The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-03
MORNING EXTRA
HARDING SURE OF 272 VOTES
IN ELECTORAL COLLEGE AT
EARLY HOUR; COX HAS 1856
(By Associated Press)


NEW YORK. Nov. 3-At 12:3O o'clock this morning, with
actual Harding certain of
272 votes in the electoral college from the following states:
Connecticut Delaware Idaho Illinois, Iowa, Kansas Maine
Massachusetts, Michigan Nebraska New Hampshire New er
New York. Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Ver
mont, Washington Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The from which to justify
actually placing them either the Harding Cox column
California Colorado Indiana Kentucky 10
Maryland Minnesota ~ Missouri 49, Montana A. Nevada
New Mexico 81 North Dakota South Dakota Utah. A. and
West Virginia, S-a total of 12O.
The states which certain that
Arkansas Florida Georgia, Louisiana Mississippi North
Carolina, Texas and Vr
gna-a total of 1876 votes in the electoral college.
MARION o. Nov 2-Convnced by early returns of his
election presidency Warren G. Harding has issued state
tonight saying that instead of being exuant the result
he more given prayer to God to make capable OF play
ing my part"
Receiving the election returns at his home here Mr. Harding
during evening and is
sued his statement only after the figures had piled maorties
him which his advisers declared made his election certain
At the time became known that the Senator and Mrs
Harding had plans for vacation trip to be carried out
CARELESS of the result of the election taking them for rest next
He will return to Marion during December
The senator's statement follows
Assuming early wholly dependable do
hesitate that pleased of am happy to
gratitude, but not exulan 1t not personal
victory renewed of confident Americansm and
a national call to the Republican party.
81" is all serious obligations solemn that
exung to God to make
capable playing my part all these calls to responsibility
may aspirations of expectations of America and the
the people who have voted the Republican
will understand feeling and that should make no I'M
policies at this time beyond the expressions
made by throughout the campaign
Coincdent with the senator's statement Harry NJ Daugh-
erty the Republican campaign committee made this
statement:
greatest victory in American politics. clearly Tore
Swallowed predicted is than party victory the
contributed by millions of Democrats The women OF
have quickly indicated the conerng of the suffrage
privilege as they correctly the issues and rallied to the
cause institutions The Republican
party fully conscious of the great responsibility implied in this
popular verdict will faithfully keep its obligations
AS the presidentelect Mr. Harding still would be United
States SENATOR but his he probably would remain
from Washington his time attention to the choice
of and formulation of his administration policies
Election of Republican Ohio would enable him
to resign from January when the term of Gov
Cox expires and when the new governor would appoint
Republican senator to the vacancy
DAYTON o. Nov Ex-Governor Cox's paper, the Dayton
News edition shortly before IL CLOCK ongh
oncedng the election Harding the Republican cand
date for president governor himself said he would make
statement tonight His however, carried the election
returns under caption, Republican LANDSLIDE Harding WINS
Governor Cox received the Daily News office.
NEW YORK Nov. 2-George White, chairman of the Demo-
national committee conceded the eeco Oh senator ao
ing at IL o'clock tonight
Mr. White also conceded the election of Republican
issuedf Coou I.o
abandonment by president
of the Repub
lican leaders o league Of ton follow;
helped construct ion Ohio T American nen have
been successful overwhelmingly Accept
suecumbe to the eograuions and best wishes