New-York tribune., 1920-11-04
Hays Assured
Senate Fight i'm
West Is W on
Chairmen in Close States
Report Clean Sweeps for
Candidates; Many Callers
Offer Congratulations
Party to M e ct Issue
Will Strive to Keep America
in High and Proper Place
in World, Official Says

aAA W VA AuS Gays
Will H. Hays. chairman, and Colonel
Thomas w. Miller. Of the speakers
bureau of the Republican National
Committee. last night received tele-
phone messages and kilograms from
state chairmen in close states. The
purport of the information was that
Tasker L. Oddie, Republican, was
elected to the United States Senate
over Senator Henderson, in Nevada;
that Senator George Chamberlain was
defeated by Stanfeld, Republican, in
Oregon; that Ernst, Republican,, beat
Senator Beckham in Kentucky. and that
the Republicans elected Senator's in
Arizona, Oklahoma and Maryland
Colonel Miller received the following
message from Mr.. Oddic; my election
assured by comfortable majority.
Whole effort Of Democratic party in
this state was concentrated against
me, so that my election means much"
MIR. Oddie was frst Republican Gov
ernor OF Nevada, serving from 1910
to 1914.
The chairman Of the Republican CAM
paign state committee in Tennessee
reported that Harding had carried Ten
nessee by $4,000 and that Alfred Tay-
lor. Republican candidate for Governor.
had defeated Governor Roberts, who
was up for reelection.
Harreld Leads in Oklahoma
Representative Harreld, Republican
candidate for United States Senator
from Oklahoma. telephoned Chairman
Hays that with one-half of the state
heard from he was in the lead and that
his election seemed fairly certain
Chairman Tongue, of the Oregon Re-
publican State Committee, wired that
Stanfield would have from 5000 to
5000 over Senator Chamberlain.
Three concurring reports from Ari-
zona said that Harding had carried the
state and that the election of Cameron.
Republican candidate for Senator. and
Campbell, Republican candidate for
Governor, was conceded by the Demo
Gratis there.
The report from Kentucky was that
Ernst. Republican candidate for Sena
tor against Senator Beckham, had car
ried the state by an estimated plural
ity. of 1900. while Senator Harding
had plurality of 1000.
Chairman Hays spent the day open
ing kilograms and receiving the cor
gratulations of callers. Among the
visitors were Senator Joseph S. Frel-
inghuysen. of New Jersey, who said
he did not intend to 20 on a iunket to
Texas with the Preside mt elect; Sena-
tor Calder, Mrs. Arthur L. Livermore,
Mrs. Charles II. Sabin and Charles D.
Hilles, Republican National Commit
teeman.
Tasks Now Before Party
In commenting on the Harding and
Coolidge victory Chairman Hays said;
"The victory is worthy Of our candi.
dates and our cause. 1t carries respon-
sibllitles commensurate with it's oppor-
tunltles. These responsibilities are
recognized by the party. They will be
met with sympathetic and intelligent
anderstanding and discharged with a
faithful and efficient execution by the
nations great executives and the Re-
publican majorities in Senate and
House IN manner that will keep
America IN her high and proper place in
the world of to-day and tomorrow,
ana once more bring into action those
forces at home which make for the real
welfare of the people and the glory Of
the nation.
"Squaring performances with our
promises. measuring our steps forward
by the new needs of the nation, we will
proceed to the fulfillment of the party's
mission; God helping, it shall be &C
complished."
''The Judgment of the American cleo
torate never has failed" said Senator
Frelinghuysen. "The verdict of the
people: yesterday was that they ap-
proved the political issues Of the day
as interpreted by Senator Harding and
the Republican national platform. The
Republicans are now confronted with
the greatest responsibility that they
have faced in generation in taking
up reconstruction problems These in
ciude tariff to safeguard the interests
of the American workingmen, the
strengthening up of the nations dis
ordered finances and the lessening of
taxation. We have won our campaign
battle, but we now are facing an equally
difficult and more prolonged task in the
interest Of all the people,"