The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-04
REPUBLICAN
LEAD IN HOUSE
GROWS TO 81
Elections Gives Party 263
Members as Against III
for Democrats.
MAJORITY is DOUBLED
Many Gains Achieved in
Districts Ordinarily Solid
for Opponents.
VICTOR BERGER BEATEN
Election of G. O. p. Nominee
Leaves Only One Socialist
in Congress.
VICTOR BERGER BEATEN

The Republican majority IN the
House OF Representatives will be about
doubled in the next Congress. Az
present there Is a majority OF forty
odd---it is impossible to give exact fig
ures because Of vacancies. In the
next House, on the face OF practically
complete returns. there will be 263
Republicans, I'll Democrats land 1
Socialist, giving Republican majority
of e1.
One man IN this Republican number
was elected as Prohibitionist-Milto
Shreve OF the Twenty Pennsyl-
vania district. However, Mr.. Shreve
has been twice in Congress as a Re-
publican, and must be considered so
n the coming Congress.
Victor Berger. the Milwaukee Social
list, was beaten out by w. II. Stafford,
but Meyer London OF New York city
won over Henry NJ. Goldfogle. the
Democrat, who also had the Repub-
lican nomination.
One of the most interesting upsets
in the Congressional race occurred In
the Second Oklahoma district. Repre-
sentative W. w. Hastings, the Demo-
cratic incumbent, was beaten out, ac-
cording to very late returns, by Alice
NJ. Robertson, Republican. She will be
the second woman to occupy seat in
Congress, the only other being jean
nette Rankin of Montana, who was
beaten two years ago.
Gains made in the last twenty-four
hours. In addition to those already re-
ported. include the winning of the
Ninth California district. which has
been represented by Democrat for a
long time. Republican loss, though,
is reported from Indiana. the Eighth
district having gone to the Democrats.
Another Republican loss occurred In
Kentucky. where King Swope, elected
less than two years ago. was beaten.
Upset in Illinois.
Another upset occurred in Illinois
where Henry T. Rainey. one of the Dem
ocratic leaders in the House, went down
TO defeat. Mr. Rainey has been In Con-
fress a long time and has been one OF
the wheel horses of the Democratic ma
chine there.
New York has furnished lot of adj
ditional upsets Districts which were
regarded as being the merest outside
chances have elected Republicans. In
addition TO those districts whose switch
to the Republican columns already has
been reported, II now appears that the
Third district has been won; j. Il.
Maher, regarded as a Democratic GER
tainty In the Seventh district. has lost
his place in Congress on the face OF late
returns; Representative Dooling, the
Democrat representing the Fifteenth dis
trict. regarded as absolutely safe, has
been defeated J. +. Donovan of the
district has been beaten out.
too.
There is one figure to upset these
gains. though The Forty-second dis
trict. despite earlier returns to the con-
II airy, has been held by the present in
cumbent. Represe ntative Mead.
Ohio Swept by G.. q. +.
In Ohio II was not expected that any
gains would be made This was because
such large gains were made there two
years ago, when the Democratic ma
jority In the House was overthrow,
that no more ground could be gained
there. However, the wave of Republican
sentiment has swept into office Repub-
lican candidates in four districts which
were counted as certainly Democratic.
These districts are the Fourth. Seven
teenth. Twentieth and Twenty-firSt.
This leaves but four Democrats In The
Ohio delegation OF twenty-five members
OF the House of Representatives.
Another gain on the face of late re-
turns was made in Oklahoma, one or the
so-called border States. There, In the
First district, the Democrat was de-
feated.
Maryland furnished some upsets,
which resulted in a net gain OF one Re
publican. Representative Andrews. the
representing the First Dis
trict. was beaten. However. the Demo
cratic candidates In the Second and
Third districts. ordinarily easily carried
by the Democrats. were beaten without
much trouble by their Republican op'
ponents. The Maryland delegation In
the House now includes five Repub-
licans and only ono Democrat.
Through the defeat Of Representative
Candy OF the Third South Dakota dis
trict the House delegation OF three lrOHh
that state Is now solidly Republican.
West Virginia has clean slate now
too. Representative Nicely OF the f1rs'
district, who appeared TO have won on
earlier returns, having been defeated
Through the defeat OF Victor Berger. the
Socialist. Wisconsin has sent solid
Republican delegation TO the House.
The defeat OF a Democrat carrying
with Il the bitterest sting. however. Il
that OF Carlos Bee. who has represented
the Fourteenth Texas district. Not only
Is II regarded as one Of the signs OF the
dawn Of the millennium when Repub-
lican IL elected from Texas. but the cam
didacy OF Bee had a more or less direct
bearing on tho way IN which the present
Administration IL regarded. Mr.. Bee is
the brother-in-law Of Postmaster Gem
eral Burleson.