Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-11-10

Tho senate VIII remain under Dem
ocratic control by a reduced majority
OF ten or twelve, dependent on the out
come in New Mexico. whore A. A.
Jones (Dem) is maintaining a slight |
lead over Frank A. lIubbell. nominal
ed by the Republicans to succeed Sen
ator Catron. The senate stands. Dem
ocrals. SO; Republicans, ~; unde-
cided.
in the senate four present Dem
cratic members, according to the
est indications, have been dc
They are Senators Kern am <e1'*@
Of Indiana, MARITIME Of New A1assal.
Chiffon Of West virgin Ssteey anu
pubIican senators. "a Thres Re
,s,a,'s c,arI 80 ~ >pgSti of Rhode
iand =, ff,ah 81. ,seaAihg and Suther-
~ ,ha hao,s o have lost their seats
rha AZ OF the returns
H. .cat OF Senator Kern of In
man - Harry s. New. former chair
al the Republican national com
..a,ee. takes from the Democratic or
gAntxation It's floor leader.
Among Democratic senators men
toned for the succession are Sauls-
bury OF Delaware, Martin of Virginia,
Walsh OF Montana and Underwood OF
Alabama.
The Democrats elected sixteen sen
ators and the Republicans sixteen,
with one state yet to be heard from.
The situation in the. house is so in
definite that II is impossible to declare
whether the Democrats will maintain
control II they do. It is certain to be
by a greatly reduced margin and one
that Will scarcely give good work
Ing majority. In fact, unless Demo
Gratis gains are made In the districts
yet undecided. independent minority |
members might seriously interfere |
with the reelection OF Speaker Clark |
and the organization of important
committees.
Republican leaders are still hope |
full OF controlling the house. II they
succeed Minority Leader Mann will
be their candidate for speaker of the
house and Representative Fordney OF
Michigan Will become the majority
leader and chairman OF the ways and
means committee, succeeding Repre-
sentative Claud Kitchin of North Caro-
lima.
Republicans have made important
gains in Illinois and Wisconsin. OF
the Democrats defeated In Illinois are
Buchanan, who Is under Indictment
for alleged conspiracy in connection
IaL thu in
charges of attempts to restrain trade
in munitions. Other Illinois Demo-
Gratis defeated are Trayener and
Stone. In Indiana, Cullop, Cline and
Gray lost their seats. Konop and
Burke of Wisconsin, Taggart of Kan +.
5as. Riordan and Driscoll of New York
and Casey OF Pennsylvania were other
Democrats who lost their seats.
Among well known Republicans de-
eated are Bennett, New York; Hop
wood and Matthews. Ohio. and Rob
,rts Of Massachusetts.
Prohibition Wins.
Prohibition has made big strides as :
he result of the elections. The Meth
,dist board OF temperance sent out n
he following statement from Wash -
ngton;
Michigan. South Dakota. Nebraska q
nd Montana have voted dry by start h
ing majorities. Dry headquarters at
.os Angeles claims enactment of h.
mendment No. 2. closing all saloons =,
nd public drinking places in Califor- a,
la. with the amendment for absolute ~
rohibition probably defeated. The =,
ret majority in Missouri has appar- 4.
ntly been cut by $4,000 votes. All
eer amendments and repeats offered h,
I dry states seem to have been de- %
,ated. and Idaho. which has statutory p,
has enacted a prohibition
amendment by prob ci
bly, to L. IN
The statement gives the Michigan n
Try" majority as 10000. the dry" p,
ote In Idaho as TO /, thus far. and T.,
Nebraska as at least $4,000 The s.
ontana majority is placed at 100000 a.
4 cities in the state except Butte m
iving favored the change. Arizona n,
I'D to prohibition. defeating local OPP
on. and probably has enacted an vo
nendment excluding liquor from the At,
ate. FIR,
An effort to repeal prohibition in 60
rkansas was defeated. as were the a,
rcalled beer amendments" in Ore
N and Washington. nj
Charles +. Hughes and his wife ve
ent the better part OF sixteen hours lie
Wednesday in their apartments at Oh
uptown hotel here watching the 90,
b and flow OF the election returns no
ost OF the day 'hey were atone prl
'eir three daughters left soon after raj
eakfast. Miss Catherine 10 return to !
ellesley and Miss Elizabeth to take am
ss Helen back TO school in Wash.
ston. era
Mr. Hughes adhered TO his deter Tn
nation 70 say nothing until the re gre