Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-06
REPUBLICANS CLAIM
CONTROL OF CONGRESS-

Former Governor walsh; Sc
Lewis. the democratic whip. def = !
by Representative Medill McCor !.
OF Chicago Senator salisbury
Delaware. president pro TEN ot..-as
senate, defeated by former Senator
Ball. republican. and Representative
Sherley, democrat, OF Kentucky, chair
man of the appropriations commNtec.
with the results incomplete Henry
Ford was running behind Truman
Ncwberry. republican,, :cr the senate
in Michigan.
Folk Loses Out.
Joseph w. Folk. former governor OF
Missouri. running for senator to sue
ceed the late Senator Stone, was de-
feated by Judge Spencer. the rcpubli-
can nominee.
Out OF forty senators being elected
twenty eight had been accounted for
early today. They were:
Alabama. Bankhead.. democrat:
Arkansas, Robinson. democrat Della
ware. Ball. republican; Georgia.
Harris. democrat; Idaho. Rorah. re-
publican: Illinois. Mccormick. repu6
can: Iowa, Kenyon. republican: Kan
cas-. Capper. republican,: louisiana.
Ransdcll and Gay, democrats: Maine;
Fe:nald. republican,. detected in Sep
tember): Massac chusctts, Walsh, demo-
crat: Minnesota. Nelson, republican:
Mississippi, Harrison, democrat: Mis-
souri,, Spencer, republican,; Nebraska.
Norris, republican; New Hampshire.
KEYS and Moses, republicans: New
Jersey, Edge dong term) and Baya-d
tshort term), republicans: North
Carolina. simmons, democrat: oregon,
Mulkey. (short term). republican;
Rhode Island Colt, republican: South
Carolina. Dial (long terml, Pollack
(short term),. democrats: south
Dakota. Sterling, republican; Ten
nesce. Schiclds. democrat: Virginia.
Martin. democrat.
Berger Breaks In.
In the election for the house Former
Speaker Cannon was returned to his
seat from Illinois for what will be his
twenty second term. Meyer London.
the only socialist in the house. was
defeated by former Representative
Henry NJ Goldfogle. a democrat, run
ming with republican endorsement. The
loss OF the socialist seat. however, was
offset Dy the elsstion,. Of another
socialist, Victor Berger. of Milwaukee.
who defeated Representative STAFFORD.
a republican. Berger previously served
In the house and AT present Is under
indictment charged with violation oil
the espionage law. All the socialist
candidates in New York were beaten
among them Morris Hilquit, candidate
for mayor n year ago.
Wo~sp Nefeatsd
To what extent the women of New
York had been responsible for the
close result in the state contest was
not apparent early today. There were
several women candidates for congress
but all were defeated.
p Representative Jcannctte Rankin, OF
Montana, the first woman 10 hold
seat in congress, was not running fof
reelection in the house but contested
independently for a senate seat SEN
ator Walsh, of Montana, was running
ahead of the republican and independ-
ent opponents.
In California Governor Stephens.
republican candidate apparently had
defeated Theodore Bell, independent
In Colorado Senator Shafroth. demo-
crat, was having close contest with
Phipps. republican, with the latter
leading at latest reports.
In Connecticut Governor Holcomp
and the republican state ticket were
reelected.
In Deleware, besides clecting re-
publican senator. u republican con-
gressman was chosen and the repuh~
licans probably will control the lesis-
lature.
In Idaho Senator Borah was run
ming behind his ticket. but the repub-
licans will carry the entire state.
In Indiana the republican candidates
for congress either had been elected or
were making very close races.
Burnquist Leads in Minnesota.
In. Minnesota Governor Burnquist,
republican, was leading In Il Ave cor
nered race.
In Michigan Governor sleeper and
the republican ticket has be2a retrrncd
In Nevada Anne Martin. the woman
candidate for the senate. ran far be-
hind.
In Ohio Governor Cox. democrat, VAS
leading over Go, ernor Wills.
Rhode Island had a republican
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republican congressman.
In South Dakota the election OF the
republican ticket was claimed.
In Vermont the republicans retained
control OF the state and returned re-
publicans to congress.
Wyoming results were slow win
Senator Warren and Representative
Mondell. republicans. leading.
West Virginia, with little more than
half heard from, showed the probable
election Of David Elkins, republican.
to the senate, but the vote In the con-
gressional districts was close
Late reports from Kentucky indi-
Gated that Governor Stanley, democrat,
had defeated B. Il. Bruner. republican.
for the United States senate
In Wisconsin the reelection Of Gov
ernop Phillip, republican, was claimed.
In Pennsylvania the republican state
ticket was overwhelmingly elected.
Republicans Make Big Gains.
With 374 elections reported and sixty
one congressional districts In doubt.
twenty four republicans won seats now
occupied by,deinocrats and the demo-
Gratis gained seats from eight rep,k-
iicans und one socialist. The socialists
made up their loss to the democrats by
taking a place from the republicans.
The republicans made net gain or
fifteen seats on the returns thus far re-
ceiycd, while the democrats took eight
seats from the republicans.
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