Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-09
Republicans May Not Be Able To Organize Next ongress
Have Only 10 Majority Including
PrOgressives.
Po1NDExTER AND KELLOGG ARE OUsTED
Wet Issue Is Voted On In States With Victory For
Vets In Two Ano' Other Two Unsettled.
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Washington, d. c., Nov. 9--Virtual'
" complete election returns, which
will not be altered very far by the
final official count, today showed that
the tremendous Republican Congress
ional majorities of 1920 had been
slashed to such narrow margins that
Republican control on next import
ant legislation is certain to be Jeop-
ardiZed.
In the Senate, the Republican plur-
allty will not exceed 10, and may be
less. In the House the Republican
strength will only be about 10 more
tnan the combined strength OF the
democrats and the so-ealled radical
party.
The Senate: Republicans 52-Dem
ocrats 42. One farmer-labor and one
doubtful. Returns yet to come prob
ably cannot effect more than TWO
seats-the doubtful contest III Utah
and a slight chance existing IN North
dakota that the Republicans Will WIN.
The House stands 2lS Republicans
an exact majority Of the 435 mem
bers: 206 Democrats, Of other part
les including one Socialist; l lndepen-
dent, and two FarIaer-Labor; with Z
districts doubtful or too incomplete
to Justify a prediction. Most or the
doubtful districts were favoring DEM
ocratic candidates at last reports.
The figures would insure the Re-
nublieans nominal control OF the
House organization, carrying with 1t
the speakershlp.
Democrats gained senatorial seats
In EIGHT states, TIE virtually eompiet-
ed returns show, anG lost seats in two
states. Their gains were recorded in
.>ew York, New Jersey, Delaware, In
diana, Maryland, West Virginia,
Washington and Michigan, and their
losses in Ohio and Nebraska.
The Republicans lost nine seats as
Minnesota elected a Farmer-Lab0r
candidate in place of a Republican.
The net Republican loss counting
their gains in Ohio and Nebraska was
seven seats, according to latest re-
turns, with Utah still IN doubt
Washington, Nov. 9-Republicans
continued today 10 cling to control Of
the next Congress by a slender
thread, as the slow process of making
returns from Tuesdays election COM
plete was continued.
Latest available figures early to-
day showed that the House stood Re
publicans 220, Democrats, 2lO, Soc
ialist, l, indepedent l, with three scat
tered districts not heard from. These
figures were expected to be revised
somewhat later, as they conceded to
the Republicans some districts still
listed by the Democrats as daubtfui.
In the Senate, the Republican mar
gin will be eight or ten, depending on
results of two close contests. In Utah,
Senator King was not yet certain Of
his reelection, though he was lead
ing in early morning returns, by more
than 1900. North Dakota's returns
were not complete, because OF bad
weather and consequent delay in get
ting the count in from remote sec
tions, and il was therefore uncertain
whether J. F. I. O'Connor, Democrat,
or Lynn J. Frazier, Republican, had
won.
Overnight returns seemed to make
conclusive the defeat of two more Re-
publican stalwarts in the west-Sena-
tor Miles Poindexter, Washington,
who was ousted by c. c. Dill, his
Democratic adversary, and Senator
Frank b. Kellogg, Mimi, who Will
be succeeded by Henrik ShipStead,
Farmer-Labor nOn-parisan league
candidate. Kellogg'S defeat by Ship
stead was one Of the most surprising
upsetS of the campaign, although 1t
was evident for some time that Kel-
logg would not have an easy time.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge now
appears certain Of beginning his sixth
term IN the senate, having won out
over Col. William A. CASTOR by be-
tween 5000 and 10000 votes, after
the blttereSt political battle in the
states history.
Senator Reed Mo, also appeared
certain of reelection
Every new compilation of returns
emphasized the sweeping character
of the Democratic overturn, which
now appears greatly to have exceed.
cd the Republican landslide of 1920.
Political historians pointed out to-
day that off year elections sueb as
occurred Tuesday, usually poirt the
way to the political trend of the nex+
presidential year. If that is borne ont
in this instance. the Democrats stand
TO win in 1924 by the most stnnen-
dous majorities ever poned in this
country.
The magnitude of Democratic gains