Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-02
Political Destiny of U. S.,
Rests Today With
People
DOPE NO OLONGER GOOD
Forecast and Prediction Give Way Be
fore Electorate With Ballots Which
Count Both Parties Confident

New York, Nov. 2.-The seven
Presidential candidates of 1920 last
night had submitted their case to
their jury and awaited the verdict ct
the electorate today.
The bustle of months ended last
night at national Headquarters, where
campaign strategists rested, their
summing up complete. The candidates
| retired 10 seclusion to receive the de-
cis:on of the American people. With
the people rested the task Of ringing
Acwn the curtain on the national
llama of electing leader fer the
| next four years.
With the voters rested also the
la5y of deciding which party should
control the Senate, and which party
should control the House CT Repre-
sentatives. With the electorate of
many States rested the duty of choos
.ng Governors and Legislatures.
Party leaders, who week after
week had been directing the destinies
of their candidates and focusing
their attention on the League of Ma
tons, the chief issue of the campaign
pulled down their desk tops, put on
their hats and went home. Before
they left their headquarters they had
scanned last minute reports from
State ohairmen, but almost as close
" they had studied the reports OF
.lrs Government weather bureau.
With addition of women to those
who choose the electoral college,
party leaders, of course, expect a vote
greatly swollen over that of 1916.
Should the skies open, the downpour
could hardly discourage enough voters
TO hold the total below that of four
years ago, and the ballot counters
are not expecting a smaller, but much
larger task-4so large. indeed, that
the count may possibly be known
much later than in other President
ial years.
Senator Harding, of Ohio, stand
ara bearer of the Republican party to
FAY retired to his home in Marion to
await the decision of his countrygnen.
To his party managers he left de-
tailed forecast Of the vote, and from
Chairman, Hays, of the Republican Ma
..3;onal Committee, there was forth
coming last night reiteration of con-
fiHence in Republican victory. Hays
however, issued no formal statement.
announcing he chose to remain mute
until the ballots had been counted.
Governor Cox, also Ohio's native
son selected by the Democratic party
as It's choice for the White House.
last night delivered his final; cam
pa'pn address in Toledo, and return
ed to his home in Dayton. Conviction
that he will be elected was expressed
in a final statement yesterday by
Chairman White. of the Democratic
National Committee.
Senator Harding and Governor Cox
fertow newspaper propriesors, have
chosen different ways to receive cam
pa:gn results. With Mrs. Harding, the
Senator viii receive at his home bu1-
.letins compiled by the Associated
Pro... keeping them advised Of the
attest totals.
Governor Cox, on the other hand,
will receive election returns at his
| office in the Dayton Daily News. a
member of the Associated Press,
where special telegraph instrum ents
including a receiver used in the Cleve
land campaign of more than a quarter
/ of q century ago, have been set up.
Chairmen Hays and White, with
other Republican and Democratic lead
ers, will gather at their respective
headquarters here tonight to receive
the returns.
In Boston, capital Of the State
whose chief executive he is, Calvin
Coolidge. Republican, Vice President
al nominee, WEN learn whether o,
not next year he is to move khe
Washington. Franklin D. Roosevelt
former Assistant Secretary of ths
Navy and Democratic opponent q
Governor Coolidge, win watch the
progress, of the struggle from his
hcnte in'Hvds Park. ~ Y. 80 )
Eargene v. Debs, Presidential cand