The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-03
Harding Sweeps Nation; Wins
ByLargest Majority EDer PolIed:
Republican House and Senate
New York Gives Harding Ma
jority of Over Million
Votes.
OHIO BY OVER $4,000
Solid South Crumb'es in Gen
eral Republican Tidal
Wave.

New York, Nov. "a. p
One of the most sweeping repub.
lican victories in party history
today stood recorded for Sen
ator' Warren G. Harding, for
president, and republican con-
gress. %-
Tremendous and unparalleled
republican pluralities, beginning
with the first court of ballots in
yesterdays election, continued
mounting today. Defeat in their
fight both for the presidency and
congress was conceded early by
democratic national leaders on
She basis of the crushing repub-
lican vote and despite the alb.
sence early today of final and of
fetal figures.
With the presidency and con-
gress went loss to the democrats
of governors, state legislatures
and other state and local candi-
dates. The break even threat
ened to extend into the border
states hitherto solid south, .
with republican gains in some
southern states larger than any
since the. civil war.
Senator Harding's victory. in what
Gov. Cox. of Ohio, his democrat OPP
por mt and other democratic leauers and
many prominent republicans hailed as
the Solemn referendum" upon the
lea~ue Of nations. was impressive. In
the absence Of final figures. the swelling
tide of huge pfiralities early today gave
him assurance of 329 votes in the cleo
rtoral college as against 127 for Gov. Cox
with seventy-five doubtful Inclusive OF
sta cs where the republican tide was
rttnnn ng strong. -
HUGE ELECTORAL MAJORITY.
The nncfsicfaI results presaued a
LARGE majority In the electoral college
f0r Senrtor Harding and his running
mate, Gov. Coolidge, of Massacau-
aette than any siuce 1888, except
alone the vote Of ass for Pres dent
Wilson 70 1912, during the rePuoli'
The republican congressional swing
was ais strong, Increased. maportes
in both senate and house being marked
up.s Early today victory for virtually
all fifteen republican senators for re-
election, was spelled by the returns,
while about half dozen Of the nineteen
democratic candidates were battling
agains, republican leads.
The first trial OF women suffrage con-
tributed largely to the republican ma
jofitias. and also.. was factor in de-
millions Of women's ballots also swclled
the popular vote record beyond all rec
ords.
"a Real Job"
Senator Harding accepted his victory
without exultation stating that he was
more given to prayer to God to make
me capable of playing my part" To
GOV. Coolidge. the next vice-president,
he sent a messaFe stating:
We've got real Job and well tackle
it together"
Gov. Cox also received his defeat with
out untoward show of feeling. He with
held any comment. after ~remaining at
almost midnight and seeing his own
epaper issue an early extra edition re-
counting his defeat.
Senator Harding. Gov. Coolidge. VIII
II. Hays. chairman OF the republican ma
tional committee and other republicans
exchanged telegrams of congra lula tions.
Senaton Harding commended Mr.. Hays
upon successful management Of n great
campaign and also told Gov. Coolidge
that he would expect him ito play a
fun part in the coming republican ad-
The league Of nations issue was
stressed oy Senator Borah. of Idaho,
prominent among the leagues foes. in a,
statement declaring that he regard the
election as ''the triumph for national
ism and the death Of the league of ma
ions"
Socialist Vote Grows.
None of the minor parties, the So
ciaiist farmer-labor nor prohibition,
figured in the presidential result. So
ciaiist headquarters at Chicago claimed
an increase vote and the party re-
elected three New York socialist as
semblyfnen who had been expelled.
The first woman socialist ever elected
TO the New York assembly. Marion Fl.
LainE. also was successful.
Eugene Debs, the socialist presiden-
tiai candidate. received the returns in
the Atlanta penitentiary.
The farmer In bor candidate, Farley
p. Christensen. OF Salt Lake City had
not been located at an early hour
senator Harding. with the receipt of
the ballot tidings--on his fifty-fifth
birthday--announced plans for a vaca-
tion beginning next Friday He win
spend several days near Brownsville.
Tex. and then tour the Panarnh canal
zone. Gov. Cox also is planning a
vacation on hunting trip in Missis-
sippi.
slo q. o. p. RiuraIltles.
Ohio. the home OF both Senator
Harding and. Gov. Cox. New York, Ili-
nois and PENNSYLVANIA furnished the
largest republican pluralities. That
of New York, where Gov. Smith, dem-
ocrat. and Nathan l.. Miller, repubi-
can, were neck and neck in the guher-
material hght. was close to the million
mark: Ohio was around 10000 Illinois
at the present ratio about 500, 900. ana
PennRvlvania about 100000.
In Caiiforuia. whore Senator Phelan
democrat wss trailing far behind
samuel NJ Sha-tridge, republican. and
with Senator Hnrding even further
ahead on the ticket. Abortion OF the
ai'ea lrnd law arrend~ent relating 10