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south Texas cities will cut down the
democratic plurality at first esti-
mated in this state considerably, 1t
was apparent today.
Republicans carried sthe. city OF FL
Paso for the first time in history.
with Harding polling twenty-five
votes more than Cox. John T. Gull
bertson, republican gubernatorial
candidate carried the county.
The fourteenth congressional dis
trict elected Judge Harry M. Wurz-
bach, republican, as congressman
over Carlos Bee, democratic ncum-
bent, it was conceded by Bee.
North Texas and the great over
he-state" vote kept the democrats
safely in control, but the majority
will not be near the 100000 first
claimed, it was believed.
Woman Congressman.
MUSKCGEE, Okla, Nov. 4.-For
the second time a woman will sit in
the house Of representatives at Wash.
ingten, after democrats today con-
ceded the election of Miss Alice M.
Robertson. Sc, republican candidate
for congress from the second dis
trict. Miss Jeanette M. Rankin, OF
Montana, was the first woman elect
ed to congress. She was elected in
1916.
Miss Robertson is a pioneer. She
was born near here, where her father
was a missionary to the Indians.
President Wilson appointed Miss
Robertson as postmistress here.
Miss Robertson was active in state
politics She was vice president OF
the state antfsuffrage association be-
fore statehood. She was also active
|, in opposing suffrage until the Susan
3. Anthony amendment was adopted
During the war she operated cafe
terra here, where soldiers and sailors
were given meals free.
All Western States.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4.-Every
state west of the Rockies was safely
in the republican column today. Arl-
IONA and Nevada, the last two stras-
slers which had been counted as
democratic by most observers before
election. turned in majorities for
Harding and for republican state ana
congressional tickets during the
night The one exception in these
two states was in Arizona, where
Carl Hayden, democrat, was elected
congressman.
Nevada unseated Charles Hender-
son. democrat. and put Tasker u.
| Oddie. republican, in his place in the
senate. Arizona elected Ralph Cam
eron republican, over Senator Marcus
smith. democrat. Smith had repre-
scented the state in the senate ever
since Arizona gained statehood.
! In California, with approximately
+, ! 600 out of SIT precincts missing,
Harding was approximately 3oo. 300
/ ahead. Shortridge was leading Phe-
/ Ian. democrat, for the senate, by
| about 10000. The republican con-
| occasional ticket has been victorious
everywhere in the state excepting IN
/ the first and second districts, where
EJpa and Raker, democrats, respec-
| lively. were elected. Raker without
| onnosition. The anti-alien land law
Nth figures less complete than in
| tha nresidential race, was winning by
| better than three to one, and predic.
lions were that the ratio on the final
| count would be four to one.
Probably New Mexico.
! Nrw YORK. Nov. Warren G..
Harding probably will have 4o4 votes
!, in the electoral college and James
NJ Cox 1T
afternoon indicated that state was
going into the republican column.
which would give Harding total OF
thirty seven states, leaving Cox
eleven states
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