Evening times-Republican., 1920-11-03
Comes Out of Election
With Increased Work.
ing Majorities.
GAIN OF TWENTY
HOUSE MEMBERS
Later Returns rikely to Increase
This Number-Majority Of Repub-
Iiean Senatorial Candidates Come
Back Winners With Republican
Candidates Leading in Ten Other
States.

New York, Nov. s.-RepublicAn
| control Of congress for another two
years with an Increased house ma ior
i'S and prospective increase in the
senate was a major part of the cleo.
eion sweep. A net gain of twen+v
votes in the house was shown with
complete returns from only seventeen
states, but with most of the demo.
cratic strongholds reported. Eight OF
the h1teen republican sens.toriaI cat.
oioates mad come in winners today
The seven others had substantia,
ieads, While in ten other states Al ~
the republican entrants were renortad
in the van. ~
for nineteen democratic. seats. fen
OF the minority party had been "a
turned Winners-all from southern
states. 'iein
G. O. p. Gains in Senate.
That the general republican lard
slide would seat several more ran,,t
mean senator's was predicted conf
oentiy by republican campaign man
ayers whose Claims included ma
Jorlty OF eight to ten in the next
senate.
both the republican presidents,
and senatorial tickets were renortod
early today as ahead in California
Nevada, Missouri, Colorado. South
Dakota, Idaho. Ohio and WashineI,
ton. In Ohio former Governor Fraf;,x
B. Willis, who nominated Senator
Harding at the Chicago convention
was reported in the lead.
OF the democrats Senator Trnda
wood, of Alabama, minority leader
was reelected, and. Representativa
iaelrln' was chosen to- succeed the
,ate senator Bankhead. A new face
IN the senate on the democratic side
VIII be Representative Caraway of
Arkansas, who defeated Senator Kir-
by the primaries and was elected
yesterday. Among the republican lead
ers reelected were Branda poo
Wadsworth. Dillingham;, Watson and
Penrose.
Cannon Goes Back.
In the house most Of the veterans
both republicans and democrats. were
reelected, including Speaker ,Gi,lett
now holding the record for con+,n
uous service and elected for his fif.
teenth term. Former Speaker Can
non' VINO has served twenty-five
terms but not continuously. also was
reelected, as were Representative
Mann, of Illinois, former republican
leader; Chairman Good, OF the an
preparations committee, and other
prominent committee clairmen.
comparatively few changes IN
committee chairmanships are exnec-
ted to result in either senate or
house. but increase of republican
membership and decrease Of tHe
democratic usually follows a marked
change In political lineup.
Old Leaders in Saddle,
Taxation, tariff and other fiscal
measures will remain I'm charge of
Senator Penrose, chairman of the
senate finance committee, and Rep
resentative Fordney, chairman of the
house ways and means committee.
both OF whom were re.eTected. Sena-
tor Wadsworth. of New York, is ex-
pected to continue as chairman Of
the senate military affairs COMMITTEES
and. under the seniority rule. Rep
resentative Kahn, of California, also
e-elected, would continue in like ga
pacity for the house committee.
Most of the important senate COM
mittee chairmanships remain in the
hands Of senators not involved in
yesterdays elections.
BY defeat Of Senator Groona. Of
North Dakota, in the primaries.
Senator Norris, of Nebraska, is next
in line to head the agriculture COM
mittee. Senator Cummins, of Iowa.
chairman\pf the Interstate commerce
committee. will retain his place.
Among prospective changes IN
house committee heads probably is
the promotion Of Representative Nc.
Fadden. of Pennsylvania. banker.
who clashed with John Shelton Will
liams. comptroller of the currency, to
the Craftsmanship of the house bank
ing committee, succeeding Represen-
tative Platt, Of New York, retiring.
Berger Probably Defeated.
BY Associated Press.