American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-11-11


Of ten or twelve, dependent on the out
come in New Mexico, where A. A.
Jones (DemJ is maintaining a slight
lead over Frank a. Hubbell. nominal
ed by the Republicans TO succeed Sen.
stor Catron. The senate stands: Dem
jcfats, SO; Republicans, Az; unde'
clded, /.
In The senate four present Demo
cratic members. according to the lat
est indications, have been defeated.
They are Senators Kern and Taggar,
of Indiana, Marine OF New Jersey and
Chiffon of West Virginia. Three Re.
publican senator's, Lippitt of Rhode
Island. Clark of Wyoming and Suther-
land of Utah also have lost their seats
on the basis of the returns.
The defeat of Senator Kern OF In.
diana by Harry s. New, former chair.
man of the Republican national CON-
ml,tee, takes from the Democratic or.
& lizaton its floor leader
Among Democratic senators mel
.ioned for the succession are SauIs
bury Of Delaware. Martin of Virginia.
Walsh OF Montana and Underwood Of
Alabama.
The Democrats elected sixteen sem
aturs 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 Dem Fats will maintain
control If they -. 1t IS certain to be-
by a greatly RED iced margin and one
that will scare " give a good word.
ing majority In fact, unless Demo.
Gratis gains are made In the districts
yet undecided, independent minority
members might seriously Interfere
wi h the reelection of Speaker Clara
and the organization of importaa,
committees.
Republican leaders are still hope.
full of controlling the house. II they
succeed Minority Leader Mann will
be their candidate Tor speaker Of the
house and Representative Fordney Of
Michigan will become the majority
leader and chair man of the ways and
means committee, succeeding Repre-.
sentative Claud KiLchin of North Caro-
lima.
Republicans have made important
gains In Illinois and Wisconsin. o.
the Democrats defeated in Illinois are
Buchanan, who Is under indie mont
for alleged conspiracy in conucguoI
with labor's peace council involved in
charges of attempts to restrain trade
in muniton3 Other Illinois Demo
Gratis defeated are Travener and
Stone. In Indiana, Cullop, Cline and
Gray lost their seats. Konop and
Burke of Wisconsin. Taggart of Kan
sas, Riordan aud Driscoll of New Yo.B
and Casey OF Pennsylvania were o,hei
Democrats who lost their seats
Among we'll known Republicans de
feated are Bennett, New York; Hop
wood and Matthews, Ohio, and Roo
erts of Massachusetts
Prohibition Wins.
Prohibition has made big strides as
the result of the elections The Meth
odist board of temperance sent OFT
the following statement from WasA
ington:
Michigan. South Dakota, Nebraska
and Montana have voted dry by start
ling majorities. Dry headquarters at
Los Angeles claims enactment OF
amendment No. ., closing all saloons
and public drinking places in Califor.
mia, with the amendment for absolute
prohibition probably defeated. The
wet majority in Missouri has appar.
entity been cut by 10000 votes. Ali
l-cr amendments and repeats offere
in dry states seem to have been de.
reated, and Idaho, which has statutory
prohibition, has enacted prohibition
constitutional amendment by prob
ably TO l."
The statement gives the Michigan
dry majority as 10000, the dry"
vote In Idaho as to /, thus far, and
in Nebraska as at least $4,000. The
Montana majority is placed at 10000,
all cities in the state except Butte
having favored the change Arizona
held to prohibition, defeating local CD
ton, and probably has enacted an
amendment excluding liquor from the
state.
An effort To repeal prohibition IN
. arkansas was defeated. as were the
socal'ed beer amendments" I'm ore.
gou and Washington
Charles f. lIugI. luH hts ir.