The evening world., 1916-11-08

'ainly lost four United states Sena
tors, one each In Maine. New York.
New Jersey and Maryland. while
they gained one each In Rhode ISL
and. delaware and Utah.
indications pointed strongly to a
further Democratic loss OF two SEN
ators in lndiann. one In West Vir-
guia. one In Arizona. and possibly
one In Ohio and one In Montana. TO
offset this in the possibilities the
election Of Republican Senators In
Wyoming and New Mexico had not
been assured by over night returns.
II the Republicans and Democrats
should lose aliVhese as indicated. the
Senate Still would remain Democratic
by the slender majority OF 2, ~ Dem
ocrats to ~ Republicans. The Dem
ocratic majority In the present SEN
ate Is 1s.
The most surprising development
In the Senatorial contest was tho de-
fent OF Senator Henry +. Lippit, Re-
| publican. OF Rhode Island. by Peter
Goolot Gerry. Democrat. as the state
went for Hughes and for all other
Republican candidates. Gerry's ma :
jority IL about 1000.
william NJ. Calder OF New York
| takes the place to be vacated by Sem
ator O'Gorman.
The defeat OF Senator James T..
MARITIME of New Jersey. by Joseph Il.
| Frelinghuysen had been persistently
i -. N ~.
Democrats lost their first Senator In
| tho September election in Maine
when Frederick Hale won from SEN
ator Charles +. johnson.
Another surprising defeat to the
Democrats came In Maryland, where
Joseph I. France won from David j,
Lewis. the latter having won the
Democratic nomination from Senator
Blair Lee In tho primary election.
Lewis had won the nomination on
his labor legislative record in the
House and Democratic leaders had
counted on him to strengthen the
National ticket In his State. Yet he
ran far behind President Wilson, who
won the electoral vote OF thetSstate.
Although democratic chieftain,
were hoping against hope that com
plete returns would reverse me situ.
alton In Indiana, the Indications al
this time are that both John w
Kern. the majority leader OF the Sen.
ate. and Thomas Taggart. the junior
Senator from that State. must yielt
their places to Harry g. New an'
James Il. Watson. New apparent,
the short term.
In Ohio Senator Pomerene In runnin,
behind his Republican opponent. My
ron Il. Herrick. although the electora
vote OF the State will probably go q
Wilson.
In West Virginia Senator Chiffon 4
losing to Representative Howar,
Sutherland. Republican. Senate
Ashurst OF Arizona may be defeate,
by Joseph II. Kibbey.
Senator Myers OF Montana wa
running slightly behind former Con
Gressman Chaples N. Pray, the Re
publican nominee.
Another upset Of the election wa
in the defeat of Republican Scnato
George Sutherland OF Utah. by vii
liam II. King. the Democratic nomi
nee. Sutherland has been In the Sen
ate for sixteen years. Late returns
also indicated that Senator Dupon
OF Delaware would lose his seat u
the Democratic nominee. Josiah O
Wolcott.
Senator Clark OF wyoming ap
peared TO be ehcounteriny trouble II
his contest with John Il. Kendrick
the Democratic nominee. Republican
leaders. however, we're claiminI
Clark's election. Another probable re
versal was indicated In New Mexico
where A. A. Jones. Democrat. main
tained a slight lead over Frank A
Hubbell. nominated by the Republi
cans to succeed Senator Catron.
The result OF the contest In Nevad
also was undetermined. although Sen
ator Key Pittman. Democrat, led
close race with Samuel Platt. Re
publican. and Miller. Socialist candi