AMERICAN ELECTIONS

Evening Star, Issue 20636, 8 November 1930, Page 15

AMERICAN ELECTIONS

LATEST RETURNS Pres* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. WASHINGTON, November 7. The latest figures give tho state of parties in the House of Representatives us follow: — Democrats ... ... ... 217 Republicans 216 Farmer-Labour ... 1 Doubtful 1 ISSUE STILL IN BALANCE REPUBLICANS LEADING. WASHINGTON, November 17. (Received November 8, at 9 a.m.) Tho state of tho parties in the House of Representatives at noon to-day was: Republicans ... 217 Democrats ... 216 Farmer-Labour 1 Tho second representative from Illinois is still doubtful. Tho Republican candidate is leading, but the districts not reported are considered to be favourable to the Democratic cause. The results in other districts where tho final count is close will be challenged and a check sought. The Republicans, with forty-eight seats in the Senate against the Democrats forty-seven, appear definitely to have, a sufficient margin to control the Chamber to the extent of appointing officers and committee chairmen, counting on the support of one FarmerLabour Senator, although Senator Brookhart (Republican, Iowa) declared to-day that he would support the Democratic organisation in tho new Senate if that party sponsored a legislative programme that he considered satisfactory. BARE MAJORITY FOR REPUBLICANS WASHINGTON, November 7. (Received November 8, at 11.25 a.m.) The Republicans retain a bare majority of one in the House on a basis of complete but unofficial returns: — Republicans ... 218 Democrats 216 Fai’mer-Labour 1 The final of tho Senate position is: Republicans 48 Democrats 47 ■CELWALL STREET SELLING WAVE ON STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, November 7. (Received November 8, at 12.40 p.m.) A selling wave swept the stock market to-day. Over two billion dollars were dropped in market values. United States steel fell to a new low level since 1928. Railroad issues cracked wide open, some being at the lowest levels for six —-?.rs. Utilities dropped similarly. Special issues dropped up to ten points. The curb market also suffered a reverse.