Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-03
BY the Associated Press

by tHe RSSOClate0 PreSS
New York, Nov. 3.-Tnterest in New
York state on the day after election CEN
tered on the game fight Governor Smith
was making on the Democratic ticket
against Nathan l.. Miller, his Republi-
can opponent, for the honor Of being
the states chief executive.
., with the Empire State giving the
Harding Coolidge ticket an unheard OF
plurality Of about 900 900 votes, Gov
ernor Smith, nevertheless, was leading
by 1905 on returns received before
noon today.
With the count in New York city
complete, Governor Smith had 1,193,-
29S votes up and down the state to the
1,l75,234 tabulated for Mr.. Miller, but
his margin soon will be eaten up by
returns from the 924 districts still miss
ing up state, If the Republican nominee
maintains his present average plurality
OF eighty-two in each district outside
Greater New York.
IL thi average holds, Mr.. Miller will
como down to New York with lead
of 315, 100, whereas in the METROPOLITAN
district Governor Smith has been able
to run up margin of only 319,G11 Nv
tS,s figuring Miller would win by 55,-
United States Senator James w.
Wadsworth, j r., Republican, was
elected by substantial plurality over
his Democratic opponent, Lieutenant
Governor Harry G. Walker. The Re
publicans will control each branch of
the state Legislature by more than a
two thirds vste and elected twenty five
representatives to Congress, a net gain
OF five seats, with two districts miss
ing.
Returns from 6366 out Of 1908 elec-
tion districts in the state give Governor
Smith plurality Of 0122. OF the 942
missing districts, III were in New
York city, in which Governor Smith
has an average plurality of 115 votes in
each district on basis Of the present
returns. The remaining S31 districts
uSaccounted for are upstate, where
Miller Is leading by an average plurality
of S3 in each district.
II Miller should retain his present
ratio in the missing districts upstate,
he will come into New York city with
plurality Of 370,725. whereas a con-
tiuuation Of Smiths present average
majority would give him lead of only
325, ,227 over Miller in the metropoli-
tan area.
Additional returns of contests for the
Legislature show the Republicans are
increasing their majority in both houses.
Ward V. Folbert, Republican. was
elected senator from the Twentieth dis
trict, now represented by Democrat.
This gives the Republicans a total Of
thirty five senators to eleven for the
Democrats, with five districts missing.
In the Assembly elections the Repub-
licans gained additional seats in the
Second district of Schenectady county,
the Eighth district of Bronx county and
in Sullivan and Schoharie counties. The
Socialists gained one seat in the Fifth
district Of the Bronx by electing their
first woman candidate to the Legisla-
ture, Marion II. Laing. All these gains
were made at the expense Of the Demo-
Gratis.
The only upstate Assembly district
missing is the Second Albany county.
where the contest Is very close. With
twelve election districts to be heard
from, John Il. Merrigan, the Demo
cratic candidate, Is leading his Repub-
lican opponent, Joseph f. Nolan, By
nine votes.