The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-11-09
REPUBLICANS HOLD majority
in congress BY SGANT MARGIN

New York-(A P)-The sixty
eighth house of representatives will
be composed of 225 republicans, sew
en- more than the number required
for a majority; 207 democrats, one
socialist, one farmer-labor and one
Independent.
Dill Defeats Poindexter
Seattle-(A. P.)-With 106 small
precincts missing today, G. c. Dill,
democrat, had 1851 votes for Unit
ed States senator; Miles Poindexter,
republican incumbent, 122,3O4 votes.
Five incumbent republican congress-
men were reelected in the state and
the poll tax was overwhelmingly re-
pealed. Five other initiative and
referendum measures were defeated
by large majorities. A constitutional
amendment to increase. the salaries
of members of the legislature, was
defeated by vote of nearly three
to one Two other constitutional
apparently carried.
Claim Frazier Elected
Fargo, N. D.-(A. P)-With the cleo
ton of Lynn J. Frazier, recalled nom
partisan league governor of North |
to the United States senate, |
claimed by the Fargo Courier-News,
J. F. T. O'Connor, democrat, his op-
ponent, had lead of about 1000
votes, when tabulations of the re-
,urns were resumed today. O'Con-
lor's lead dropped from $4,000 last
hight.
Oregon Democratic.
Portland, Ore, Nov. 8-ElectiOn of
! democratic governor for Oregon
md a democratic representative for {
he third congressional district Of the
tate, together with a sprinkling OF 9
emocratic members to the state leg !
stature, was indicated by returns +
rom Tuesdays election, tabulation o
(which was approaching complet- !
IN late today. r
From 1903 precincts out of l,729 +
1 the state and with Multnomah !,
ounty's tabulation practically COM h
lete, Walter M. Pierce of LaGcande, 4
had a total of I07,773
gainst 81,711 for Governor Ben w. !,
lcott. q
The Ku Klux Klan, which fought .
overnor Olcott bitterly since he is h
led a proclamation denouncing tie :,
'ganization, also was successful in =
s fight for the much-discussed and
tterly-opposed compulsory school
II. Returns from 1,246 precincts
/ the school bill gave: Yes, 93,e01; :
}, 80,505.
LaFOllette Majority $4,000
Nov. 8.-A plurality Of
100000 seemed appar-
t tonight for Robert M. LaFollette, iof
publican, returned in Tuesdays r;
ection as Wisconsin's United States ad
nator. 1t is the heaviest endorse ur
ent ever given a Badger public CT mi
ial. SO
Kellogg and Volstead Retired. tel
It. Paul, Min, Nov. 8.-Political up d.
S in Tuesdays election in Mime mi
a already marked by the known de- RET
t of Senator Frank B. Kellogg and De
1gressman Andrew J. VOlstead, to- his
hit had extended their threat to Sc
early plurality gained by Governor of
A. O. Preus.
While the pluralities given DR.. Hen tio
< Shipstead, farmer-labor candidate, be-
Rev. o. j. Kvale, independent, over pa
ir republican opponents-Kellogg Ida
Volstead spectively-continued clio
row, MdSuuS JOuuSOu, ldI IlGI-ldDOi Il0
didate, was cutting into the lead del
-ernor Preus set at the outset Of to
tabulation.
New York Assembly Divided. MA
ew York, Nov 8.-(By the Associ
Press. )-Governor Afford e. 7
tn, swept into office with the rest n
he democratic state ticket on the ~
It of plurality unprecedented in DO,
e election history, will have divi- DO, DO,
house-a democratic senate and m
lblican assembly, to work with 70.
n he takes office January /. w
le democrats will have a majority n, a
ne in the senate, 26 to 25, while bor
republicans retain control of the COO
mbly, 80 toes, according to figures ass
sht which represented practically for,
omplete returns from all districts. the,
Would Modify VOlstead Act moo
ashington-(A. P) Proposals wer
legislation modifying the Vol son
act with respect to the sale of in
and light wines, was regarded the,
Y at the treasury department as enjC
emely likely, as a result of the does
ONE of Tuesdays election. Mean Jazz