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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04

Ala, for the night. as guests of a Mrs.
 Jones, who had heard them speak that
 afternoon at Jasper. The good woman
 was greatly impressed with the consld-
 eration the brothers showed each other,
 not only in the debate at Jasper but
 about. the hospitable fireside of her home
 The next morning after breakfast she
 gathered from her garden two bouquets
 of roses, one white and the other red
 Returning to the hall of her home she
 found Ali and Bob waiting to say good
 bye. ITO each she presented one of the
 bouquets.
 q want you to accept these flowers
 gentlemen said the warm-hearted hos
 tess, for the sake Of your mother 1
 know that she must be proud of her boys
 who can be politicians and still be
 brothers. I know that her heart is with
 you and that her blessings follow von''
 KNIGHTS OF THE RED ROSE Bob Taylor received the wh.e roses
 and Ali the red. Thereafter during the campaign, Bob Taylor was konwn to
 newspaper fame as. Knight of the White Rose'' and Ali as Knight of the Red Rose, and Robert still was known as the Knight of sthe White Rose, wheu he defeated Edward w. Carmaclt for re- nomination as United States senator 1T 1906. The War of the Roses" betwee- the Taylor brothers ended in the Novem- Der election of 1886. with Robert the victor.
 Ali Taylor became a member of Con- gress from the first Tennessee district | on March 1, 1889, and served for three 1 terms declining further nomination and taking up the practice of law in John son City. His home is at Milligan. Col 1 lege, Tenn, where he is extensively in terested in farming. He is the father oi several sons, one of whom, following the family bent for political division, is 3 democrat
 The campaign between Robert l.. Tay- l Tor, democrat, and Alfred A. Taylor, his | brother, republican, for election as gov ernor of Tennessee in 1886, more than { | third of a century ago. was much en was familiarly known.
 l He carried with him fiddle, made l so he told. at his home at Happy Valley | in East Tennessee. and which he playet at each joint s9ea ,nT ldatrs ,a | attempted to discuss the serious issue of the campaign, spending the greatel
 part of his time in telling jokes at tn, | exrense of his serious-rninded brother Ali. and playing the fiddle
 During the latter part of this campaign Ali Taylor has been accompanied by tn, Taylor quartete. composed of his som and nephewa who rendered old-tim, southern melodies upon the guitar. banji and violin. The quartet occupied par of the time at each speaking date ii entertaining the crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
GEORGIA

A
 Atlanta, November 3.-An democratic candidates, including the four congress- men who had opposition, were elected in Iuesdays election, according to figures compiled by The Atlanta Constitution which indicated, however, republican vote larger than normal.
 All constitutional amendments voted on Tuesday were adopted, according to the same returns They included crea- ton of five new counties by sub-dividing other counties, giving municipalities and counties power to levy taxes for public schools. revising Confederate. pension laws to extend it's provisions to more widows of veterans, increasing salaries or judges of the supreme, appellate anl superior courts to $7000 for the first two and $6.0O0 for the latter: authorizing the legislature to appropriate money to pub lie schools not connected with the state university, providing for revision of rep resentation in the legislature of certam counties, authorizing West Point. Geor- ga, to issue bonds for flood protection and authorizing cities of more than lJO, 900 population to issue bonds for street improvement
 The vote generally was light through out the state, the real interest lying in the September primary. Senator Hard- ing carried nine counties in northern Georgia and John w. Martin, republi- can candidate for Congress from the Fifth district, carried Douglas county, one of the nine. Official returns from Fulton county compiled late today show ed Cox, 6,635; Harding. 3,33S. and Debs, N5. The other four presidential candi- dates did not get any votes. Martin received 3,045 votes in Fulton against G. 931 for Congressman Upshaw. democrat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
PREGDENT-ELECT CONSIDERS MAKEUP
 OF NEXT CONGRESS
Declares He Never Had Been In Doubt For Moment From the Time of His
 Nomination
By Associated Pres,

