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Show ' PARTIES UNABLE TO BEAT G. 0. P. BY COMBINING Idaho Senate to Have 25 Republicans and 19 Opponents TWO MORE WOMEN Progressive Party Makes Strong Showing in Gem State BOISE. Idaho. Nov. 10 Republicans Republi-cans will be represented in both houses of the 1923 session of tho state legislature in sufficient strength to combat any coalition that might be formed between Democrats and Progressives, it was learned Thursday I night when a final determination of ! the complexion of both houses was made. In the senate there will be 25 R? I publb ans against 14 Democrats and five Progressives in the lower house ' R publicans have a total of 36 rnem- I bers, while thc Democrats liae 23 and the Progressives six. Duly two counties In the state split the delegations to tho lower hou3C-Idaho hou3C-Idaho county sent one Republican and one Democrat, and Twin Fal s county sent three Democrats and ono Republican Canyon Minidoka and Jerome counties sent solid Progressive I delegations to both house and scn- I ate. There will bo two more women In Lthe legislature when it convenes next January than there were ln 192 1 Mrs i Heardmore has been elected from I Bonher county to thc lower house. Mrs. Mnry George will represent I Hlainc county ln the house of repri-5entatlv.es repri-5entatlv.es and Catherine L Aber-rromble Aber-rromble from Nz Perce county will havo a seat in the lower house. |