The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-11-12
CONGRESS HEAVILY
REPUBLICAN, GAINS
IN BOTH HOUSES
Party Will Have a Majority OF
10 in the Senate and Over
70 in the House.
So REPUBLICAN SENATORS.
House Stands: Republicans 253,
Democrats 179, Independ-
ents 2, Drys |.
SO REPUBLICAN SENATORS,

! Washington. - President Harding
will have a Republican congress to
support his policies in the first two
years at least of his administration.
The party which was triumphant at
the pools will have increased major
tiles in both houses.
The returns received indicate that
the two houses in the next congress
will stand as follows:
Senate-Republicans So; Demo
Gratis, 43.
House-Republican 253; Demo
Gratis, 179; Independents, 2; Prohibit
ZIONIST, 1.
This gives the Republicans ma
jority of 10 in the senate and a ma
iority of II in the house. The pres
ent Republican majority in the senate
Is 2 and in the house 80.
Senator Moses Of New Hampshire
and Senator Brandegee Of Connecticut,
both Republicans of the irreconcilable
treaty group in the senate, were
strongly opposed on account of their
opposition to the League Of Nations,
but have carried their states by sub
stantial majorities. Senator Brandegee
also had the opposition of many women
on account of his effort to prevent
the ratification of the Nineteenth
Amendment.
PheIan Loses California.
Samuel Shortridge, Republican, who
supported Senator Hiram Johnson's
irreconcilable opposition to the League
of Nations. has been elected to the
senate, defeating Senator James D.
Phelan. Democrat, firm friend Of the
Wilson administration, Senator James
E. Watson, Republican, has been re-
elected from Indiana, defeating ex-
Senator Thomas Taggart. Democrat.
Returns from Iowa indicate that in
spite of the opposition of organiza
tions of farmers and laborers and a
great many Republicans who espoused
the cause of the League of Nations,
Senator Albert B. Cummins, Repub-
lican, who fathered the Esch-C -Cummins
railroad transportation bill, has been
reelected. Bitter contests were waged
I'm Indiana and Iowa, and both states
were claimed for senator by the Demo-
Gratis.
Senator J. G. w. Beckham, Demo-
crat, who had supported the Wilson
policies, obtained reelection in Ken
lucky. Senator John Walter Smith,
Democrat, of Maryland, won a victory
over his Republican opponent. Other
Democrats elected to the senate in
close states are Senator Charles B.
Henderson of Nevada and Senator
George e. Chamberlain of Oregon.
Senator l. L. Lenroot has been re-
turned to the senate from Wisconsin
by a substantial majority in spite of
the fact that he had the opposition
of his senatorial colleague and former
friend, Robert Nj. La Toilette.
The reelection Of Senator James
wadsworth. Jr., of New York was, re-
garded as foregone conclusion, since
it began to be apparent that Senator
Harding would carry New York state
by such an overwhelming majority
that he would carry Wadsworth along
with him to victory, and there was no
surprise in Wadsworth's election even
by the heavy majority he obtained,
although he ran far behind the Presi-
dental nominee.
One member of the Republican Old
Guard about whose reelection there
was doubt, benefited by the tremen-
dous Republican trend throughout the
country. This is Senator Reed Smoot
of Utah, one of the twelve apostles
of the Mormon Church, who found
great opposition this year on account
of his views on the League of Ma
tions. The Mormon Church was
strongly for the league, and the Nor
mon vote, usually cast almost solidly
for Smoot, was split up between the
various political parties.
Republican Gain in Colorado.
In Colorado S. D. Nicholson, Repub-
lican, has been elected to the senate to
succeed Senator Thomas, Democrat.
Thomas ran this year as an independ-
ent with irreconcilable opposition to
the League of Nations as the principal
plank in his platform. In Idaho f. R.
Gooding, Republican, who was defeat
ed for the senate two years ago, Is
elected to that body over Senator Nu-
gent, who defeated Gooding In 1918.
Gooding received the support Of Sena-
tor Borah after he had declared oppo-
sition to the League Of Nations.
In Oklahoma Senator Gore, Demo
crat, has been succeeded by Congress
man Scott Ferris, Democrat, league
advocate. Gore was one of the few
Democratic senators who opposed the
Versailles treaty on account of the
covenant He was defeated for renom-
ination by Ferris.
Boies Penrose, Republican, is return
ed to the senate for another term
Senator Marcus A. Smith. Democrat,
has been reelected from Arizona In
spite of very determined opposition.
Congressman W. B. Mckinley has been
elected to the senate from Illinois, sue
ceeding Lawrence Y. Sherman, wi o de-
clined to be q candidate. Senator
Charles Curtis, Republican, has been