The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-10
G. 0. P. TO RETAIN
CONTROLCONGRESS
Majority In Both Houses
Being Slashed
SOME TIGHT RACES
General Picture Tuesdays Storm
Ballots Virtually Finished
This Morning
lAssoclated Press dispatch. ]

Associated Press nIspatch.l
New York, November g.
Whether the republicans will
have SIX to seven votes over the
necessary majority of 2f8 for
control OF the mouse of represent
atIves, probably will not be
known until tomorrow. One dis
trict, the third Kansas, is delay
ed. With this district missing,
the republican strength is 224;
democrat ~; socialist Il; farm
er-Iabor !, and the independ-
ent I.
New York, November s.-Re-
turns from all but three con-
eressionaI districts where re-
suits were still undetermined at
noon today show PA republicans,
2O5 democrats; one socialist;
one independent and one farm
er labor elected to the new
house Of representatives.
New York, November 9.-Con-
tinued republican control of con
grees, but with senate majority
cut in two and house majority OF
$50 slashed to scart handful, ap'
peared today as the net result Of
last Tuesday a congressional cleo
lions were retIrns almost complete.
Tight races in the few undecided
districts, not affecting the general
result, and delays in counting. how
ever, threatened to postpone tn.
fral figures until tomorrow.
The general picture OF Tuesday 5
storm of ballots was virtually finish
cd early this morning when belated
Montana returns sent the repuon-
cans over the top in the house con
test. Election of r. Scott Leayitt. re-
publican in Montana gave the repup-
licans the 21S. votes necessary to
control the next house, but even
these republican tidings were coup
led with news oil deieatsof Repfe :
sentative Mccormick. republican,
Montana, by his democratic oppon
emf John Nj. Evans. with seven con-
gressional districts In four states
Kansas. North Dakota, Washington
and West Virginia still unreported
~ o'capck tQday- he roll in-Sths
nexf hss.se stood Republican zoU.
al lnotr&ls z05. socialists i; farmer
tabor i, and independent l. me
epublican margin promised 70 De
ineeased slightly IN the re.
contests. In returns TO date, seven
ty-six places now held by repubn-
cans had been captured without Z
single counter balancing democrat
ic loss.
Related returns did not add TO
the fifty per cent cut in the senate
republican majority sustained IN
the earlier tallies. They brought
word of definite reelection OF Sena-
tor King, democrat of Utah, over
Ernest Bamberger, republican; OF
senator Jones, democrat OF New
Mexico, and of another democrauc
victory in Montana where Burton
K. Wheeler was elected over carr
w. Riddick republican, to succeed
Senator Myers, democrat.
Only two senatorial contests re-
manned greatly in doubt, those 10
, Washington, where former Repre-
sentative Dill. democrat was leao
ing Senator Poindexter, republican,
and in North Dakota, where the
democratic candidate j. F. I:
O'Connor. was. leading former Gov
er1,or Lynn ]. Frazier, republican,
but with waning majority as more
r,,raI returns came in. Nonpartisan
League leaders were claiming FRA
zier's ultimate election. .-..s
Stevenson Is Defeated
Late returns also brought news
of the defeat of another republican
veteran of the house. Representa-
tive Halvor Stevenson of Mime
sofa. chairman of the post ONCE
committee, by farmer, iaoor1te'
Knud Wefald This gave the farm
nr-Iabor party representation 6otn
branches OF congress for the; nrst
time DIR. Henrik Shipstead farmer
Iahorite, having defeated Senator
kellogg in Minnesota.
In the few remaining contests the
6rht was so close that talk OF con-
tests. recounts and official counts
vas rife. Most notable, perhaps,
wss q Statement from Colonel VIII
liam A: CASTOR that he would de-
mand a recount in his race against
senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
republican, leader, despite the lat
ter's increased lead, through cor
rection of tany error from I,St5
to 8,425 Senator Depont OF Deia-
ware, republican, defeated on tne
face of returns by Thomas +. Bay
ard, democrat, refused to conceoe
defeat and his managers SAID an OF
fetal recount would be sought Sen
ator Poindexter Washington also
was asking a recanvass while the
house race in the remaining Kansas
district, the third, was so hot that
il was said an official count might
be necessary to tip the scales de-