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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1918
Page
6
The 1930s style precinct report shows Republicans winning 219 seats in Congress with Democrats at 183 and one each for Socialist and Independent, cementing a slim GOP margin in the Senate and House.
Homer S. Cummings announces Democrats will hold majorities in both chambers after returns show the Senate with a likely two to four seat edge and the House with five to ten. Republicans report gains in Illinois and Colorado among others as returns trickle in nationwide.
In New Jersey Gov. Edge leads for a full U S Senate term and David Baird wins the short term as Republicans gain House seats. In Delaware Republicans win the U S Senate race with Dr Lewis Ball defeating Willard Lainsbury and Caleb Layton taking Congress over Albert Polk as party momentum spreads.
Early tallies showed Champ Clark trailing H. H. Dyer in Missouri's Eighth District but later returns indicate Clark is gaining and holding a reduced lead of about 1,000 votes as results unfold. Local reports from St. Louis describe a contested contest with shifting margins.
Atlanta voters reported nine Southern states east of the Mississippi returning their usual Democratic majorities in yesterday’s elections. All Democratic senators were elected and 76 Democrats with three Republicans won House seats, with Tennessee districts one and two sending Republicans who have held seats since the Civil War era.
Santiago reports the Chilean government seized 84 German ships interned in ports to prevent crews from sinking them after destroying vital machinery. The same date notes U S promise to aid Roumania at the peace conference and a Havana cigar advertisement.
In incomplete Third District returns Harding leads by about 4 000 votes. In seven of nine counties Harding-Sweet tally 14 751 against Porter 10 734. Dubuque and Franklin counties missing, Porter favored in Dubuque, early leads in Franklin. Sweet leads territory not in these figures with 16 701 to Clark 7 758.
Returns at 11 a.m. show Judge Selden H. Spencer Republican elected U S senator for the late W J Stone’s unexpired term over former Gov Joseph W Folk by about 20 000 votes. Champ Clark re-elected. Missouri loses three Democratic House seats. statewide prohibition amendment and eight other amendments likely fail.
Vienna dispatches report Emperor Charles will not abdicate. A separate Vienna message says the emperor and empress greeted the public as they rode through public parks on Sunday and received cordial salutations from the people.
St. Paul Minn Nov 6 The major political upset in Minnesota was the defeat of Congressman Clarence M. Miller of Du Tuth Republican in the Fifth district. He was opposed by Wy L Carss of Proctor who ran as an independent after the primary. Carss carried the labor vote and leads by more than 2000.
Washington reports President Wilson's terms demand Germany compensate civilians and nations for cities and countryside laid waste ships sunk by submarines and losses to families of the killed or abducted. Armistice terms to be public only after Germany accepts or rejects them. Marshal Foch pushes toward decisive victory as German armies retreat.
California will return to congress with at least five Republicans three Democrats and one Prohibitionist. Colorado Nebraska New Hampshire Oregon Rhode Island and other states report Republican gains while Vermont New York and Utah show mixed results.
Count Michael Karolyi and a delegation from Hungary travel to Paris to seek a peace parle with General Diaz the Italian commander in chief. The aim is to negotiate on the Hungarian parties amid the national and workers councils. The dispatch from Budapest confirms the impending talks and the envoy group.
Boise Idaho November 6 With half the state counted no Democrat has won a statewide or congressional seat Senator Borah is re elected Frank R Gooding defeats Senator Nugent by about 3500 votes The entire state Republican ticket wins and Republicans take the legislature controlled.
Black Hawk county voters solidly backed Republicans in county and district races. J. J. Rainbow becomes state senator while J. A. Francis wins county auditor. Rainbow led auditors, and W. J. Burbank and D. Henderson win key county posts. McFarlane and Santee elected to state legislature as Republicans. Nonpartisan district judges re-elected. McQuilkin wins supervisor seat by five votes.
Notice instructs readers to phone 2330 if the newspaper is not delivered to the routed home by Go'alock. Two copies will be mailed, and calls must reach the office before 6:35 p m.
G O V E R N O R W L Harding Republican holds a lead of over 7 000 votes over Claude Porter Democrat with 846 precincts in 47 counties reported early afternoon results show Harding 72 083 Porter 64 875 from a state total of 2 348 precincts Most Republican state ticket winners noted including Attorney General and Supreme Court candidates Porter leads in Dubuque county with 27 of 34 precincts reporting 3 205 to 3 059 in Des Moines county Harding trails in Burlington with 2 283 to Porter's 3 059
Berlin reports an official statement that a German delegation has departed for the western front to pursue an armistice and begin peace negotiations. The mission was announced from Berlin via London on November 6.
Amsterdam dispatch notes Germany demands the withdrawal of all Russian representatives in Germany and recalls its own Berlin representatives from Russia. The move follows diplomatic tensions beyond borders.
New York dispatch reports Republicans reversing Democratic control of the House with incomplete returns by 3 p.m. Both parties claim a Senate majority. tally shows 225 Republicans to 194 Democrats in the House with 53 seats to be decided. Six contests remain undecided with three Republicans and three Democrats leading.
In Wisconsin on election day ten Republican congressmen and Victor L. Berger a Socialist won in the Fifth district while Governor Emanuel Philipp carried the state. Emil Seidel a former Milwaukee mayor led Milwaukee county for the Socialists and the Socialist ticket won on the bounty.
In Kansas the Republicans appear to sweep the state with victories for the governor, U S senator, and eight congressmen. Only the Eighth district remains in doubt where W A Ayers trails Republican C C potacts. the Sixth district also tight as John Connelllys camp remains unsure. Democratic leaders concede the GOP ticket mostly won.
Lincoln Neb Nov 6 latent figures indicate Republican candidates won in all six Nebraska districts except the second third and fifth. The vote on congressments sit incomplete. Additional reports today helped swell the vote by which United States Senator George W Norris Republican was reelected to the senate and S R McKelvin Republican to the governorship.
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