Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-11-15

rulMP CLARK SEEKS
FACTS OF ELECTION
Miss Rankin Is Really Elected
II Congress From Montana,
Notwithstanding Claims
That She Was Defeated,

,1.'simgton ,o' Eo" Nov. IA. - Champ
y, Na'" sneokey of the house, reached
U,,,lahirgton Ua,hi today and conferred with
NaSnlet Nanetic leaders regarding the con-
-sassionai election which, accordlhg 10
sso latest unofficial returns leaves
ur ..roi of the next house in DOUBT
vSa voaug' snoaker first conferred with Rep
.totive Ine Doremus of Michigan,
lSoJr .Sairo,an of the democratic congress
yia' .inaai committee, who predicted, de-
',ga, Di.a rnofficial returns indicating the
siaotion of five more republicans than
ao,ocrats. that the final canvass
vonld give the democrats conlrol ana
,Ee sneaker would be reelected.
m the other hand, Representative
Woods Of Iowa. chairman of the re-
.rbFcan congressional committee, was
Insisting that complete returns would
chow repubhcan gains instead of
asses and that republicans would die
nie the organization of the house
DOrcmus Is Hopeful.
Representative Doremus claimed
early in the day at the White House
NAT ot2 democrats and only 211 re-
nnbllcans surely had been elected, and
bat there were nine doubtful districts.
Hc reiterated this later to Speaker
Clark Senator stone of Missouri, and
obpr democratic leaders enumerat-
ng districts which he believed would
show democratic victories on the Of
fetal count. During the day, how
ever there were no changes in the un-
official results, now indicating the
election Of 217 republicans, PIP demo-
Gratis two progressives, que progress
sye-protecti0nlst, one independent
one socialist, and one prohibitions
Where They Are Located.
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 protection
Isl, in louisiana; Zebulon Weaver
democrat over James j. Britt, repub-
lican, in North Carolina; Thomas
SCully, democrat, over Robert Carson,
republican in New Jersey; Samuel W
Beakes democrat over Mark r. Ba-
con, republican, in Michigan; T. JI
Steele democrat over G.. G. Scott, re-
publican, in Iowa, and NJ. c. Kelly.
progressive, over William II. CoiesT7S~''
republican, in Pennsylvania. In addi-
ton, Mr. Doremus insisted that Clyde
b. Tayener fourteenth Illinois; Harry
;. Mitchell, Montana at large, and
thomas G Patton, eighteenth New
YORK, all apparently defeated by re-
plOlicans, had excellent chances of
Ultimate success. He asserted that de-
spite election reports of Miss Jeanette
RANKIN, republican, in Montana, by a
majority Of 400, that Harry b. Mitch
gu mad won by a majority of 100. This
mlormatlon he said, had come from
several sources.
Ionight, however, Mr.. Doremus re-
VeNed message from the democratic
candidate cOnceding the election of
MISS Rankin by a safe majority, and
district. O
:, Unofficial Returns.
,., ,unoItlcial returns in disputed dis
, g'S show the election of w. P. Mar.
WIFI W. u louisiana, by 81 votes; Britt
I0,ln I. Carolina, by 13; Carson, New
IigSey, by II, Bacon, Michigan, by
~. ,u, scott Iowa, by 73; Coleman,
s,I4, ss,eIa4n,Sylvania, by 20; Francis, Eight
G..h Ga.h New York, by 1855. and Gra-
''lp, Fourteenth Illinois, by 1929.
,ha ",Publlcan leaders are claiming
Ia' V. lhaI results will show the cleo
o'a oyu VI A. j. Barchfeld, republican, |
". ~ ,,y guy &. Campbell, democrat, III
,r'.. e Inlrty-second Pennsylvania dis
c,r ana Robert f. Duer, republi- !
N Nh j. oNer Jesse d. Price, democrat, |
n6,,me me flrSt district of Maryland. An |
bna baal.gInent ,5 Of contest in the Mary
Tbir,,' r u'Stfict was made today. In the |
m ~ t' second Pennsylvania district, |
dsr,oe ,"e oIilcial count today, Campbell,
yo,as yo,oJ,dt had made a net gain of IA |
N TWO Pittsburgh wards
Ga Nhamp Clark Interested.
ee oaNer ~ Clark evinced great inter |
conpl ~ the claims of the democratic |
tSSlonal chairman and re- |
%alSed sDs at the close of the confer !
'eTes!ng.o 81 ''''oi' was very j"
tbs Inc Inc only thing to be done" said |
Conn r,PedAer, is to watch the official !
ibs Sn III all the districts and wait for /
bista.idI results, Three times in the |
teen ~, VI the government, there have |
i'm P'olonged contests over the cleo
north speaker. Twice it took three |
montbS9 ana once it required two |
er M, ana q half, to elect the speak
M Inc first lOnas fiub+ ,,,os Il, tc-t |