The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-06

Washington, Nov. 6.-Homer s. Cum
rings, acting chairman Of the dsno'
cratic national committee. this after
room issued the following statement:
"Reports received up to 2 pm. indi-
cate that the democrats will control
both the house and senate. While
there have been some losses, there have
been corresponding gains. Tho demo-
cratic majority in the senate will be
not less than two and probably four,
while the. democratic majority in tho
house will be between five and ten."
Washington. Nov. 6.-Democratic ma
tional committee headquarters early
today claimed the senate would he
democratic by at least one, and that
final returns also would show n smtll
margin for the democrats in the house.
Returns received by the committee
were said to show definitely the elec-
tion of forty-nine democratic sena' >rs;
while in the house 215 seats were as
signed to the democrats. 204 to the
republicans and the remainder in doubt.
G. o. p. Committee Claims
Safe majorlties for the republicans
in both houses of congress were
claimed by the republican national
committee on the basis Of returns to
headquarters at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. These returns, Secretary James
b. Reynolds said, showed fifty republ =
can senator's and 230 republican repre-
sentatives elected with good prospects,
for larger majorities in both houses.
Keystone State, a Landslide.
In Wisconsin the reelection of Gov.
Philip. republican, was claimed. In
Pennsylvania the republican state
ticket was overwhelmingly 4ected.
With 374 elections reported and O. con-
gressional districts in doubt, "a repub-
licans won seats now occupied by
democrats. and the democrats gained
seats from eight republicans and one
socialist. The socialists made up their
! losses to the democrats. by taking a
place from the republicans.
The republicans made n great gain
of fifteen seats on the returns thus far
received. while the democrats took
eight places from the republicans. The
socialists representation remains the
same--one seat.
New York. Nov. 6-Early today,
more than twenty four hours after
yesterdays balToting, 1t was not ap-
parent whether the democrats or re-
publicans would control the next con-
gress. Party managers on both sides
predicted they would have substantial
working majorities. but the returns
. showed between fifty to seventy five
congressional districts still unreported
and the lineup so close that the
scales might easily be turned in favor
of either party.
The governorsbip Of New York, too,
was surrounded with the same ncer-
tainty. The contest between Gov.
Whitman and his democratic opponent,
Alfred T. Smith, was so close that it
appeared the soldier vote would settle
it.
Some well-known figures in public
life will be retired, or at least have
close shaves by yesterdays voting.
Prominent among them are Speaker
Champ Clark Of the house of represen-
tatives. who last night was reported
beaten by 400 votes. but today was rum
ming very close his opponent; S. l.
tor Weeks, the 'nior republican sena-
tor from Massachusetts,, defeated by
former Gov. Walsh. democrat; Senator
Lewis of Illinois. the democratic whip,
defeated by Representative Medill Nc
Cormick of Chicago; Senator Sauls-
bury of Delaware, president pro tenn
Of the senate, defeated by former Sen
ator Ball. republican: and Represent
tive Sherley, democrat, of Kentucky
chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee.
Gov. Folk Defeated.
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.
Joseph w. Folk former governor OF
Missouri, and former chief counsel fol-
| the interstate commerce commission
| running for senator to succeed the late
Senator Stone, was defeated by Judge
Spencer, the republican nominee.
| Out Of forty senator's being elected
twenty-eight had been accounted fol
early today. They were: Alabama
Bankhead. democrat: Arkansas. Robin.
son. democrat; Delaware, Ball, repub.
lican; Georgia, Harris, democrat: Ida.
no, Borah. republican; Illinois. McCor.
mick. republican; Iowa. Kenyon, re.
publican; Kansas, Capper, republican
Gratis; Maine, Fernald. republican
elected last September); Massachu
| sets. Walsh, democrat; Minnesota
Nelson, republican; Mississippi Har
rison. democrat; Missouri, Spencer
republican; Nebraska. Norris. re.,ub
lican: New Hampshirt, Keyes ant
Moses, republicans; New Jersey. Edge
Oong term) and Baird (short term)
republicans; North Carolina, Simmons
democrat; Oregon, Muxey (short term
republican: Rhode Island, Colt. repub
lican; Sout.. Carolina. Dial QonG term)
Polack (short term). democrats
South Dakota. Sterling. republican
Tennessee, Shields, democrat; Virginia
Martin, democrat.
Uncle Joe Cannon Back.
In the election for the house, Former
Speaker Cannon was returned to hi!
seat from Illinois for what will b.
his twenty second term. Meyer Lon
don, tho only socialist In the house
was defeated by former Representa-
tive Henry M. Goldfogle, a democrat
running with republican Endorsement
The loss of the socialist seat, however
was offset by the election of anothe
socialist, Victor Berger of Milwaukee
who defeated Representative "tlford
a republican. Berger previously served
in the house and at present Is unde
indictment charged with having vic
lated the espionage law. All of tn
socialist candidates in New York we-
(ContInued on PAGE Ten.)