The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-08
CUT DOWN LEAD
Senate Expected to Go to
Democrat Party.
Republicans Gain in Late Con-
gressiOnal Reports.

New York. Nov S.-With the pres
idency in doubt at a. m today the
political complexion of congress also
was undecided and party leaders were
anxiously awaiting complete returns
before definite claims could be made,
altho it appeared that the Democrats
would retain control of the senate
without question by reduced ma
jority
With nearly a hundred congression-
al districts still in doubt the Repub-
licans had made net gain of six,
capturing fifteen Democratic districts
while the Democrats had taken nine
from the Republicans. Without fur
ther upsets this would reduce the pres
ent Democratic house majority of %
to IL. Republican leaders, however.
insisted they would win the house
They claimed a gain of several seats
in Indiana and two in Michigan.
Practically complete returns show
ed that the Democrats certainly have
lost four United States senators, one
each in Maine, New York. New Jersey
and Maryland, while they gained one
each in Rhode Island, Delaware and
Utah. Indications pointed strongly to
further Democratic loss of two sena-
tors in Indiana, one in West Virg;ni:
and Arizona and possibly one in Ohio
and Montana. To offset this is the
possibility of the election of Repub-
lican senators in Wyoming and New
Mexico, which had not been assured.
If the Republicans and Democrats
should lose these as indicated the SEN
ate still would remain Democratic by
two, AZ Democrats to Al Republicans.
The Democratic majority in the
present senate is sixteen. The most
surprising development in the SEN
atorial contest was the defeat of SEN
ator Henry F. Lippitt, Republican, of
Rhode Island, by Peter Goelet Gerry.
Democrat, as the state otherwise went
Republican The defeat of Senator
James E. MARITIME of New Jersey by
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen had been
persistently heralded by Republican
leaders The Democrats lost their first
senator in the September election in
Maine when Frederick Hale won from
Senator c. r. johnson.
Altho Democratic chieftains were
hoping against hope that complete
returns would reverse the situation in
Indiana, the indications at this time
are that both J. W. Kern, majority
leader of the senate, and Thomas Tag
CART must yield to Harry S. New and
James E. Watson for long and short
terms. respectively.
In Ohio, Senltor Pomerene is run
ming behind the Republican opponent,
Myron T. Herrick, altho the electoral
vote of the state probably will go to
Hilton is losing to Representative
Howard Sutherland, PeDublican SEN
ator Ashurst of Arizona may be de-
feated by Joseph H. Kibbey, and SEN
ator Myers of Montana was slightly
behind former Congressman Charles
N. Pray, Republican.
Another upset was the defeat of Re-
publican Senator George Sutherland
of Utah, by VIM. H. King, Democrat
Sutherland has been in the senate for
sixteen years. Late returns also indi-
Gated that Senator Dupont of Della
ware would lose his seat to the Demo-
cratic nominee, Josiah o. Wolcott
Result Still in Doubt.
Upon returns thus far received the
Republicans have gained house seats
in New York, Kansas, Illinois, Maine,
MARYLAND Wisconsin, Iowa and Okla
by Democratic gains in New York,
also one in the Twentieth district of
Pennsylvania where A. r Brodeck
defeated S. H. Mccall; in North Caro-
Carolina Republican, lost to Zebulon
Weaver; one in Connecticut, two in
Ohio, nine in all.
What the final result will be is
much in doubt. That the Republicans
might overturn the slender Democratic
majority was not only possible but in
the opinion of Republican leaders very
probable. Democratic leaders, how
ever, insisted the houses would remain
Democratic
Republicans Win in N. j.
Trenton, Nov. S.-Democrats and
Republicans split even on the two
congressional districts in New Jersey
which were doubtful in the early re-
turns. Edward w. Gray, Republican,
carried the Eighth district and John
A. Matthews, Democrat, carried the
Ninth.
This gives New Jersey seven Re-
publicans and five Democrats in con-
gress, a loss of one seat for the Re-
publicans.