The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-06
REPUBLICANS
GAIN HEAVILY
ON DEMOCRATS
Take Seats From Them Many
Places in the Election Of
Tuesday For Congress
ALSO HOLD SENATE?
If Republicans Take Two of
Three Outstanding Con-
tests. They Control
ALSO HOLD SENATE?

Washington. Nov. 6 (By the A. P.)
Ability of the Republican organi-
Zation to control the new Congress
elected Tuesday appeared today to
hinge today upon the outcome of
Senatorial contests in three states
Minnesota, New Mexico and Wyo-
ming. There was little doubt that
that it would have fair majority
in the House over Democrats and
LaFollette insurgents.
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
Il Republican, Il coalition. of Demo
Gratis and consistent supporters Of
Senator LaFollette would fall two
short of Il majority. In Minnesota
and Wyoming the Republican candi
dates are leading on the face of in
complete returns as received today,
but in New Mexico Senator Bursum
was trailing his Democratic oppon-
ent, Bratton.
With the result in 16 Congression-
al districts still in doubt, the lineup
of the new House on unofficial re-
turns was Republican 23s; Demo
Gratis, 1T; scattered four.
Of the missing districts, nine now
are Democratic and seven are Re-
publican, but even should all of
these be captured by the Democrats
the Republican organization still
would have majority of 10 with
which to offset defections in the
LaFollette bloc.
This majority is a result of in
roads that Republicans made on the
Democratic side. They recaptured
2S seats while the Democrats took
only three places from them. With
the last doubtful district in Pennsyl-
vania finally swinging into the Re-
publican column, the Democrats will
be without representation in this
delegation, having lost six seats to
the Republicans.
New York, Nov. 6.--(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-The Republican tri-
umph in the election assumed an
even greater magnitude as the
counting Of ballots nears completion.
Overnight returns not only boost
ed the total of electoral votes credi-
ted to Coolidge and Dawes but in
creased the likelihood that the new
administration will have depend
able ma ority of its own in Congress.
They likewise lifted to new heights
4 the vast Republican majorities in
states already counted in the Cool
idge electoral columns and gave in
dIcations Of depositing there all the
electoral strength now classed as
doubtful.
The latest in the triumphal pro-
cession are Montana and Nevada,
having seven in the electoral vote.
That would increase the party total
to 374, or lO8 more than is needed
to elect. For a time LaFollette had
threatened to capture one or the
other, but the figures available to-
day appeared to make both safely
Republican.
Democrats Get 1856
The electoral bag of Davis and
Bryan remained in the meantime
at 1876 and apparently the only
chance Of an increase was in New
Mexico where the Democratic ticket
was holding the lead by only
scant plurality. Coolidge was gain
ing at q radio which if maintained
would add this state also to the
Republican total.
LaFollette's last opportunity to
increase the electoral vote of the IL
given him by Wisconsin seemingly
hinged on the returns from the only
other state remaining on the doubt
full list-North Dakota--with five
votes. Coolidge remained in the
lead on the face of returns from
two-thirds of the state but his plu-
rality was diminishing as a mount
ing LaFollette vote come in from
the rural districts.
May Be Defeated
The Congressional returns list
ed the Republican majority in
the House to point where it SEEM
ed probable that the administration
would be able to outvOte there the
Democrats and LeFollettc insur-
gents. Thus it appeared that the
Wisconsin Senator not only had
been held to a minimum Of electoral
strength in his fight for the Presi-
dency but also was in jeopardy of
losing the commanding position he
has held for the past two years as
leader of q group holding the bal
ance of power in Senate and House.
To Continue Party
Despite this situation the leaders
of the LaFollette Independent
group were planning today to keep
a party organization together for
future use.
At the same time the Democrats,
buried under landslide for the
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