New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-10
late Returns Cut APP
narent Republican
Congress Victories
FOUR DISTRICTS
VET UNREPORTED
Minor Parties Elect Four
and May Hold Balance
of Power

n, Congressional election returns,
u,i,b we're nearly completed last night,
.,.rre President Wilson, returned to
80 White House for four years more,
=, spnnort OF a Democratic Congress,
81 uncomfortable limitations. Re
.;,es retlrns showed that the Demo-
,,,.s had elected 2l5 members Of the
gopsa and the Republicans 2l1. In
EDITION there had been elected one In
s,pendent, one Socialist. one Progress
i've and one Progressive Protectionist.
Late returns reduced estimates Of
,se Republican strength in the lower
house.
-Four districts in West Virginia, two
~ ,her1 normally Democratic and two
normally Republican. and one district
!, New Mexico are still undecided. II
,bese districts do not change. the Dem
oersts will have 2l7 and the Repub-
liesns PA. a plurality Of only three.
As there will be four members of other
minority parties, a working majority
tor the Democrats is improbable. un-
less some Of the minority members
should choose 20 cast their lot with the
Administration forces.
Senate Majority Twelve
The Senate. according to latest fig
ures. will consist Of fifty-four Demo
trsts and forty-two Republicans. a ma
iority OF twelve The Democratic ma
iority in the present Senate is sixteen.
The only development in the Senatorial
situation Yesterday was the strongly
indicated election of A. A. Jones. the
Democratic candidate in New Mexico,
Who was leading his Republican on
ponent. Frank A. HubbeI. by a ma
iority which Democratic leaders re-
g1rded as safe.
An unusual feature Of the result is
the election Of the first woman to Cor
rress. Miss jeanette Rankin. Repue-
lean. apparently having been elected
in the lOtt Congress District in
Nortl Carolina. the contest between
lams, j. Britt. Republican. and Zebulon
Weaver. Democrat. when had been con-
,.t,d 20 Britt earlier in the day. was
rsin ir doubt because OF an error IN
,rort.re Graham County. Each side
,r claims the election with the Nc
u.wel County Board adjourned until
.-eay
Tpsets in Late Returns
A revision Of the complete unofficial
tur, from all districts in Delaware
hows that A. T. Polk. Democrat, mas
b.eu elected 10 Congress over Repre-
sentative Thomas W. Miller, Repu5-
icsu by 43s plurality. Polk's election
s.s conceded by DR.. L. H. Ball. chair
uan OF the Republican county commit
g.. The earlier returns indicated
iat 30 Ter had won. Josiah q. Noi-
c.tt. Democrat. won over Henry A. du
Isat. Republican. for the Senate. by
ote OF -5325 20 22,914.
lhc EerubIcans lost a close night
lor Representative in the 18th congress
District in this city where Christopher
D. sullivan. former State Senator, and
ore o. the famous Sullivan clan IN Tam
many Hall. beat Frank Dostal, the Re
publican nominee. The vote was so
close that the Republicans claimed the
district until the late turns edged Sui
livan In.
Daniel J. Riordan, the present Demo
cratic representative from the llth
Congress District, in New YORK Clty'
Won over Montague Lessler, the ne
publican nominee. Riordan's distrlcl
Is Tammany stronghold. The cleo
tion OF Fiorello H. La Guardia. the
Republican candidate for Congress IN
the 14th Congress District, another
Tammany stronghold. was a surprise
Representative Michael T. FARLEY was
La Guardia's opponent.
The Republicans reelected Isaac Sic
gel in the goth District The late re
turns showed the defeat OF Represent
alive William s. Bennett in the 23d Dis
trict and the election of d. {. Oliver
Democrat. .,
In New Jersey the late returns indi-