Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-07
CONGRESS PASSES
/ TO CONTROL;
BOTH HOUSES SHIFT I
Late Estimates Fix Republican
House Majority at 81; IN
Senate at Two.
Will SONS FAVORITES LOSE

New York. Nov. THE latest re-
turns from all parts of the country, at
ga. m TODAY. show that the RepubilcanS
have carried both the Senate and the
House of Representatives. The Senate
is certainly Republican by n majority oi
two. and this may be increased by tour
if the exceedingly close race In Idaho be
tween Nugent. Democrat, and Gooding,
Republican, results in favor OF the latter,
At last accounts Nugcnt was In the lcad DN
a few hundred votes.
The present Senate consists OF % Demo-
Gratis and "A Republicans, giving the
! Democrats a majority OF 5. The new
Senate whose term will begin on March
4, 1919, probably will consist OF 40 Re-
publicans and AZ Democrats.
REPUBLICANS GAIN 1 SEATS.
In the Senatorial contests the Demo
Gratis elected only one candidate to I'LL a
place now held in the Senate by Re
nubIican. This was in Massachusetts,,
where Governor David 1. Walsh, Demo
crat, defeated Senator John W. Weeks.
The Republicans gained Senatorial seats
in Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas,
Missouri, and New Hampshire
While the results of some OF the Con
gressonal contests are doubtful, the re-
turns indicate that the next House will
consist of 236 Republicans, l9S Demo
Gratis, and / Socialist. This will give the
Republicans a clear majority OF 81, or a
plurality Of 3S over the Democrats.
ONE SOCIALIST ELECTED.
The one Socialist elected is Victor
Berger of Milwaukee, Wis, who served
Lo IJn,,Sa Soxcrat
axo. Berger is now under Indictment for
violation OF the Espionage act. Never
London Of New York. the only Socialist
In the present House, was defeated by
Goldfoglc, Democrat.
I Reports received up to an early hour
"Wednesday morning Indicated that
Champ Clark, Speaker IN the Ninth
Missouri District was defeated. Ills G.
lection now seems assured. but as the
Republicans will control the House IN
the next Congress, he will be displaced
as Speaker after March 4.
/ HENRY FORD DEFEATED.
The greatest interest in the Senatorial
contests centered in Michigan and Hi
nois. Henry Ford, the Detroit automo-
bile manufacturer, who became q candi-
date for the Senate because as he sand,
he was commanded by President Will
son to do so. has been defeated on the
face of the returns by Truman II New
berry, Republican, who served as Sec
retarv of the Navy in President Roosc-
yelt's Cabinet. and Is now q Lieut. enaut
Commander in the Naval Reserves
In Illinois Senator James Hamilton
Lewis, the Democratic whip Of the Sen
ate. was defeated by Representative Me
dill NcCormick
WALSH VICTORY 4 SURPRISE.
The election of Governor Walsh 10 the
Senate from Massachusetts over Senator
Weeks wa~ 4 great surprise, although
it had been apparent that Mr. Weeks
would have hard contest Senator
Willard Salisbury Of Delaware, the
President pro tempore of the Senate was
defeated by former Senator l.. II Ball.
IRepui lican.
In Idaho. Senator Borah, Republican.
has been returned for another term, and
his colleague, John F. Nugent, Demo
crat, who is serving IN succession to the
late Senator James II Brady, Republican,
is also believed to have been elected,
although he is being closely pressed by
his Republican opponent, +. r. Goodlng.
POLK REATEN IN MISSOURI.
Governor Arthur Cspper. Republican,
who is elected to the Senate from Kan
sas, will take the place OF Senator Thon-
son, Democrat. Governor A. c. Stanley
has been elected to the Senate from Ken
tucky by a greatly reduced majority in
this normally Democratic State, over
Ben. L. Bruner, Republican. One oi
the great surprises of the Senatorial
election was the defeat OF Ex-Governor
Joseph NJ. Polk, Democrat, by =. 7
Spenor, Republican, in Missouri.
Senator T. j. Walsh, Democrat, had &
narrow shave in obtaining reelection
from Montana. In Nebraska, Senate,
G.. ". Norris, Republican. one of the
''uilful twelve" scored by President
Wilson for bringing about the defeat o.
the Administration 5 Armed Ship bill
WIS reelected by very small majority
New Hampshire elected two Republican
Senators, one OF whom viii succeed Sen
a&or Hollis, Democrat. Two Republican:
have also been elected in New Jersey
one of them, Governor Walter f. Edge
and the other, David Baird who is nov
serving In the State by appointment a:
successor to the late William Hughes
Democrat.
OWENS SEAT IN DOUBT.
Senator Robert L. Owen OF Oklahoma
Democrat, has been elected to succeed
himself, although returns last night anC
carly tins morning indicated that h
might be defeated In West Virginia
Davis Ellins, Republican. who served
brief term as Senator in succession t,
his father, the late Stephen B. Elkins
has been elected for full term of sL
years to take the place of Senator Nathal
B. Goff, Republican.
The turn over politically n the Senat
and the House will bring about a com
plete change in the chairmanships an
dominating personnel of all the impoI
tant committees.
Concord Pike Job Accepted.
County Engineer Grubb having officiaI