The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-05
C. O.P. CANDIDATE
HAS LARGE LEAD
over OPPONENT
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 DO.
| 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 M. Cox has suffered a defeat
more crushing than even the most
sanguine Republican prophet has pre-
dicted.
Aside from the 10 states of the solid
South. with ia electoral votes, and
possibly Kentucky, the Democratic
ticket appeared to have been buried
under an overwhelming landslide that
erased the word doubtful" 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, a
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 a 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
1916 by giving Harding a 100000
lead.
Results in so-called close territory
were equally emphatic.
New Hampshire, in which the Dem
ocrats had waged a vigorous fight,
turned Wilson's plurality of Sc into a
plurality of from $1,000 tc 10000 for
Harding, according to incomplete re-
turns.
West Virginia's electoral votes,
counted as almost certain for the
Democratic cause, appear to have
swept into the Republican paw, along
with Oklahoma's 10, and Missouri's
is. and quite possibly Maryland's
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 been generally reckoned that
Cox, to win, must carry Utah. Ari
IONA, Montana, New Mexico. Indiana,
Ohio, Colorado. Nevada. Connecticut,
Rhode Ilsnad, 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 chance, but the results show
just how much of a phantom that
chance was
For once the prophets were right.
Landslide" said the pre-electioneers,
and landslide it appeared to be, as re-
turns from one state after another
came in.
1t was only the extent OF the victory
that was surprising.
Harding Carries Ohio.
Not even among Republicans had
considered Ohio other than debatable, |
but a plurality, estimated at 300. 900 |
for Harding, showed the debate to
have been extremely one-sIded
Indiana's IL, electoral votes had been