Marion, O., November 3.-Warrcn c. Harding spent his first day as Presi dent-elect resting from the tension of election night and reviewing late re- turns. with particular attention to he makeup of the sixty seventh Conyr sss.
 He expressed keen pleasure as the growing figures confirmed republi- can gain in both Senate and House, for he had told his friends that his gpeat- est apprehension over the outcome had not been fear of defeat for himself so much as a realization that as thief executive his hands might be tied ty lack of working party majority in
 the legislative branch.
 l His interest through the last weeks of the campaign turned specifically to !, the senatorial situation, and it vas known in the inside circles of the party that 1t was to aid republican senate .ial jcandidates more than for any ether cause that he left his front porch and made a swing around circle of states where the present narrow Senate ma jority was receiving its heaviest at- | tacks.
 NEVER IN DOUBT 1 As for his own fortunes. he said io- day that he never had been In doubt for a moment from the time of his nomination He did voice surprise at the tremendous majorities piled up tor
 him, however declaring the result had
 overreached his fondest hopes. Mir Harding was not inclined to regard, the
 triumph as personal one. As he te Id
 many of his audiences during the am
 paign, his feeling. he said, was that ihe
 decision would be made on issu&s -ath-
 CT than candidates, and thatthe Lea gue
 of Nations and the record of the Wilson administration at home were the ietsr-
 mining factors
 1 The avalanche of congratulatory
 messages addressed to the President
 elect and Mrs. Harding incpeased in
 proportions today, many prominent
 democrats being numbered among
 those who sent their good wishes. Tte {, defeated democratic nominee, Cover TOT 1 Cox. sent brief telegram. accepting
 the result, and the senator in briefer
 message thanked him.
 MT Harding looked in at his office in the afternoon. No word had 3een irecelved from President Wilson. CONSIDERING CABINET 1 Now that the complexion of the lext administration is known definitely lgossip about cabinet appointments is arising, and enough names to fill a dozen cabinets are being mentioned ss likely timber for the official circle oi Senator Harding.
 Both MT. Harding and his close ad- visors have indicated, however. that tContinued on Page Three)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
COX PLANS TOUR
 OF EUROPE WHEN
 HIS TERM EXPIRES
No Formal Statement Is Made By Defeated Candidate Over the Election Result, But
 Wires Congratulations
By Associated Press

Dayton, O., November S-Governor Cox, looking forward to the time he will surrender his state office in January,
 announced tonight that he was consider ing trip abroad early next year to study conditions in Europe Meanwhile, he said, he planned to work and rest. leaving here for the state capital on Friday and starting the middle of next week for a hunting trip in Mississippi. Today found the governor apparently in the same mental state as when he watched the returns last night, bring ing in continuous unfavorable news. His smile was still apparent tonight and the mass of telegrams seemed unanimous in declaring he had made a good fight" The governors first act today was to send a congratuatory message to Sena- tor Harding. the President-elect, in which he volunteered as "a citizen" to support the nation's chief executive in "whatever emergency might arise" No formal statement was made by the governor over the election result and his newspaper, commenting edrorially, did not attempt to analyze the returns. It was the governors message to Sena- tor Harding that carried the defeated candidates formal concession of his de- feat For the first time in the governors political career his home county of Montgomery including this city, went against him, Senator Harding carrying it by about 5000 plurality. Mddletown, in Butler county, where, he lived as boy, also went to Senator Harding by five votes, but the county itself gave q comfortable edge to the governor. WANTS TO TRAVEL T have not had a chance to travel much" the governor said tonight T began work oliite young and I think | will soon go to Europe to study condl- tions there"
 The governors voice seemed rather husky, worse than at any time during his campaign, and he explained that II must be due to a let down of the vocal chords
 1 The governor also said that he was considering framing message to the ! state assembly regarding his observations 1 of conditions in the state. which, he said.
 require constitutional or statutory
 changes
 ! He did not indicate any changes he
 considers necessary and the message, if
 made, he said, will go to the assembly
 at it's regulary session in January.
 l The governor divided his time today
 l between his home here and at his farm
 at Jacksonburg, the place of his birth.
 While at the farm he helped the farm
 workers husk corn Mrs Cox was with
 1 him during the day and tonight they
 scanned the many messages received at
 l their home, Senator Hitchcock of Ne
 braska the administration leader in sne
 treaty fight, wired it is better to lose
 I in cause that is right than to win Tn
 cause that is wrong.
 l Other messages came from cabinet or
 ficers and party leaders throughout the
 country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
DUR SOVIET ARMIES
 TRY TO TRAP WRANGEL
By Associated Prees

febastopol, November -Four soviet
 ies, with squadrons of cavalry, are
 hing southward from Melitopol. on
 hallway to Alexandrovik, some fifty Ies north of the Crimean peninsular Ian attempt to cut off the forces of heral Wrangel. the anti -bolsheviki |nmander, in retreat before the soviet ensive.
 Some of the Wrange1 troops are be- s removed by transports on the Sea Azov from Tauride province into the inca.
 General Wrangel admits the loss of Fekop, at the entrance to the mar " neck of land giving access to the lin Crlaean's peninsular, but de- Tres he will fight to the end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04

