The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-08


 The Senate returns at that hour showed definitely one snIHorsratlc gain by the defeat of SI EH .al- der in New York. ThN hAo1e ger, was offset by a republN E Eent of enc in Nebraska where HN anaafell had defeated Senator Hik Efd9
 At o,clock the cong@ bes re- turns were complete from only Il states.
 In the House, Speaker Gillett had been reelected and Meyer London. the only socialist, had been defeated
 In Delaware, Senator Dupont re- publican, was leading for both the short term and the long term to fol- low, In Indiana Governor Ralston, democrat, with only a part of the state reported. was leading former Senator Albert J. Beyeridge, republi- can. in what appeared to be close contest.
 nrooIShenrt Leading
 In Iowa, smith ". Brook heart. re- publican, running to fill the unex- pired term of former Senator Ken- yon. was leading. In Maryland, Senator France. republican, was trailing William Cabell Bruce, demo- erat, but with half the state in. MT. oidSt lopk HuDSldHlAdl lGdu DH early returns. In Massachusetts. Senator Lodge was leading on incom- pIets returns and In Michigan sena- tor Townsend was ahead of Wood bridge-N. Ferris. In Missouri. Sena- tor Reed. democrat. was leading Tn New Jersey. where prohibftfoh was largely an Issue, Governor Edwards democrat, running on q wet plat form was slightly ahead of Senator Frelinghuysen. republican,. running with prohibition indorsement.
 Representative Fess of Ohio was leading Senator Pomerene, democrat. On whom a hard fight had been con ducted by the labor element for his vote on the Esch- -Cummins transpor- tation law and the senator's stand in the recent railway strike. In Penn sylvania, Senators Reed and Pepper appeared to have been elected and in Rhode Island, Senator Gerry the democratic Incumbent. was ahead In Tennessee. too, the democratic incum- bent, Senator McKellar. was running ahead of his opponent, and in Texas. where democratic nomination is equivalent to an election, Earle B. Mayfield was apparently elected In Utah. former Governor BamberEer. republican. was. on the face of early returns running ahead of Senator King, democrat. Senator King is Mormon, but Senator Shoot. who is power in the Mormon church. cam paigned for MT Bambergsr.
 In Vermont Representative Greene. republican. had large lead in his race for a seat in the Senate, and in West Virginia. Senator Sutherland. republican. was ahead of his demo- cratic opponent. In Wisconsin. Sena- tor I-aFollette. republican, was de- clared elected.
 The nc table contest in the gover- norships was in New York. where Governor Miller the republican gov ernor. early conceded defeat at the hands of Alfred k. smith. democrat.
 There appeared to be no doubt of the election of Clifford Pinchct with q republican slate as governor of Pennsylvania.
 Speaker Gillett republican. was reelected from the Second AIassachu- setts district for sliis sixteenth term making him the patriarch of the new House of Representatives, an honor now held by former Speaker Cannon who was not candidate for re-elec- ton. Uncle Joe Cannon has had 23 terms but they were not continuous
 Three chairmcn of important com mittees of the House of Represents tives were returned in the elections of Representatives Butler and McFad- den of Pennsylvania and Dempsey of New York. They are chairmen of the naval, banking and rivers and harbors committees, respectively.
 C. 0. F. Loses Two Seats
 In New York the republicans by the early returns. lost two seats in
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