Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-09

New York Nov. 9.-fBy the App
Continued republican control of con-
gress but with senate majority cut
in two and a house majority of $50
slashed to a scant handful, appeared
today as the net result of Tuesdays
ccngreosiona. elections, with returns
almost complete Tight races in the
Few undecided districts not affecting
the general result and delays in the
counting. hawever. threatened to post
pone the fipa' figures until tmorrow.
The general LECTURE OF Tuesdays
storm ct ballots was virtually finish
cd early this morning when belated
Montana returns sent the republic
cans over the top in the house con-
test Election Of X. Scott Leavitt, re-
publican, in Montana, gave the re-
publicans the ZIG votes necessary
to control the next house, but even
these republican tidings were coupled
with news Of defeat of Representative
Mccormick republican, Montana, by
his democratic opponent, John NJ.
Evans.
With seven congressional districts
in four states Kansas, North Dakota
Washington and West Virginia-stili
uErerorted at Z O'Clock today the
roll in the next house stood Repub-
licans, 200; Democrats. POS; Social
lists. /; Farmer-Labor, /, and Indepen-
dent, /.
The republican margin promised to
be increased slightly in the remaining
contests. In the returns to date sew
enty six places now held by republi-
cans had been won without a single
counterbalapclng democratic loss.
Related returns did not add to the
fifty per cent cut in the senate the
republican majority sustained in the
earlier tallies They brought word,
..hoWeyer. of the reelection of Senator
King democrat of Utah, over Ernst
Bamberger, republican, of Senator
Jones, democrat, of New Mexico, and
of another democratic victory in Mon.
tana, where Burton X. Wheeler was
elected over Carl w. Riddick repub-
Hcan. II succeed Senator Myers. dem
ocrat.
Only two senatorial contests re-
manned greatly in doubt, those in
Washington, where former Represen
tative Dill democrat, was leading Sen
ator PoindeXter republican, and in
North Dakota where the democratic
candidate, j. +. T. O'Connor, was
with a waning majority as more ri
raj returns came in, leading former
Governor Lynn j. Frazier, republican
Nonpartisan League leaders We're
claiming ultimate Frazier's election.
Late returns also brought news of
the defeat of another republican vet
eran of the house, Representative Hal
yer STEVENSON, of Minnesota, chair
man of the postoffice committee, BY
a Farmer-Laborite. Knud Wefald
This gave the FarmerLabor party
representation in both branches OF
congress for the first time, DR.. X.
Henrik Shipsted Farmer-Laborite,
having defeated Senator Kellogg of
Minnesota
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 Colonel William A. |
CASTOR, that he would demand re-
count in his race against Senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts, republican
leader, despite the latter's increased
lead, through correction of tally
error.
Senator Dupont, of Delaware, re-
publican, defeated on the face of the
returns by Thomas Bayard, democrat,
refused to concede defeat and his
managers said an official recount
would be sought
Senator Poindexter of Washington
also was asking recanvass, while
the house race in the remaining Kan
sas district, the third, was so hot
that 1t was said an official count
might be necessary to tip the scales
decisively.