Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-08
G. o. p. Keeps Grip
on u. s. Senate
Csstinued from Pass One

Csssinusd from Pass One
publican field one who had been
counted on a. an aspirant for the Re-
publican presidential nomination in
1924, in case President Harding should
decline It.
On tho other hand. Senator France,
Rep. Of Maryland, charged with radi.
cal tendencies, was beaten BY the Demo.
cratic candidate, William Cabell Bruce,
prominent Baltimore lawyer.
Kellogg Runs Behind
In Michigan. Senator Townsend. the
Republican incumbent, who had a fight
on bis hands over the Newberry issue,
was running behind. while In Mime.
sofa, where first returns favored Sen.
ator Frank D.. Kellogg. one Of the Re;
pIOhSsnr 81 ths rresidens wss late reiusns shcwed
him running second to Henrik Ship
stead, who ran on the Farmer. Labor
ticket. Mrs. Annie Olesen. the Demo.
cratic nominee. ram third. Friends Of
Kelloge refuse to concede his defeat and
assert returns from the rural districts
will reverse the apparent majority
"'s.Ss Senator %."i Reed, pcm., OF Missouri, a
veteran Of many disputes with the VIII
son Administration, was reelected. de.
feating r. II. Brewster, Rep. In Mon.
tana Burton X. Wheeler. the Demo. L:
cratic candidate. was running ahead OF
the Republican opponent Carl Riddick.
for the seat Of Senator Myers, Demo-
crnt.
Senator Hitchcock, Dem. Of Nc.
braakn. floor leader for the Wilson
Administration forces In the Peace
Treaty fight. was beaten by Il. u.
Howell, Republican National Commit.
teeman from the State. counted among
the Progressive Republicans.
In North Dakota, where the Nom
Partisan League was great factor. j.
+. T. O'Connor. Democrat, was leading
former Governor Frazier, who had the
Republican nomination, lost in the pri.
maries by Senator McCumber. another
Republican veteran.
In Ohio. Representative Fess, Rep,
agnin is increasing his lead and appar.
emily has defeated Senator Pomcrene.
Der,.. who hnd been counted a possible
ity for the Democratic presidential nom.
ination In the event Of his success this
year. Labor votes. 1t was said, were
cast against Senator Pomerene because
Of his stand on the railroad question.
The election Of Fess and the sending Of
an almost solid delegation to the House
from Ohio is viewed as vindication Of
President Hnrding in his home State.
The Democrats elected a Governor and
some State officials.
Pennsylvania Stands by G. O. r.
Pennsylvania, going Republican as
usual, sent Clifford Pinchot to the Gov.
ernor's chair with q Republican Ad.
ministration and reelected Senators
Pepper and Reed, tho latter for both
short and long term. Senator
Gerry. DEM, Rhode Island, beat the
former Republican Governor, Il. Liv.
inEstone Beeckman.
In Texas. where Democratic NOM
Earle r. Mayheld won the election to
the Senate. Support Of Mnyfeld by
the Ku Klux klan was an issue In the
primary when Mayfeld defeated Senn.
tor Culberson. Mayfrld won yesterday
from G. Z. Peddy, foe Of the Ku Klux
Klan.
Senator Poindexter. Of Washington,
Rep, had fight on his hands. In
West Virginia the Democratic sen.
atOrial candidate. NJ. NJ. Nicely, was
leading Senator Sutherland, the Re-
publican incumbent. Wisconsin re-
turned Senator La Toilette to tho Sem
Osc "ssh ~ "ikC HuTuhNys
Volstead Beaten by DRY"
Congressman Andrew volstead,
father Of the Prohibition Act, appur.
entity was defeated for Congress In
Minnesota BY the Rev. q. J. Kvaie,
who, however, has declared that he is
dryer" than Volstpad.
In Wyoming, Representative Mon.
dell, Republican leader in the House Of
Representatives. apparently was beaten
by Senator kendrick, Dem, who was
said to have some Republican support.
The returns showed the Democrats
making all the gains and the Republi-
cans suffering all the losses In the
House Of Representatives and the Re.
publicans taking severe defeats ir some
places where they had not Lcen ex-
pected.
Victor l.. Berger. the Socialist, was
returned to the House from the Fifth
District Of Wisconsin, and thus offsets
the Socialist loss Occasioned by the de.
feat Of Representative Meyer London In
New York. Berger was convicted Of a
violation Of the Espionage Law during
the war and expelled from tho House,
but his conviction was reversed by the
Supreme Court Of the United States.
He then announced his intention Of
running for Congress again.
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