The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-09
IS
KEPT ONLY
BY HANDFUL
House Has 224 Repubs,
205 Demos; Senate
Is Cut in Two.

New York, Nov. 9.-(By the
Associated Press w neither
the Republicans will have SIX
or seyeh votes over the neceS.
s:ary majority OF us tor coa.
trOl Of Inc mousse vi repreSen.
latlveS, probably will not be
known until TOMORROW. One
district, the Third Kansas, Is
delayed. With this district
missing the Republican
strength Is xSf, Democrat 2V7;
SOcianst L; farmer.LaD0r, !,
AMI Independent, l.
New York, Nov. 9.-(By the As
soc!ated Press.)-Returns from al
but three congressional districts
where results were still undeter-
mined at noon today, show 224 Re-
publicans, 205 Democrats, one So
cialist, one Independent and one
Farmer Labor elected to the new
house OF representatives.
Latest figures today show the
next senate will have 80 Republf
cans; Al Democrats and one Farm
er-Labor representative. with re-
suits Of two senatorial contest
one in Washington, and the other
in North Dakota, still undecided.
New York, Nov. 9.-tBy the As
sociated Press. .)-Continued Repub-
lican control OF congress. but with
senate majority cut in two and
house majority of 160 slashed to
scant handful. appeared today az
the net result of Tuesdays congress
sional elections, with returns al
most complete. Tight races in the
few undecided districts not affect
ing the general result, and delays
in counting, however, threatened to
postpone the final figures until to-
morrow.
Montana Aids Repubs.
The general picture OF Tuesdays
storm OF ballots was virtually fin
ished early this morning when be-
lated Montana returns sent the Re-
publicans over the top in the house
contest. Election of R. Scott
Leavitt, Republican. in Montana,
gave the Republicans the 2lS votes
necessary to control the next house,
but even this Republican victory
was coupled with news Of defeat of
Representative Mccormick, Repub-
lican, Montana, by his Democratic
opponent. John NJ. Evans.
With three congressional dis
tricts in two states-Kansas and
West virginia-still unreported at
noon today. the roll in the next
house stood:
Republicans, 224: Democrats,
eos; Socialists. /; Farmer-Labor
| 1, and Independents, l.
i Increase Promised.
The Republican margin promised
| tC be increased slightly in the re-
, naming contests. In the retlrns
to date 76 places now held by Re-
publicans had been won without a
single counter-b balancing Demo
cratic loss
| Belated retur'.s did not add II
the 80 per cent cut in the senate
Republican majority sustained In
the earlier tallies. They brought
word, however, Of the reelection OF
Senator King, Democrat, OF Utah
ever Ernst Bamberger, Republican
Of Senator Jones. Democrat. 0l
New Mexico, and of another Demo.
cratic victory in Montana, whar'
Burton K. Wheeler was elected
over Carl W. Riddick, Republican
to succeed Senator Myers, Demo
crat.
Only two senatorial contests re-
manned greatly in doubt. those IL
Washington, where former Repre-
sentative Dill, Democrat. was lead
ing Senator Poindexter, Repubtl'
can, and in North Dakota, where
the Democratic candidate, J. F. r
OConnor, was, with a waning ma
jority, as more rural returns cam,
in, leading former Governor Lynn
j. Frazie, Republican. Non-Par
tisan League leaders were claim
ing Frazier's ultimate election
SteenersOn Lcses.
Late returns also brought new
of the defeat of another Republi
: can veteran Of the house. Repre-
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