Arizona republican., 1920-11-04
LRepubIican A. p. Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-The crest Of the Republican election wave, both presidential and congressional, con tinued rising tonight as belated returns filtered in. Among new Democratic casualties were defeats of Champ Clark of Missouri former speaker and present Democratic leader in the house; election of q Republican con gressman from Texas: re- election of a Republican, senator from Missouri, and a sudden jump of Senator Harding into the lead in Oklahoma. Another border state. Tennessee, hung by a narrow margin. but with the Demo- crats leading.
 A Republican senate majority of about 10 as compared with but at present, and house majority of around 1 100 as against 40-odd, were other fore casts of the overwhelming majorities. With about eight states in the doubt ] full list in presidential and senatorial contests. the huge majorities assured 1 Senator Harding of at least 3T6 elec- ] toral votes, with Governor Cox certain 1 of 127, and all from the solid south" l including Kentucky. The Republicans today added Idaho Maryland and South Dakota to their string, and on the face of large majorities and of the remain ing states, the Republicans were re- | ported leading in Oklahoma. Arizona, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and North Dakota
 Lenroot in Wisconsin
 Democratic margins in New Mexico and Tennessee were reported
 Among Republican senators elected in hard contests were Lenroot of Wis consin, who was opposed vigorously by Senator LaFollette; Spencer of Mis-
 souri. who defeated Breckenridge
 Long, former assistant secretary of State, and Jones of Washington, sen late commerce committee chairman; Senator Phelan. California, was defeat ed by Samuel Shortridge. Republican, land Senator Smith. Maryland, Demo-
 crat. veteran. lost to o. E Weller
 Republican. Senator Nugent, Idaho
 Democrat, was defeated by former Governor Gooding
 Senator Harding at Marion ex- changed telegrams of congratulations and planned his southern vacation
 Among his messages was a brief one oi congratulation from Governor Cox. An
 other presidential candidate. Farley P Christensen of the Farmer Labor r party issued a statement declarine that the election spelled elimination ot
 the Democratic party. He predicted .
 rout of the Republicans by his organi- zation in 1924.
 Champ Clark Defeated. r With majorlties piling up in wha f | democratic leaders said was a "solemr f referendum upon the league of na. 9 tions, President Wilson withheld any : comment. Bainbridge Colby secretary
 of state. expressed disappointment
 Senator Johnson of California, leadins
 ''irreconcilable,' stated that the cleo I ton meant the end of the league, ant . another Senator Reed. Democrat, Mis- : souri. declared that the fight on tn : league was tragic mistake" and ha' f split the Democratic party.
 Defeat of former Speaker Clark va f one of the election surprises. He ha
 served in the house continuously sine n 1897 as one of the Democratic stalwart Q and received a majority of votes for tn o presidential nomination al Baltimore
 when President Wilson was chosen. H
 probably will be succeeded as minorit
 leader by Representative hitcher Q Democrat. North Carolina. Represen - tative Clarke's victor was T. W. Hulk o reide, who has been active in the Mis- " souri Republican organization. ., The Republicans broke into the soli ttee Democratic congressional delegatio =, 1 from Texas. through the defeat of Rep
 rcscntatiVc Bee of San Antonio, rel n attve of Postmaster General Burlesol @ Another Democratic veteran, Repre- ~ sentative J. ". Rainey of Illinois als ,' went down to defeat
 m Berger Loses Fight.
 "Thc prohibition party will be with
 out formal representation in the ne1 TT l con 5rcss. Representative Randall ' California lone Prohibition mcmh'
 having been defeated. The Sociali
 party. however again will have men
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 won over Representative Goldfogl
 Democrat, who defeated him two yea U tago Former Representative Nict'