The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-08
ALREADY 225 G. 0. P.
men COUNTED IN
Democrats Elect Less Than
1876 To Lower
House.

washington, NOV. b.-lne hepuD-
licans have reversed the Democratic
control of the House of Representa-
tives on the face of incomplete re-
turns up to 3 p. m. today.
At that hour both the Republicans
and the Democrats were claiming
majority Of the Senate. Returns in
dicated that the membership of this
body would be close and possibly n
tie. in which event vice President
Marshall would have the deciding
vote.
with returns from seventeen con-
gressional districts missing the Re
publicans apparently had succeeded
in filling 225 of the total number,
435. of the seats in the House. The
Democrats seemed assured of lsl
seats. the Socialists one and the In
dependents one.
The Senate race was in doubt at
3 D. M. The Democrats had seated
forty-hve on the face of the returns
UP to that time and the Republicans
a similar number. Reports from six
of the contests were still incomplete,
with returns so far favoring three Re-
publicans and three Democrats.
The latest Senate figures were so
close as To make II certain that prob
ably not until all the returns were
received from seven doubtful States
could it be determined whether the
Republicans or the Democrats were
90 control
The Democrats. according to avail
ablet returns this afternoon have
forty-five seats in the Senate and the
epublicans forty-four. No definite
results have been announced on con-
tests in Michigan, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico. Oregon, Oklahoma and
West Virginia, but indications seemed
TO favor Republicans in four of these
States and the Democrats in three.
Republican senatorial candidates
won seats now held by Democrats in
Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois,
Kansas, Missouri, and New Hamp-
shire The Democrats succeeded in
winning one seat formerly held by
the Republicans-one in Massachu-
sets.
Some well known figures in pubs
lie life will be retired or at least have
close shaves by Tuesdays voting
Prominent among them are Speaker
Clark of the House of Representa-
tives. who last night was reported
beaten by four hundred votes. but to-
day was leading his opponent by L.
900 votes; Senator Weeks. the junior
Republican senator from Massachu-
sets, defeated by former Gov. Walsh.
Democrat; Senator Lewis, of Illinois,
the Democratic whip. defeated by
Representative Medill McCormic. of
Chicago; Senator Salisbury. of Della
ware, President pro TEN. of the Sen
ate. defeated by former Senator Ball,
Republican, and Representative SHEER
ley. Democrat, of Kentucky, chairman
of the Appropriations Committee.
Ford Running Behind.
With the results incomplete, Henry
Ford was running behind Truman H..
Newberry, former Assistant Secretary
of the navy, his Republican opponent
for the Senate in Michigan.
Josheph W. Folk, former Governor
of Missouri and former chief coun-
sci of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, running for Senator to sue
coed the late Senator Stone, was de-
feated by Judge Spencer, the Repub-
lican.
Meyer London Defeated.
In the election for the House for
mer Speaker Cannon was returned TO
his seat from Illinois for what will be
his twenty second term; Meyer Lon
don, the only Socialist in the House,
was defeated by former Representa-
tive Henry NJ Goldfogle, a Democrat,
running with Republican indorse-
ment. The loss of the Socialist seat,
however, was Offset by the election
of another Socialist, Victor Berger, OF
Milwaukee, who defeated Representa-
tive stafford "a Republican. Berger
previously served i'm the House and
at present is under indictment charg-
ed with having violated the espionage
law. All of the Socialist candidates
in New York were beaten. among
them Morris Hillquit, candidate for
Mayor a year ago.
TO what extent the women of New
York, exercising their suffrage for
the first time, had been responsible
for the close result in the State con-
test was not apparent early to-day
There were several women candi-