The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-09

New York, Nov (By the Associat-
ed pregsl Tho latest figures today
show that the United States Senate
will have 50 Republicans. III Demo
Gratis and one Farmer Labor reprcsen-
tativc with the result Of contests in
Washington and North Dakota election
st II to be decided.
The election OF 1922 has passed into
history and has apparently brought
back normalcy IN the relations OF the
political parties.
The Republicans control both house
and senate by narrow margin but
more than they had four years ago,
preceding the landslide of 1920.
The Repurlican majority in the sen
ate win be eight and about twenty in
the house. The figures are not quite
complete as yet and there may be
some changes.
The senate Will be enlivened by the
addition OF farmer member, Ship.
stead, Of Mime ota. who ran under the
designation Of Farmer Labor" but
is in fact merely recindescent OF the
farmers league of preceding years.
Tho "wets' have made distinct
gains in the house Tut are far from
having majority They claim lSj
members out Of 435. In the big cities,
and in the east generally. The vets
won where they had a ghost of a
chance but in rural di tricts the drys
maintained Their strength. Mr. Vol
stead. author of the Volstead act is
defeated, but Is to be succeeded by q
| Lutheran clergyman who Is said to be
several degrees dryer than Volstead.
Candidates favored by the Ku KluS
Klan we're elected n Texas and Ore
gon and apparently on that issue. ore
gon adopted "A constitutional amend
ment to compel the closing OF all paro
cbia and private schools and provid
ing that children mu attend only the
public schools, below the age of II
years.
Later figures from Massachusetts
increase Lodges margin to S,425.
The Socialists again elected Victol
Berger in Milwaukee to Congress. Ill
has been elected twice before and boil
times unscated.
If the defeat of Volstcad, whicl
seems certain, is confirmed. Reprcsen
tativc George S. Graham Of Pennsyl
vana, will succeed him rs The chan
man of the House judiciary Commit
; tee. Graham Is an ayowed wet. A
. chairman of the committee 20 whic
i. prohibition legislation must so he vii
S be a factor Proposed amendments Q
the Volstcad act will not be smother
7 cd by him in COMMITTEES aud the Dir
. organization will not be able to dlI
Q tate the committee policy.
I. Leaders OF 10th political parties |
Il Washington arc taking stock of thi
Il situation I'D studying the returns frol
the Third district OF Maryland In thi
|. district representative john Philip Iii
" was running on q strictly wet plalforl
g Maryland Is normally Democratic an
a in Democrats sweep, IIill gained Ill
h most decisive victory because it ra
:. counter to the general current.
z Leaders are frankly preparing
ana we the New Jersey vote whci
ii Gov. Edwards on n wet platform, r
n tired Senator Frclinghuyscn the d
Is scat of Vol stead and the wet votes
e New York. Maryland. Illinois, Ca
9, fornia and ono. In all these STATE
y and in isolated instances in others pr
" hibition wa an issue.
National organization of the we
Z and drys In Washington are not Q
IL travagant in their claims The An
it Saloon League admit great W
T. gains. The Association Opposed
's Prohibition comedies that even in ia,
of these gains the drys still contr
" Congress-, but is enthusiastic ov
'r prospects for 1923.
e. Both s'des are preparing for Il
s. next campaign and 1t Is likely that pr
nibition may come up as distin
n national issue. 1t Is certain to be Il
,r issue in many State campaigns.
u Boston, Nov. S,--The vote Of Il
u State complete on the referenda