The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-04
Now Restricted to Territory Occupied
Immediately after Civil War
TENNESSEECOMES into G. O.P. FOLD
Oklahoma, Arizona and Montana Like
wise Shift Positions
800 ELECTORAL VOTES FOR HARDING
Republican Majority in Senate l6 and
May Be Larger

country is now over six millions. The
landslide also resulted in the defeat
of Senator Chamberlain Demo crat in
Oregon Oregon is Republican
state but Senator Chamberlain was
an anti-Wilson Democrat and had the
support of thousands of Republicans.
about 100000, and Judge Miller the
rest of the State by about $4,000.
Senator Wadsworth's lead over Harry
c. Walker is between 100000 and
100000.
The Senate of the next Congress
APPARENTLY will line up with fifty-six
Republicans and forty Democrats,
giving the Republicans a majority OF
sixteen and a gain of seven. The
House APPARENTLY will have 26i Repub
licans and ia Democrats, giving the
Republicans a majority OF eighty
seven and gain OF forty-eight
One of the big surprises in the
Senatorial result is the defeat in Ore
gon of Senator George Chamberlain,
chairman of the Committee Cn Mill
tary Affairs when the Democrats
controlled the upper house and a
jealous worker for American prepar-
edness for the war Independent Re.
publicans heretofore have helped TO
elect Chamberlain, but in the tre-
mendous Harding advance great
number of landmarks were swept
away, and he is one of them.
Senator Phelan although he and
California are in perfect accord On
the Japanese question, was defeated
by the Republican spellbinder. Sam
Shortridge The Republicans also
claim Arizona, where, at last ac-
counts, Cameron. the Republican
was ahead of Senator Marcus A.
Smith, Democrat whom the South
west deemed unassailable.
Champ Clark, former Speaker OF
the House and in 1912 on the thres
held of the Democratic Presidential
nomination, is part of the Democratic
wreckage. A Republican T. w
Huekriede, succeeds him in Congress
Clark was beaten once before, after
serving. his first term, but since then
he has served twelve successive
term, only to go down in the year
of the great flood which is 1890.
Even more extraordinary is the
election of a Republican Representa-
tive in the State of Texas, part of THE
solid South. Carlos Bee, brotherin
law of Postmaster-General Burleson
is defeated by H. NJ Wurzbach in the
Fourteenth district The smother
ing of Victor Berger by Wisconsin
Republican removes from Congress
its only Socialist.
Thirtyfour states elected cover
nors yesterday, 26 choosing republi
cans, six picking democrats.
The democratic governors were
elected in the old South with the ex
ception of New Mexico.
Seven candidates were reelected
sit of those undertaking a seconC
term being republicans and one {
democrat Lynn j. Frazier, nonpar
tisan Lacquer of North Dakota, was
defeated In addition to those selec
ed yesterday Maine on September
H. elected q republican. The list o
new governors follows
Arizona T e. Campbell, republi
can, reelected
Arkansas-Thomas G. McRae, Dem
olorado-Oiver H. Shoup, repub
lican, reelected
Connecticut Everett J. Lake, re
publican.
Delaware--William D. Denny Jr
repub' lean.
lorida. Cary Hardee. democrat.
Georgia-T. w. Hardwiok, demo
crat.
Idaho-Dayld W.. Davis, republi
can reelected
! Illnois-Len Smith republican.
Indiana W. T. McCtay, republ
can
IowaLN. 4. Kendall. republican
Kansas Harry j Allen, republ
can
MISUNDERSTANDING H. Coz
Rer
Michigan-A'ex j. Groesbeck. ReI
Minnesota-J. A. o. Preus, Rep.
Misouri--James NJ Hyde. Rep
Montana j NJ Dixcn, Rep.
Nebraska-S. r. McKelyle, Rep
, reelected
New Hampshire-A, o. Brown