Evening journal., 1918-11-07
6. O.P. TAKES FULL
CONGRESS CONTROL
Senate so to 46 and House
2lo to loI, Late Fig
ures Show
NEW SPEAKER
is ASSURED

WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov. Safe
control OF both Senate and House Dy
The Republicans seems to be assured
bv the latest figures OF Tuesdays eiec-
tion. The Senate, on the late returns,
shows net gain of six seats Tor the
Republicans. and from present indica-
tions viii stand 46 Democrats to 90 he-
publlcans. The next House would ap-
near TO stand Republicans 2i9 and Demo-
rrats tol With one Independent and one
Socialist. Speaker Champ Clark has re-
tanned his seat after a sharp contest Dut
must take his seat among the minority
in the next House.
The Republicans appear to have lost IN
the Nevada contest on the later returns
senator Henderson having beaten hep-
resentative Roberts. whose popularity
was expected to make him The winner.
The senate contests in which there
anneared some element OF doubt az
late hour were those in Idaho, Ken
tucky. Michigan, Montana, Nevada ana
New Mexico. with the chances fayorins
she Democrats in Idaho, Kentucky, Mon
tana and Nevada, and the hcpuDiicaiis
in Michigan and New Mexico Mltn
fhese contests decided according 70 Ne, Nner
present trend the Senate would sun
stand i6 Democrats to 30 Republicans
The Idaho contest may have 10 be ue-
cided by an official recount, Nugent
having only a lead OF 300 over his he-
publican opponent The Newberry-Ford
contest in Michigan, while closer than
was indicated by the earlier returns, ap-
parently viii not change the early pre-
dicfions. Newberry's lead over Ford
last evening was 1900 and slowly IN
creasinr. with Republican upstate
counties strl 10 be heard from. Ford
carried Detroit by 25,0O0.
With evidence everywhere OF hepuD-
lean gains, the Democrats leaders IN
Washington last night were still insist
ing that they had held the Senate and
"yvould organize the next House. Act
ing Chairman Homer Cummings as
serted that the claims OF victory made
by the Republicans were premature.
.aThe attempt OF the leaders OF the Re
publican organization to engineer a re-
buke to the President has failed" he
said.
But there appeared to be little In the
figures TO support these assertions.
The White House remained significantly
silent. Secretary Tumulty, who two
years ago supported the wayering hopes
Of the Democrats and had his predic-
tions realized in the end, had nothing TO
say during the day.
The Democrats, IL would seem from |
the way the nation spoke on Tuesday, |
would have 10 rely upon what comfort
they could get out Of the results OF
where they clearly upset
Republican calculations in electng ex-
Governor Walsh over Senator Weeks,
the election OF Al Smith and a gain OF
two seats In New York with'a reduction
OF fhe normal Republican pluralities In /
some States like Illinois and New Jer-
sey. though in each OF these States the
gained a seat.
Elsewhere and very generally through
)ut the nation the trend OF Republican
sm has been unmistakable. II has given
he Republicans clean sweep OF Ne (
,raska and elected all but one OF the I
from Kansas and In \
Llama. It brought about a Republican {
Senator in Missouri, and a gain OF five s
eats in the House IN Ohio, Pennsyl- +:
'anias Republican, tendencies have been
with gain OF 4. The Pacific
.oast shows a gain Of one seat in Wash
nrton. with California and Oregon
tanding as they are now. The States
Which stand out strikingly in the Re
publican column for the big gains made
n House membership are Ohio, Penn