The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-02

New York. Nov. Men and
women voters of the 4S sovereign
states OF the nation weAt to the
polls today to select q new presi-
dent for the four years beginning
March 4. next.
Before the dawn OF another day
has broken. the country in all likeli-
hood will know whether Warren G.
Harding. Republican, or James n.
Cox. Democrat. has been elected to
succeed Woodrow Wilson. for 1t is
generally agreed that. barring a
miracle. none OF the other five can
didates has a chance. This choice,
it is estimated. will be registered
by record vote Of between 20.O00,-
900 and 3O,000,000 persons. many OF
whom are women, who have been
enfranchised since the last presi-
dental election and are voting To-
day for the first time.
Second only in interest to the
contest for the presidency 10 The
first between the two majority
parties for the control Of the next
congress. Thirty-four United States
. senators, 80 to fill seats now held
by II Democrats and Is Republi-
cans. and two to fill the unexpired
terms. caused by the deaths Of Sem
ators Bankhead. Alabama. and Mar
tin, Virginia, both Democrats. are
being chosen as well as an entire
new house of representatives, COM
posed Of 435 members.
! The present senate Is composed
Of AZ Democrats, 48 Republicans
and one Republican and Progress
sive
The present house consists OF 100
Democrats, 232 Republicans. 2 In
dependent Republicans, one indie
pendent and one Prohibitioniet.
There are also nine vacancies.
Both Chairmen SanguinA
Will II. Hays and George White,
Republican and Democratic nation
al chairmen respectively, were con-
fident Of victory when the polls
opened. Mr.. Hays reiterated his
prediction that the Republican tick
ct was certain to obtain 1858 elee-
toral votes.' and that there wae o
strong possibility that the total
might reach the 400 mark. A total
of 266 is necessary to elect Mr.
White gave out no last minute pre-
die ion on the electoral vote, but
renewed his expression OF conf.
dence in the election of Governor
Cox. Each chairman also predicts
control Of the next congress by his
party.
The campaign itself. waged pfin.
clpally around the League OF Ma
tions issue. did not come 10 an enc
, until an early hour this morning
Senator Harding spent election ev,
quietly at his home in Marion, Ohio
while Governor Cox wound mp hi
campaign at a big meeting in To
ledo last night, but state and loca
candidates throughout the countr.
kept up their quest for votes int
the dark hours Of the night.
Unsettled weather. with the DOS
sibility Of rain. faced.the early vot
ers Of the eastern states as the,
trudged to the polls TO cast theil
ballots. while those OF the uppel
Mississippi valley and northern Nev
England and New York prepare
for the weather mans prediction o
snow. The rest OF the country gen
orally is expected to vote uudel
clear skies.
Nominees Receive Returns
Senator Harding will await tn
verdict OF the electorate at mis- hom'
in Marion. where he will receive
| news bulletins compiled from hg
ures collected by the Associatet
Press. Governor Cox plans to re-
ceive the returns in the office Of hi'
newspaper. the Dayton Dali,
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