The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-11-08

must gain nearly 80 seats. &
The Senate. returns at that hou,
showed definitely one Democratic
gain by the defeat Of Senator Calder
in New York. THAT, however, wa,
offset by q Republican gain in Ne.
braska, where R. B. Howell had de
feated Senator Hitchcock.
At 2 o'clock the congressional re.
turns were complete from only II
states.
Miss Alice Robertson, Republican
Of the Second Oklahoma district, the
only woman in congress and the rec.
ond Of her sex to hold a seat in the
house of representatives, was beaten
by her Democratic opponent, w. W.
Hastings, the male candidate she de
feated two years ago. A half dozen
other women running in various
states on various tickets also were
beaten. ~
The house of representatives, how
ever, despite the defeat Of Miss Rob
ertson of Oklahoma will have a wo-
man member. She is Mrs. Winnifred
M. Huck, Republican, daughter of the
late William B. Mason, who served in
both senate and house from Illinois,
elected representative at large from
Illinois. In the same state, Uncle
Joe Csnnon's district remains in the
Republican column with election of
William p. Holiday, Republican. I,
In the house Speaker Gillett had
been reelected and Meyer London, the
only Socialist, had been defeated.
In the senate contests, the New
York Republican state committee, had
conceded the defeat of Senator Caid-
er by DR.. Royal. s. Copeland, New
York Cty's Democratic health COM
missioner. In Connecticut Senator
Mclean, Republican, was leading
Thomas j. Spellaky, his Democratic
opponent; III Delaware Senator Du-
Pont, Reptblican, was leading for
both the short term and the long term
to follow. ,1n Indiana former Gov.
ernor Ralston, Democrat, with only
a part Of the state reported, was
leading former Senator'S Albert J.
Beveridge, Republican, in what ap-
peard to be a close contest = i
; In Iowa, Smith w. Brookhsrt, Re-
publican, running to Al the pneSptrsd
(efisi astee III Y
leading on the face Of the returns
In Maryland, Senator France, Repub'
lican, was ahead of William c. Bruce
Democrat, with but half the state in
Mr.. Bruce took substantial lead or
early returns.
In Massachusetts, Senator Lodge
was ahead on incomplete. returns an !
in Michigan Senator Townsend was
ahead Of his opponent, Woodbridge
N. Ferris. In Missouri, Senator Reed
Democrat, was leading. In New Jer-
sey, where prohibition was largely
an issue, Governor Edwards, Demo
crat, running on wet platform, was
we'll ahead Of Senator Frelinghuysen
Republican, running with prohibition
Endorsement.
Representative Fess of Ohio was
leading Senator Pomerene, Democrat
on whom a hard fight had been con-
Quoted by the labor element for his
vote on the Esch-C -Cummins transpor-
tation law and the senator's stand in
the recent railway strike. In Penn
sylvania Senators Reed and Pepper
appeared to have been elected and Ia
Rhode Island Senator Gerry, the DEM
ocratic incumbent, was ahead. In
Tennessee, too, the Democratic in
cumbent, Senator Mcclellan, was
running ahead of his opponent, and
in Texas, where a Democratic no,ni-
nation is equivalent to an election
Earle B. Mayfield was leading. In
Utah Ernst Bamberger, Republican
was on the face Of early returns run
ming ahead of Senator King, Demo.
crat. Senator King is Mormon, but
Senator Smoot, who is power in ths
Mormon church, campaigned for Mr..
Bamberger.
In Vermont Representative Greene,
Republican, had large lead in his
race for a seat in the senate, and in
West Virginia Senator Sutherland,
Republican, was ahead Of his Demo-
cratic opponent. In Wisconsin Sena-
tor La Toilette, Republican, was de-
clared elected.
The notable contest in the COVER
norships, is in New York, where Gov
ernor Miller, the Republican COVER
nor, early conceded defeat at the
hands of Alfred E. Smith, Democrat.
There appeared to be no doubt of
the election Of Clifford Pinchot, with
a Republican slate, as governor of
Pennsylvania. ..
The first turnover in the congress
sional elections came in Tennessee
when 'Cordell Hull, chairman of the
Democratic national COMMITTEES, was
elected to the house from the Fourth
district over Representative Clouse,
Republican Incumbent. Mr.. Hull rep
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