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Show REPUBLICAN GAINS PUT CONTROL OE I LOWER HOUSE OF CONGRESS IN DOUBT I Late Returns Show Republicans Have Gained Forty-three Wnm Seats Of Sixty-nine to Be Heard From Democrats Mutt Win Twenty-nine to Get Bare Majority Leaders ftjg Expect to Have Democratic Majority of 29 to 45 in Next House. fcA; SOCIALISTS HOLD BALANCE OF POWER I Progressive Element Will Be Factor in Control of Legislation L.;v Next Session Senatorial Contests in Eight States Keenly W''. Watched Democrats Control of Senate Not in Danger Now Held by Plurality of Ten Sen- I ator Newlands in Close Fight. i ..:'- Washington, Xov 4 On the face of Incomplete returns late today the fight for control of the house of rep-tesentatlves rep-tesentatlves of the next congress Is close possibly loser than Democratic leaders have estimated With G9 Congressional district?; unreported un-reported the elections stood this way: Democrats elected lfis. Republicans Republi-cans elected 172 Progressives flee ted 8; Independent I; Socialist I; missing 69. Total membership of the house The returns that far showed Republican Re-publican pains of (3 seats. Of the missing the Democrats must have 29 to get 21S a hare majority. Demo cratk leaders predicted they would have more than enough Postmaster General Burelson predicted, after a conference with President Wilson, a majority ranging from 29 to r, At Republican headquarters here, although Chairman Weds of the congressional con-gressional committee Is away, a statement state-ment was Issued claiming 3 I seats for the Republicans, four Progressives, one Independent and two Socialists. Such a calculation would leave 215 seats foi the Democrats While that would give the Democrats a p 'I I of two. the Socialist and Prov tBS re j element would be the factor of con j trol After a morning ot conference at the j White House between President Wilson Wil-son and Democratic offlcia's. it was ; said a formal statement would not be j issued until late in the day. The senatorial fights In eight I states, Kansas Colorado, California, 1 Illinois, Ctah Wisconsin and Smith 1 Dakota attracted much attention but the results did not threaten Democratic Demo-cratic control of the senate now held by a plurality of ten. Latest return From Nevada showed a very close fight for the seat of Senator Sen-ator Newlands, Democrat, one of the leaders in framing the administration trust program |