A number of the counties not heard from are in east Tennessee and normally republican. These are expected to in crease Taylor's lead. The returns com piled by She ommercial-Appeal give Taylor 2S,329 and Roberts 110,24l The presidential race is still very close with democratic leaders claiming that Cox has carried the state by from 5000 to 5000 and the republicans by the same o'clock tonight from scattering returns from almost 90 counties, give Cox 125.S94, Harding 11S276
 East Tennessee counties are also the principal ones missing from this tabula- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
FULL DEATHL|ST
 | IN FLORIDA RIOT | NOT YET REVEALED
;everal Negroes Burned to Death in Buildings Follow ing Killing of Two Whites
 In Election Clash
By Assoeiated Press

Orlando, Fla, November 3.-The full asualty list at Ocoee, 12 miles from ere, where two whites were shot to cath and one negro lynched yesterday an election riot and several other egroes perished when the buildings in hieh they sought shelter were burned, nd not reached here tonight. Armed hite were reported patroling the re- on and closing in on negroes who ed to the woods, the pursuit being icompanied by intermittent firing. ore than twenty buildings, including o churches and one lodge hall in
 negro settlement were burned. Re- Prts from Ocoee tonight said that ex- osion of considerable amounts of am- |unition occurred as the flames swept e buildings and that numerous fire ms were found in the ruins later. me reports said five negroes died the flames. One negro woman was ong these, it was said, but no chill n.
 he battle was precipitated by the mpt of July Perry, a negro, to vote IT he had been refused the priv ge by election judges on the ground lat he had not paid his poll tax. He burned later armed with a shotgun, ut it was taken from him and he as driven away.
 After dark last night, according to ports from the scene, Perry again pproached the polls accompanied by number of other negroes. The white tizens at once formed posse and dis rsed the negroes, who fled to the me- gro settlement. The posse followed d witnesses said the negroes opened 'e from the buildings. A member of @ posse was wounded but reinforce ents arrived and it proceeded when e firing became general.
 WHITE MAN KILLED
 The attackers eentered at Perry's use with intent on his arrest. Two the white men, Leo Borgard and mer McDaniels, both former soldiers, ere killed in the back yard of the use, their bodies being found hours -er. A negro woman. said seven or ght armed negroes were in the Perry use. which ultimately was set on re to dislodge them, the flames reading to other buildings. Perry, nself, apparently was captured and |er taken by a mob and lynched. It Is stated tonight that he was taken oS
 g carried to the jail, after having
 treated at hospital. Details of
 capture were lacking.
 eports tonight from Ocoee were t~the negroes who fled into the pds Red dispersed and that the au- rites Reared no further trouble. pee and other Orange county towns, wever, we're being patrolled by Eriffs deputies and members of the herican Legion.
 An official investigation of the trou-
 already is under way. coroner's jury today rendered a E-dict that the shots which caused
 death of the two white men were ed from Perry's house.
 Mayor Duckworth of Orlando today Rerred with locaI negro leaders who elare they are for peace and as re- all negroes are in their homes and Il remain there during the evenings til alarm is over. The same proce- Ire seems to have been followed in ger Orange county towns. according reports received here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
FATHER, MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREN DROWN
 IN TENNESSEE RIVE

Huntsville, November 3-Ernesd White and wife and two chfldrsu were drowned in the Tennessee river near whitesburK, south of Huntsville while fishing. Mr. White, as he had been accustouaed to doing, carried his family witll him out in the boat for a rtde0 Mrs. Whites body and that Of hA son have been recovered. Search being made for the bodies 0k
 White and the other child.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
RlTISH MINERS VOTE
 TO CALL OFF STRIKE < AND RETURN TO WORK
Bv Aseeciased rrese

