The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-11-05
ELECTORS Today
DECIDE CONTROL
OF The CONGRESS-
Millions of Votes Being
Cast Throughout the En-
tire Country.
DEMOCRATS EXPRESS
THEIR CONFIDENCE
Believe People Of Country
Will Uphold Conduct of
Administration in War.

Washington, Nov, 8 - Millions Of
Americans today are casting their
ballots in elections which will decide
whether the Democratic party Is to
retin control of Congress; in many
states they are electing governors and
in practically oil states are electing
local officers.
Today's election, the first since the
United States went into the war,
comes as the climax of a campaign
which has been attended by many I'M
usual elements, The Allied successes
in France, the German peace offensive,
the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign
and the Influenza epidemic all have
divided the attention Of the public at
the same time,
Leaders of Democrats and Republi-
cans-have declared they are conf
dent of success In today's battle of bal
lots, Those of the lesser organizations
also are hopeful Of gains,
Being elected today in the. contest
for the control OF the next Congress
are 4SI members Of the House Of Rep
resentatives from all states of the
Union except Maine, Maine elected
-four representatives last September,
Also to be elected arc 80 Unfted States
Senators Maine elected one Senator
last September,
The outcome generally Is regarded
as close, Representative in the lower
body, delegates from the four terri
tories--AlasSa, Hawaii, the Philip
Pines and Porto Rloo-also are to be
chaser, although they have no votes
How close Is the contest for control
of Congress IS apparent from the pre-
sent lineup In the House and Senate,
The membership Of the House now Is:
Democrats, 215; Republican, 209S
Progressives, 2; Independents, q;
Prohibitionists, /; Socialists, /; five
seats vacant; total, ABS,
There are 50 Democrats and "a
Republicans now in the Senate,
In today's balloting, particularly IN
the Southern states where Democratic
nomination is equivalent to election,
the elections really are for
NAL notifications of nominations
already made, About 100 Democratic
and 80 Republican candidates for the
House and a dozen Democratic candi-
dates for the Senate already are vir-
tually elected. The latter include
Senators Bankhead of Alabama, Rob-
inson of Arkansas, RanSdell of Louis
mana, Simmons of North Carolina,
Shepard of Texas, and Martin of Vir-
ginia. Also in the same status are w.
J, Harris, nominated to succeed Sena-
tor Hardwick of Georgia; Representa-
tave Pat Harrison, nominated to sue
coed Senator Vardaman of Mississippi;
Edward J. Gay of Louisiana, for the
uneXpired term of the late Senator
Broussard, and N. B. Dial and w. P,
Pollock of South Carolina, for the
long and short terms respectively, for
the seat held by the late Senator Till
man.
All of these are without Republican
opponents except Senator Simmons.
Virtually all the Democratic candi-
dates Cor the House in the Southern
States, and also a score of Republi-
can candidates in Northern and West
ern states, are without opposition
Contests in many other Congressional.
and Senatorial districts also are re-
garded perfunctory, with nominal op-
position being made.
Chief interest in today's results i!
principally in Ohio, Indiana, Wiscon-
sin, Nebraska, Kansas, California
New Jersey and a few districts in New
York and New England, Massachu
sets, Nevada, Montana and Wyoming
Democratic leaders have waget
their campaign especially to max,
gains in the Senate from Michigan
where Henry Ford, the millionaire
,for, T.
Newberry, former Assistant Secretar,
of the Navy; from New Hampshire
where Senator Hollis, Democrat, is re
firing and where a successor to tn
late Senator Galli1ger, Republica,
Senate leader, also IS to be elected
from Rhode Island, where Senate
Cole, Republican, is opposed by Rep
resentative O'Shaunessey; from Ne
braska where Senator Norris. Repub
lican, is opposed by former Governo
Morehead, and from Idaho, wher
Senator Borah, Republican, is bein
opposed by Frank L. Moore, Democra
and former Gov. Cooling, Republi
can, fighting for the short term sea
now held by Senator Nugent, Demo
crat. The Democrats also are hopefl
of gains in New Jersey, New Mexic,
ginia and possibly in other seats.
Republican hopes for regaining cor
troll OF the Senate largely are pinne
to Illinois, where Senator Lewis
opposed by Representative Medill M
Cornick; Kansas, where Gov. Arthu
Capper, the Republican nominee,
opposing Senator Thompson, Demo
crat; Delaware, where Senator Saul
& bury, Democrat ana president pl
tempore of the Senate, is opposed /
{ former Senator Ball, Republican
Idaho, where the Republicans hope
defeat Senator Nugent; Nevad
where Representative Roberts, Repul
lcan, and Anne Martin. the Nation
Woman's party candidate. are contes
ing with Senator Henderson, Dem
crat, and New Hampshire, where II
Republicans hope TO elect a success
to Senator Hollis, Democrat, as we
as a Republican successor to Senat
Gallinger.