The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-11-11
CONGRESS FIGHT
HARD AND CLOSE
Political Complexion Remains
in Doubt.
BIG SURPRISE IN RETURNS
Republicans, With Four Scattering
Members, Have Tied the House Up
to Date-Democrats Lead in Senate.

New York, Nov. with the presi
dency in doubt the political complex
ion of congress also was undecided
and party leaders were anxiously
awaiting complete returns before def
mite claims could be made, although
it appeared the Democrats would re
tain control of the senate without ques'
ton by a reduced majority.
With forty-nine districts to be heard
from, the returns for the next house
showed that 1913 Democrats, 1879 Re
publicans, two Progressives, n So
cialist and one Independent have been
elected. This shows the Republican
and scattering to be tied with the
Democrats already elected. OF the
forty-nine missing districts, thirty are
Democratic, eighteen Republican, and
one Independent in the present house.
Nearly complete returns showed that
the Democrats certainly have lost four
United States senators, n each in
Maine, New York, New Jersey and
Maryland, while they gained n each
in Rhode Island, Delaware and Utah.
Indications pointed strongly to a fur
Their Democratic loss of two senators
In Indiana, one in West Virginia and
Arizona and possibly one in Montana.
To Offset this in the possibilities the
election of Republican Senator'S in
Wyoming and New Mexico had not
been assured. If the Republicans and
Democrats should lose all these as in
dicated the senate still would remain
Democratic by two, forty-eight Demo.
Gratis to forty-six Republicans. The
Democratic majority in the present
senate is sixteen.
The most surprising development
in the senatorial contest was the de-
feat of Senator Henry F. Lippitt, Re,
Goelet Gerry, Democrat, as the state
otherwise went Republican. To the
Republicans this was like a bolt from
a clear sky.
William NJ. Calder, of New York.
takes the place of Senator O'Gorman,
easily defeating William F. McCombs,
former chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee.
The defeat Of Senator James E
MARITIME, of New Jersey, by Joseph S
Frelinghuysen has been persistently
heralded by Republican leaders. The
Democrats lost their first senator in
the September election in Maine when
Frederick Hale o from Senator
Charles F. Johnson. Another surpris.
ing defeat to the Democrats came in
Maryland where Joseph l. France won
from Representative David j. Lewis.
the latter having won the Democratic
nomination from Senator Blair Lee in
the primary.
Although Democratic chieftains
were hoping against hope that com
plete returns would yer the stu
alton in Indiana the indications are
that both John w. Kern, majority lead.
er of the senate, and Thomas Taggart
must yield to Harry s. New and James
E. Watson for long and short terms
respectively.
In West Virginia Senator Chiffon
is losing to Representative Howard
Sutherland, Republican. Senator Ash.
urst, of Arizona, may be defeated by
Joseph H. Kibbey, and Senator Myers
of Montana, was slightly behind for
mel Congressman Charles N. Pray
Republican. Both parties, however
are claiming victory.
Another upset was the defeat OF
Senator George Sutherland, Republi
can, of Utah, by William H. King
Democrat. Sutherland has been in the
Senate for sixteen years. Late returns
showed that Senator Dupont, of Della
ware, lost his seat to the Democratic
nominee, Josiah o. Wolcott.
Late returns from Ohio, indicating
the reelection of Senator Atlee Pom
creme, Democrat, over Myron T. Her
rick, Republican. virtually ended the
possibility of Republican ~ascendancy
in the senate.
Upon returns thus far received Re
publicans have gained house seats IL
New York, Kansas, Illinois, Maine
Maryland, Wisconsin, Iowa and Okla
homa. These were Offset by Demo
cratic gains in New York, also one in
the twentieth district of Pennsylva
mia, where A. r. Brodeck defeated S
H. Mccall; in North Carolina, where
J. ]. Britt, the lone North Caroline
Republican, lost to Zebulon Weaver;
one in Connecticut, two in Ohio, nine
in all.
Tho final result Ia much in douht