The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-06
(See pages and for election re-
turns from other Statcs.)


New York, Nov. 6-The Republi-
cans have reversed the Democratic
control of the house of representatives
on the face OF incomplete returns up
to p. m. today. At that hour both
the Republicans and the Democrats
were claiming majority of the SEN
ate Returns indicated that the mem
bership of this body would be close
and possibly q tie, in which event
Vice President Marshall would have
the deciding vote.
With returns for seventeen cors-
gressiona1 districts missing, the Re-
publicans apparently had succeeded in
filling 225 of the total number 435 of
the seats in the house. The Demo-
Gratis seemed assured of 191 seats, the
Socialists one and the Independent
one. The senate race was in doubt at
p. m. The Democrats had seated
forty-five on the face of the returns
up to that time and the Republicans
similar number. Reports from six
Of the contests were still incomplete
with returns so far favorable to three
Republicans and three Democrats.
New York, Nov. 6.-The next house
of Representatives will be Republican
on the face of the latest returns. The
political complexion of the senate is
still in doubt. In the house 219 Re-
publicans apparently had been elected
and 1873 Democrats. together with one
Socialist and one independent. Defi-
mite returns from thirty-one districts
were missing or in doubt. The 219
Republicans constitute a majority of
the house, which has AIS votes. The
latest senate figures were so close as to
make it certain that probably not un-
til all the returns were received from
seven doubtful states could it be de-
tRrn1inpd whether tho Qnuh1iro or
the Democrats were to control.
New York, Nov. 6.-Both the New
York Times and the New York World
this morning concede that the Repub-
1ican party will control the next con-
gress. The Times claims a majority
Of four in the senate and nineteen in
the house.
On, Face OF Returns.
Incomplete returns from the cleo
tions for the United States senate and
house of representatives indicated this
morning that the Republicans will
control both bodies of the legislative
branch of the government after next
March.
The Republicans appeared to have
lost to former Governor Walsh, the
place now held by Senator Weeks of
in Nevada which has been hotly con-
tested by the Republicans were not
conclusive up to an early hour.
On the most definite figures obtain
able, the Republicans will have con-
troll of the senate by majority of
four. the indicated party division being
SO : l,ublicans and 46 Democrats.
The present senate contains fifty-two
Democrats and forty-four Republi-
cans.
In the contest for the house OF rep
resentatives the Republicans have arp
n 80 L.
Democrats and the Democrats eight
seats from the Republicans. These
| figures make the next house stand:
Republicans. 224: Democrats, 200;
with IL seats still in doubt.
Four in Kansas
| Gains by the Republicans include
four seats in Kansas; three in Indiana
/ two in Pennsylvania; two in West vir-
ginia; two in Ohio; two in Nebraska
! two in New York; one in Kentucky;
one in Missouri; where Champ Clark
Democrat, was apparently defeated:
/ one in Maryland: one in New Jersey;
one in Rhode Island; one in Colorado
and one in Delaware. making "a in
all. The Republicans. however, ap.
peared to have lost the Republican
seat held by Stafford of Wisconsin to
i Victor Berger. the Socialist leader who
! is under indictment for violating the
espionage law.
Gains by the Democrats in the lower
house included five from New York
two in New Jersey and one in Massa-
| chusetts.
| Later reports may add to either side
| as there are several districts in dis
pute but on the latest figures. the Re
publicans seem to be assured of the
control of the lower house
held doubtful states which were Rhode
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