New Britain herald., 1924-11-06
Administration Has At Least Working Ma
 jority In House But New Mexico, Wyo. And Minn. Are Doubt full In Upper Branch.
Congressman Madden of Illinois Is a Candidate to Succeed GilIett as Speaker.
By The Associated Press.


 Washington, Nov. 6.--Ability of the republican organization to con- trol the new congress elected Tues day appeared today to hinge on the outcome of senatorial contests in three states-Minnesota New Mexi- co and Wyoming, There was little doubt that it would have at least a bare working majority in the house over democrats and La Toilette in- surgents.
 If the republican candidates for the senate In two. of the three states still in doubt are victorious, and the vacancy in Connecticut is filled by republican, coalition of democrats and consistent supporters of Senator La Toilette would fall two short of a majority.
 Republicans lead.
 In Minnesota and Wyoming the republican nominees are leading on the face of icomplete returns as re- ceived today, but in New Mexico Senator Bursum was trailing his democratic opponent, Sam G. Brat- ton. With the result in sixteen con- gressonal districts still in doubt, the lineup of the new house based on unofficial returns was republicans 23S; democrats 177; scattered four. Of the missing districts, nine now are democratic and seven are repub- licau, but even should all of these seats be captured hy the democrats, the republican organizaion still would have majority of 19 with which to offset Reflections in the La Toilette bloc.
 Recapture 23 Seats.
 This majority is g result of in- roads the republicans made on the democratic side. They recaptureJ 23 seats while the democrats took only three places from them. With the last doubtful district in Penn sylvania finally swinging into the republican column, the democrats will be without representation in the delegation from that state, having lost the SIX seats they now hold.
 Uncertainty as to the future com- pleXion of the senate was intensified today by the see-sawing fight iH Iowa between Senator Brookhart 4 La Toilette supporter. and Daniel Steck, a democrat. After concedi' <. his defeat, Brookhart crept aheaI. and there were indications that an official count would be needed to determine the result.
 This contest did not have effect on the calculations as to a republican majority in the next senate as the organization has nothing to gain ir- respective of the final outcome.
 Madden Candidate.
 Representative Martin B. Madden, republican, of Illinois, announced to- day he would be a candidate for speaker of the house to succeed Frederick II. Gillett who has been elected to the senate in Massa- chusetts
 Mr. Madden is chairman of the house appropriations committee and has been a member of congress for % years. He was placed in nomina- ton as candidate for speaker last session, but declined to conduct an active campaign against Speaker Gill; lott.
 Friends of Representative Nicho- ias Longw worth of Ohio, republican floor leader, have expressed the be- lief that he also would enter the rare hut there has been no statement from him on the suhtect and no other member of the house has announced hiS candidacy,
 LOncW nrth Endorsed
 Cincinnati, Nov G. Representa- ti1c Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, re- pubnCan floor leader has been en- dors"d by the Ohio delegation for speaker of the house to succeed Frederick C. Gllett.