The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
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 RECORD MAJORITY
 IN THE NEW HOUSE
Republicans Are Leading in Two Tennessee Districts, and Are Assured of 290
 Seats in House
By Associated Press

New York November 5.--Congressional elections in three districts tonight had not been officially reported and with the uncertain trend that has taken place in the Fourth and Eighth districts of Tennessee. the republicans still have a chance of adding to their record major ity in the new House. The Twenty-third New York district, in which six election districts are to be heard from, shows the republican candidate leading by ap- proximately 1000. The district at present is represented by Richard F. McKiniry, democrat. and his defeat is not conceded by the democrats. as the missing dis trict are regarded as democratic strong holds.
 The other districts remaining in doubt because of the absence of official re- ports, are the Eighth of Minnesota and the Fifth of Missouri.
 Late returns today from Tennessee in- dicated that W. F. Clouse, republican, was leading Representative Cordell Hull Ssy less than 900 in the Fourth district, but republican leaders were confident that the complete returns would show a plu- raIity of at least 1000 for Clouse. In the Eighth district incomplete returns gave L. A. Scott. republican. small lead over Gordon Browning. democrat The election of Hull and Browning was in dicated in the early returns.
 In the districts that have definitely reported the republicans have elected 2So and the democrats 13S, including the two Tennessee seats which tonight were placed in the doubtful column The others include one socialist, one 'indepen- dent one prohibitionist and one inde- pendent republican.
 Thus the republicans, with 290 members. as compared with 22 in the present Con- gress, have made a net gain of 6S mem bers by invading many democratic dis tricts and filling some vacancies. while the democrats, with 1SS members. as compared with 190 in the present Con- gress, have suffered loss of 52. The miscellaneous representation of four is the same numerically as before.
 FRAZER IS REELECTED
 Chicago, November Ex-Governor Fra ger, republican, has been reelected in North Dakota. with Nonpartisan league endorsement, according to advices re- ceived here tonight. Frazer had been reported running behind his democratic opponent since election day. but the swing was toward him today by over a yhousand votes over O'Conner. whose defeat was conceded by the Fargo Fo- rum, his chief newspaper supporter.
 John Baer, nonpartisan member of Con- gress, was defeated by o. B. Burtness. republican, according to the latest figures.
 Candidates indorsed by the Nonparti- san league in Minnesota were all de- feated. the n0npartisan vote showing
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 Reports from South Dakota indicated that the league also had lost by com parson with previous elections in the state The figures indicated the great est loss had been in the cities, while ru- 1al districts also seemed to have gone over to the republicans, who swept the state on Tuesday.
 In Colorado. where a strong fight was made by the Nonpartisan league, the party elected four members of the leg islature, while for the senate only one candidate was successful For the house of representatives three league candi- dates were elected and thirty beaten.
 Idaho returns indicate severe deteat for the Nonpartisan league, it's candi- date for governor. s. D. Fairchild. carry ing only two counties. All other party candidates went down to defeat with him. One candidate for the legislature. who had league backing, was thought to have won, republican candidates win ming all the state and national offices by large pluralities.
 HULL SEEMS DEFEATED
 Nashville. Tenn, November 5.-Further returns compiled by the Nashville Ten nesses, today appeared to point to the defeat tf -ngressman Corden Hull of the Fourth d.. t by majority of ap- proximately 1000. s> -e Hull's manager refused tonight, however. to concede de- feat declaring that full returns will show him winner. w. F. ClOuse, the re- publican candidate. estimates his ma iority at from 1000 to 1,50o
 POLL EQUAL NUMBER
 McAlester, Okla, November 5.--One cf the oddities of Tuesdays election developed in Pittsburg when the off, cial count showed that Senator Hard ing and Governor Cox had each boiled an equal number of vote, 5.1O0.
 Harding carried the state by more than 20,000 and J. w. Harreld, repub- lscan candidate for senator, has been a elected over his democratic opponent, Scors~ Ferrisa by more than 25,0O0, ac- ccrding tos feturns from approximately a,S0O of the 2.s45 precincts in the state.
 OFFICIAL COUNT NECESSARY
 Memphis. Tenn. Nov. 5.--The official count will probably be necessary to de- eide the winners in the congressional al races in both the Fourth and Eight Tennessee districts. In the Fourth dis | trict Cordell Hull, democrat, has good lead over w. F. Clouse. republican, .on gthe face of incomplete returns tabu- lated by the Commercial Appeal. It is claimed by the democrats that this lead is sufficiently large to make Hu1rs election certain. regardless of the vote in missing precincts. Clouse. on the other hand. claims his election by over S00
 In tho Eighth district, the vote is very close. and both sides claim ma- jority On the face of returns re- ceived by the Commercial Appeal. I4ona Scott. republican. has slight lead over Gordon Browning. democrat, but Browutng's managers claim that this will be more than overcome by the vote. of the missing precincts.
 CARRY DOZEN PRECINCTS Jackson. Miss.. November 5.-OfficiaI returns from Tuesdays election indi-. cate that the republican party carried ncre than dozen precincts in Missfs- sippl a majority of them for the first time In history. The republican popu-