Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-07
CONTROL OF HOUSE
STILL UNDECIDED
Returns Do Not Indicate Com.
pIexi0n of Next Con-
greSs.
COUNT NOT COMPLETED

Election returns received so far to-
night give no definite indication of the
political complexion of the House OF
Representatives in the Sixty-fifth Con-
gress Although the balloting in the
presidential election has been fairly
well tabulated and returns from that
source are well on their way, the close
fights in the many districts where con-
gressional campaigns have been wag-
ing with great fury have made it i'm
possible for the vote counters to tell
whether the next House will remain
democratic or swing into the repub-
lican column. Early returns were from
republican and democratic districts
where the fight was one-sided and the
results easily foreseen. There are still
literally scores of districts in the west
and north from which an accurate
count in the congressional fights can
not be obtained until tomorrow.
Both republican and democratic cam
paign managers laid as much stress
upon electing candidates for the House
as they laid upon the election of their
presidential candidates, knowing full
well that an administration to be
smoothly run from the start must not
have a divided Congress For this rea-
Bile appeal, consisting of the local as
well as national issues.
Early returns from some of the
doubtful districts indicate that there
will be changes in the House on both
sides: that in a few states democrats
will be given the seats now occupied by
republicans, and vice versa. These
changes are due entirely to local con-
ditions and were predicted weeks ago
by local forecasters.
Many Sitting Members Win.
Early returns showed the reelection
OF many sitting members of the House
from districts. where there has been
little Or no doubt. These included all
the Texas, Florida, South Carolina,
Georgia and Alabama members. In
Vermont Representatives Green and
Dale, republicans, were reelected
Other elections included Representa-
tives Pratt of New York, republican;
Ellsworth. Minnesota. republican; Car
lin, Jones and Montague. Virginia, all
democrats; Small, kitchin, Hood, Pou,
Goodwin. Robinson and Webb of North
Carolina, all democrats; Magee, New
York, republican; Smell. New York, re-
publican; Fess, Ohio, republican.
The first news of a sitting democrat
to be defeated by republican came
with the announcement that w. F.
Waldow had beaten Daniel Driscoll in
the forty-second New York district
Representatives Smith, Dempsey and
all of New York, were re-
elected. The entire Arkansas delega-
ton was reelected
A list showing all candidates for the
House, together with members already
elected, according to latest returns,
follows:
Asterisk % indicates incumbent.
Mineral at left indicates congressional
district.
ALABAMA.
l. Oscar L. Gray, dem.
2. S. H. Dent. jr., DEM"
3. Henry b. Stegall. dem
4. Fred l.. Blackman. dem.'
5. J. T Hefiin, DEM
6. W. B. Oliver. DEM
Z. John L. Burnett, DEM
s. Z. 3. Almon, DEM
9. George Huddleston. DEM
10. William 3. Bankhead, dem.
ARIZONA.
1 Carl Hayden, DEM
l. Henry l.. Eads, rep
ARKANSAS.
1. T. H. Carraway, DEM
2. w. A. Oldfield. DEM
3. John n. Tillman, dem.'
4. Otis Wingo, dem.'
5. H. NJ. Jacoway, DEM
s. Samuel NJ. Taylor, DEM
T. W. s. Goodwin. DEM
CALIFORNIA.
l. c. F. Lea, dem.
/. +. II. Hart, rep.
2. ]. E. Raker, dem.s
2. J. T. Matlock, rep.
g. O. w. Kennedy. dem
3. c. F. Purry, rep
4. Miss J. NJ. Fernald, dem.
4. Julius Kahn. rep"
5. John /. Nolan, rep. and dem.'
6. II. A. Whitney, dem.
6. J. A. Elston, rep
s. J. A. Elston, rep. and prog
7. D. S. Church, dem"
I. w. W. Phillips, rep.
8. +. A. Hayes. dem. and rep
s. G. S. Walker, prog.
8. G. II. Randall. dem. rep. and prog
10. r. w Bowden, dem.
10. H. ID. Osborne, rep.
10 II. 5. Benedict, prog.
IL. w. kettner, dem"
IL. r. c. HARRISON, rep.
COLORADO.
/. b. C. Hilliard, dem.
/. w. y. Vale, rep.
/. Hattie *. Howard, prog.
2. X f. Jones. dem.
2. c. Il. Timberlake, rep"
2. r. K. brennan, prog.
3. Edward Heating, DEM
g. 6. Z. Mcclellan, rep
g. W. 6. Francis. prog.
4. f. 7. Taylor, DEM
4 II. j. Baird, rep
CONNECTICUT.
!. A. Lonegan, dem.
/. y. d. Oakley, rep
?. i. Il. Dunn, dem.
.. r. p Freeman, rep
3. T. l.. Reilly. dem.
3. ]. q. Tilson. rep
4. J. Donovan, dem.
4. E. J. Hill, rep
). w. Kennedy, dem.
5. j. i. Glynn, rep"
DELAWARE.
At large Albert +. Polk, dem.
At large. Thomas w Miller, rep
AT large. f. G.. Bradford, jr., prog
FLORIDA.
!. II. J. Drane, dem.
2. Frank Clark, DEM
3. J. w. Kehoe, dem.
T. w. J. Sears. DEM
GEORGIA.
1. J. w. Overstreet, dem.
2. Frank f. Park. DEM"
g. c. X. Crisp, DEM
4. w. c. Adamson, DEM
S. w. S. Howard. DEM"
6. J. w. Wise, DEM
Z. Gordon Lee, DEM"
s. Samuel J. Tribble, dem.'
g. T. NJ Bell, DEM
10. Carl Vinson, dem.'
IL J. r. Walker, DEM