The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-03
cox COMEDIES
ELECTION Of
SENATOR HARDING
DemOcracy's Leader De-
clares the Solemn Refer
endum Which Wilson Said
Should Decide the Fate of
the League of Nations
Elected Republican

New York, Nov. 3-The Republican
landslide continued to roll along in
even greater proportions today as
belated election returns came in from
the west.
Besides electing Harding, it was as
sured that the Republicans would in
crease their margin in both houses
Of congress, and in the senate, in par
ticular, would change their precarious
control by one TO q substantial work.
ing majority.
Congressional returns from many
states Were slow, as were, indeed, the
returns on the vote for president.
But on the basis of actual returns
at hand, and indications from partial
returns coming in, it seemed that
Harding would have not less than $50
votes in the electoral college, with
probability Of more than $50, while
all that could be counted in the Cox
column were the 127 votes from the
solid south.
Unless some sudden changes were
to appear it appeared that the re-
turns were making good the Repub-
lican prediction, that hte Democrats
would not carry a western or northern
state.
In many of its aspects, the cleo
tion was very unusual. 1t developed
what may turn out to be the greatest
Republican victory of party history.
The Democratic candidate and his
chief managers conceded defeat before
enough returns actually were in 10
show it in figures.
With the election, went what Presi-
dent Wilson characterized as a sol
emn referendum" on the league Of
nations issue and II it may be said
that the electorate regarded their
votes as an expression on that ques-
tion, they showed a preference for
Harding, who declared for staying
out" as against Cox, who declared for
going in" with a landslide which
exceeded the expectations Of the most
enthusiastic Republicans.
Everywhere, the shift toward the
Republican column was heavy Many
states which went to the Democratic
strength when Wilson defeated Hughes
in the election Of 1916. returned to
the Republican column in yesterdays S
balloting.
Boston going Republican for the
second time in Us history, New York
giving Harding an unheard OF plu-
rality and ratios Of two TO one in
many states. give indications OF the
proportions Of the Republican slide,
which apparently left the Democratic
candidate nothing but the tradiuonally
/ solid south.
This morning - hours after the
national balloting began, it appeared
/ that complete returns from all dis
tricts would not be In for another
day, but the trend c. these returns
being reported gave no indication OF
/ aleruug the situation.
New York. Nov. 2.-on the face of
returns showing the growing land
slide for Harding, Governor Coxs own
newspaper. the Dayton Daily News
and Chairman White, Of the Demo-
ocrauc national campaign commit
tee, soon after II o'clock tonight
conceded the election of Senator
Harding. without waiting for re-
turns from the west, which -four
years ago elected Wilson in the face
Of puralties for Hughes through
out the east, the Democratic candi-
date and his chief manager conceded
that in the solemn referendum,
which President Wilson declared
would decide the league Of nations
question. American voters had pre-
ferred Harding who favored staying
to Cox who favored going in
Governor Cox, who was in hi,
newspaper office when the conces
sion to Senator Harding was publish.
lshed said he would issue no state
ment.
Senator Harding at his home. II
Marion. said he was more givef
to prayer to make mu capable oI
playing my part than he was t'
exultation.
New York. Nov. "A messag,
received early tonight by WIN II
Hays. chairman OF the Republican
national committee at the party
headquarters here. states early re
turns In Boston forecast Republl
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