The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-14
STILL HOLD HOUSE
But Republicans Reduced the
Democratic Majority from
40 to ~.
MISSOURI REFLECTS STONE
capper Wins in Kansas by 10000 TO
o,ooo-Suffrage Carries in
Two States.

The membership of the Sixtyfourth
Congress, as the result of the recent
election, including a few contests still
in doubt, viii be as follows:
House of Representatives
Gratis, 229; Republicans, 1876; Progress
sives, Z; Socialists, 1; Independent, l;
Democratic majority, "a.
Senate-DemOcrats,5 %; Republicans.
80; Progressives, L; Democratic ma
jority, IS.
Senatorial contests still in doubt
were in Colorado, Nevada and Wiscon-
sin. Democratic leaders still claimed
the election Of Charles S. Thomas over
Hubert Work in Colorado, and of
Francis D. NewIands over Samuel
Plat in Nevada Republican leaders
claimed the election of Crancis E. Nc
Govern over Paul A Husting, Demo
crat in Wisconsin, but through an er-
ror discovered late in the day in one
of the Wisconsin counties, an appar-
ent majority for McGovern had been
swept away, leaving the situation
much in doubt
Many Changes in House.
the House of Representatives Will be
made when Champ Clark and Uncle
Joe" Cannon once more face each
other across the center aisle at the
beginning of the next Congress. The
dWindIing of the Democratic majority
which will drop after the close Of the
December session from 40 to q, will
necessitate a general shifting of the
working order in the House.
Democrats Sweep Missouri
The Democrats swept Missouri. VIII
liam J. Stone was reelected to the
United States senate by a majority
around thirty thousand. The state
ticket was elected by slightly smaller
majorities, while fourteen Democrats
were returned to Congress.
Republicans Take ST. Louis.
The Republicans carried St Louis
by a majority estimated at ten thou
sand. They also made gains cut in
the country, winning back several
counties that went into the Demo
cratic column in 1912 They Will gain
ten or fifteen members of the legisla-
ture, possibly more. Both the house
and senate, however, will be Demo
critic by large majorities.
ALI Amendments Killed.
All fifteen constitutional amend
ments were defeated by huge votes.
Equal suffrage lost by nearly 100000.
The Progressive vote in the state was
less than $4,000, and IN St Louis,
where the contest between Democrats
and Republicans was very sharp, the
Progressive vote was negligible
Republicans Get Kansas.
Belated returns drifting into Repub-
lican state headquarters do not change
the results nor materially change the
! Republican pluralities of Capper and
Curtis, as given previously. Capper's
plurality is between 40, 600 and $4,000
Curtis has from 1000 to 5000 over
Neeley.
The Republicans are still claiming
the lower house of the legislature and
the Democrats are not disputing it.
The Republicans concede the Demo-
! Gratis six of the eight congressman.
The count for the three places on
the supreme bench is close With
one-eighth of the vote in, Mason has
52,061, Marshall $1,000, Dawson 81 500,
Little 1881, Benson 42,4S5 and Shell
don 35,345. Inasmuch as the supreme
judges are running on a non-partisan
ticket this year the headquarters of
neither political party has taken any
interest in gathering information as
to the results.
Women Carry TWO States.
Women now have full suffrage in
ten states and in the territory Of Alas
ka, according to last returns from the
recent election, which apparently gave
the franchise to women in Nevada and
Montana Women have the right to
vote for certain Offices in twenty-five
! other states.
Fourteen States are Dry.
Fourteen states now have laws pro-
hibiting the sale Of alcoholic bever-
| ages as a result Of the election, on the
face of latest returns. The count
| shows that prohibition was adopted in
| Arizona, Washington, Oregon and Col
orado The states which prohibit the
sale of liquor are: Arizona, Colorado,
Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon
Tennessee, Virginia, Washington.
West Virginia and North Dakota
High Vatican Official Dead.
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