Bisbee daily review., 1916-11-15
Champ Clark Confers With
 Democratic Leaders Regard / ing Results of the Congress
 sional Election.
BIG GAIN MADE BY
 COP. SAYS CHAIRMAN
Announcement of Contest in Maryland District Is Made;
 Speaker Advises Friends to Watch Final Returns Closely
(By Review Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.- Champ Clark, Speaker of the House, reached Washington today and conferred with Democratic leaders regarding the con gressional election, which, according to the latest unofficial returns, leaves control of the next house in doubt The speaker first conferred with Rep resentative Doremus of Michigan chairman of the Democratic congress sional committee who predicted, de spite unofficial returns indicating the election of five more Republicans than Democrats. that the final canvas will give the Democrats control and the speaker would be reelected.
 On the other hand Representative Woods of Iowa, chairman of the Re publican congressional committee, was insisting that complete returns would show Republican gains instead of losses and that Republicans would dictate the organization of the house
 Doremus Confident
 Representative Doremus. in his statement of doubtful districts at the informal conference of party leaders, claimed that official returns would reverse the result and show the cleo ton of W. O. Martin. Democrat, over w. P. Martin, Progressive-Protect ist. in Louisiana; ss sebulon Weaver. Democrat, over James J. Britt, Repub- lican, in North Carolina; Thomas Scully. Democrat, over Robert Car son, Republican. in New Jersey; Sam uel w. Beakes, Democrat, over Mark . R. Bacon. Republican. in Michigan T. J. Steele, Democrat, over G. c Scott. Republican, in Iowa, and M. C Kelly, Progressive over Wm. H. Cole man, Republican in Pennsylvania.
 In addition, MT. Doremus insisted that Clyde E. Tavenner, 14th Illinois Harry B. Mitchell, Montana at large and Thomas G. Patton. eighteenth New York, all apparently defeated by Republicans, had excellent chances of ultimate success. He asserted that despite the election of Miss Jeanette Rankin, Republican. in Montana. by a majority of 400, that Harry B. Mitch ell had won by majority of 10000 This information, he said, had come from several sources.
 Contest in Maryland
 Republican leaders are claiming that final results will show the cleo ton of A. J. Barchfeld, Republican over Guy F.. Campbell, Democrat, in the 32nd Pennsylvania, and Robert F Dure, Republican, over Jesse D. Price Democrat, in the first district of Mary land. Announcement of contest il the Maryland district was made today In the 32nd Pennsylvania district or the official count today. Campbell Democrat, had made a net gain of 14 votes in two Pittsburg wards.
 Speaker Clark evinced great inter est in the claims of the Democratic congressional committee and remark ed at the close of the conference that the situation was very interesting.
 Watch Count, Says Clark
 "The only thing to be done." the speaker said. "is to watch the official count in all the districts and wait fo' the final results. Three times in the history of the government there have been prolonged contests over the cleo ton of a speaker. Twice 1t tool three months and once 1t required two months and half to elect thu speaker.
 "The most interesting of these con
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