Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-11-05
C.0.P.lANDSlIDE
ELECTS HARDING
PRESIDENT US.
Plurality Far Greater Than Work
Established BY Roosevelt in
1904 Election.
DENIS. ADMIT DEFEAT
Aside From the Ten Southern States
the Democratic Ticket Appears to
Have Been Defeated BY An
unprecedented Vote.

New York-The most stupendous po-
litical victory in American history was
won by the Republican national ticket
when Senator Warren G. Harding was
swept into the presidency by popular
plurality far beyond the high water
mark established by Theodore Roose-
Welt in his memorable 1904 triumph
over Alton B. Parker.
Incomplete, but absolutely convinc-
ing, reports indicate that Governor
James NJ. Cox has suffered defeat
more crushing than even the most
sanguine Republican prophet has pre-
dicted.
Aside from the 10 states of the solid
South, with III electoral votes, and
possibly Kentucky, the Democratic
ticket appeared to have been buried
under an overwhelming landslide that
erased the word 'doubtfui" from the
political lexicon, and restored to the
G. O. P. dozen or more states that
had swung to Wilson in the 1916 over.
turn.
Republicans to Control Congress.
In the next Senate, the Republicans
will have, according to indications,
majority Of from six to eight, and In
the House of Representatives lead
! of nearly 70.
In the states that had been conceded
to the Republicans by impartial pre-
election observers, there never was the
slightest doubt of the result.
In these states Governor Cox failed
to hold even the Wilson vote in 1916.
while Senator Harding added to the
Hughes strength almost the entire en-
rolment of new voters.
| 1t was this outstanding feature o.
; the election that enabled the Repub-
! licans to carry a Democratic strong
hold like New York City by more
than 100000 votes, and roll up in
! New York state plurality that may
reach 100000.
! Huge Vote in Pennsylvania.
The same story. was told in the fig
ures from Pennsylvania, where the
Harding plurality may be 100000
votes, and in Massachusetts, where it
! is expected to reach 100000. New
Jersey appeared from incomplete re-
turns to have repudiated the Demo-
cratic ticket, which it supported In
| .191S9 giving Harding a 100000
4
iSs m1ts In so-cailed close territory
were equally emphatic. ~
| New Hampshire. in which the Dem
! ocrats had Waged vigorous fight,
turned wilson's plural1ty OF 90 INTO a
plurality OF from 1S,ooo 70 so,Voo Tor
Harding according TO incomplete re-
turns.
/ West V1rginla's electoral votes'
counted as almost certain for the
Democratic cause,$ Appesr to nave
swept fntoSfhe AenNbi1ean: paw, along
with OklahonaHl 10 and AttesqA &,
IS, and quite possibly tMafylsnd'a
eight.
Democratic leaders chung desperate:
ly to the hope that the miracle Of 1916,
when Wilson was returned a winner
after Hughes had been granted the
election, would, be repeated. but
early returns from the West gave
them little hope.
, 1t had bean generally reckoned that
Cox. TO- Ma must carry Utah. Ari'
iona, MolfR&, New Mexico. Indiana.
Ohio. Col6t Nevada, Connecticut
Rhode 1lana&New Jersey. New Hamp:
shire, California, Kentucky, Maryland.
Missouri, West Virginia. and Oklaho-
ma, total of 1872 votes: '.. :
! In these states he was believed to
have a chance. but the results show
just how much Of Z phantom that
chance was. -:
For once the prophets were right. =:
"Landslide" said the -electioneers.
and landslide it appeared to be, as re-
turns from one state after another
came in. j.. =
> 1t was only the extent ct the victory
that was surprising:
/ hardtf,o Qarsleey Ohio,
Not even 9mouK Republicans had
considered Ohio other than debatable.
but plurality, estimated at 100000