0y Aa9ociAteu EEees
 ndon. November 3.-At con-
 e of delegates of the miners
 atfon today . resolution to
 off the coal strike and to ad-
 fhe men to resume work to-
 W or at the earliest possible
 Int. was passed. The belief
 AiIs that work will be fully umed by n~xt Monday.
 1 A ballot tnken on the question 'esulted in 33s,O45 votes against Sontinuing the strike and 346,5o4 D favor of the men remaining out. Fbe regulations reQuirei . two- hlFas majority for eOntinutng. One imnediate result of the set- llenenf ef the stribe will be the |ssnmDtton sf horse racing en Fr1- lay. II is expected the ra1lWays FiIl resume full services next Z0088Xs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
WILSON SILENT ON ELECTION RESULT;
 LTHUNCHANGED
Official and Diplomatic Wash ington Greatly Impressed B Republican Victory in
 League Referendum
By Associated Press

Washington November 3.--The
 ident had no comment to make oi
 result of yesterdays election. nor
 he send any message of congratula
 to President-elect Harding.
 Having received only the prelimi
 returns before retiring last night
 President arose early this morning
 after breakfast scanned the latek
 ures of the republican victory as
 tained in the morning papers. I4ake1
 spent some time on the south DO
 of the White House and conferred
 Secretary Tumulty.
 Rear Admiral Cary T. Graysq
 Presidents personal physician,
 special visit to him at noon and
 later that the Presidents health
 ently had been unaffected by
 suit of the election. He said th9' ident had had a restful night am
 he was in good condition. During the afternoon the PIT and Mrs. Wilson took tbeir dail mobile ride. Mir. Wilson fece callers during the day and visitors at the White House executi
 offices were Henry Morgenthau, form ambassador to Turkey, and Norman Hapgood. former minister to Denma, Bainbridge Colby, Secretary of Sta was the only member of the cabinet make any formal comment on the ot come of the election, but Secretary w son of the labor department sent q me sage to Governor Cox. in which he | clared that truth crushed to the eal shall rise again
 COLBY DISAPPOINTED Colby said he was disappointed al depressed" but that he could not T feel a confidence that in some v and by some avenue not at the nom disclosed, this country will act up the highest concept of duty.s Official and diplomatic Washingty impressed by the proportion of the publican victory in what leaders both sides in the presidential fight declared to be solemn referendu.
 on the League of Nations, already h, begun to speculate as to the Pro dents probable course with regard the treaty of Versailles, which has posed in the White House since oenate reluseu 10 ratfly It TOT Sect time last February
 There was no one in Washington professed to know what decision, | any, the President had made. courses were regarded as to him: leave the whole question of peace VI Germany and the league to the IJ administration, which takes of4 March 4, or to resubmit the trea.y 1 the Senate al the session beEinnI early in December.
 Unless the treaty is resubmitteAv the Senate that body at its forthdy 1 ing session could act on tho questI
 of peace with Germany only by reso| l ton. Such measure was adoptedI 1 the last session. but was vetoed ] President Wilson. Whether the rep} lican majority will undertake to rel that issue remains to be decidedX republican leaders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
CALIFORNIA

San Francisco. November 3.-Republi- cans have, gained three members of Con- gress in California, the democrats lost two and the prohibitionists one-Charles H. Randall of the Ninth district, the only party member in Congress, accord ing to incomplete returns tonight. Ram dall lost to c. F. van de Water, TO- publican, of Long Beach.
 Senator Harding's growing lead over Cox caused republican leaders to express the belief that he might pass the record. 296,s15 plurality given Senator Hiram Johnson four years ago.
 Hardings majority on returns from 4.22s of the 6.154 precincts. was 27o. AS. The vote was
 Cox i7o,l95. Harding 440.sss. Debs 26.s5s, Watkins 5S40
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
COOLIDGE CONGRATULATED
Roosevelt Hopes Nation Will Grow in
 Prosperity
By Associated Prs.s

Roosevelt defeated democratic candi- date for the vice presidency. today seht the following telegram to Calvin Coolidge. his successful campaign rival. at Boston
 My sincere congratulations to you I trust that under the administration of MT Harding and yourself, the nation will grow in prosperity and in the un- selfish ideals of Amerfcanism which unprejudiced citizens of all parties de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
ALASKA

Juneau. Alaska, November 3.--Re- turns Representing the largest portion of the vote in the first. third and fourth divisions of Alaska indicate republi- can land slide in the territory. The vote of delgates to Congress was: Grigsby (D), incumbent. 2,426; Suther- land (R), 3,715
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
WIRES CONGRATULATIONS
Cox Pledges Support As Citizen to
 Executive Authority
By Associated Press

