The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-11-04
HARDING ELECTED!
PARTY VICTORIOUS
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS IN CAL
IFORNIA, MARYLAND AND
& IDAHO LOSE OUT

wave, both Presidential and Congress
sional, continued rising rs belated re-
turns filtered in.
Among new Democratic ca, .alties
were defeats of Representative Champ
Clark, of Missouri, former speaker and
present Democratic leader in the
House; election of Republican Con-
gressman from Texas; reelection OF a
Republican Senator from Missouri and
a sudden jump of Senator Harding
into the lead in Oklahoma. Another
\aorder State -Tennessee-hangs BY q
LAarrow. margin.
A Republican Senate majority OF
about ten, as compared with but two
at present, and House majority OF
around 100, as against forty-odd,
were other forecasts of the over
whelming majorities.
With about eight States still in the
doubtful list in Presidential and Sen
atorial contests, the huge majorities
assured Senator Harding and Govern
or Coolidge of at least 346 electoral
votes, with Governor Cox certain only
of 127 and all from the "solid South,
including Kentucky. The Republicans
today added Idaho, Maryland and
South Dakota to their string, on the
face of large majorities, and Of the
remaining States the Republicans
were reported leading in Oklahoma,
Arizona, Missouri, Montana, Nevada,
and North Dakota. Democratic mar
gins in New Mexico and Tennessee
were reported.
Republican Senators Win
Among Republican Senators elected
in hard contests were Lenroot, of Wis
consin, who was opposed vigorously
by Senator La Toilette; Spencer, of
Missouri, who defeated Breckenridge
Long, former assistant Secretary of
State, and Jones of Washington, SEN
Eate commerce committee chairman;
Senator Phelan, Democrat, California,
was defeated by Samuel M. Short
ridge, Republican, and Senator Smith,
Democrat, Maryland, a veteran, lost
to o. E. Weller, Republican. Senator
Nugent, Democrat, Idaho, was defeat
ed by former Governor Gooding.
Senator Harding at Marion ex-
changed kilograms of congratulation
and planned his Southern vacation.
Among his messages was brief one
of congratulation from Governor Cox.
Another Presidential candidate, Par
ley P. Christensen, of the Farmer
Labor party, issued a statement de-
claring that the election spelled elimi-
nation Of the Democratic party. He
predicted rout of the Republicans by
his organization in 1924.
End of League, Says Johnson
With majorities piling up in what
Democratic leaders said was a "solemn
referendum" upon the league of ma
tions, President Wilson withheld any
comment. Bainbridge Colby, Secretary
lof State, expressed disappointment.
Senator johnson of California, lead
ing "irreconcilable", stated that the
election meant the end of the league,
and another, Senator Reed, Democrat,
Missouri, declared that the fight upon
the league issue was a "tragic mis-
take" and had split the Democratic
party.
Defeat of former Speaker Clark was
one of the election surprises. He has
served in the House continuously since
1897 as one of the Democratic stall
warts and received a majority of
votes for the Presidential nomination
at Baltimore when President Wilson
was chosen.
He probably will be succeeded as
minority leader by Representative
Kitchen, Democrat, North Carolina.
Representative Clark's victor was T.
Nv. Hukried, who has been active in
1.-THE Missouri Republican organization.
The Republicans broke into the solid
democratic Congressional delegation
from Texas through the defeat Of
Representative Bee of San Antonio, a
relative of Postmaster General Burle-
son. Another Democratic veteran,
Representative John W. Rainey, OF
Illinois, also went down to defeat.
Victor Berger Defeated
The Prohibition party will be with
out formal representation in the next
Congress, Representative Randall, of
California, lone Prohibition member,
ks1e hing been defeated,
> The Socialist party, however, again
I'M have a member, Meyer London,
m New York City. He won over
resentative Goldfogle, Democrat,
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