The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-03
WISE AND JUST
VERDICT HAYS
People Have Spoken in Tn
mistakable Terms Says
Chairman.
HEADQUARTERS MERRY
National Figures Gather as
Wires Bring Tale Of In
crcasing Majorities.

Leaving the Republican National
Headquarters, 10 west Forty-fourth
street. early this morning. Chairman
VIII Hays issued the following state
ment:
"Once more the American people in
just verdict. Certainly In this instance
they have spoken in unnistakabie terms.
America is still safe. There is a new
glory TO the Stars and Stripes.
Hourly the maJorities Increase. Both
the electoral and the popular fnaiorities
of Harding and Coolidge will be entirely
unprecedented.
I'VE will have a majority OF not less
than fourteen In the Senate. and an
overwhelming majority in the House.
I'VE are very grateful"
With cities and towns and hamlets Ia
practically every part Of the country re-
turning a count that showed Senator
Harding and his running mate. Gov.
Calvin Coolidge OF Massachusetts. to
have lead unprecedented In the his
tories OF national elections. and with
even doubtful States coming into the
Republican fold In a steady stream, Re-
publican Headquarters was a centre OF
rejoicing. Early In the evening leaders
OF the party began to gather there. and
the returns started 70 click over the
telegraph wires from every State in tho
Union. Telephone bells were ringing
constantly to release the big news, and
messengers were coming and going by
the dozen.
On the fourth foor only the members
Of the executive committee were ad-
mittee. and there the news OF the election
.,s II was being reported was given to
reporters. The larger rooms on the third
floor were the scenes for big gathering
of men and women prominent in the
being sent to that floor and called
through megaphone by a youth with
a competent pair Of lungs.
Among those who dropped In to And
cut just how big a lead could be rolled
up by Senator Harding were Or. David
Jayne Hill, Senator William NJ. Calder
William Boyce Thompson. G. y. Hilles
who succeeded Herbert Parsons as a Ma
iional Committeeman from New York ;
Guy Gennttt. National Committeeman
rom Maine; Mrs Mary A. Livermorc.
luther Little. Gen. r. Coleman du Pont,
Clifford Pinchot, George Henry Payne
siarvyn Scudder, DR.. Hollender for
-ncrly fiscal agent IN Santo Domingo ;
William r. Wilcox, former chairman of
the National Commi tee; Judge Julius NJ
Mayer. Lloyd Griscom. Mr.. and Mrs
"ourtland Nicoll. Eugene Meyer. Jr,
and Mr.. and Mrs Larx Anderson.
Later others Joined the party on the
third floor of the Berkeley Building.
Among the late Corners were Charles II.
Sabn of the Guaranty Trust Company
and Mrs Sabin, Assemblyman ard Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt. Henry p. Dawson,
Jr.. John Hays Hammond. Elliot wads-
worth. William NJ. Chadbourne, Mrs.
Frederick X. Davies Henry s. Hooker.
Earl Kirslee, National Committeeman
from Vermont Mr.. and Mrs. De Lancy
kountz, Mr.. and Mrs. James II. Duke,
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Pratt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry +. Fletcher, Mr.. and Mrs.
James j. Burden. Miss Ruth Twombly,
Mrs. Arthur Livermore. Mr. and Mrs.
James Sheffield. Col. George Harvey, Mr.
and Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler, Col
and Mrs. Arthur Woods. Nicholas Bid
die, Francis L. Hine, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas w. Miller. Samuel Fuller, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hogan and Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Pratt.
Each succeeding State or city report
drew EXPLANATIONS Of satisfaction from
the gathering. II had been assumed that
the Ohio Senator's majority would be
large. but none expected the figures that
clicked in over the wires New Yorks
apparent success for the Republican
ticket was completely satisfactory but
when states such as Oklahoma. Ken
lucky, Maryland and Indiana sent re-
ports proving the Harding landslide was
carrying even In Democratic strongholds
the feeling of rejoicing was supreme.
At ten minutes after 10 Mr.. Hayes
came from, the offices where he and
other leaders. including A. IT. Hert OF
Kentucky and John w. Weeks, former
Senator from Massachusetts, had been
reading the reports. and issued a state
ment In which he characterized the re-
suits as an indication OF IAN extraordi-
nary degree OF agreement on the part of
the people,"
Mr.. Weeks issued statement earlier
In the night outlining the question: BILE
territory then claimed by tho party, and
Scott G. Bone. director of publicity for
the campaign. added few words TO the
other statements. saying that the OPP
position entry in the race was too
heavily handicapped by wisconsin ever
10 become moro than "seiling platter"
At midnight the crowd at headquar-
tors showed little indication of leaving.
The returns were coming in from West
ern States. and II appeared. as Mr..
Weeks stated. that the Harding ticket
was carrying everything west OF tho
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