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Show RESULT OF ELECTION REPUBLICANS REMAIN IN CONTROL CON-TROL OF SENATE, BUT DEMOCRATS DEMO-CRATS CAPTURE THE LOWER HOU8E. Cannon Re-elected to Congress, But Will Brobably be Succeeded a Speaker by Champ Clark of Missouri, Who Is a Candidate. As a result of tho decision of tho voters at tho polls on November 8, tho Democrats will havo a majority in tho next houso of ropresontatlveB, bolng nssured of a working majority of 30. Tho senate, however, will remain In control of tho Republicans. In tho senate tho Republicans will havo seventeen sev-enteen now members, with thirty-four holdovers, giving them a total of fifty-ono. fifty-ono. Tho Democrnts will havo flfteon now senators, which with twonty-flve holdovors, makes a total of forty. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon wns reelected re-elected to congress from Illinois, while Champ Clark, tho Democratic leader, will again represent a Missouri district dis-trict Clark has announced his candidacy can-didacy for tho speakership, and will probably bo Spenker Cannon'B successor. suc-cessor. Democratic governors wero olected in Now York, Now Jersey, Connecticut, Connecti-cut, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, Alabama, South Carolina, Caro-lina, and Texas. Republican governors woro elected In Pennsylvania, Now Hampshire, Rhodo Island, Iown, Kansas, Michigan, Michi-gan, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Da-kota, Wisconsin, California and Nova-da, Nova-da, while a fusion candidate was victorious vic-torious In Tennessee. Tho next New York legislature will bo Democratic, nnd will select n Democratic Dem-ocratic senntor to succeed Scnntor Do-pow. Do-pow. Tho next Iowa legislature will bo Republican, and the progressive Republicans Re-publicans claim thoy will be In control con-trol nnd will select a successor to tho lato Senator Dolllvor. In Utah the Republicans woro victorious, vic-torious, Congressman Howell bolng re elected, whilo D. N. Straup was reelected re-elected to tho supremo bench. Tho next legislature will contain 15 Republican Re-publican senator and 38 Republican representatives, whilo there will bo two Democrats In tho senato and seven sev-en m tho house. Only one county In tho stato failed to endorse Congressman Congress-man Howell. In Salt Lako City, tho American party was victorious, but tho Republicans carried tho county. Tho Domocratlc candldnto for Governor Gov-ernor of Idaho was victorious by a narrow margin, but the remainder of tho Republican ticket was elected. Both branches of the legislature aro Republican. In Indiana the Democrats will havo a majority on tho legislature, on Joint ballot, of 32. This means that Senator Sena-tor Boverldgo will not bo returned to the senato John w. Knrn will probably prob-ably bo elected senator. Twelve ueinouruuc congressmen and eight Republicans havo been olected In Illlnlos, Cannon being ono of tho congressmen returned, although al-though a bitter fight waB made against him. Illinois' present representation consists of six Democrats and 19 Republicans. Re-publicans. Tho Domocrnt elected all tholr candidates in Cook county. Tho proposed prohibition constitutional constitu-tional amendment was defeated in Florida. Missouri has emphatically declared against atato-wido prohibition. Tho Democrats will havo a majority of 50 In tho leglslaturo on joint ballot. Tho stato ticket is being claimed by both parties. In Nebraska tho next legislature will bo; Houso, Republicans, 44; Democrats, 56. Senate, Republicans, 12; Democrats, 21. Tho Ropubllcans havo olected a govornor and state officials of-ficials and three congressmen, nnd tho Democrats havo elected three congressmen. con-gressmen. In Kansas tho Ropublican stato ticket was victorious, eight Republican Republi-can candidates for congress winning. Tho Republicans will havo three of tho ten Now Jorsoy congressmen, an exact reversal of tho present repro-Bontatlon. repro-Bontatlon. Sereno Payne, author of tho Payno tariff bill, had a closo call for re-election, but will again represent his district dis-trict Tho Republicans of North Dakota carried evory office oxcopt that of governor. Tho legislature Id overwhelmingly over-whelmingly Ropublican. California remains in tho Republican Repub-lican column. Hiram W. Johnson has boon swept into the offico of governor by a plurality of 25,000, and has carried car-ried tho entlro Ropublican ticket to victory. |