Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-09
TENSE SITUATION DEVELOPS
IN RACE. FOR HOUSE CONTROL

TENSE. SITUATION DEVELOPS
IN RACE For HOUSE CONTROL
WASHi%GTON. Nov. S.-Thc coun-
try today watched with intense in
teres,. the nip and tuck race for
control OF the House OF Representa-
tivcs. the closest since the war days
OF 1916. IT saw most OF the Rcpub-
lican leaders stand up against the
onslaught. 1t saw scores OF men
brought in by the Republican wave
two years ago. go ou: with the
Democratic undertow.
Nolstead. author of the prohibition
enforcement law, was the only Re-
publican committee chairman to go
down. hut he fell before ar inde-
pendent minister-candidate self
proclaimed, dryer than himself. This
TACT often was overlooked by those
who professcd to see In the defeat
or Volstead punishment for the
dry law.
|. No Woman In Next Congress.
While they had been expected to
take big hand in the election. the
women of the country were unable
to elect one OF their number In tho
relter- -skelter race for seats. There
Will be no women in the next Con-
Eress. Alice Robertson, OF OKLA
homa. Will go out then along with
Winnifred Mason Huck. OF Illinois,
elected yesterday to ill tn. term OF
her father. the late William Il. Ma
son. expiring next March
Mondcll for the last four years
the Republican leader In the House,
aspiring for seat in the Senate
from Wyoming. went down In
vain race for the Senate and a new
leader VIII rise In his place. Sneaker
Hillett and Mann and Madden-ail
the big committee chairmen, in fact.
save Volstead. held their seats. Most
OF them never were In danger.
Every Republican leader of tho
House has often declared during III.
iast two years that the majority
around 40 at the start-was too
big, but none expected to see IL
cut so low and none seemed to fear
that II would be cut below forty
But starting in the East. the Demo-
cratic wave began picking up seats,
gathered twcnty-three In New York
ana then raced down the Atlantic
coast. cutting across into virginia
then turned to the Southwest and
doubling back into Pennsylyani.
swept over Into the Middle West
country and toward the far West II,
the hope Of finding enough upturns
10 keep ahead Of the Rcpurlicnn
column coming along behind.
II was nearly noon today befor.
the returns. racing for hours behind
early Democratic victors. got abreast
"t the enemy. Then for some hours
The two parties secsawed and the
Republicans hnali, pulled to tho
front. only the vast majority OF
two years ago saved them.
HcrEer Bowls Over stafford.
Hours went by without bringing
advantage to Republicans or Demo-
Gratis. Among the last OF the olo
timers TO go was Macarthur. of Ore
gon. enmeshed in a local situations.
in which the ku- klux Klan was said
To have played a big hand against
him Stafford. OF wisconsin, right
hand man 20 Mann. OF Illinois. the
free lance of the House, was bowied
over by Victor Berger. the twice
unseaied Socialist who came back
To take his old seat. lie will be
the long Representative OF the So
cialsts. as Meyer London. OF New
YORK. was oVcrcome ly a Democrat
Some OF the big committees count
ed heavy losses among their mem-
bcrs as one after another Republi-
can sitting members fell ou, OF the
fight.
Predictions were freely made a
week ago by Republican and Demo-
cratic leaders alike that no woman
would sit in the sixty Eighth Con-
gross. Republicans admitted pri-
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