The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-04
House Majority
:SweIled to 100
Harding and Coolidge AS
sured of 346 Electoral
Votes-Cox and Roosevelt
Certain of Only ~
Champ Clark Suffers De-
feat-G. O. P. Gets Con-
gresham In Texas

New York. Nov. 3.-Thc crest of tht
Republican election waEe continued riS-
ing tonight. as belasd returns Uttered
/. in.
Among new Democratic casualties
were defeats of Representative Champ
Clark Of Missouri. Democratic leader
in the house: election of a Republican,
congressman from Texas; election OF
Republican senator from Missouri. An
other border state, Tennessee. hung By
4 narrow margin, but with the DemU-
Gratis leading.
\ Republican senate majority OF about
ten, and a house majority of around 100,
were other forecasts of the ovcrwhcln-
Ing majorittes.
With about eight states still in the
doubtful list, the huge majorities assur-
ed Senator Harding and Gov. Coolidge.
of at least 346 electoral votes. with
Gov. Cox certain only of l27 and all
from the solid SOUTH incmnins keh-
lucky. The Republicans today. added
Idaho, Maryland and South Dakota u
their string. and OF the remaining states
the Republicans were reported leading
: in Oklahoma. Arizona. Missouri, Mon
tana. Nevada and North Dakota. Dem,
ocrattc margins IN New Mexico and
Tennessee were reported
Among Republican senator's elected
were Lenroot OF Wisconsin. who was
opposed by Senator LaFollctte; Spencer
Of Missouri. who defeated Brccknridgc
Long. former assistant secretary OF
state; Senator Phclan, Democrat. Gail
shortridge, Republican. and Senator
Smith. Democrat. Maryland. l. veteran.
lost to o. f.. Weller Republican. Sena-
tor Nugcnt. Democrat. Idaho, was de
fcated by former Gov. GoodinE.
Senator Harding. at Marion, cXchanS,
ed kilograms Of congratulation and
planned his southern vacation. Among
81 htt..f of
graduation from Governor Cox An
other presidential candidate. Farley =.
Christensen. OF the Farmer-l.Ibor
party. issued 4 statement declaring that
the election spelled elimination Of the
Democratic party. He predicted Il rowt
OF the Republicans by his Organization
In 1924.
With majorlties piling up. President
Wilson withheld comment. B2inbridge
Colby. secretary OF state. expressed
, disappointment Senator Johnson. OF
California. leading "irreconcilablc" stat
ed that the election meant the end of
the league and another, Senator Reed.
Democrat. Missouri, declared that the
fight upon the league issue was n
tragic mistake" and had split the DEM
ocratic party.
The Republicans broke Into the soil"
Democratic congressional delegation
from Texas through the defeat of Rep
resentative Lee, of San Antonio. reia~
tive OF Observation-Disclosures Burlesou.
Another Democratic veteran: Represcn-
tative John W. Rainey. of Illinois. also
went down TO defeat.
The prohbitionists will be without
formal representation in the next con-
cr.SS. Representative Randall. Of Cali
fornia. having been defeated. The So
C!aliSt party. however. again Will have
Il member Meyer London. from New
. York City. FORMER Representative Vic
tor Berger. Milwaukee,. Socialist. was
defeated ny Representative stratford.
Republican.
Representative Mondell. OF wyoming.
House Republican leader. was reelected
according TO late returns tonight.
Republican Senate Gains
The Republicans were certain OF
gain ofNour senators from talifor3ia-
idaho. Maryland and South Dakota. In
the House thcv scored net gain of
were the following: California 3; Him
. nis .: Maryland .; Massachusetts .;
New Jersey !: New York 6: Ohio s:
Pennsylvania 5, and two In Utah.
The Democrats gained three seats
from New York.
Another Democratic casualty was
the election Of Nathan /. Miller. r.. r.,
publican. TO succeed Governor "Ar'
Smith ,,f New York.
Dems Lose Nine States.
In the presidential fight IN" returns
shovel that the CoN-Roosevelt ticket
had lost at least nine states which
President W llSOn C.lTEIfu lpul NfdIS
ago--C'alifornia, Colorado. Idaho. Kan
sas. Maryland, New Hampshire. Ohio.
Utah and Washington.
Twenty-niuc states regarded from
tho wealth Of Republican, mIjorIties
as assured for tn" Republican prcsi-
Dental thkct. were:
California. Colorado. Connecticut,
Delaware. Idaho. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa.
Kansas. Maine. Maryland. Massachu-
setts. Michigan, Minnesota. Nebraska.
Sew Hampshire. New Jersey. New
York. Ohio. Oregon, PcnnSyirania.
Rhode Island South Dakota: Ctah,
Vermont. WaShinGton. West Virginia,
wisconsin and Wyoming.
In the Cox column were:
Alabama, Arkansas. Floridn. Georgia.
Kentucky. Louisiana. M'SSiSS PIP.
North Carolina, South Carolina. Texas
and Virginia.
states from which returns tonight
were incomplete were:
Arizona. Missouri. Montana. Nevada.
New Mexico. North Dakota. Oklahoma
aud Tennessee.