The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-06
REPUBLICANS TO
CONTROL HOUSE
PREDICTION
Gain of Eight in House and Five
in Senate Predicted by
. Chairman Hays
SOUTH DAKOTA FOR G. O. P.
Reelection of Norbeck Consider
ed Certainty-Other
States in Ranks

ed Certainty-Other
States in Ranks
REPU BLicANs IN SADDLE
New York, Nov. 6.-eotn the
New York Times and the New
York World this morning conced.
cd the republican party will con-
troll the. next congress.
NEXT HOUSE REPUBLICAN,.
Washipoton; D. c., Nov. O.
The next house will be repub,l-s
can on the face Of early returns,
showing the election Of 219 repub-5
Iicans, 1888 democrats, socialist
and independent. The 219 repub-.
iicans constitute majority Of
the house, which has 435 seats.
The latest senate figures were 30
close as to make it certain that
until all the returns were receiv.
ed from doubtful states it could
not be determined whether the re-
control. The republicans now
have ID seats in the senate and
the democrats IS. No definite re.
turns have been received on the,
conte SITS in Michigan, Montana
and other close states, but the re-
turns seem to indicate four re.
publican senator's and three demo-
Gratis. ,5#
The democrats succeeded in
winning: one seat formerly held
,yby republicans in Massachusetts.
T. DE MOS CLAIM CONTROL. )
Washington, D. c., Nov. 6.-Momer
S., Cummins acting chairman of the
democratic national committee, this
afternoon issued the following state
meiit Reports received up. to Q p
m Indicate the democrats will con
troll both houses. The democratic
majority in the senate will be from
two to four and in the house from
five to 10.' IS !. .,
Early today more than "a
hours after yesterdays ballot
ing began, it was not apparent
whether the republicans or dem
ocrats would control the next
congress. Party managers pre-
dicted they would have substan-
tisl majorities, but the returns
showed between SO to rs con-
gress;unal districts still unre-
ported and the run so close that
the scales might be turned.
Some we'll known figures in
public life be retired or have
close shaves. Speaker Clark of
the house of representatives
who last night was reported
beaten by 400 votes at least, was
today running very close to his
opponent. Senator Lewis of Ili-
nois, democrat, was defeated by
Representative Mccormick of
Chicago; Senator Salisbury of
Delaware was defeated by for
mer Senator Ball, republican,
and Representative Sherley,
democrat, of Kentucky, chair
man of the appropriations COM
dnittee, was defeated. a..
With the result incomplete,
Henry Ford was running behind
Newberry, in Michigan.
In the election for the house,
former Speaker Cannon was return.
ed to his seat for the 22nd term !:
Meyer Linden, the only socialist, was
defeated by Former Rep. Henry NJ
Goldfogle, a democrat, running with
republican endorsement.
ever was offset by the election Of
another socialist, Victor Berger of
Milwaukee, who defeated Rep. Stat.
ford, republican. Berger previously
served in the house and at present
is under indictment, charged with hav-
ing violated the espionage law.
All the socialists in New York were
defeated.
Democratic national committee
headquarters early today claimed the
senate would be democratic by at
least 1, and also small majority in
the house. -
Returns received by the COMMITTEES
were said to show election of 49 dem
ocratic senators, while in the house
215 seats were assigned to the dem.
ocrats, 204 to repu 5licans land re.
mainder in doubt.
In Wisconsin, the reelection of Gov.
ernor Phillips, republican, was
claimed
In Pennsylvania. the republican
ticket was overwhelmingly reelected.
With ,374 elections reported and 81
congressional districts in doubt, q
republican seats now occupied by
democrats were regained.
The republicans made a net gain OF
Is seats on the returns thus far re.
fceived, while the democrats took 8
places from the republicans.
The socialist representation remains
the same. with one seat.
At midnight the congressional
election returns were just . little
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