Arizona republican., 1920-11-03
LEAD. IN NEW YORK MAY EXCEED MILLION

NEW YORK, Nov. Millions of Americans. many of them women ex- ercising their franchise today for the first time, cast their ballots for na- tional and state tickets and in the "sol- emn referendum on the league of na- tions issue. All reports showed 1t was the usual quiet election day with va- riety of weather.
 Long ballots, a greatly increased number of voters and different closing hours for the polls in various states promised slow returns.
 Kansas. with the double board sys- tenn, by which ballots are counted as cast, came in with the first fairly com prehensive returns, which showed Harding and the Republican ticket leading there.
 In some small communities in the East all the registered voters had cast their ballots before noon and the polls closed, having nothing to do.
 When darkness fell over the East, however, the West still was voting. Tn several of the agricultural states the polls were being kept open as late as o'clock local time, which would pre- clude the receipt in the East of any thing but scattering returns before midnight In North Dakota the polls remained open until g o'clock. With footing horns and the cackle Of rattlers, New York city poured out into the streets in the evening for its time honored election night celebration for New York always cele- brates whoever the winner and who- ever the loser.
 1 But hardly had the streets been filled than they were emptied again or al- most emptied for the skies opened and the rain descended by far more than tho proverbial bucket full The few score, however, that stood their ground on Park Row, at B. o'clock saw the tower of the New York World building suddenly illuminated with red lights the sigma that that newspaper. stauch sup porter of Governor Cox, had conceded the election of his rival.
 Sun Comedies Harding
 About the same time the New York Sun, which claimed a landslide fol Senator Harding, admitted that Gov ernor Smith of New York. Democrat probably had been reelected.
 The New York Times, however which has supported Governor Cox, al 9:15 o'clock had not accepted early re- turns as indicating his defeat.
 The New York Tribune. Republican claimed election of Senator Harding a o o ClOCh.
 At 11.15 o'clock. eastern time. witl the West and Middle West still scarce
 ly heard from, the Harding landslide il
 the East was continuing with gather
 ing momentum.
 May Have Million Lead
 At the rate the Harding column wal
 growing at that hour the Republican plurality in the state of New Yorl would be around the unprecedente' figure of more than a million. Nev York city, normally Democratic, wa
 going for Harding by at least half million.
 The governorship fight continue close, with Republican managers claim ing the defeat of Governor Smith. Pennsylvania returns at that hou showed Harding leading Cox three | one and Senator Penrose elected { Massachusetts was promising Hardin \ the greatest plurality ever given pres idential candidate in that state. Bos ton had gone for a Republican for tn second time in its history and ha given Senator Harding a greater lea over Cox than 1t gave Mckinley owe Bryan in 1896.
 Returns from half of Vermont gay Harding a three to one lead over Co Hughes beat Wilson two to one theI in 1916.
 In the home district of Charles l \ Murphy, leader of Tammany hal E Harding beat Cox two to one Mair
 reported Harding loading Cox by Il ! largest plurality ever given to a pres
 dential candidate. Ohio. one-fifth con R plete, showed a growing vote f' TIordipV