The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-11-08
NATION GOES
TO THE POLLS
And Expresses Itself In Bal
lot Box; Result is Yet
Very Uncertain.

On Tuesday the sovereign voters
Of the United States went to the polls
and cast their votes for the men of
their choice and as we go to press the
results are still in doubt IN many
states.
The Democratic party carried Ten
nessee by the usual majorities, the
probable majorities for the COVER
nor, senator and railroad commission
ers, based ON partial reports, will be
from 10000 to 10000.
The Senator-elect is Judge JOIN,
K. Shields, the Governor-elect is
Judge Albert H. Roberts, and Rail-
road Commissioner is Gen. Har-
vey H. Hannah.
Ten congressman were elected,
eight Of whom were democrats. In
the first and second congressional
districts republicans were named,
these being republican strongholds.
When the report from all the dis
tricts of Henry county are heard
from the democratic majority will
likely be more than $4,000.
For State Senator from this dis
trict d. A. Burkhalter, of Mckenzie
was elected; w. E. Weldon of Paris
for floteriai representative; and for
direct representative from Henry
county DIR. E. A. Travis.
A telegram from Washington sta
ted the republican national commit
tee claimed safe majorities in both
houses Of congress, upon the fact of
early returns, while an Associated
Press dispatch says:
Democratic National Committee
headquarters early Wednesday claim
ed the senate would be Democratic
by at least one, and the final returns
also would show small margin for
the Democrats in the house.
Returns received by the committee
were said to show definitely the cleo
tion of 40 Democratic senators, while
in the house 215 seats were assign
ed to the Democrats, 204 to the Re-
publicans and one remainder in
doubt.
Although very close, late returns
from Kentucky Indicated that Gov
ernor Stanley, democrat, had been
elected Senator and Henry Ford of
Michigan had been defeated by his
republican opponent.
The indications are that Speaker
Champ Clark is. having a close race
Other well ikr yMis figures in public
life who have had close shaves or
have been retired, according to the
early press dispatches,
Senator Weeks, the junior repub-
lican from Massachusetts, defeated
by former governor Walsh, Demo-
cratic; Senator Lewis, of illinois, the
Democratic whip, defeated by repre-
sentative Medili Mccormick Of Chi
cago; Senator Salisbury of Della
ware, president-protem of the senate
defeated by former senator Ball,
Republican, and representative Sher-
ley, Democrat, Of Kentucky, chair
man of the appropriation committee.
There are probably half hundred
congressional districts which have
not yet been fully reported, and the
results of which may turn the major
ity in the lower house of congress
either way.
The many friends of our Con-
gressman Judge T. w. Sims consider
it compliment to his efficiency that
he is being returned to Congress
without an opponent This is per-
haps the first time in the Eighth
Congressional district that the dem
ocratic nominee has not had an oppo-
nent.
Later.
Later reports concede the repub-
licans hold majority in the house
of representatives, and that the cleo
ton in Michigan, yet in doubt, will
lecide who will control the Senate.