The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-03
TREMENDOUS VOTE.
EXCEEDS FONDEST
HOPES Of c. 0. P.
With IS Electoral College
Votes Doubtful Harding
Has 329 and Cox 127--Re-
pubIiCanS Lead.

publICanS Lead.
NEW YORK, Nov. s. (By the AS
sociated Press. )--One of the most
sweeping Republican victories in the
history of the country stood recorded
for Senator Warren G.. Harding for
president and II Republican congress.
Tremendous and unparalleled Re-
publican plurallties. beginning with
the first count OF ballots in yester-
days election continued mounting to-
day. Defeat in their fight both for
the presidency anu congress was con-
ceded early by Democratic national
leaders on the basis of the crushing
Republican vote, and despite the alb
senCe early today of final and off
cial figures
With the presidency and congress
went loss to the Democrats of gov
ernors, state legislatures and other
state and local candidates. The break
even threatened to extend into the
border states hitherto solid SOUTH
with Republican gains in some South
ern states larger than any since tho
Civil war
Senator Harding's victory In what
Gov. Cox of Ohio. his Democratic OPP
ponent, and other Democratic lead
ers and many prominent Republicans
hailed as the Solemn referendum"
upon the league of nations, was im-
pressive. In the absence OF final fig
ures, the swelling tide of huge plural
tiles early today gave him assurance
| of 329 votes In the electoral college
as against t27 for Gov. Cox, with rs
| doubtful, inclusive of states whero
the Republican tide was running
| strong. 4A&
The unofficial results presaged a
4 larger majority in8tne. electoral cplv
lege for Senator Harding and his
running mate, Gov Coolidge OF, ,pfass i
/ achusetts, than any since 1883. ex
1 cept alone the vote of 435 for Presi-
dent Wilson IN 1912 during the Re-
publican split"
The Republican congressional
| swing was as strong. increased ma
| jorties in both senate and house be-
| ing marked up. Early today victory
| for virtually all 10 Republican sena-
| tors for reelection was spelled by
| the returns, while about half dozen
! of the l9 Democratic candidates wero
| battling against Republican leads.
The first trial of woman suffrage
contributed largely TO the Republic
cans majorities and also, was a fac
| tor in delaying the count In many
states. The millions of women's bal
| lots also swellcd the popular vote
recorded beyond all records.
Senator Harding accepted his VIC
| tory without exultation, stating that
| he was more given to prayer 20 God
| to make me capable of playing my
part" To Gov Coolidge, the next
| vice president, he sent message
| stating:
We've got a real job and well
tackle it together" .....
Coy. Cox also received his defeat
| without untoward show of feeling.
| He withheld any comment, after re-
naming at his newspaper office at
| Dayton, O.. until almost midnight and
seeing his own paper issue an early
extra edition recounting his defeat.
| None of the minor parties, the So
cialist, Farmer Labor, nor Prohibit
| tion figured in the presidential re-
! suit.
Eugene Debs. the Socialist presi-
dental candidate, Eeceived the re-
turns in Atlanta penitentiary.
Ohio. the home of both Senator
Harding and Gov. Cox; New York,
Illinois and Pennsylvania furnished
the largest Republican pluralities.
Prohibition was a subject not re-
Elected upon the face of returns, but
Representative Nolstead, Republican,
! Minnesota, author of the prohibition
enforcement law, was in a close race
Republican governors in Connecti-
cut, Illinois. where former Senator.
Lewis was defeated by Len Small;.
Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan and
New Hampshire, were successful
Without final or official returns.
decisive pluralities and leads indi-
F.lt. fFags
Harding:
Colorado. 6: Connecticut :. Cali
fornla. lS; Delaware. 3; Illinois, 90;
Indiana, Is, Iowa, l3; Kansas. 10;
Maine. g. Massachusetts 49, Michi-
gan. l5 Minnesota, II; Nebraska, S.:
New Hampshire. A. New Jersey, l4;
New York. 40, ONO, "a; Oregon, h;
Pennsylvania. 3s Rhode Island, 81;
Utah. g. Vermont i Washington,
II; West Virginia, ); Wisconsin, 1S;
Wyoming. 3. Total. 329.
Gov Cox had safely the following;
Alabama. -; Arkansas, Q; Florida,
s. Georgia. "a; Kentucky. 10; Louisi-
ana, l0 Mississippi, 10; North Caro-
lima, -; South Carolina, 3; Texas,
go; Virginia, -. Total, 127.
Lacking sufficient returns and
doubtful were the following:
ATlslllltt NttfSF iNoAAis - NAAis
land. s, Missouri, 1S; Montana, 4;
Nevada, 8, New Mexico. 3 North
Dakota. . oklahoma, 10; Tennessee
l.: South Dakota, 8. Total, rs.
Resume.
Harding. 299; Cox, l27; doubtful,
70. Total, sol.
The Republican ticket, presidential
, and senatorial was leading IN Ari-
zoua, Nevada. Idaho, Missouri Mou-
tana and South Dakota. In Okla
{ homa the race was said TO be the
closest in history. with the Demo-
erals ahead. official figures from
Tennessee gave Gov. Cox a lead oI
, II 600 with but one fifth Of the re-
turns in. In Maryland Senator Hard
ing had Il slight lead, buS Senator
Smith, Democrat, was running aheaf
of the Democratic ticket with an adj
vantage over his Republican op-
punent.
The contest IN Missouri also was
close, with the Republican presi-
dental and senatorial tickets lead.
ing. Former Speaker Ozark was II
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