Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-09
G.O.P.CONTR0L
ALMOST NIL
Senate Majority Cut in Half
as Result of Tuesdays
Democratic Sweep
BIG CONGRESS DEFEAT
Majority in House Reduced to
Mere Handful --Returns Not
Yet Complete
BIG CONGRESS DEFEAT

NEW YORK, Nov. 9 (By The As
sociated Fress )-Returns f. ON all
but three congressional districts
where resrts were still underter-
mined at nc on today Shove PA Re-
publicans. 205 Democrats ore So
cialist, one Independent and one
Farmer-I abor elected to the new
House Of Representatives.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9 (By The AS
sociated Press)-Continued Repub-
lican control of congress but with
senate majority cut in two and
House majority of 160 slashed to
net results of two days congression-
al elections with returns almost
complete
Tight races in the few undecided
districts not affecting the general
results and delays in counting,
however, threatened to postpone
the final figures until tomorrow.
The general picture of Tuesdays
storm of ballots was virtually finish
ed early today when belated Mon
tana returns sent the Republicans
over the top in the House contest.
Election of r. Scott Leavitt, Repub-
lican, in Montana, gave the Repub-
licans the 21S votes necessary to
control the next House. but even
these Republican tidings were
coupled with news of defeat of
Representative Mccormick, Repub-
lican, Montana, by his Democratic
opponent, John NJ. Evans.
With seven congressional districts
in four states-kansas, North Da-
kota, Washington and West Vir-
ginia-still unreported, the roll in
the next House stood: Republicans
220; Democrats, 205; Socialists, l;
Farmer-Labor, 1, and Independent
l.
The Republican margin promised
to be increased slightly in the re-
naming contests. In the returns to
date seventy-six places now held by
Republicans had been captured with
out a single counterbalancing Dem
ocratic loss.
Belated returns did not add TO the
so per cent. cut in the senate Re-
publican majority sustained in the
earlier tally. They brought word.
however, of the definite reelection
of Senator King. Democrat, of Utah,
over Ernest Bamberger, Republican;
of Senator Jones, Democrat, of New
Mexico, and of another Democratic
victory in Montana. where Burton
K. Wheeler, was elected over Carl
w. Riddick, Republican, to succeed
Senator Myers, Democrat. Only two
Senatorial contests remained greatly
in doubt, those in Washington where
former Representative Gill, Demo-
crat, was leading Senator Poindex-
ter, Republican, and in North Da-
kota. where the Democratic candi-
date, ]. F. T. O'Connor, was with a
waning majority as more rural re-
turns came in, leading former Gov
ernor Lynn j. Frazier, Republican.
Non partisan league leaders were
claiming Frazier's ultimate election.
Late returns also brought news
of the defeat of another Republican
veteran oi the House. Representa-
tive Halvor Steenerson, of Mime
sofa, chairman of the pcstoffice
committee, by a farme- laborite,
Knud Wetald. This gave the Far
mer-Lahor party representation in
both branches of congress fer the
first time DIR. Henrik Shipstead,
Farmer-Laborite. having defeated
Senator Kellogg in Minnesota
Latest figures today show the next
senate will have fifty-two Republi-
cans, forty-one Democrats and one
Farmer-Labor representative with
results of two senatorial contests,
one in Washington and the other in
North Dakota. still undecided.
In the few remaining contests the
fight was SO close that talk of con-
tests. recounts and official counts
was rife. Most notable perhaps
was a statement from Col. William
A. CASTOR that he would demand
recount in his race against Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts,. Repub-
lican leide| despite the lat.er's liz
creased lead through correction of
tally err,r from 1,945 to S,425 Sem
ator du Pont, of Delaware, Repub-
lican, defeated on the face of re-
turns by Thomas F. Bayard Dem
ocrat, reius ed to concede defeat and
his managers said an official recount
would be sought. Senator Poin
dexter in Washington also was ask
ing a recanvass while the House
race in the remaining Kansas dis
trict, the third was so hot that it
was sail an official count might
be Necessary to tip the saales deci-
sively.
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