath
Congress over Republicans, Progress
sives and socialists will be reduced to
%. The probable Democratic majority
in the Senate viii be IA. Democrats
have elected 226 members, Republicans
1872, Progressives 10 and Socialists /.
OF the six missing districts it was es-
timated last night that the Repubi-
cans and Democrats might elect three
each. Heaviest Republican gains in
the almost overwhelming of the Demo
cratic majority were l3 in Illinois, II
| in New York, 10 in Pennsylvania and
nine in Ohio. Progressive representa-
tion in the House was cut from 10 to
nine or 10. This resulted from the
general collapse of the Progressive or
ganization throughout the country ex
| cept in California.
| On the basis of the latest returns
the Senate of the Gath Congress viii
remain in Democratic control by an
increased majority. Although there is
: uncertainty regarding the election in
Utah and Nevada, the indications are
that the new Senate will consist of %
Democrats, 40 Republicans and one
Progressive Senator Reed Smoot,
Republican, of Utah, won over James
NJ. Movie, Demoeratic-P Progressive,
who for time was leading in the
contest. Senator Newlands of Nevada
also seemed in danger of losing his
seat to Samuel Platt, Republican. The
Utah and Nevada senators have seen
long service in the Senate and both
have been in their states several
weeks endeavoring to overcome OPP
position which had developed when the
popular election of senators was pro.
vided for by constitutional amend
; ment. In states where the fight was
hottest victory was practically assure,
for Roger G. Sullivan, Democrat. ii
Illinois; Charles s. Thomas, Democrat
in Colorado: James D. Phelan. Demo
crat, in California; Benjamin F. Shiv
ely, Democrat, in Indiana; Charlie,
Curtis, Republican, in Kansas; Warner
G. Harding, Republican, in Ohio. ant
Charles H. Burke, Republican, il
South Dakota
At Republican headquarters il
: Washington statement was issue,
III seats ibI the htpuDii
leans, four Progressives, one Independ
tent and two Socialists. Such calcu
d lation would leave 2l5 seats for tn
e Democrats. While that would give tn
d Democrats a plurality of two, the SC
!, cialist and Progressive element woul
: be the factor of control.
The senatorial fights in eight state
kansas, Colorado, California, III
$ nois, Utah, Wisconsin and South De
5 kota, attracted much attention. bu
:. the results did not threaten Dem,
! cratic control of the Senate now hel
> by a plurality of 10. Democratic n;
tional headquarters advised Presider
Wilson early yesterday its advic,
showed the election of James d. PHI
Ian, Democrat, to the Senate from Ca
ifornia, and the reelection of senate
Shively and Thomas. Democrats,
Indiana and Colorado, respectively.
Three breaks in the Democrat
"solid South were claimed yeste
- day, two by Republicans and one |
Z a Progressive. In the 9Th Marylar
district Sidney f. Mudd, Repub
J can, was elected; j. J. Britt claim,
victory in his fight against Represe
tative Gudeer in the 10th Nor
Carolina district, and w. P. Marti
Progressive, was in the lead on bac
ward returns in the Sd Louisiana d
trict.