The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-03
WILSON'S ADMINISTRATION AND
LEAGUE OF NATIONS REPUDIATED
Republicans Will Have Majority of
IL i'm the Senate and More tnan
100 i'm the House

New York, Nov. 3-2 p. m.-Election
returns this afternoon emphasize the
great victory OF Harding and Coolidge.
From all parts of the country come
reports Of Republican gains.
Former Speaker Champ Clark Is re-
ported 5UO0 behind his Republican OPP
ponent in the Ninth Missouri district
with the vote about half counted.
With reports from 1908 districts in
the state of New York Smith is lead
ing Miller for governor. The vote is
Smith l,194,O95; Miller 1,l7S,229.
While the remaining districts are up
state and will decrease Smiths lead
II does not look as though Miller can
win.
At noon Chairman Glynn of the Re
publican state committee claimed the
election OF Miller by $4,000 but the
Associated Press figures do not sup
port this claim.
AT Noon nearly two-thirds Of the
Ohio vote had been tabulated and
showed a lead for Harding OF 25S,946.
Victor Berger, Milwaukee Socialist,
who was a candidate for reelection
to the seat in Congress from which he
was ousted today comedies his defeat
by William +. Stafford, Republican
Governor Cox this forenoon wired
his congratulations to Senator Hard
ingan The telegram said I'm the
spirit of America | accept the decis-
ion OF the majority. AS the defeated
candidate | tender my congratulations
and, as a citizen. pledge my support to
executive authority in whatever stu
alton may arise
New York city complete, gives Cox
345,535, Harding 7S5,576, and Debs
1885.
Late returns from Maryland indi
cate that Harding has carried the
state but that the senatorship is still
in doubt.
New York, Nov. 3.-One of the most
sweeping Republican victories in party
history stands recorded fer Harding
for president and u Republican con-
gress.
Tremendous and unparalleled Re-
publican pluralities beginning with
thesftrst count of ballots of yesterdays
election continued mounting today
.9 Defeat In their fight both for the
! Presidency and Congress was conced.
ed early by the Democratic National
lbaders on a basis cf the crushing Re-
publican vote and despite the absence
, fflDaI and official returns ica
if With the Presidency and Congress
lost to the Democrats go also the gov
ernors and state legislatures and 9TH
er state and local candidates, The
bTeakaeven threatened to extend into
the border states and the hitherto
solid south with Republican gains in
scuie OF the southern states larger
than at any time since the civil war.
The Harding victory is what Cox
and other Democratic leaders and
many prominent Republicans hailed
as solemn referendum on the
League Is impressive.
The majorities for Harding in all
the northern states were tremendous.
lie carried New York state by nearly
million votes and New York city by
100000, Pennsylvania by 100000: Ohio
by S50000; Illinois by 100000; Massa-
chusetts by 215,000; California by
100000; Maine by $4,000; Vermont by
$4,000.
Only the old south was loyal to Cox
and IN most OF these the Republican
vote was larger than ever before. The
border states are still in doubt with
Harding probably victor in Maryland,
West virginia and Missouri and Cox
in Kentucky and 0kIohoma.
II was an astounding reputation of
the Wilson administration and the
League of Nations. At every point
where the LEAGUE was an Issue 1t was
fatal to the candidate who took the
league side, The women and the re
termed service men lined up over
whelmingly for Harding
The Associated Press at 10 O'Clock
thR morning issued the following dis
patch!t
Senator Warren Canal lei Hardlne
'1as On Tuesday elected president OF
the United States by the largest pop
ul1r endorsement ever given a candi
dhte for that office His lead In the
electoral college is more than 1875 and
iTtill growing. The states carried fol
Hq~dlnp and their electoral votes are
california ................... I:
Colorado ......... .............
Connecticut ... .....,
W,hWare '',..,'... .....,,....
Idaho ........ ..........,
Illinois ...... .............. 2!