Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-03
President-Eect Declares He Is More Given to Prayer
to God to Make Him Capable of Playing His
Part Than He Is to Exultation
at Winning.
GOVERNOR SMITH APPARENTLY BEATEN
In REMARKABLE FIGHT IN NEW YORK
State Unable Survive Under the Avalanche of Votes
That Were Cast Against National Leader Still
Remains in Fore As One of Party's E
Great Figures

NEW YORK Nov 2-On the face of returns showing the
growing Harding, newspa-
the Dayton Daily News and Chairman White of the
ocratc National Committee after II o'clock tonight
election Harding Without awaiting
years ago
pluralfties Hughes throughout East
Democratic candidate chief manager
the Solemn referendum which President Wilson declared
would decide the league of nations question: American
Harding, staying
favored going in
Governor Cox who his newspaper office the
concession of Senator Harding published
issue statement Senator Harding at his home Marion
said he more given prayer capable
of playing my part, than he was to exutation.
George White chairman of the Democratic National
mee, conceded Senator Warren Hardngs election at
III: 20 o'clock tonight
White Republicans will have control
of the next House of Representatives ~
a statement White 81
'The abandonment by most prominent Replb-
of the league of nations which they helped construct
has been successful.
"The people have confusion wrought by
those distinguished and to the Misrepresentation
those who would not and did league
nations" =
States in Republican Column
10 o'clock there enough returns in hand to make
Senator Hadngs election certainty regardless way
the remainder of the country The following
considered safely in the Republican column:
New York with As electoral votes 49,
Jersey IA Pennsylvania, 3s; Illinois, 80 Wisconsin, 49,
Vermont 4; Maine 6; Rhode Island Kansas TO- Ohio
New Hampshire q; Connecticut z Colorado 6: with such
ton and Oregon still to be heard from This cleo
tora votes convinced all but the optimistic Democrats
that the battle over
OF perhaps national significance the gubernaora
tie in New York State bringing the Alfred f.
Smith as one OF the strongest figures in his party
is defeated or not Against the Republican
overwhelming triumph, Smith made fight unprecedented in
American politics. Seldom ever has leader
vved under such avalanche spite the fact that
Hardngs plurality in the State mid
night Smith running neck and neck governorship
with his Republican rival Judge Nathan In the
strongest Republican districts upstate Harding won
by high to Smith succeeded cutting Mes lead
to the very narrowest of margins that the
he obtained in New York City have
Under the circumstances it is prophecy to
Governor Smith contender for national leadership in the
Democratic party in the next campaign.
Miller Has Small Lead.
When returns from 5995 out of 1908 district the State
had been tabuated Miller leading
The vote: Smith. 1107213 Miller, 1,109671 Ss.
Returns late tonight from nearly of the 7145
precincts in Ohio showed Senator Harding leading
Cox by more than $4,000 votes. y@8s
the ratio Is continued Senator Harding VIII
carry his home State Cox by plurality
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