U.S.A. ELECTIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 November 1924, Page 3

U.S.A. ELECTIONS.

THE NEW CONGRESS. r Reuters Teleouams.] NEW YORK, November 0. With forty-five Congressional districts unreported, the Republicans have won ‘2lB seats, including nearly a score from the La Eolette Insurgents. The Democrats have won 170 seats. The Farmer-Labour Party have so far won two seats.

These figures show a nett Republican gain of sixteen over the Democrats. With six contests uncertain, the Republicans hah’e won seventeen seats and the'Democrats eleven seats, giving the Repuhlii ans a gain of throe seats in the .Senate. With four States still doubtful, President Cooidgo, has thirty States with 307 electoral college votes. Mr Davis lias twelve States with 13(5 votes.

Senator La Folctte has one State; with thirteen votes.

The latest counts comedo the election of Mrs Ross as Governor of Wyoin-

(Received this day at 10.25 n.m.) WASHINGTON, November fi.

Thc ability of Ihe Republican organisation to control the new Congress hinges on the outcome of the Senatorial contests in Minnesota, New Mexico and Wyoming. It will probably have at host hare working majority over the Democrats and the La Folctte insurgents combined.

If the Republican candidates for two or, three of the docbtlul States are Victorious and the vacancy in Connecticut is filled by a Republican, the Democrats and La Folettc supporters combined, would fall two short of a majority. The Rcpulicnns are leading .Minnesota and Wymoing and Mr Close (Democrat) is'leading in New Mexico. The House line up with sixteen Congressional districts doubtful, was: Republicans 238, Democrats 177. Four of the missing nine arc now stated to lm Democrats and seven Republicans. Mr Coolidge’s huge popular vote continues to mount.

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Tim election check-up so far shows that Mr Cool kite's popular vote is fifteen millions and Ins electoral vote .119. .Mr Davis* popular vole is 8.171,000 ami electoral vote 189. He carried Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nortli Carolina, Onklahomn, South Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Folette’s popular vote is -1,130,000 and Electoral College 13,000. lie carried only Wisconsin. Air Coolidge’s popular plurality total is 0,829,000. The Republicans elected nineteen senators and the Democrats thirteen. The Senate will probably be constituted. as follows: —Fifty-four Republicans, forty-one Democrats, undone Far-mer-Labour. This would give the Republicans despite the presence of Messrs Ladd and Norris, La Folette’s so-call-ed radicals, a working majority of four The Houso of Representatives will probably lie constituted as follows: 212 Republicans, 191 Democrats, 3 Farmer-Labour and 2 Socialists as compared with the present Congress of 220 Rpublienns, 207 Democrats, 1 FavmeiLaboitr, 1 Socialist, 1 Independent and 5 vacancies. , , , , The Republicans elected twenty - ono State Governors and the Democrats Kn Klux Elan appears to have gained notable victories m many States, the fallowing candidates which it supported being elected Governors:— Indiana and Kansas:—Senator. C.oveinor and a- complete State ticked; Co «>- ,rado —Senator; Oklahoma- Scnatoi and many enndiates in Montana. At suffered defeat in Texas, where Mrs Ferguson was elected Governor, despite K Lnfolette van second to Coolidge in eleven States and in seven States his vote was larger than the late 1 iesident 'Wilson’s in 19r~. . Three women were elected in W isc.msin State Legislature and five .» New re-elected representatives it inmlev. who is under a two years sentence for the violation of prohibition lM Smith natural lead»vorwheliniiigly Republican.