The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-11-05
HEAPED UP THE BALLOTS
cox IS DEFEATED BY AN
OVERWHELMING VOTE
"SoIemn Referendum" Proved
To Be Landslide For the
Republicans

New York, November 3.-One of
the most sweeping republican victor
les in party history today stood re-
corded for Senator Warren G. Harding,
for president and a republican con
gress.
Tremendous ana unparalleled re-
publican pruraiities beSrnnIng with
The first count - pa:lois in Hester-
days election continued mounting
today.
Defeat in their fight, both for the
presidency and congress was con-
ccded early by democratic national
!eacers on the basis of crushing re
PUBLICAN vote and despite the alb
sence, even early today. OF final and
officials figures.
With the presidency and congress
went less TO the demo rats OF the
governors. state legislature and 9th.
er state and local candida!ns. The
break even threatened 10 extend in
Ia The border stRte,, hitherto so Id
south" with republican gains In some
soahern states larger than any since
the Civil war.
Victory Was Impressive.
Ser etor Harding's victory, 10 what
governor Cox OF Ohio his dem
ocrstic leaders and many promi-
nsnt republicans, hailed as the sol
emu referendum" upon the League of
(. Nations, was impressive.
In the absence Of final figures, the
swelling tide of high pluraljties ear
! ly today gave him assurance Of S29
votes In the electoral college as
against 127 for Governor Cox with
(. seventy i've doubtful, inclusive OF
!, states where the republican tide was
The unofficial results presaged a
larger majority IN the electoral col
iege for Senator Harding and his run
ming mate, Governor Coolidge Of Mas
sachusetts, that any since 1888. ex-
; cept alone the vote Of 436 for pres
/ ident Wilson In 1912. during the re-
publican split:
The republican congressional swing.
as Q strong. including majority In
both senate and house.
Early today victory for virtually
all fifteen republican senator's for re-
election was spelled by the returns,
while about q half dozen of the nine
teen democrat candidates were bat
ting against republican leads. The
nrsf trial OF woman suffrage con-
trihuted largely to the republican ma
jor1ty. :.
H&rQtnS W0ut0 FIay FdFt
Senator Harding accepted his VIC
tory without exuitation, stating that
he was more given to prayer to God
TO make me capable OF playing my
part" To Governor Coolidge. the
next vice president he sent message
stating:
We've got a real Job and we'll
tackle IL together"
Governor Cox also received his
,rtfhntvf ,,n<prro III ah0rv1np If foa1fn0
He withheld any comment. after re-
naming at bis newspaper office at
Dayton Ohio, until almost midnight
and seeing his own paper issue an
early extra edition recounting his
senator Harding. Governor Cool
sss W h . Hay: c1slrman OF s .ns
other republican leaders exchanged
kilograms OF congratulation.
Hanors To Coolidge.
Senator Harding commended Mr..
Hay upon successful management OF
q great campaign, and also told Gov
ernor Coolidge that he would expect
s bic pay 5 Paff IN the coming
The League OF Nations issue was
stressed by Senator Borah Of Idaho,
prominent among the Leagues foes,
In o statement declaring that he re-
garded the election as the triumph
Tor nationalism and the death Of the
Leegue Of Nations.
None OF the minor parties, the 80
figured In the presidential result.
socialist headquarters at Chicago
claimed an Increased vote and the
party reelected three New York sos
ciaiist asssmblymen who had been
sxpealed. The frst woman socialist
ever elected to the New York as
sembly. Marion H. LANG, also was
Eugene v. Debs. the socialist
presidential candidate, received the
returns In Atlanta Penitentiary.
The famer- labor candidate, Farley
p. Christensen, OF Salt Lake City mad
not bean located at an early nour to-
day.
Carries Home State.
New York. Ohio-the home Of both
Senator Harding and Governor Cox
Illinois and Pennsylvania, furnished
the largest republican pluralities.
that Of New York, where Governor,
Smith, democrat and Nathan L. Mil
Ter, republican were neck and neck
In the gubernatortl fght-was close
to the million mark. Ohio was around
10000; illinois. at the present. ratio
about &c goo Goo ,ooo and Penn nm ..
.
ator Phelan democrat was trailing
FAR behind Sameul NJ. Shortridge, re-
publican and with Senator Harding
even farther ahead on the ticket,
adoption Of the alien land law amend
ment relating to Japanese land ton
ure. had o Wide majority.
Sweeping In Iowa.
Des Moines. Iowa, November 3.-Iowa
apparently gave Senator Harding a
plurality of approximately 100000
votes over Governor Cox at the cleo
ton yesterday. Returns Senator
Cummins to his seat by two
TO ono vote over Porter, his demo-
cratic opponent. reelected all of its
republican representatives and elect
ed the entire republics state ticket.
Prohibition Not issue.
Prohibition was subject MT re-
Hected upon the face Of the return
but Representative yolstAd, Of Min
nesota author Of the prohibition en-
forceHent law. was In close race.
Republican governors IN Connecti-
cut. Illinois, where former Senator
Lewis was defeated by Len Snah-
Kansas, Massachusetts,. Michigan
and New Hampshire were successful
and In Tennessee Governor Robert
uDou unofficial returns was behind