The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-03
HARDING BY $4,000
IN WESTMINSTER
Miller Leading Smith in the
County by $1,000 and
Gaining.
GOVERNOR WINS YONKERS
Entire County Republican
Ticket and Five Assem-
blymen Elected.
GOVERNOR WINS YONKERs

Harding swept all before him in West
chester county. which went Republican
by one of the largest majorities in It's
history. The G. o. p. nominee ran ahead
of his ticket. while Cox was poor
second. Near the midnight hour 222
districts out OF the 249 In the county
had definitely established Harding's vic
tory with a vote for him of 70.342. while
Cox had 26431
| This lead exceeded even the optimistic
| forecast of William L. Ward. Republican
/ leadN of the county, who declared ear
Tier In the evening that Harding would
| tuck away the county by $4,000. The
indications at a late hour were that
| Harding would garner Westminster by
about $4,000. For Governor at that time
Miller had $500 and Smith i0.614.
New Rochelle was indicative of the
great gains which the Republicans made
throughout the county With 30 out OF
the 35 districts returned here at IL 80
Harding had a majority of about 5000.
This was a Jump OF about 1000 over
1918. when New Rochelle gave the Re-
publican ticket 6,273 and the Democratic
1857. In this town the women were "A
large factor in the result, turning out
early and in large proportion to vote.
The speed of the returns varied. as hall
the districts used ballot boxes, while the
others had voting machines.
Here Wadsworth kept up with the
pace set by Harding. but Miller suffered
slump, having a majority over Smith
OF only 1900. Healy lost in his hghs
| for state Treasurer by $500.
In practically all the towns Miller
outstripped Smith. The Governor
showed his only strength in Yonkers,
netting 1880 from the whole town as
against 1885 for hts rival. Mount
Vernon. on the other hand. went for
Miller with 1907, giving Smith 4,62S.
Wadsyvorth Leading walker.
Harding had passed the $4,000 ma
jority mark by 10 o'clock, while the
vote for Governor showed gap of about
10 600 between Miller and Smith. Wads-
worth was widening the difference be-
tween Walker and himself, having as
9s4 TO Walkers 24.o93.
BY ii o'clock Harding's lead over
Cox had heightened to $1,000. Ten min
utes later this had scared to $4,000.
with Miller 1900 ahead of Smith.
The Republicans made a clean sweep
of it by electing the entire county ticket.
including five AssemDlymen, Their can
didates also won in that part Of the
Twenty fourth and Twenty-fifth Con-
gressional districts located in West
chester. In the Twenty-fifth and
Twenty sixth Senatorial districts the
Republican candidates for this State Of
flee received big pluralties.
The Assemblymep elected We're !: First
district, Moore: Second district. West
all Third district. Mastick Fourth dis-
trict. Triham. and Fifth district. Blakey,
BY 80 Indications from early returns
hot
chester by o plurality of more than
81, 900, an overwhelming average for
the county. with about one-seventh of
the county. tabulated the Republican
candidate had "a PLURALITY OF 5.75S. and
later returns were expected to hold UP
this predominence, with little chance for
Cox 10 gain.
OF this strength White Plains gave to
Harding n majority Of 3.343. and to
Miller a majority of 1855. This result
had lived up to the estimates of a 5000
victory for Harding given earlier in the
evening.
The town of Eastchester contributed
20 the Harding column 2.269 ygtes, and
TO Cox CSC Miller received 1905 here
and Smith 1900. In Scarsdale the gap
between the candidates was still greater.
Harding getting 1907, while Cox trailed
along with 243. Miller had $685. Smith
413.
BY $50 clock. when seventy-six dis
tricts had reported even Democratic
managers were beginning to admit Mat
Westminster would so strongly Repub-
lican At 9:i5, with about half the vote
counted. II was estimated that Judge
Miller would carry the county by more
than 15.00. as he was then leading
Smith by 1896 votes in Il9 districts.
Each town az its poll came in lived
up to the general trend Of the county
/ and rolled into the Harding fold. Nine
| OF the twenty-one In the county early
| In the night gave to Harding a major
/ lty of zl.iG7 and to Miller g. 800. Among