New-York tribune., 1920-11-04
Harding Wins
City by A40,O4l
In Record Run
Final Returns, Giving Plu.
rality for Smith in All
Boroughs as 4l9,6ll, As
tounds Local Politicians
Debs and Cox Vote Close
Democrats Only Able to
Save the Bench Ticket in
Second Judicial District

Corrected returns yesterday only en-
phassAad the Republican sweep in New
York City for Harding and Coolidge.
They carried the city with a plurality
Of 440,O41 over Cox and Roosevelt.
The Harding Coolidge vote in all the
boroughs except Richmond was more
than twice that of the Democratic ma
tional candidates. Never before has
the city given so large a plurality to
any Presidential candidate. President
Wilson carried the city In 1916 by
10000.
The final showing in the city of Gov
ernor Smith was marvel to the local
politicians of both parties. Complete
returns fixed the Governors plurality
over Judge Miller at 4l9.611. The Gov
ernor's great run ahead of his state
ticket, together with a comparatively
negl gible vote for Governor Cox. made
Al even stronger in defeat with the
local orga nization. A hoomlet was born
for his candidacy for Mayor next wear.
DIX nlo0kiyu vote Tor smith
The Smith vote in Brooklyn, where
there is always an element of doubt
IS to what the mass of voters will do
exceeded the rosest pred ction of the
Kings County Democratic leaders. The
Governors plurality in that borough
was S8974. He received 242,392 votes.
as compared with 202.227 in 1918.
Senator James W Wadsworth carried
New York City safely. He ran behind
his party n the city. due probably to
the opposition of the women's vote,
but, on a basis Of incomplete returns.
he had an indicated plurality of 80 900
In Brookl2n he received 214,602 votes.
ss against 1910 for lieutenant Gov
ernor Harry {. Walker. his Democratic
opponent for the United States SEN
atorship.
The dnal city figures showed that
Eugene Debs, Socialist candidate for
President. ran close to Governor Cox in
the Bronx. Debts polLec 32, 1872 in that
borough and Cox, 45,747. The Dehs vote
In the entire city was ,S56, as com
pared with Bliss for Benson, the
Socialist candidate for President in
1916.
Senator Harding carried every As
semby district in the city, With the
exception of the list Assembly dis
trict in Manhattan. which is Governor
Smiths home district. Cox's plural
ity in this district was AIS, while Gov
ernor Smith received almost 10000
votes out of q total Of about 10000
votes cast.
In the 18th Assembly District. Man
haitian. in which Charles F. Murphy
resides, Cox ran close to Harding by
1888 to 11,43o. The district polls
about $4,000 votes. Governor Smith
ran way ahead Of Cox in the Murphy
district receiving 17,141 votes to 4,477
for the Ohio Governor. In 1915 Wilson
received 3,721 votes and Hughes 1,75S in
this district
The Republican candidates below the
Governor on the state ticket ran con-
sde-ahv ahead Of Judge Miller in the
city. John !. Lyons. Republican candi-
date for Secretary of State, made an
exceptionally good showing in .he
greater city. He apparently carried all
the horoughs over his opponent. Har-
riet May Mills. In Manhattan. with
only seVenty-seven election districts
missing out Of total of oas. his vote
was 2o5,624 TO 1454e2 for Miss Mills
The complete returns from Brooklyn
gave Lyons 235,263; Mills, 1857
With two election districts missing out
OF seventy-six in Richmond, Lyons got
1854 to II .638 for Mills.
Wendell's Lead Increased
Complete returns from Brooklyn gave
James a. Wendell, Republican candi-
date for State Comptroller, 2O5,3s9,
and Charles w. Berry, Democratic
candidate. 1851. In Queens the vote
was Wendell, 1879; Berry, 1858 State
Senator II. NJ. Marshall, Republican
candidate for State Treasurer, carried
the city by vote of about ,OO0 to
44So0o for John F. Healy. Democrat
The only conspicuous thing the local
democratic organization saved from
the wreck, apparently, was the judi
cary ticket IN the I'd Judicial District
tManhattan ard the Rronx), where the
returns last night. though still incom-
!lete, indicated the election of the
your Dem ocratic justices for the
supreme Court District Attorney
s"ann ran several thousand votes be-
hlnd his running mate. on the Demo
eerauc ticket and James O'Malley, the
nrss Republican candidate in the list,