The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-11-14
Coolidge and Dawes Are
Declared Peoples Choice
982 ELECTORAL VOTES ARE
GIVEN REPUBLICAN LEADERS

CaiVln COOl1uge moi only Will have
sweeping majority in the electors
coIledge for president, but his popula
vote will exceed by approximately 2
100000 or more the combined total
accredited his opponents. The grad
ual completion of vote counting 1
distant states and outlying precinct
tended to confirm the prediction tina
the final standing of the candidate
IN the electoral colledge will be
Coolidge, $50; Davis. 1876; La FoIlett
ID.
New York,-The crushing bloy
dealt the La Toilette groups through
out the nation, in the election, will
bring into power an entirely new reg
line in Washington.
New legislative leaders, possibly
new cabinet members, and new dom
mating influences are to be set w
to take the place of the old.
But instead of destroying the sel4
designated progressive movement
Of La Toilette, it will only serve to
draw its lines more clearly, and his
groups will endeavor to set them
selves up as the opposition party
to the administration, in the hope that
four years from now they will solidi
fly most of the opposition to the Re-
publicans.
A new movement that polls 5,00O,-
900 must be reckoned with, political
leaders feel.
The majority of President Coolidge
In congress, however, cannot be seri-
ously challenged, rehabilitation of the
outcome shows. La Toilette even
lost his balance of power, and
his strength was diminished. His
right hand man, Senator Brookhart of
Iowa, however, seems to have defeat
ed his Democratic opponent, Daniel
+. Steck. In Massachusetts Senator
Davis !. Walsh (Dem.), who is most
often listed as a progressive, went
down to defeat before Frederick H.
Gillett.
Then, in Minnesota, Senator Mag
nus johnson, another La Toilette ad-
herent, although a Farmer-Laborite,
went down to defeat by a Republican.
In the house the same trend was
followed to less extent. Most of the
La Toilette group maintained their
seats. But the Coolidge Republicans
gained enough seats from the Demo
Gratis to establish indisputable con-
troll.
With the returns practically all in,
It seems evident that the new senate
lineup will stand:
Republicans 81, Democrats Al, Far.
l..
Necessary for a majority, 40.
This is a clear gain of three seats
in the senate by Republicans and a
Of two by the Democrats and
,ne by the Farmer-Labor group. :
There is a vacancy in Connecticut, T
,aused by the death of Senator Bran Z,
which surely will be filled by a
of the same political be- '
ief. '
Senator Lodge, who has been the '
eader of the Republican majority in
he senate for years, will not resume
X March, when the new
congress comes in. Even If he re-
overs from the serious illness from
he is now suffering, his health j.
nd his age will not permit him to /.
ssume control. Gillett is the logi- !,
al man to succeed him. Il
The tabulation Of the new lineub
I the house shows:
Republicans PAP, Democrats 1S9,
theirs 4. fl
Necessary for a majority. 21S. 4
This represents an actual gain by V
he Coolidge Republicans OF seven
votes over the present congress
nd a loss by the Democrats OF eight
votes. The Republican gains
ere registered in Pennsylvania
they picked up six seats in
Jersey. New Hampshire, Con
%ecticut, Michigan, Indiana. Illinois,
Test Virginia, and Oregon.
SO, in the house, the Republicans
ill have a numerical majority of
votes and a somewhat
actual majority when the La
gillette Republican strength is de
ncted.