The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-06
U. S. ANSWERS WILSON
Results Of the Balloting Over
Country Tuesday.

Beat Suffrage.
New York. Nov. 1.-THE constitutional
amendment which would grant suffrage to
women in Louisiana. was defeated at Tues
days election, incomplete returns today In
dicated. Equal suffrage leaders conceded
its defeat when the returns from New
Orleans showed AL for the amendment
and IA, 492 against 1t.
Ohio in Reverse.
! Columbus. Ohio, Nov. 6--Ohio will re-
verse the political complexion of its con-
gressionai delegation from IL Democrats
and Republicans to o Democrats and ID
Republicans. according to latest returns.
The Republicans carried six previously
Democratic districts while the Democrats
ousted one Republican.
All Republican.
Des Moines. Iowa. Nov. s6-Iowa has
seated II Republican congressman. the
states full, representation. Claude Porter.
a candidate for reelection by 500 votes in
the incompleted count today. Several
normally strong Republican counties were
yet to report.
Booher Is Elected.
st. Joe, Nov. 6--with complete returns
from five of the six counties of the Fourth
district MeNeeley (Rl., leads Booher CD,
by more than 700 votes. However. Plat
county's majority for Booher is estimated
at 1,4OO, insuring his election.
Clark Is Gaining.
ST. Louis, Nov. early Indications that
Speaker Champ Clark has been defeated are
not being borne out by later returns. and
it now appears that he has reduced, tho
safe, lead.
Spencer by 10000.
st. Louis, Nov. 6-Returns received up to
IL o'clock this morning showed that Judge
Selden p. Spencer. Republican,, had been
elected Unated States senator over former
majority Of 10000, that Speaker Champ
Clark had been reelected and that Mis-
souri, has lost three Democratic seats in
congress. Returns indicate North 7. Gen
try, Republican. won in the Eighth over
W. L. Nelson: NJ. f. Rhodes, Republican,
in the Thirteenth. and I. V. sIePherson: Re
the Missouri delegation in the next con-
gress will stand eleven Democrats and five
Republicans.
Berger by 5000.
Milwaukee. Wis. Nov. 6-Former Repre-
sentative Victor L. Berger: 90, has been
elected to congress in the Fifth Wisconsin
district by a plurality of approximately
PennsyIvanla Republican.
Harrisburg, Pa. Nov. 6.-The Republi-
cans swept the state Of Pennsylvania, elect
ernor and State Senator E. +. Beidleman,
lieutenant governor. OF the thirty-two dis
trict congressman. the Republicans got all
but five and elected all four congressman
at-large.
Texas Goes Democratic.
Austin, Tex. Nov. 6.-AlI Democratic
jority of about five to one, on the face OF
returns In early today. Senator Morris
Sheppard swamped J. Webster Flanagan,
Texas representatives seats were contested
by Republicans. For governor the vote
stood: Governor W. P. Hobby CD. 32,377
Charles Roynton tR.). 6,196. Two con-
stttutfonal amendments carried.
Wheeler Is Elected. =
Springfield, ILL.,, Nov 6.-Practically COM
plete returns from the Twenty-first dis
been reelected to congress over James NJ
Graham CD, by 1000 votes.
Rainey Is Beaten.
Jacksonville, I'LL. Nov 6-Congressman
Henry T. Rainey. Democratic congressman
of the Twentieth district has been de.
feated for reelection by Frank f. Blaine
(R-). according to incomplete returns to-
election by 5000. He bases his claim on
the fact the district normally is 5000
Democrat Loses.
Olney. ILL.,. Nov. 6-All indications point
to the defeat of Congressman Foster Cd },
of the Twenty third district by f. B.
Brooks SKa; At mo noon today BROOKS s,, was
he is elected.
Ford Is Behind.
Detroit. Mich, Nov. with nine small
counties missing and returns from few
counties still incomplete. T. II. Newberry
in the race for. the United States senate,
according to reports here. Ford got a
plurality of approximately 1900 in Wayne
county where his great plants, employing
some 10000 men are located. The nine
Michigan and are normally Republican,.
Cox Increases Lead.
Columbus, o., Nov. 6-Governor Cox's
lead over Willis was increased to 29.l3t
today with returns in from all but S33 OF
the $3.50 precincts in the state. The vote