Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-06
ENTIRE COUNTY TICKET
WON BY REPUBLICANS
WILSON'S ADVICE
WAS NOT Needed
DEMOCRATS MAY LOSE CONTROL
OF BOTH SENATE AND HOUSE.

| (By International News s. ryice)
Washington, Nov. G.-The Repub-
licans apparently have swept the
| democrats ouC Of power, both in the
Senate and the House of Representa-
tives
J Incomplete returns early today in
Nieated that the Republicans will have
a majority in the next House Of Rep
resentatiyes of about nineteen. The
| figures on the Senate are as yet very
uncertain but according to the best
available reports the Republicans VIII
have a majority of four in the upper
| body OF Congress.
Many Surprises.
| There were great many surprises
throughout the country. In Kansas
the Republicans returned to power by
virtue of a landslide. Governor Cap
per, Republican. defeated Senator
| Thompson, Democrat, for his seat BY
a plurality Of about 100000. The en-
tire Republican ticket went into Of
Zee with him The Kansas ielega-
tion in the next House will be eight
Republicans. The Democrats hatl five
of these seats In the present House
Henry .. Allen. the Republican Candi
! date for governor, was elected by a
vote estimated at $50 900, leading the
! ticket. He Is in France doing war
work ana did not return for the cam.
paign
In Illinois it appe lrs certain that
Medill Mccormick, Republican, anA
! former Progressive ,ias beaten Sena-
tor James Hamilton Lewis Demo
cratic whip and generally supposed to
be the Presidents personal repre-.
sentative in the upper house Senator
Lewis apparently was winning early
in the race by big vote in Cook
County, but the returns AypIable
early today pointed to Mccormick s
election by substantial majority
Henry Ford was lcfee ed for a seat
in the Senate. Truman II Newberry,
former secretary OF the nay and now
a lieutenant commander in that serv-
ice, was elected over the auto manu-
Ifaeturer, who made the race, he said.
at the command Of the President, by
"a majority of close to 10000
Senator Shafroth Of Colorado and
Senator Salisbury Of Delaware have
been defeated by their Republican OPP
ponents. In Colorado the Republic
cans have placed Lawrence Phipps in
Shafroth's seat by majority Of about
$500. In Delaware the Republicans
got together behind DR.. l.. Heisler
Ball, a former United States senator
and put his into Saulsbury's place by
a majority of about 1900 Salisbury
: defeat was surprising. He was a per
, sonal friend of Pres ident Wilson
President Wilson's appeal to New
/. Jersey voters to send George NJ. La
Monte ami Charles OConnor Hennes
sey to the United States Senate failed
Governor Edge defeated La Monte fol
4 the long term by about $4,000, anj
/. David Baird won from Ilennessey fol
+. the short term by 5000.
In Massachusetts former Goyerno
David / Walsh, Democrat. was electe'
to the Senate over Senator John w
:. Weeks by about 5000 votes. ISena
!. tor Colt, Republican, was reelected il
\ a hot campaign in Rhode Island. Tn,
y Republicans also elected a solid dele
[ cation of three to the House Of Rep
g resentatives, regaining one seat iron
/. the Democrats
Z. Nebraska Republicans returned T.
Il power re-electing Senator Norris b
O a large majority and seating an entir
+. state ticket
|. Gains were also made by the Reput
e licans in State elections. The race TO
governor of New York Is very clos,
l. Early today Governor Whitman, r,
u publican incumbent, had a lead {
D. Slightly less than 1000 over his Den
Is Ocratic opponent Alfred n. Smitl
Y. There were eight city and 562 upstat
precincts to hear from at that tim
> AS Whitman was running consistent
ahead upstate his election seemed a
sured,
l. In Massachusetts the Republican
Il elected governor, while their sen
Y torial candidate was being beate
G Lieutenant Governor Calvin Coolids
9 had u substantial lead over Richai
II II. Long, Democrat early today.