, 1922-11-16
DEMOCRATS GAIN
NATIONAL VOTE
IMPORTANT FIGURES IN REPUB.
LlcAN ADMINISTRATION GO
DOWN TO DEFEAT.
MAJORIT|ES CUT
MEMBERS CLOSE TO PRESIDENT
HARDING LOSE SEATS IN
HOUSE AND SENATE.

Chicago.-A continuation of Repub-
lican control in Congress, but with IL
majority of 165 in the House slashed
to fifteen, and a Senate majority cut
in two was assured by practically com
plete but unofficial reports from last
Tuesdays elections. While the Repub-
licans retained only seven above a
House majority of 21S, and five above
II Senate majority of forty-eight, they |
will have in the next Congress a plu-
rality of eighteen over the Democrats
in the House and of eleven over the
Democrats in the Senate.
Some Important figures In the Re
publican administration went down to
defeat and some members of the Sen
ate and House personally close to
President Harding will return to pri-
vate life with rising Democratic tide.
The Republican forces again failed
to break into the Democratic ranks in
the South and lost one congressional
district, which they nave held there
for yeurs-the Ninth, Virginia. Speak
err Gillett was reelected Uncle Joe
Cannon passed on his seat from Illi-
nois to "A Republican; Miss Alice Rob-
ertson, Republican, of Oklahoma, the
only woman in Congress, was beaten
by II man-the Democrat whom she
had defeated two years ago, and the
present House got m additional wom-
an member, a Republican, in Mrs.
Winifred Huck, a daughter of the late
William F. Mason of Illinois, who had
served in both Senate and House. She
was elected to fill out her fathers I'M
expired term and will only serve until
next March.
Election Results Throughout Country.
In Iowa, Smith W. Brookhart. Re-
publican, running TO fill the unexpired
term of former Senator Kenyon, led
on the face of the returns.
Frank w. MondelI, veteran floor
leader, is beaten by Wyoming Demo-
crat.
Victor l.. Berger, Socialist. elected
representative from Wisconsin again.
La Toilette returned to Senate from
Wisconsin by 100000 plurality.
Charles Bryan elected governor of
Nebraska rest of G. o.. p. ticket wins.
Illinois will sesd twenty Republi-
ans TO next Congress.
Senator King holds narrow lead in
Utah.
o is demanded.
New Mexico, formerly Republican.
gives Senator Jones, Democrat, record
majority.
Smith becomes governor as Demo
Gratis sweep New York.
Montana elects Burton X. Wheeler,
Democrat. 10 United States Senate.
The election of Senator Henry G..
Ashurst and Congressman Carl Hay
den by large majorlties was Indicated
in Arizona.
Supporters of Gov. Thomas Camp
bell. seeking reelection in Arizona.
conceded the election of g. w. II.
Hunt, Democrat.
w. b. Ross, Democrat, wins over
John w. Hay in the race for governor
of Wyoming.
The electorate of North Dakota,
which recalled Lynn J. Frazier, Non
partisan governor, one year ago, sent
the same man 10 the United States
Senate.
Idaho elects c. e. Moore, Republl-
can g-ubernatorial candidte.
Hunt, Democrat, carries New Mexico
by 1000.
Edwards elected in New Jersey by
10000 plurality.
Cordell Hull, Democrat, comes back
in Tennessee.
Rainey, Illinois, Democrat, is re-
turned.
Michigan elected Woodbridge n.
Ferris, Democrat, over Senator Town
send.
Former senator A.. j. Beveridge,
beaten in Indiana by Samuel NJ. Raj
ston.
Smith Brookhart elected senator
from Iowa by big majority.
James A. Reed reelected TO the SEN
ate from Missouri by 10000.
James Davis, Democrat, elected gov
ernor of Kansas.