The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-03
COX CARRIES
ONLY STATES IN
SOLID SOUTH
East, West and North
Solid Against Demo-
cratic Candidate

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Thc republi-
can landslide continued to roll along
IN even create" proportions today rs
belated election returns came In from
the west.
besides elcctlng Warren q. Harding.
president. IL was assured that the re-
publicans would increase their mar
gin In both houses OF congress, and In
the senate In particular, would
change their prccariouc contra, by
one to a substantial working majority.
Congressional returns from many
states were slow, as were. indeed. the
returns on the vote for president.
Greatest Victory
But on the basis OF actual returns
at hand and indications from partial
returns coming In, II seemed that
Harding would have not less than
800 votes In the electoral college with
a probability OF more than 800. while
all that could be counted In the Cox
column were the one hundred and
twenty-scven votes from the solid
south.
Unless some sudden change were to
appear, II seemed that the returns
were making good the republican pre-
dictiOn that Cox would not carry a
western or a northern state.
In many OF its aspects the election
was very UNUSUAL II developed what
mny turn out to be the greatcst re-
publican victory of party history.
Both the democratic candidate and
his manngers conceded defeat before
enough returns actually were In to
show 1t In figures. with the election,
went what President Wilson churac-
terized as u Solemn referendum" !"
on the league OF nations issu >, and II
It may he said that the electorate re-
gardcd their votes as an expression
ton lNaNH a
preference for Harding who declared
for staying out" as against Cox who
declared for going in" with u land
slide which exceeded the expectations
of the most enthusiastic republicans
Shift To Republicans
Everywhere the shift toward the
republican column was heavy Many
strength when Wilson defeated
Hughes In the sensational election OF
1916 returned to the republican
column in yesterdays bapoting.
Boston going republican FOR the
second time in it's history; New Yorl,
giving Harding an 'unheard OF plur-
allty and ratios OF two to one In
many states give indications OF the
proportions Of the republican slide.
which apparently left the democratic
candidate nothing but the Traditional
ly solid south.
This morning, tWenty-fOur hours
after the national ballOting began, It
appeared that complete returns from
all districts would not be In for an
other day. but the trend ot these re-
turns being reported gave no indicn-
tion of altering the situation.
At noon eastern time today con-
gresslonal returns were complete
from only seventeen states, but all
the returns then available showed a
republican gain OF twenty-five In the
house of representatives, offset by
losses OF three.
In the senate the only republican
gain definitely recorded was one from
Maryland, but the landslide motion OF
the republican national ticket in other
states promised further senatorial
gains with Il.
The only news In the incoming
presidential returns was steady
gain for Harding. II appeared prob
able that In addition to the states
hitherto given to him In the electora
college there would be added Idaho
Nevada. Missouri and Maryland.
Others carded in the doubtful col
umn showed a continuing list to the
republican column.