The Washington herald., 1922-11-08
UNCERTAIN In VIVA.
Democrats Win i'm Rhode
Election Conceded.
Island, With Gerry's
PEPPER AND REED
WIN PENNSYLVANIA
Contest for House Close,
With Republicans Lead
ing Slightly.

NEW YORK. Nov T.-Expected
Republican gains Of from one to
three seats in the United states Sen
ate. increasing the G. o. p. majority
there from twenty-four to twenty
five or twenty-seven. apparently
have been dashed under a Demo
cratic deluge.
Heading the list OF dramatic over
turns is the case Of Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge in MassachusettS.
whose Unexpectedly close fight puts
his political future in dangerous
doubt. If. indeed. he has not been
defeated.
senator Calder Far Behind.
DIR. Royal S. Copeland. Democrat.
though running approximately 200
600 votes behind Al Smith in upstate
New York. appeared likely TO reach
the city line only about $1,000 votes
behind. which would assure him VIC
tory over Senator Calder. Smith.
Democrat. defeated Miller. Of New
York. by about nalf a million vo;es
In the gubernstorial race.
W. C. Bruce. Democrat. on tbr
face of hate returns. has defeated
Senator France. Republican. in
Maryland.
Gov. Edwards. Democrat. is walk
ing away from Senator Frelinshuy.
sen in New Jersey
Senator Sutherland, RepnhliCar-
West Virginia, had fsfed late to-
night to overtske ~ NJ. Nicely, HIS
Democratic adversary's lead
At midnight papers conceded the
election Of Peter G. Gerry TO the
Senate.
Democrat Lends I'm Montana.
Meantime in the Western contests,
where Republicans had been hupin-
70 make their Senatorial gains. early
Montana returns upset the done" ~
showing Burton X. Wheeler. Demo
cratic Senatorial candidate. leading
Carl Riddick. Republican. wheeler's
election would retain a Democratic
seat which the Republicans had
counted on winninA
In Missouri. Senator Reeds apnsr-
ent reelection dsshes another hoped-
for gain by the Republicans.
Furthermore the strong Democratic
swing which has threatened TO swecn
Indiana out OF the Republican Sena-
torial column may turn over the forp-
casts OF Lynn Frazier's Republican
victory in North Dakota.
As the wind blows tonight Demo-
crats viii show gains in the Senate.
reducine the present Republican ma
1ority OF "a TO from II TO is.
House Control I'm Doubt
The contest for control Of the
House Of Representatives was a close
one. with the result stiIl in doubt. hut
the returns received up to a late hour
mad not upset calculations that the
by slender majority. The returns
Republicans would retain the House
showed that Republican strength in
congressional districts normally Re
publican had not been materially re-
duced.
albert BeveridRe. after running
pehind in Marion County-Indi-
anapolfs-usually strongly Gepub-
Iican, continued 10 trail Gov. Rails
ton. his Democratic opponent, who
appeared to be sweeping the State.
ON the other hand, former Gov.
winthrop Beeck>nan. Republican.
was leading Senator Peter Gerry.
Democrat, with about 10 per cen, OF
the districts heard from. This. cou-
pied with the lead Of former Con.
gressman Fess. Republican, over
Senator Pomerene. Democrat. in
Ohio. was the only bright light on
the Republican Senatorial horizon.
Reed and Pepper Re-eIected.
Reelection of Senator'S Reed and
Pepper in Pennsylvania. and the
apparent reelection OF Senator Nc
Lean in Connecticut helped TO ease
Republican concern.
In Massachusetts,. the failure ~
senator Lodge to pile up the maiori-
tles expected outside of Boston be-
gan to make OIL Gaston's lead ~
$1,000 in the Hub City extremely,
dangerous. Usually Boston is DEM
ocratic while the outside commune
ties return a Republican victory for
the state. CASTOR, however yvas
running amazingly strong and was
benetiting by Republican enemies OF
Lodge who were slashing his vote
numerically.
In Connecticut while Democratic
Congressional candidates were
trailing the Republicans. David F.
Fitzgerald. Democrat, was leading
his Republican opponent for the
governorship.
Smith Wins by Landslide.
Senator William NJ. Calder. Re.
publican. was buried under the ava
lanche OF votes for the Democratic
ticket In New York, headed by Al
Smith. the popular candidate of the
genersonians for governor. The
Smith landslide swept into office
Royal S. Copeland. Democratic can
didate for Senator. though Calder
ran ahead of Gov. Miller. Republican
candidate for governor and Cope
land ran behind Smith.
The Democrats gained three Rep
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