New Britain herald., 1920-11-02
Fight for Control of Congress
 Second Only to President
LEAGUE REMAINS BIG ISSUE
Makeup of Senate at Present Gives Republicans Bare Majority of Ono Vote and Party Seeks to Strengthen This Deficiency.

New York. Nov. 2.-(By the Asso- ctated Press)-Men and women vot- CTS of the 4e sovereign states of thu. nation went to the polls today to sc- lect a new president for the four years beginning March 4 next.
 Before the dawn of another day has broken the country in all likeli- hood will know whether Warren q. Harding, republican, or James M. Cox. democrat has been elected to succeed Woodrow Wilson for it Is generally agreed that barring a miracle none of the other five candidates has, chance. This choice it is estimated will be registered by a record vote of between 20,000,0oo and 30,o0o,O0O persons many of whom are women who have been enfranchised since the last presidential election and are vot- ing today for the first time.
 For Control of Congress
 Second only in interest to the con- test for the presidency is the fight be- tween the two major parties for the control Nof the next congress. Thirty four United States senators, 32 to fill seats now held by 17 democrats and l5 republicans and two to fill the un- expired terms caused by the deaths of Senators Bankhead, Alabama and Martin. Virginia, both democrats, are being chosen as we'll as an entire new house of representatives composed of 435 members.
 The present senate is composed of 47 dem ocrats, 4s republicans and one republican-progress The present house consists of 190 democrats, 232 republicans. two independent repub-' licans. one independent and one prohibitionist. There are also nine va cancies.
 Both Sides Confident
 VIII B. Hays and George White, republican and democrat national chairmen respectively, each continued confident of victory when the polls opened. Mr. Hays reiterated his pre- diction that the republican ticket was certain to obtain 36S electorial votes and that there was a strong possibiii- ty that the total might reach the 400 mark. A total of 266 is necessary to elect MT. White gave out no last min- ute prediction on the electoral vote but renewed his expression Of confi- denee in the election of, Governor Cox. Each chairman also predicts con- trol of the next congress by his party.
 League is Big Issue
 The campaign itself waged princi- pally around the league of natons ASSut, Ilpk come IO enu unIll an early hour this morning. Senator Harding spent election eve quietly at his home in Marion. O., while Cover nor Cox wound up his campaign at a big meeting in Toledo last night, but state and local candidates throughout the country kept up their quest for votes into the dark hours of the night.
 Unsettled weather with the possi- bility of rain faced the early voters of the eastern states while those of the upper Mississippi valley and northern New England and New York prepared for the weather mans pre- diction of snow. The rest of the country Is expected to vote under clear skies.
 Harding Waits at Home
 Senator Harding will await the verdict of the electorate at his home in Marion where he will receive news bulletins compiled from figures col lectod by The Associated Press. Gov ernor Cox plans to receive the returns in tho office Of his tlaS