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Show Democratic Gains Threaten Hold of G.O.P. on Congress t 1 ......... Here Are Gubernatorial Choices in Many States NEW YORK, Nor. 8 (By U. P.) Democrats gained eight or nine governorships in Tuesday's electiona, rcturni today indicated. indi-cated. The gain were registered in New York, Arixona, NebrMka, New Hampshire, Ohio,' Oregon, Rhode Island and Tennessee, with a Drmocratie victory possible in Kaniai. Returns now available ihow the following governors electedt ' Alabama W. W. Brandos (D. Naw Hampshire Fred H. Brows (D.) Arlaona Ceorga W. p. Hunt (D.) N, Jeraey George Staler (D.) . -x- inx New Tork Alfred E. Smith (D.) - J? .. (Jt NorU Dskota-R. A. Nesto. (R.) California r. W. Richardson (R.) Ohio A. Vlo Donahey (D.) Colorado Renjamln Griffith (R Oklahoma J. C. Walton (D ) Connecticut .. A. Tamplaton, (R.) Oregon Walter M. Plere D.) Oeorgia Clifford N. Walker D.) Pennsylvania Clifford Plnchot (R.) Idaho Charlea C Moore (R.) . Rhone laland W. 0. Plynn (D Iowa N. K. Kendall (R.) South Carolina T. O. McLeod T. 1 Kanaka J. M. Davis. (D.) (probable) ' South Dakota W. H. MoMaater (R.) , Maeaachueette O. II. Cox (R.) Tennessee Austin Py (D.l 1 Michigan A. J. Groeebeck R . Texas Pst Neff.(D) . i Minnesota J. A. O. Preua (K.) Vermont Redfleld Proctor (R.) Nebraska Charlea W. Bryan (D. ' Wisconsin John J. Blaine (R.) : Nevada J. Q. Sorughsm (D.) Wyoming J ah a W. Hay (R.) ! i : 'i I Many Republican Strongholds Throughout Na-j Na-j tion Invaded by Enemy Forces; Democrats j Win New York and Indiana ;;, NEW YORK, Nov. S By A. P.) At noon, Eaetern Standard time, today, to-day, twenty. fiv states had ssmplstsd thair aowgrsaaiansl election returna, but neither Republieana use Democrats Demo-crats had e regressed, mush further toward control of the house of reere-aentatlvss. reere-aentatlvss. The veto at that heur a toed 1 Republicans, 1SS Demoarata, 1I7 Socialists. 1. A majority te sontrel Is US. laws - was the only elate whieh has istornsd solid Republican delegetiee). 1 NEW TORE. Nov. (By A. T V Democratio gains In the national elections elec-tions continue to pits' UP steadily ss belated returns came In from all parts of tha country early today. Throughout ths night Democratio gains in ths houao of ropreeentatlvoo accumulated without counter gsins for the Republicans Republi-cans In a single congressional district The great majority rolled up for the Republlcana In the Harding landslide of two yeare ago waa gnawed Into by the Democrats' in districts In all debatable de-batable states until there seamed a chance that It virtually might be wiped out or at leaat reduced to a slender working force for ths administration. Some important figures in the Republican Re-publican administration want down to defeat and aome mem here of tha senate sen-ate and houae personally dose to lresldent Harding will return to private pri-vate Ufa with tha rising Democratio tide. Tha Republican forces failed to break Into the Democratio ranka In the South snd loat one congressional district which they have held there for years the Ninth Virginia. Speaker Gillette waa reelected. Undo Joe Cannon Can-non paaaed on his seat from Illinois to s Republican, Mlsa Alice Robertson, Republican, of Oklahoms, ths only womsn In congress, waa beaten by a man ths Democrat whom aha defeated two years ego, snd ths present house got sn additional woman member, a Republican, in Mrs. Winnlfred Huck, a daughter of ths late William P. Maeoe of Illinois, whe bad served In both ssnsto and house. SMITH WINS IN NEW YORK.' '. With I2 districts mieeing out of the 7101 In the stats, tbs vote for gor-emor gor-emor st 4:20 a. m. today stood 1 . Alfrad Al-frad E. Smith, Democrat. Lltittif Nsthsa L, Millar. Republican, Ml.sTt, Tha senatorial rots, with 1010 districts dis-tricts missing, wast Roy ad m. Cope-lend, Cope-lend, Democrat. 1.SIS .141: William' M. Calder, Republican. 141,014. With tha defeat of Governor Sillier of New Tork by Alfred E. Smith, the Republicans also lost thirteen seats of the Empire state In tha houae of representatives, repre-sentatives, and a senator, William M. Calder, who was beaten by Dr. Royal B. Cose land. Democrat, health aommls-aloner aommls-aloner of New York City. With Democratio victorias In other ststss soma national figure oloao to ths Republican admlnlatratloa and President Hardin personally went down to defeat Senator Lodge of Massachusetts apparently waa -elected, but ran far behind the tleket In his stats. Bsnstor Frellngbuyeen of New Jersey, one of ths president's Inttmatea, who raa on a dry platform In New Jersey, waa beaten by Governor Ed-warda, Ed-warda, Democrat who rsn on aa openly acknowledged wet platform. JOHNSON REELECTED. Senator Johnson, Republican of California, Cali-fornia, came hack, as did Senator McLean Mc-Lean of Connecticut, ono of ths administration ad-ministration leaders In tbs tariff fight. (Continued on page I.) DEMOCRATS CUT (Contlnuad from P.f 1.) Vlrlnia Claud -A. Bwanton (Dem.l. Waahlngton alltta Folndutor Wlaconaln Robort it. LafollatU (RP). Wyomln John B. Kandrtck Detn.). . . |