New-York tribune., 1920-11-05
New Mexico Swings to
Republicans, Tennessee
Safe and Remote Sec
tions of South Invaded
Miller's Plurality
Climbs to 10000
Oklahoma and Montana
Assured; No Hope for
Vets i'm This Congress

W ets m Ms congress
With Tennessee safely in the Har~
ding and Coolidge column, the elec-
t'ral vote for the Republican stand
ard-bearers last night reached the
impressive total of 404 out of 53f.
Keeping pace with the electoral vote,
the Republicans appear to have a
majority of % in the Senate and not
less than 150 in the House.
The Republican majorities in the
former Democratic strongholds Of
Oklahoma. Missouri, Tennessee and
New Mexico keep on climbing as the
back counties turn in their corrected
returns, showing that the tidal wave
reached into remote sections of the
Solid South, where whole counties
went over to the Republicans for the
first time
1000 New Mexico Majority
Virtually complete returns from
all sections Of New Mexico show
Senator Harding carried it by ma
jority Of at least 5000 votes.
Nestor Montoya, of Albuquerque,
Republican candidate for Congress.
was elected over Antonio Lucero. Of
Las Vegas, by a majority Of about
1000.
The Republican landslide apparently
insures to the Republicans 50 Senate
seats as against 81 for the Democrats.
Late returns in Kentucky assured the
election Of Richard p Ernst. who ear
lier in the days count forged ahead oe
his Democrat opponent, Senator Beck
ham.
Miller's Plurality Increases
George A. Glynn, chairman of the
New York Republican State Committee,
said last night that Judge Nathan L.
Miller's plurality as candidate for Gov
ernor would, on the official canvass.
reach over 10000.
Of the thirty four Senate contests.
Democrats and elected all fifteen of
their own candidates. Among the Dem
ocrats who went down on the showing
of the late returns were Senator'S
Chamberlain, Of Oregon, former chair
man Of the Military Affairs Committee:
Senator Smith, of Arizona. who lost to
former Representative Ralph Cameron.
and Senator Henderson, of Nevada. who
was defeated by former Governor
Tasker L. Oddie.
Chairman Hays Of the Republican
National Committee yesterday after
noon received a telephone message
from Mr. Ernst, of Kentucky, saying
that he was sure of election by q
margin Of 5000 Returns last night
showed re had 1000 more than that
estimate
John W Harrcld's majority in okla
homa over Representative Scott Ferris,
backed by the Wilson Administration.
IS 25.o00 and still growing. In the
2d District Of that state Miss Alice
Robertson, daughter Of the first Pres
byteriGn missionary to the Indians Of
the Indian Territory, was elected TO
Congress over W. ". Hastings, VINO
never before had real contest.
Montana Joins Harding Line
Montana. which for a time looked
close. joined the Harding and Coolidge
procession with smashing plurality of
above 5000.
Among House members whose re-
election was definitely reported las.
night were Nostead. Of Minnesota.
author OF the Volstead prohibition en-
forcement act and chairman OF the
House judiciary Committee, d position
ne IS scheduled to retain.
In the House contests the Republican
sweep gave to Ohio an almost solid Re
publican delegation, only one district
being IN doubt. In this. the home state
OF Senator Harding and Governor Cos.
and the place whore the "whispering
campaign" was Invented by the Demo
cratic campaign managers, the Republi-
cans gained and the Democrats los.
eight. In Missouri the Republicans
gained a block of nine.
Wayne b. Wheeler, general counsel
and legislative superintendent Of the
National Anti-Saloon League, declared
in Washington yesterday that Tues,
days election spells defeat for the beer
and VINE amendment in the 9th Con-
gress. He said that Of the s35 mem
bers OF the House more than 225 who
had voted for the Nolstead act were re-
elected.
With all but sixty Of the 2.04s dis
tricts Of New Jersey reporting. Harding
has plurality Of 325,7O7 Harding
carried Hudson County, Democratic
stronghold, by 10000
The Prohibition party lost its sole
Representative IN Congress An inde-
pendent Prohibitionist, Milton "
Shreve, was elected from the 25th Penn
sylVania. Texas sends Republican
preventative, Harry WaurLpach, 10
the House.
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