Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-08
Gerry, Democrat, Senator.

New York, Nov. T.-CBy the A. P)- lt midnight the congressional returns were complete from only seven states.
 At that hour the election of 119 dem ocratic representatives and 67 republi- cans out of the total of 435 had been peported but those figures were in no wise indicative of the political complication of the next congress, as large blocks of districts with heavy republican, delega- tiohs in some and heavy democratic del cations in others still were to be; heard from.
 In the house, Speaker Gillett had been reelected and Meyer London, the only socialist. had been defeated.
 In the senate contests, the New York republican state state committee had conceded the defeat of Senator Calder 9y Dr. Royal s. Copeland, New York 6ennocratic heclth commissioner. In Con aectlcUt Senator Mclean, republican was eading Thomas J. Spellacy, his demo- ratio opponent. In Delaware, Senator Dupont. republican, was leading for both he short term and the long term to fol- oW. In Indiana, former Governor Ral- Uton, democrat, with only. part of the Eate reported, was leading former Sem ator Albert J. Beveridge, republican, in what appeared to be a close contest.
 h Iowa, Smith W. Brookhart, repub ticAn, running to fill the unexpIred term of former Senator Kenyon, was leading on the face of the returns. In Maryland, Senator France, republican, was ahead of william Caben Bruce, democrat, but, with half the state in, MT. Bruce took a ouostantial lead on early returns. In Massachusetts, Senator Lodge was lead ing on incomplete returns and in Michi- gah Senator Townsend was ahead of his opponent. Woodbridge x. Ferris. In Mis- soufi, Senator Reed, democrat, was lead inE In New Jersey, where prohibition was largely an issue, Governor Edwards, democrat, running on a wet platform, was slightly ahead of Senator Frelinghuysen, republican, running with prohibition en- dofssment.
 Representative Fess of Ohio was lead ing Senator Pomerene, { democrat, on whom a hard fight had been conducted by the labor element for his vote on the Ssch-Cummins transportat law and the senator's stand in the, recent railway strike In Pennsylvania, Sena- tors Reed and Pepper appeared to have been elected, and in Rhode Island Sen ator Gerry. the democratic incumbent Was ahead. In Tennessee, too, the dem ocratic incumbent, Senator Mcclellan, vas running ahead of his opponent and in Tens where democratic nomina- ion is equivalent to an election Earle B Mayeield was leading. In'Utah, form CT Governor Bamberger. republican, was oa the face of early returns, running ahead of Senator King, democrat Sen ator king is a Mormon. but Senator Smoot who is a power in the Mormon church, campalgned for Mir. Bamberger
 In Vermont. Representative Green; re. publican. had a large lead in his racs for a seat in the senate. and in West Virginia, Senator Sutherland, republican was ahead of his democratic opponent. IT Wisconsin, Senator Iafollette, republican was declared elected.
 The notable contest n the governor ships was in New York, where Governor Miller. the republican governor, earE sonesded defeat at the hands of Alfred D. Smith, democrat.
 There appeared to be no doubt of thu election of Clifford Pinchot with { republican slate as governor of Penn sylvania.