The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-06
GREAT REPUBLICAN
GAINS ARE Shown
IN LATEST REPORTS
Indications That They Have Captured
Both House and Senate-Speaker
Clark Among Defeated-"Un-
Gle Joe" Cannon Given
Twenty-SecOnd Term
In House.

New York, November 6--Early to-
day, more than "a hours after yester-
days balloting began, it was not de-
finitely certain whether the Demo-
Gratis or Republicans would control
the next Congress.
Party managers on both sides pre-
dicted they would have substantial
working majorities, but the returns
showed between so to rs congress
sional districts still unreported and
the line up so close that the scales
might easily be turned in favor of
either party.
With 374 elections reported and 81
congressional districts in doubt, "a
Republicans won seats now occupied
by Democrats and the Democrats
gained seats from eight Republicans
! and one Socialist. The Socialists made
up their loss to the Democrats by TAX
ing place from the Republicans.
The Republicans made a net gain
of Is seats on the returns thus far
received while the Democrats took
eight places from the Republicans.
The Socialist representation remains
the same-one seat.
The governorship of New York, too.
| was surrounded with the same uncer-
tainty. The contest between Governor
Whitman and his Democratic oppon-
ent, Alfred E. Smith, was so close that
it appeared that the soldier vote
would settled it.
Speaker Clark Believed Beaten
| Some well-known figures in public
life will be retired, or at least have
close shaves, by yesterdays voting.
Prominent among them are Speaker
Clark of the House of Representatives
who last night was reported beaten
by 400 votes, but today was running
very close to his opponent; Senator
Weeks, the junior Republican senator
from Massachusetts, defeated by for
mer Governor Walsh, Democrat; Sen
ator Lewis of Illinois, the Democratic
whip, defeated by Representative Be
dill Mccormick of Chicago; Senator
Salisbury of Delaware, president
pro TEN of the Senate, defeated by
former Senator Ball, Republican, and
Representative Shereley, Democrat, of
Kentucky, chairman of the Appropr1a-
tions committee
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
for the Interstate Commerce commits
sion, running for senator to succeed
the late Senator Stone, was defeated
by Judge Spencer, the Republican
nominee.
Senators Elected
Out of 80 Senators being elected 2E
had been accounted for early today
They were:
Alabama-Bankhead, Democrat.
Arkansas-Robinson, Democrat.
Delaware-Ball, Republican.
Georgia-Harris, Democrat
Idaho-Borah, Republican.
| I1innic- McNnrpioL DanuhIioaD
Iowa-Kenyon, Republican.
Kansas-Capper, Republican.
Louisiana-Ransdell and Gay, Dem
ocrats.
Maine-Rernald, Republican. elect
ed last September.
Massachusetts-Wa Democrat.
Minnesota-Nelson. Republican.
disqualification Democrat
acknowledgment Republican.
Nebraska-Norris. Republican.
New Hampshlre-Keyes and Moses
Republicans.
New Jersey-Edge (long term) ant
Bayard (short term), Republicans,
North Carolina-Simmons, Demo
crat,
oregon--Mulkey (short term), Re
publican.
Rhode lsland-Colt, Republican,
South carolina--Dlel, (long term
and Pollak (short term). Democrats
South misunderstanding, Republl
can.
Tennessee --HhiIds, Democrat
virginia Martin. Democrat.
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