The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-17

candidate, was running ahead of his
hepublican opponent, Carl Riddick.
for the seat of Senator Myers (Dem).
Senator Reed (Dem.) OF Missouri
veteran of many disputes with the
wilson administration was leading his
Republican opponent on the returns
early today and seemed assured of re-
election In Montana, Burton X.
Wheeler, the Democratic candidate.
was running ahead OF his Republican
opponent, Carl Riddicl, for the seat
OF Senator Myers (Dem)
Senator Hitchcock Dem.) OF Ne
braska, floor leader for the Wilson
administration forces in the peace
treaty fight. was beaten by r. b.
Howell Republican national commit
teeman from the state, among the pro-
gressive Republicans.
In North Dakota, where the Nom
partisan league was a great factor, J.
f. O'Connor Dem.) was leading form
er Governor Frazier. who had the Re
publican nomination, lost in the pri-
maries by Senator McCumber, another
Republican veteran.
In Ohio, Representative Fess( Rep.)
was running n close race with and
| leading Senator Pomerene (Dem),
who had been counted a possibility for
the Democratic presidential nominal
ton in the event of his success this
year. Labor votes, it was said, were
cast against Senator Pomerene be-
cause of his stand on the railroad
question
Pennsylvania. going Republican as |
usual, sent Clifford Pinchot to the gov
ernor's chair, with Republican adj
ministration, and reelected Senators
Pepper and Reed. the latter for both
a short and long term. Senator
Gerry (Dem.) Rhode Island, beat the
former Republican governor, r. Liv-
inestOn Beekman. In Texas, where a
Democratic nomination is equivalent to
election, Earle B. Mayfield won the
election to the senate Support of
Mayfield bv the Ku Klux Klan was an
issue. Senator Poindexter of Wash
ington (Rep.) had fight on his hands.
In West Virginia. the Democratic SEN
atorial candidate, M. NJ. Nicely; was
leading Senator Sutherland, the Re
publican incumbent. Wisconsin re-
urned Senator Lafollette to the sen
tie with large plurality.
In Wyoming. where Representative ,
fondell. Republican leader in the I
louise or representatives, was running
or the senate, the late returns indi-
ated close race with Senator Ken
rick Dem). who was said to have
ONE Republican support.
The returns showed the Democrats
making all the gains and the Repub- b
leans suffering all the losses in the t
ouse of representatives, and the Re-
taking severe defeats in |,
ONE places where they had not been /
a
Victor L. Berger, the Socialist, was
eturned to the house from the fifth !
district of Wisconsin, and thus Off t
cts the Socialist loss occasioned by {
he defeat of Representative Meyer
london in New York Berger was !.
of a violation of the espoin- a
ge law during the war and was ex- r
elled from the house. but his con- ;,
lotion was reversed by the supreme 4
ourt of the United States. He then b
announced his intention of running for n
ongress again.
Senator Johnson. Republican of Cali I
rn'a, came back, as did Senator Nc In
can of Connecticut, one of the adj
inistration leaders in the tariff fight.
Delaware Senator DUPONT was hav- d
z close run for both the long and
e short terms q
In Indiana former Governor Ralstou -
emocrat was running ahead of for &c
err Senator Albert J. Beveridge and m
us threatened to remove from the ~
spublican field one who had been N
united on as an aspirant for the Re- sg
'blican presidential nomination in
- in case President Harding should a.
cline 1t. c.
In Iowa, Colonel Smith w. Brook Re
TT went through to victory ON the va
'publican ticket, although he was III
emily frowned upon by some of the yer
leaders and the platform mir
the state convention repudiated tw'
my OF the socal17d radical, prin c.
lies for which he declared. On the rie
Ter hand. Senator France (Reo) of chi
lry'and, CHARGED with radical ten go 60
ncies, vas beaten by the Democratic
ndidate. William Cabel Bruce, prom. De-
mt baltimore lawyer
Some important figures in the Re- sl
hlican administration went down to scb
feat and some members Of the SEN f
2 and house pers0 rrlly close to Eoi
sdent Harding will return to pri a ~
e life with the rising Democratic by
e. vaa
The Republican forces failed to one
AK into the Democratic ranks in s,t
South and lost one congressional adv
trict which they have held there fov
'rsTthe Ninth Virginin Speaker -,
lette was reelected. Uncle Joe Can. yet
rasse1 on his seat from Illinois all