The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-07
G. 0. P. TAKES
NEW CONGRESS-
BY BIG. MARGIN
Senate so to 46 and House
236 to 1917, Late Figures
Show.
NEW SPEAKER ASSURED
Longworth a Candidate for
Champ Clark's Place in
Reorganization.


House by the Republicans seeps to
be assured By the latest fgu Is of
Tuesdays election. The SENSE, on
the late returns, shows net gain Of
six seats for the Republicans, and
from present Indications will stand
46 Democrats to 80 Republicans. The
next House would appear to stand
Republicans 236 and Democrats 1877,
with one Independent and one Social
ist. Speaker Champ Clark has re-
tained his seat after sharp contest,
but must take his seat among the
minority in the next House. o.,
The Republicans appear to have lost
In the Nevada contest on the later
returns, Senator Henderson having
beaten Representative, Roberts. whose
popularity was expected to make him
the winner.
The Senate contests in which there
appeared some element OF doubt at a
late hour were those in Idaho. Ken
lucky, Michigan. Montana, Nevada and
New Mexico, with the chances favor
ing the Democrats in Idaho. Ken
Republicans in Michigan and New
Mexico. with these contests decided
according to their present trend the
Senate would still stand 46 Democrats
to so Republicans.
Newberry Leading Ford.
The Idaho contest may have to be de-
cided by an Official recount. Nugent hav-
ing only a lead of 900 over his ReAlbli-
can opponent. The Newberry-Ford con-
test in Michigan, while closer than was
indicated by the earlier returns, appar-
emily wiz not change the early predic-
tions. Newberry's lead over Ford last
evening was 5000 and slowly increas-
ing. with Republican upstate counties
still to be heard from. Ford carried De-
troit by $4,000. DE-. --
with evidence everywhere of Repub-
lican gains the Democratic leaders in
Washington last night were still insist
ing that they had held the Senate and
would organize the next House" Act
ing Chairman Homer Cummings as
serted that the claims of victory made
by the Republicans were premature
''The attempt of the leaders of the Re-
publican organization to engineer a re-
buke to the President has failed" he
said. rr'.
But there appeared to be little in the
figures to support these assertions.
The White House remained significantly
silent Secretary Tumulty. who two
years age supported the wavering hopes
of the Democrats and had his predic-
tioIs realized in the-end. had nothing to
say during the day.
Democrats Find Comfort, Here.
/ The Democrats, It would seem from
the way the nation spoke on Tuesday,
would have TO rely upon what comfort
they could get out Of the results In
Massa chusetts. where they clearly upse'
Republican calculations In electing ex'
Gov. Walsh over Senator Weeks, the
election OF Al smith and a gain OF two
seats in New York with reduction OF
the normal Republican piualities III
some States like Illinois and New Jer'
sey, though in each Of these states tne
Republicans gained a seat.
Elsewhere and very generally through
out the nation the trend to Republican
ism has been unmistakable. IL has giver
. the Republicans clean sweep OF we
. braska and Indiana ana electeu hii ~
one of the Representatives from Kansas
1t brought about Republican Senator
in Missouri and a gain OF I'VE seats IL
the House In OHIO. Pennsylyania's Re
publican tendencies have been intensi
fled with a gain of three. The Pacin'
coast shows a gain of one seat In WASH
ington, with California and Oregon
standing as they are now. The statei
which stand out strikingly In the Repup
llcan column for the big gains made II
House membership are Ohio. Pennsyi
vania, Nebraska, Kansas and INDIANA
senator Nugent Wins.
The effect OF the Nom Partisan Leagu
IN Iowa, Idaho and Wisconsin appear
TO have been negligible. although IN
defeat OF Gooding by Senator Nugen
may be attributed to It.
The Republicans have elected' GOV
ernors In all the Northern and Westeri
States holding such elections with IN
exception OF Nevada, New York an
Ohio.
The Republican vote In the ,middl
West apparently ends the talk OF a ne'
alliance between the West and tn
South that was to inure to the advan
tage Of the Democrats and continue ther
IN control OF the country. This tfl
was very strong Immediately after IN
last national election. The swingin
back Of these States to their old he
publican mdorings may be attributed
Various causes.
The results for one thing appear 3
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