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Show DEMGGitATIG GAINS EFFECT WILD MANY REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLDS STRONG-HOLDS ARE INVADED BY ENEMY FORCES , . v Many Stte$ Elect Governors And . Much Political Dope Is Upset When Votes Are Finally Counted j Salt Lake City At the time this article was prepared complete and authentic returns were not available, hut the following information is offered of-fered in order that some light might be thrown upon the outcome of Tuesday's Tues-day's election. Burton K. Wheler, the I, .icratlc candidate, was runainev arflj of hie Republican opponent, ta "RfddieJtr for the seat of Senator MjP(Deni).r y Senator Reed (Dem.) of Missouri a veteran of many disputes with? the Wilson administration was leading his Republican opponent on the retarns early today and seemed assured of re- ' election. In Montana, Burton K. Wheeler, the Democratic candidate, ,. was running; ahead of his Republican, opponent, Carl Riddlck, for the seat of Senator Myers (Dem.) . Senator Hitchcock (Dem.) of Ne--braska, floor leader for the Wilson. :: adminlatf ation forces in the peace ; treaty (fight, was beaten by B. BJ Howell Republican national committeeman commit-teeman from the state, among the progressive pro-gressive Republicans. In North Dakota, where the Nonpartisan Non-partisan league was a great factor, 3 f F. O'Connor (Dem.) was leading former form-er Governor Frazler, who had the Re- ' publican nomination, lost in the primaries pri-maries by Senator McCumber, another : Republican veteran. ; ' On the basis of returns from Tuesday's Tues-day's election now available, the next Dni'ed States senate will stand fifty-five fifty-five Republicans to forty-one Democrats. Demo-crats. It now Is sixty Republicans to thirty-six Democrats, a majority of twenty-four. The Republicans will have a margin of fourteen In the new senate, if later returns do not alter the result. The Democrats appeared to have gained senate seats In New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Indiana, West Virginia and North Dakota. They apparently lost in Ohio and Nebraska. The senators who now appear to have been elected Tuesday follow. Those marked "" were reelected. Arizona Henry F. Ashurst (Dem.) . California Hiram W. Johnson (Rop) Connecticut George P. McLean (Rep.) Delaware Thomas A. E. Bayard (Dem.) Georgia Walter F. George (Dem.) Indiana Samuel K. Ralston (Dem.) Maryland William Cabell Bruce (Dem.) Iowa Smith W, Brookhart (Rep.) , Massachusetts Henry Cabot Lodge (Rep.) doubtful. Michigan Charles K. Townsend (Rep.) Mississippi Hubert D. Stephens (Dem.) Missouri James A. Reed (Dem.) Montana Burton K. Wheeler (Dem.) Nebraska R, B. Howell (Rep.) Nevada Key Plttman (Dem.) New Jersey Edward I. Edwards New Mexico A. A. Jones (Dem.) New York Royal S. Copelans (Dem.) North Dakota J. F. T. O'Connor (Dem.) Ohio Simoon D. Fees (Rep.) Pennsylvania George W. Pepper (Rep.) . Rhode Island Peter G. Gerry (Dem.) Tennessee Kenneth D. McKellan (Dem.) Texas Earle B. Mayfield (Dem.) Utah Wllllan II. King (Dem.) Vermont Frank I Greene (Rep.) Virginia Claude A. Swanson (Dem.) Washington Miles Polndexter (Rep.) Wisconsin Robert M. Lafollette (Rep.) Wyoming John B. Kendrlck (Dora.) In Ohio, Representative Fess( Kep.f was running a clese race with and leading Senator Pomerene (Dem.), who had been counted a possibility for the Democratic presidential nomination nomina-tion in the event of his success this year. Labor votes, it was said, were cast against Senutor Pomerene be- cause of his stand on the railroad ; question. ,'. ( Pennsylvania, going Republican as usual, sent Gilford Pinchot to the governor's gov-ernor's chair, with a Republican administration, ad-ministration, and reelected Senators Pepper and Reed, the latter for both a short and a long term. Senator Gerry (Dem.) Rhode Island, beat the former Republican governor, R, Livingston Liv-ingston Beekman. In Texas, where a Democratic nomination Is equivalent t election, Earle B. Mayfleld won the election to the senate. Support of Mayfield by the Ku Klux Klan was en Issue. Senator Polndexter of Washington Wash-ington (Rep.) had a fight on his hands. In West Virginia, the Democratic senatorial sen-atorial candidate, M. M. Neely; was leading Senator Sutherland, the Republican Re-publican incumbent. Wisconsin returned re-turned Senator Lafollette to the senate sen-ate with a large plurality. In Wyoming, where Representative Monde!l, Republican leader in the house or representatives, was running for the senate, the late returns indicated indi-cated a close race with Senator Kendrlck Ken-drlck (Dem.), who was said to