Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-06
DEMOCRATS REGAIN
CONTROL Of HOUSE
New York Women Had Their
First Chance to
Vote.
31,858 CAST THEIR BALLOT
Had Minds Made Up What
They Were Going
to Do
31,858 CAST THEIR BALLOT

NEW YORK. March J-contrcl Of
tn" House OF Representatives was re-
gained by the Democrats when they
elected their candidates from four dis
trcts in Greater New York at special
elections called to choose Successors
to four members Of that party who
had resigned their seats ia Congress.
New York women had their first
chance u vote since thcy won the
right at the polls last November. 1t
was significant that they cast 3l.S5S
votes out of total of 1882 in the
four districts. Thcy voted carly.
seemed to have made up their minds
what they were going to do before
they received their ballots and they
asked few foolish questions"
William l.. cIcary. Democrat. was
elected TO Congress from the Eighth
Congressional District to succeed Dan
iol !. Griffin. Democrat His plurality
over Wilmot l.. Morehousc. Rcpubli-
can. was ,1ii
Nearly half the 22.2ll votes cas-, in
the district were polled by women.
John J. Delaney. Democrat was
elected in the seventh District by a
plurality Of alsG 20 succeed John j.
f'i,zrerald Democrat Women east
7.oe5 OF the l'.li5 votes in the dis
trict
Anthony } Griffin. Democrat. was
elected in the Twenty District
over Richard Furlong. Republican, ny
. plurality of 61is The vote for
furlon- was exceeded by that for
Arthur +. Dieckman. Socialist
The woman vote was $3.50 on, o:
legus.
Griffin viii succeed Henry Bruckner
also a Democrat.
jerome +. Donovan. Democrat, was
elected in the Twcnty-Hrs, District
over John y Eolles, Republican. 10y
I, plurality Of 2l0l to succeed Murray
Hubert. Democrat
The total vote was 23,e2s. with s372
cast by women
The campaign in the four congres-
s.onal districts did not end Unit! the
last vote was cast day. Democratic
leaders regarded a OF tremendous i'm
portaucc the retention OF Democratic
contro! in the House OF Representa-
tiyes. ana much effort was expended
10 make II clear to voters OF both
sexes that continuance OF that control
meant the sure holding up OF The hands
Of President Wilson
Senators and Representatives Of
both major parties kept the long
distance telephone wires from WASH
!nston busy up to the time. Inc nnal
nsurcs were announced Wi;h the
representation in tho House standing
2oa Republicans and 2iI Democrats,
tremendous interest centcrcd III the
outcome Had the four congressional
districts returned Republicans In place
OF the Democrats who previously rep
resented them. The House control
would have been changed.
In all the districts the Democratic
nominees were elected over their Re-
publican opponents by comfortable
margins. The most surprising feature
was the fact that in the Twcnty-second
District, which includes part of the
borough of the Bronx the vote east
for the Socialist candidate exceeded by
approximately zoo that given the Re
publican nominee. The Socialist vote
in the other districts was negligible
The only district which had :, NO
man candidate was in the Twenty frs.
where Mrs. Mamie Colvin ran on the
Prohibition ticket. Her vote WAS $50
out OF a total Of 23,o2S.
In the same district, the Rev. Rev
erdy Ransom, negro. who was denied
place on the ballot because the courts
ruled there were not enough names on
his nominating petition. received iG5
votes
There are many thousands Of col
orcd voters in the district. and Ransom
sought thc Republican nomination
against John ~ Eollcs. When it was
refused him. lie became the candidate
Of Tie United Colorcd League
In none OF the districts was there
any cSDocial isStle iuVolyn1 cXr,n, th,,