Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-11-04 | Page 1 | Complexion of next Congress

1 COMPLEXSON OF NEXT CONGRESS I WASHINGTON. Nov. 4. Up to 2 , o'clock this morning definite reports I havo been received from 316 congressional congress-ional districts out of a total of 391. Of these 177 showed tho election of Republicans Re-publicans and 139 tho election of Democrats. Dem-ocrats. In' tho entire list thcro were few changes in political complexion and tho net result was f avorablo to tho Republicans. Thoro will bo many familiar facps in tho next cougreas, including Speaker Cannon and. his chief licutonants, Messrs. Paj'no, Dalzell,. Tawney, Burton Bur-ton of Ohio. McCnll of Massachusetts nnd Bartholdt of Missouri. Thcro was especially vigorous opposition to j Messrs. Cannon, Tawney and Dalzell, but they are all reported as victorious. On tlio Democratic side, Champ Clark and Mr. Do Arruond of Missouri. Clayton Clay-ton of Alabama. Rainoy of Illinois, Ollio Jamos of Kentucky, Ransdcll of Louisiana, and Francis Burton Harrison Harri-son and Fitznurald of New York are all corlainlv returned. Delaware will send a now Ropublicnn, Mr. lleald. in plnco of Roprcsentativc Burton; Georgia a now Democrat, Mr. Hugho3. in place of Mr. Lewis, and Illinois James M. Graham, Gra-ham, Democrat, in place of Caldwell, 1 Democrat. Frank Dodd, Republican, comes from Michigan in plnco of Mr. Darragh. whilo Clarouco B. Miller, .Re-publican, .Re-publican, will occupy tho seat or J. tM Adam Bode. For tho first time for sixteen years tho Eighth Mississippi district will be rcprcsontod bv another than John Sharp Williams, for several years past; tho Democratic leader ou the lloor oL the houso. Ho failed to souk a mucin- JU iuntiou ou account of his election to thtf senate, nnd it is presumed ho will be succeeded in leadership by Mr. Clark of Missouri. Likewise Bourko Cockrau gives wav to Michael F. Con-rv, Con-rv, who in also a Democrat. Charles b. Millington, Republican, will succeed Mr, Taft 'a running mato, Mr. Sherman, as roprcsontativo of tho Twenty-sov-cuth Now York district. IH John W. Gaines of Tennessee will bo succeeded by Josoph W, Byrnes, notb-or notb-or Democrat. South Dakota sends two uow men, both Ropublicnns. JM