Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-03


NEW YORK. Nov. S.--On the faco
of returns showing the gree o-lls11
slide for Senator Harding. Governor
cox's own newspaper, the Dayton
News, and Chairman White OF the
Democratic national COMMITTEES soon
after 4 O'clock conceded the election
OF the Republican candidate.
Without waiting for returns from
the west which four years ago elect
ed Wilson in the face of pIuralitfes
for Hughes throughout the east. tho
Democratic candidate and his chief
manager. conceded that in the s'sol-
emn referendum" which President
Wilson declared would decide the
League of Nation question, American
voters preferred Harding who favor
ed staying out to Cox who favored
going in.
Governor Cox. who was In his
newspaper office when the concession
was published, said he would issue
no statement. Senator Harding said
he was more given to prayer to God
% MAKE me capable of playing my
part than he was to exultation."
Boston has gone for a Republican
for the second time in its history and
had given Harding a greater lead
over Cox than it gave Mckinley over
Bryan in 1896,
Returns from half of Ohio gave
Harding three to one over Cox.
In the home district of Charles r.
Murphy leader of Tammany Hall,
Harding beat Cox Two to one. Maine
reported Harding leading Cox by the
largest plurality ever given a presf-
dental candidate.
Hyde Park. N. Y. the home .ot
Franklin d. Roosevelt. the Demorra-
tic candidate for vice president, gave
Harding large majority.
National managers of the Socialist
party were claiming a popular vote
OF between 100000 and $500. .O0(
As against 100000 four years ago.
| Congressional returns still continue
10 come in slowly and without any
| recourse 10 contested districts.
| West Virginia on which the Cox
managers had been banking showed
iist to Harding's column.
Metropolitan newspapers on the
ACE of the incomplete returns re-
garded the election of Harding as
certain and continued TO announce
this fact.
At the rate the Harding column
was growing the Republican plurality
In the state of New York would be
around the figure of more than a
/ 100000. New York City normally
| Democratic was going for Harding
by at least half a million.
The goVernorship fight continued
close with Republican managers
claiming defeat of Governor Smith.
Pennsylvania returns show Harl-
/ ing leading three to one and Senatoi
Penrose elected. Massachusetts was
compiling Harding the greatest ] u
rality ever given presidential CAN
didate in that state.
Harding carried two wards in the
/ city of Atlanta, Ga. and two parish-
es in the Louisiana sugar belt. both
Democratic territories.
In the New York senatorial race
| Senator Wadsworth was leading
/ Lieut. Governor Walker Senators
/ Brandegee of Connecticut and Moses
| of New Hampshire, opponents ~
| the League of Nations, both seemed
certain of reelection.
New Hampshire showed Harding.
was well in- the lead and Senator
Moses. Republican. seeking reelec-
ton. was running far ahead of Ray
mona Is. stevens. democrat.
Incomplete returns from f62 scat
tered precincts in San Francisco
give Harding 1.s9s. Cox SIT.
Senator Harding was ahead of
Governor Cox in Connecticut by al
most two to one margin In returns
from more than half the returns tab
ulated at O:S0 o'clock. United States
Senator Brandegee was running sew
eral thousand votes behind Harding,
but still leading his Democratic op-
ponent. Congressman Lonergan BY G
wide margain.
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