The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-08
RISING TIDE OF
DEMOCRAT VOTE
BLOW To C. 0. P.
Late Returns Show Nation in a
Complete Turn Over.
Democrats Actually Are Lead
ing in the House.
CpICNlc nE DpCclnCNT IneE
FRIENDS OF PRESIDENT LOSE
Miller and Party Has Lost
Heavily in New York.
Reed Wins in MiSSOuri-Bever-
idge Running Behind.

New York. Nov. S.-At noon. east
ern time. today. twenty-five states had
completed their congressional election
returns, but neither Republican nor
Democrats had progressed much
further toward control of the house
The vote at that hour stood.
Republicans. 1S5; Democrats, 1S4;
Socialist. l.
y majority to control is 21S-
Iowa vas the only state which has
returned a solid Republican delega-
tion.
swept before a rising tide of Demo-
cratic victories in many states the tre-
mendous Republican maJor1ties plleu
up in the Harding landslide of two
years ago were knocked right and lett
in Yesterdays elections The Repuo-
lican ma ajorities in the United states
senate and in the house were sharply
reduced. but Republican managers de-
clared they would not be wiped out
Until belated returns from the west
and middle west began trickllng IN
today. the Democrats actually were
leading in the poll of vote for the
The Eleventh Michigan district for
the Republicans tied the two parties
st lis each in the race toward the
necessary 21s majority. and it became
plain the deciding votes were yet TO
come from the west and middle west
Lodge by Slim Margin.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Re
publican, administration leader in ths
senate. pulled thru in Massachusetts
with a plurality of I,945 votes in near
iy a million votes cast, and friends OF
Co.onel CASTOR. his Democrat oppo-
nent. were talking of asking for a
recount.
In Indiana. Maryland, New Jersey,
New York. Michigan and West Nir-
Ginia. Democratic senators replacing
Republicans had either been conceded
or were indicated or the face OF the
returns The Republicans had an as
sured senatorial victory to their credit,
however in Nebraska. where X b
Howell displaced Senator Gilbert NJ
Hitchcock. a Democratic leader, and
prosDects of another in Ohio, althO to-
days returns showed senator Forler-
enc Democrat. cutting down the lead
of his Republican opponent, Repre-
sentative FeSS-
Not a single Republican gain in the
house had appeared today TO count
against the inroads the Democrats
made in every state. Various causes,
ranging from prohibition to tariff,
were being brought forward as re-
spon<ible for the results
Some important figures in the Re
publican administration went down to
defeat and some members or the SEN
ate and house personally close to
President Harding Will return to pri-
va-e Ike with the rising Democratic
tide.
The Republican forces failed to
break into the Democratic ranks in
district which they have held there
for years-the Ninth Virginia.
Speaker Gillett was reelected:
Unc.e Joe Cannon passed on his seat
from Illinois to a Republican
Miss Robertson Defeated.
Miss Alice Robertson, Republican of
Oklahoma the on2y woman in con-
yress. was beaten by mantle
Democrat whom she defeated two
years ago and the present house got
an additional woman member. a Re
publican in Mrs. Winifred Huck. a
daughter of the late William +. Mason, |
of Illinois, who had served in both
senate and house. She was elected to
fill out her fathers unexpired term
and will only serve until March, next
With the defeat of Governor Miller
of New York by Alfred E. Smith, the
Republicans also lost thirteen seats OF
the Empire state in the house and
senator, william Calder. who was
beaten by Dr. Royal 5. Copeland.
Democrat. health commissioner OF
Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts.
apparently was elected. but ran far
behind the ticket in his state Sena-
tor Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey, one
of the presidents intimates, who ran
on dry platform in New Jersey. was
beaten by Governor Edwards, Demo-
crat, who ran on an openly acknowl-
edged wet ticket
johnson Comes Back.
Senator Johnson. Republican, of
California, came back. as did Senator
Mclean. Of Connecticut. one of the
administration leaders in the tariff
fight. In Delaware. Senator Dupont
was having a close run for both the
long and short terms.
In Indiana, former Governor Raj |
ston, Democrat. was running ahead of
former Senator Albert ]. Beveridge,
and thus threatened to remove from :
the Republican field one who had I
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