Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-08
DEMOCRATIC
LANDSLIDE
OVER NATION
New York, New Jersey, Ohio
Indiana and Other States
Go to Democrats
LODGE IS VICTOR
Republicans to Hold Lead
In Congress But Big
Majority Cut
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN
United Press Leaael WIre

United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The magni-
tnde of the Democratic nationwide
sweep in Tuesdays elections became
fully apparent today as fairly com
plete returns showed the staggering
reverses suffered by republican ad-
ministration candidates The vote
drove some of President Harding S
closest personal and political friends
from public life, endangered republican
control of the next house, seriously re-
duced the Republican margin in the
senate, put New York state over
whelmingly in Democratic control aud
generally changed the country s poll.
teal complexion.
The gathering of returns today res.
vealed:
That Democrats have gained at least
GO seats in the next house, making it
necessary for them to win but 2l more
to control the body. That republican
control of the senate has been reduced
from ~ TO less than 10. Contests in
doubt make il impossible to fix the
cract margin definitely. That Ohio,
President Harding's home state, on
Which the administration pinned its
strongest hopes for approval of the
Harding program, elected Democratic
governor and showed Democratic con
gressional gains.
That New York swept into the Demo
cratic column so overwhelmingly that
not only Al Smith, Democratic candi-
date for governor, and Royal $. Cope.
land, for senator, were elected, but the
entire Democratic state ticket and d
majority Of the house ticket.
NEW YORK, Nov. Swinging
back with tremendous reversal Of the
trend in 1920, the political pendulum
has carried the Democratic party into
n commanding position in state and
national affairs, results of Tuesday
election showed.
Men who stood close, personally and
politically to President Harding and
his administration, and who, as mem
bers of congress, actively hleped make
effective the Harding policies, were
swept from their political pedestals
and Democrats took their places.
While the incomplete character of
the figures early today made it impos
sible to state exactly how the next
house and senate will stand, it was
apparent.
That the Republican control of the
house will be retained by slender
margin, if at all, and may be lost en-
tirely. The Republicans have house
majority of l6S.
That the Democrats have reduced
Republican control of the senate from
"a to 16 or II.
The victory exceeded the optimistic
forecases of Democratic party chief
tains who were frankly amazed at the
extent Of the popular revolt, as the re-
turns came in. Not only were Dem
ocratic candidates for house and senate
successful, but many new Democratic
governors were chosen, together with
Democratic state tickets.
The possibility still existed early
today that in some cases where the
congressional and gubernatorial con-
tests, were close, Democratic gains
might be scaled down somewhat. But
on the basis Of settled contests, the
Democrats today had registered re-
markable gains.
AL Smith Wins
The outstanding features of the off
year upset included tremendous Dem
ocratic victory in New York state,
where AL Smith, Democratic candidate
for governor, Royal 3. Copeland for
United States senator, and the entire
Democratic state ticket, with the ex-
ception of majority of state assem-
bymen, were elected; the closest cleo
'tion of many years in Massachusetts,
where Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
dean of the senate, Republican leader
and one of the moving spirits of the
Harding administration, was fighting
for his political life against Colonel
William A. CASTOR, Democrat; defeat
in New Jersey Of Senator Joseph FIRE.
linghuysen, confidante and intimate
friend of President Harding by Gov
elnor Edward l.. Edwards, Democrat,
and most keenly felt OF all by the ad-