Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-03
SO Seats in House
Taken From Democrats.
Last Returns Show

The republicans will come into the
next Congress with majority oi
more than 100. the returns today In.
dicate. In the present Congress the
| republicans have a majority of AZ.
with 232 seats. while the democrats
hold 100. Returns thus far tabulated
show that the republicans have gained
thirty-two seats from the democrats,
while the democrats gained i've seats
from the republicans. So that II now
stands that the republicans have in
creased their majority from AZ to s6,
with many districts yet to be heard
from.
Most of the old leaders and House
!. notables are returned. including
Speaker Gillett for his fifteenth con-
secutive term: Chairman Good. Of the
appropriations committee and Chair
man Fordney. of the ways and means
committee, for his twelfth consecu-
tive term; Uncle Joe Cannon. for his
twenty-third term; former Republic
can Leader James r. Mann. former
Democratic Leader Kitchin, Chairman
Butler of the naval affairs COMMITTEES,
for his thirteenth consecutive term,
and Chairman Kahn Of the military
affairs committee for his eleventh
term.
Clark ApDarently Defeated.
Several of the famous old leaders
will probably be missing. Champ
Clark. Speaker during the democratic
control. is apparently defeated. T.
W. Hukreide is leading Clark by o
majority of 2.97S, with 133 out Of 2ts
precincts recorded.
Gen. Isaac R. Sherwood, the oldest
man who ever occupied seat in Con-
gress, who is now serving his eighth
term, was defeated by w. W. ChAi-
mers.
One of the closest and bitterest
fights Of the campaign is between for
mer Representative w. II. STAFFORD,
republican. and Victor L. Berger. So
cialist. twice refused a seat by the
House. With ninety-one of the nine
ty-five precincts reported. Stafford In
leading by more than LOO.
The republicans had probably the
hardest fight of the congressional
campaign in Harding's home district.
but they reelected Representative
Cole.
Chairman Mapes Returned.
Representative Carl Mapes Of Michi.
gan, chairman of the House District
committee was reelected. as was aieo
Representative Ben Johnson. former
chairman. Representative Norman j.
Gould Of New York. who fathered the
legislation increasing the pay OF DO
lice and hremen in the District was
reelected.
The democrats lost two. seats from
Maryland, in the second and third
districts. Albert A. Blakeney defeat
ed Representative Carvflle d. Ben
son and John Philip Hill defeated
Representative Charles p. Coady. The
democrats. however. gained the first
district, T. A. Goldsborough defeating
William N. Andrews.
The government employees will be
much interested in the reelection Of
Representative Frederick Lehlbachsof
New Jersey. chairman OF the COM
mittee on reform in the civil service.
who will be in charge OF the report
on reclassifcafion of positions and
salaries in the federal service.
Fess Wins Out I'm Ohio.
Other prominent committee chair-
men who are reelected include Rep
resentative Porter of Pennsylvania,
foreign affairs: Representative Camp
bell of Kansas. of rules; Representa-
tive Fess of Ohio. of education3 An1
chairman OF the republican congress
sional campaign committee, who won
his tight with q twenty-hve-year-ol1
ex-service man on = the democrats
ticket.
Representative King swope Of Kan
lucky. the baby member Of the Hooae.
was defeated BY his democratic cp-
ponent.
Among prospective changes I'm House
committee heads IL probable promo
ton of Representative McFadden,
Pennsylvania banker, who ciashed
with John Skelton Williams. coa-
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