Dayton, Ohio. November Ex-Governor Cox, the defeated presidential candidate,
 today wired his congratulations to Sen- ator Harding. the President-elect. pledg-
 ing support ''as citizen. to the execu-
 tive authority in whatever emergency might arise" His messa9e, the first act of the defeat- cd candidate. today, read:
 ssIn the spirit of America, I accept tho decision of the majority. tender, as |the defeated candidate, my consratula- tiona. and pledge n . citi.sn my sup
 port to the executive authority in what
 ever emergency might arise.~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
Negroes Burn to Death By AssnciafA6 RHAHa

ozark. November 3.-Three negro hates of the Dale county aims nse were burned to death at mid kht Tuesday when the structure was
 Ftroyed by fire. The origin of the
 |e was thought to have been due to torts on the part of the inmates to bvide a fire by which to warm them Ives or from careless handling of karettes. A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
ARIZONA

Phoenix, Ariz.. November 3.-vir- tually complete returns from nine of the fourteen counties of Arizona gave substantial majorites fer Senator Harding, Ralph Cameron. republican senatorial candidate, and Governor Campbell, republicans. Carl Hayden, democratic incumbent, was ahead of James R. Dunseath for Congress.
 The totals: Harding 22,S21, Cox IT, 942 Senator: Smith 17.0S5. Cameron 2l,557. Hayden 1S,776, DunseAth 13,- 961
 Governor Campbell 22,sOl Nit simms 19,2S3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
ARKANSAS

Little Rock, November 5 Late returns in the race for Congress in the Third Arkansas district have cut down the lead of John N. Tillman, democrat, while some sections, normally republican. have not reported. Incomplete figures from seven of ten counties in the district gave Tillman 4.564 and Worthington, repub- lican, 3,2Sl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
Declines Wannlmaker's Request

Montgomery. November s.-Governor blby has declined the request of J. kottowe Wannamaker. president of Se American Cotton association, to ,nvene a special session of the legis- Lture to pass laws which would post bne payment of taxes in whole or in krt until July, 1921, and for the re-
 ction of cotton acreage in the state
 thirty three and third per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
IDAHO

Boise Idaho, November 3.--Janes F Pope, democratic state chairman. to- night conceded the election of Frank R. Gooding. republican. as senator, ever John F. Nugent. democrat.
 With republican representatives IT Congress leading by two to one .n re- turns from 4S2 precincts, Idaho's entire delegation probably will be republican.
 The county, in 52s of the S25 pre- |cincts, gave Cox 33,346; Harding. 65,23s
 For senator: Gooding 54.o66; Nugent |45,193.
 For governor: Davis, republican. 54.- 104: Walters democrat. 2S,000; Fair child, farmer labor, 17.772.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
HAWAII

Honolulu. November 3.-Incomplete returns indicate that Jonah K. Kalani- anaol. republican, defeated l. L. Me- Candless, democrat. by 2 to for ter ritorial delegate. and that The next leg islature will be overwhelmingly repnb- lican
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
c. O. 2. WA VE
 STILL RISING Al COUNT GOES ON
Senate Majority of 10 and House Majority of 100 Foreca as Related Returns Continue to Show Over
 whelming Republican Majorities
By Associated Press

New York 3The crest of the republican wave rising tonight belated returns filtered n Among democratic defeats of Representative Champ Clark of Missouri former speaker election of repub congressman from Texas reelection republican tor in Missouri and sudden jump of Senator Harding into in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
COLORADO

Denver, November 3.-Democratic state headquarters tonight conceded the cleo ton of Samuel D. Nicholson, republican. to the Senate. to succeed Charles S. Thomas, democrat. With more than two- thirds of the state reported, Nicholson had a lead of more than 32.0Oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
REPUBLICAN, ELECTED
 TENNESSEE GOVERNOR.
 MDTCA TED NV RETURNS
Taylor Has Lead of 900 Over Roberts With Several Re publican Counties Not Reporting, and Election
 Appears a Certainty
Awndntsh Prcna


  Appeal in the of Harding to republican, had opponent governorshp A.
 
 by lss7s2; Harding oberts,1 Taylor Memphis NoS 3-On the face of incomplete returns from 90 of 95 counties in Tennessee Ali Taylor republican candidate governor leading Gov A. H. Roberts his dem ocra opponent the for by 000 votes