The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-06
REPUBLICANS
WIN CONTROL
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-zs<@nyy f,yer Senator Jas. Haz1t!Eoa
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800 IN Illinois. BACKED oy Prssi
Ts.1t Wilson'S personal ersfoFsefasEls,
I,eay.g rolled ap 4 hzacsoEas majority
IN (ea,cszo which Mccormick over
tsargsef9 oy ar unprecedented u2zfo.1sg
@eoysn state Illinois party congress
aioggaI representation remains nzlasr'
sczlly unchanged
RE stains Of SPEAKER Champ Clz-k
Vas uncertain today Republican
ges6eya soyfHIly claimed tEaat Judge
Tgver republican, has defeated ms
st,esaxer. Returns from ssTeza o. tas
ssr. counties Of The district shower
Dyer glsgasGy FL the lead. Clark Lead
ers expressed confidence, however
ffsss anxe2orred country districts nor
rnagFY hearty democratic VIII rss.ect
CLARK. IL appeared mat z complete
enq-4 woEla be necessary Tor ae-
rssl0n. Fosmer Eeprege1tatEve sletnf
H. Berger. Indicted In Chie@go aE1d
Migsagkee for alleged violation ~ lEsss
espionage at upset the hopes 81 WIS
1onsia republicans for clean COZ
xyassfye &veep By riding 20 congress
over Representative STAFFORD d q
SSsJ MAJORITY. Berger has been Al
sy0we1 opponent Of me WAL ne
asass q campaign i2s1s u the lndletss
raents voted against him sheg4hs
1efr purpose was political
Kansas and Nebraska. regarded as
sxsrerae!y important battle gToznfs,
sz1soz 10 the republican column,
carving with them three additional
ga
r,yyernoY Arthur CzpDer gave the re-
gubfiezns another seat IN the senate
~ defeating Senator Thompson, deEzi-
serat, with a heavy majority. Sena~
gor Norris, republican, tr3araphsd
oger JOHN Moreaead, vino had been
endorsed personally By the president
Incomplete Missouri returns inci-
eates q senatorial gain Of one and q
ske congressional gain for lbe reDUb-
tcans. sciden Spencer apparently mad
ayerssar ri ali predictions 81 deirst-
ing Joseph Folk for Senator Stones
sezt.
There WAS little change o. the GEN
atoTaAl and congressional division in
northwest wheat belt states. Mime
so.a, North Dakota, and South Da-
kofz maintained their present ratio
Of congressional and senatorial repre-
gentation. though republicans hope
for gain Of ons seat IN the latter
state.
Close Race for Senator.
DENVER, Colo. NOV. s.-With q
republican. oliver II. Shoup. Colorado
gprfngs millionaire, apparently elected
governor, interest today conferred in
the close race between Senator John
II. ghafroth, democrat incumbent.
and the republican Candidate, Law
renee Pffups, millionaire phtlanthro-
pist, for the y, q. senate. Philips car
ried Denver By about 5000, but Sha-
frofh claims returns from outside this
city viii overturn this majority.
The republicans gained one and
probably two seats in congrcss IN the
defeat OF Congressman Ben billiard,
in Denver. independent democrat, and
John l.. Stack, regular democrat, by
vaiie, republican. Guy Hardy, Canon
City editor, apparently defeated Con-
gresham Heating. democrat, in the
third district. Congressman Taylor,
democrat, and his republican oppo-
nent, Logan, both claim victory IN
the fourth district. Representative
Timberlake, republican, WAS reelected
In the second district.
The state adopted the bone dry
prohibition amendment eliminating
the limited personal supply liquor
privilege under the present prohibit
ton statute.
One Third Complete.
HELENA, Mont. Nov. with
iess than a third OF the returns com
piled Senator Thomas J. Walsh.
democrat, IL leading o. VI. Land.
strum, republican, for u. 8. senator
by 1000. Miss Jeanette Rankin, in.
dependent candidate, IL running
third. In the congregational contests.
Linderman and Riddick, republicans.
we're leading Mitchell and Evans by
500 on the face Of incomplete returns
early today.
Senator Owen Reelected.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. G-Sena-
tor Il. J.. Owen, democrat. has been
reelected. Representative. Dick Nor.
gan, republican. has been reelected
In the eighth district The fight in
the first district r. close, democrats
claiming that =. y. Howard has de.
feated Representative Chandler, re.
publican, Republicans claim Howard
has been reelected.
In all other districts democratic
congressman were reelected
Suffrage leaders claim Oklahoma
has given women the ballot, though
the result Is close and uncertain.
Ford lie Calming.
DETROIT. Mich. Nov. e.--Heavy
gains made by Henry Ford in late
counts In and around Detroit are
rapidly eating off Ncwbcrrys up
state majority. Ford managers claim
he n elected ny 5000 10 10000 New.
berry men maintain he will win by
$4,000. Ford workers Say their can
didatc IL leading by nearly 1000 on
their private count
One 5oclalIst
MADISON, WiE.. Nov e.-FaIrly
complete returns today indicated that
Wisconsin viii be represented in the