Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-07
REPUBLICANS WILL CONTROL NEXT HOUSE
With Returns From Five Congressional Districts Missing the Republicans Have 16 More Than the 218 Votes Neces sary for Majority Returns From Michigan Idaho and New Mexico Will Decide Whether the Democrats Will Have Control of the Senate

Washington, Nov. 6-With control of the house of representatives placed ill the hands of the republicans py d majority of sixteen and pro5ably more, the attention of the country to- nlsht was centered on contests m, three states-Michigan, ldaro am New MeXico-which will declae
 whether the democrats shall lose con- trCl of the senate as vel. i At midnight returns from five con- ! gressional districts were missins-in Montana. New Mexico and Soutn Da- kota
 Without them, however, the repub- licans have won 234 seats in the house of sentatives-slXteen more than the 218 votes necessary for a ma1or- 1 ity.
 l The democrats on the face of those I returns had 195 seats and if the five
 missing districts were to be concade l l to them they still would lack eighteen ' otes of the number necessary to con-
 trol the house.
 Tonight's returns show plainly that 1 Speaker Clark, instead of being de l feated as was reported as beng like
 ly last night, has been reelected by
 a substantial majority.
 The contests which will decide tie political complexion of the senate
 were very close. As the senate stands without a decision in these contests there are 46 democrats and 41 repub- liCans.
 In Michigan the race between Hem ry Ford and Truman H. Newberry was SC close that it was said an official
 count might be required to decide the
 winner. Both parties were claiming the seat.
 In New Mexico, where republicans
 are claiming the election of Senator Fall by majority O. one thousand at
 least not single county Ead report
 ed complete returns
 i In Idaho, where 74,O0O votes out o
 an estimated total of 95000 had beer
 counted, Senator Nugent, the oemo- cratic candidate for reelection wa.
 leading Frank R. Gooding, the re , publican candidate. by a little nor, } than 900 votes. The result is il
 doubt
 } With the house firmly in the hand
 Of the republicans, control of tn senate is more important than ever t he democratic administration If tn l administration can retain control O the senate it can in q large measur check the activities of a republican house. IL is doubly important to tn national administration because of tn
 part which the constitution assigns t the senate in the ratification of tn peace treaties which will end tn l world war.
 r In the senate reposes the preroga t tive of sratifying any treaties whic T the president may make. Republican ] made one of their. campaign arGu ;, ments on the contention that repuh r lican senate should be elected to par ] tIeipate in the work of making peac' s The democratic administration, Osi Tn
 other hand, contends that the Mego : tiation of treaties is wholly the func T ton of the executive branch anu tha !. the senate's part is to ratify them. 2 With the senatorial returns sti t missing from Michigan. Idaho an : New Mexico, the figures showed tha : the republicans had lost one seat :. that of Senator Weeks of Massachu S setts while the democrats ha Il lost six. The senators who will |
 retired are Shafroth of Colorad S Salisbury of Delaware, Lewis of Ill g nois, Thompson of Kansas, Wilf1ey { d Missouri and HolAs of New HamI e shire.