The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-05
WESTERN STATES
MOSTLY Held
BY DEMOCRATS
Illinois Landslide Gives G. o. p.
20 New Seats Only 4 in %
Other States
DRYS CARRY FOUR
OF SIX CONTESTS
Montana and Nevada Support
Suffrage--Wome Have Chance
in Nebraska

CHICAGO. Nov. 5.-The Republi.
can landslide that sent 20 new Re
publican members to- the house of
representatives from Ohio and Illinois.
did not materially change the political
complexion OF congressional delega-
tons from other western states, late
returns showed today.
Twenty-three other western and
middlewestern states from Ohio to
California gave the Republicans q net
gain Of four members OF the lower
house. To Offset this. the Democrats
made q net gain Of at least one United
States senator, and elected Demo
cratic governors In Minnesota, Ne
braska, Michigan and Wyoming. On
the other hand, Ohio rejected Gov.
Cox (Dem.), and elected Congressman
Willis (RepJ, to the state house, and
Colorado suppianted Democratic ex.
ecutive by George Garrison (Rep)
In practically all western states.
with the exception OF those on the
Pacific coast. the Progressives vote
slipped away. most of IL going to the
Republican candidates, but the Demo
Gratis evidently benefitting to some ex-
tent.
Practically complete returns show
that Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman
(Rep.), was reelected to the senate
in Illinois over Roger G. Sullivan
(Dem.), by a plurality of $4,000. In
Utah, where the result was In doubt.
Senator Reed Smoot has been re-elect-
ed over James H. Moyle, Democratic
fusion candidate, by about 1000. In
Colorado, Senator Thomas (Demo, has
lead of 1900 over Hubert Work
(Rep3. but Work still claims his cleo
ton.
In South Dakota. the Democrats
turned surprise by electing EdwarS
s. johnson to the United States seii-
ate over Congressman Burke (Rep.)
Another South Dakota Democrat, Har-
ry L. Candy. apparently has defeated
W.. q. Rice (Rep.), for congress- from
the third district.
The senatorial race, in Kansas is
undecided. Congressman George A.
Nicely, Democrat, IL still In the lead
for the senate seat vacated by Sena-
tor Bristow, Republican. but Charles
Curtis, Republican. will not concede
his defeat. Victor Murdoch, Progress
hive, ran third. The election Of Ar
thur Capper, Republican. for gov
ernor, is assured.
In California, the Democrats appar-
emily won q senator, electing James
ID. Phelan over Joseph r. Knowland,
Republican, by an estimated plural
ity OF $4,000. Late returns from Ne
vada show Senator Newlands, Dem
ocrat, steadily reducing the plurality
OF Samuel Plat. Republican senate
rial candidate, which best available
returns put at less than 100.
Wisconsin, another strong Repub-
lican state, may give the Democrats
q United States senator. Paul o.
Husting, a Democrat, early today was
leading Gov. Francis e. McGovern,
Republican, by 1000. with several
counties yet to be heard from. The
counties not yet reported are nor
mally Republican.
Four. western states, Oregon. Arr
zona, washington and Colorado, voted
to Gust the saloons, Ohio and Califor-
mia remaining wet
Montana and Nevada, ON late re-
turns, apparently supported woman
suffrage, which also has q chance to
win In Nebraska. The Official count
will probably be necessary to decide
In all three states. North and South
Dakota, Missouri and Ohio decisivelJ
defeated the suffrage proposal.