have some Republican support The returns showed the Democrats making all the gains and the Republicans Repub-licans suffering all the losses In the house of representatives, and the Republicans Re-publicans taking severe defeats In some places where they had not been expected. Victor L. Rerge, the Socialist, was returned to the house from the fifth district of Wisconsin, and thus offsets off-sets the Socialist loss occasioned by the defeat of Representative Meyer London in New York. Berger was convictrd of a violation of the espoln-age espoln-age law during the war and was expelled ex-pelled from the house; but his conviction con-viction was reversed by the supreme court of the United States. He then announced bis Intention of running for conjrrrss again. Senator Johnson, Republican of California, Cali-fornia, came back, us did Senator McLean Mc-Lean of Connecticut, one of the administration ad-ministration leaders In the tariff light In Delaware Senutor Dupolntwas having hav-ing a close run for both the long and the short terms. In Indiana former Governor Ralston Democrat was running ahead of former for-mer Senator Alber J. IJn-erldjre and fhus threatened to remove from the Republican field one who hntl been counfed on as an aspirant for the Republican Re-publican presidential nomination In lO'-M in case President Harding should decline it. In Iowa, Colonel Smith W. Brook-hart Brook-hart went through to victory on the Republican tlckPt, although he was openly frowned uion by sorre? of the Republican leaders and 'the platform f the state convention repudiated ninny of the socall d "radical" principles prin-ciples for which he declnred. On the other hand, Senator France (Rep.) of Maryland, charged with radical ten-dcncles, ten-dcncles, v as hoatcn by the Democratic . candidate, William Cahel Bruce, prom-n.'nt prom-n.'nt Baltimore lawyer. Som". Important figures In the Republican Re-publican administration went down to defent and some members of the sen-ate sen-ate and house ersnnl!y dose to Pr- sldcnt Harding will return to prl-vote prl-vote life with the Hi New York Democrats gained eight or nine governorships in Tuesday's elections, returns Wednesday indicated. indicat-ed. The gains were registered in New York, Arizona, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Hamp-shire, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island and Tennessee, with a Democratic victory possiDle in Kansas returns now available avail-able show the following governors elected. Alabama W. W. Brandon (D.) Arl2f.na George W. P. Hunt (IX) Arkansas Thomas C. McRae (D.) Colifoinla F. W. Richardson (It.) Colorado Renjamin Griffith (R.) Connecticut C. A- Templeton (It) Georgia Clifford N. Walker (D.) IdlK Charles C. Moore (It) Iowa N. E. Kendall (It) Knnsa! J. M. Davis (D) (probable) Massachusetts C. II. Cox (It) Michigan A. J. Groesbeck (It) Minnesota J. A. O. Preus (R) Nebraska Charles W. P.rayn (D.) Nevada J. G. Serughnm (D.) New Hampshire FTed II. Brown (D.) tide. The Republican forces failed to reak Into the Democratic ranks In the South end lost one congressional district which they have held there for vears the N'nth Vlnrlnla Speaker Gillette was reelected. Cncle Joe Cannon Can-non passed on his seat from Illinois to a republican, Miss Alice Robertson, ReptiblicMn, of Oklahoma, the only , women in ronrrcss, v-ns beafm by a man- the Democrat whom she defeat-od defeat-od two years airo, and the present house p..t an Additional woman monitor, moni-tor, a RoouhUcan. In Mrs. Winifred Unck, a daughter of thp Into Wil'lam V. Mcon "f Illinois, -hn hud served !n both entc and Ii .hh. WJth ,T'0 dlstrl,s m-ss'n out of 'he ?"(M in thn state, the vote for cov-rnor cov-rnor Wedrwday ' n--n s. vl : . fri-d II Smith. 1 m t'Tiit, I."('".(l"iS ; N"'i'n I.. Miller, Kc:mM!i -tin :"'.()".!. .Mlv?.it:r'i !: h;i f u ,v.,i;i:)i ! 'ati p Mrs. !:,!, j, srnl't. vnn !(.-(. ., '), -,(.,y fr'"!l t'll' Sw-iv' ."v rM m f'f. Imis coi.nu-. y-n. S'v.''"n V. p iii1'! -. ii ! !. i -.,.r (,. ! .1: 'in I'uctil Vi- tv-. it,;. I '. '(,!....-. New JerseyGeorge SIIer (D.) New York Alfred E. Smith (D.) Norrt Dakota It A. Nestos (U.) Obio-A. Vic Donahey (D.) Oklahoma J. C. Walton (D.) Oregon Walter M. Pierce (D.) PennsylvcnlnGifford Pinchot (K.) Rhode Island W. S. Klvnn (D) : South Carolln:i T. (J. Mcl.eod (D.) .South Dakota W. II. McMnster (II) Tennessee Austin Pe.-iy (l. Texas -I'at Neff (l.) Vermont Rcdfieid Pro-tr (it.) Wine n!n John J. p.lalne (U.) Wyoming -John W. liny (It.) IVirfon K Whetder, Democrat of ISntte, Montanna apparently hiix len ekt ),y a wide margin over Carl .. 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