The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-11-09
DEMOCRATS CONTINUE
i TO CONTROL CONGRESS
La. est RetIi. ~ Indicate That Lower
Branch May Be Very Close.

New York, Nov. S.-With sc Cor
gressional districts TO be heard from
at 10.45 p. M, ZO2 Republicans, 1919
Democrats, two roSrCSSlNeS, one IN
dependent and one Socialist have
been elected to the House of Repre-
sentatives for the SiXty-Fifth Con-
gress. OF the 80 districts yet to be
heard from IL are represented in the
present Congress by Democrats anu
Is by Republicans. Should these
districts be unchanged, the next
House would be composed Of 216
Democrats, 215 Republicans, and
scattering, who might elect to atfi-
late with either side.
The Senate will remain under
Democratic control by a reduced ma
jor1ty of 10 or II, dependent on the
outcome in New Mexico, where. "A.
Jones, Democrat, is maintaining
slight leau over Frank A. HubDell,
nominated by the Republicans to
succeed Senator Catron. AT this hour
the Senate stands: Democrats, 50,
Republicans, AZ; undecided, l.
Late returns from Ohio, indicating
the reelection of Senator Atlee
Pomerene, Democrat, over Myron I.
Herrick, Republican, virtually ended
the possibility of Republican ascen
dancy in the Senate. Democratic
leaders insist that Hitchcock, in Ne
braska, and Pittman, in Nevada have
been reelected, ana KenGrick, prob
ably, in Wyoming.
Practically complete returns show
ed that the Democrats certainly have
lost four United States Senators, one
each in Maine, New York, New Jer-
sey and Maryland, while they gained
one each in Rhode Island, Delaware
and Utah. Indications pointed
strongly to further Democratic loss
of two Senators in Indiana, one in
West Virginia and Arizona, and pos
sibly one in Ohio and Montana. To
offset this in the possibilities, the
election of Republican Senators in
Wyoming and New Mexico had not
been assured. If the Republicans
as indicated, the Senate still would
ocrats and Al Republicans. The Dem
ocratic majority in the present Sen
ate is Is.
The most surprising development
in the Senatorial contest was the
u6l0dl VI SOlldtOl pitt
Republican, of Rhode Island, by Pc
ter Goelet Gerry, Democrat, as the
State otherwise went Republican. t
the Republicans this was bolt from
a clear sky.
William NJ. Calder, of New York
takes the place of Senator O'Gorman,
easily defeating William F. Nc
Combs, former chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee.
The defeat of Senator James +
MARITIME, of New Jersey, by Joseph S.
Frelinghuysen had been persistently
heralded by Republican leaders. The
Democrats lost their first Senator III
the September election in Maine,
when Frederick Hale wone from Sen
ator Charles F. Johnson. Another
surprising defeat to the Democrats
came in Maryland, where Joseph I.
France won from Representative Da-
.vid j. Lewis, the latter having won
the Democratic nomination from
Senator Blair Lee in the primary.
Although Democratic chieftains
were hoping against hope the COM
plete returns would reverse the sit
uation in Indiana, the indications at
this time are that beth John w.
Kern, majority leader OF the Senate,
and Thomas Taggart, must yield to
Harry S. New and James E. Watson
for long and short terms, respective
"
III West Virginia, Senator Chiffon
is losing to Representative Howard
Sutherland, Republican; Senator
Ashhurst, of Arizona, may be defeat
ed by Joseph H. Kibbey, and Senator
Myers, of Montana, was slightly be
hind former Congressman Charles N.
Pray, Republican. Both parties, how
ever, are claiming victory.
Another upset was the defeat OF
Republican Senator George Suther-
land, of Utah, by William H. King,
Democrat. Sutherland has been Fl
the Senate for Is years. Late re-
turns also indicated that Senator du-
Pont, of Delaware, would lose his
seat to the Democratic nominee, 10
siah Wolcott.