The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1920-11-04

lowing:
Alabama, 12 votes; Arkansas, 81;
Florida 6; Kentucky, 13; louisiana,
10; Mississippi 10, North Carolina
IL; South Carolir.a, 8; Texas, 20;
Virginia, IL; Total, -f27.
Making insufficient returns and
doubtful were the following:
Arizona, 3 votes; Idaho, A; Mary
land, s; Missouri Is; Montana, A.;
Nevada, 3; New Mexico, 3; North
Dakota, 5; Oklahoma, 10; Tennessee
II. Total TO.
Setting a record that will be
hard to overcome, without a great
er outpouring of female voters
than obtained, republicans polled
an cstimated majority of 777,000
votes in Illinois for Senator Hard
ing and did not fall far short of
that figure in electing Len Small
governor and William Mckinley
senator. Most of the Illinois con-
gressmen will be republicans, and
the entire state ticket including
the legislature and the Chicago
and Cook county officials will be
Of the same party ct the coming
national administration.
Iowa apparently gave Senator
Harding a plurality of approx
mately 100000 votes over Governor
Cox at the election held Tuesday,
returned Senator Cummins to his
seat by a two to one vote over
Porter, his democratic opponent,
reelected all of it's republican re-
presentatives and elected the rep
ublican state ticket from top to
bottom.
Revised and corrected totals for
900 out of Nebraska's 1877 precin-
cts, for president gave Harding
1895, Cox 6s,436. The same pre-
cincts for governor give McKelvie
republican, a majority.
Republicans Sweep South Dakota
Returns which are practically
complete from democratic and non
partisan counties show that the re-
puhlicans have swept South Dako-
ia, electing Norbeck to the Sen
ate, all the republican state ticket
and three republican congressman
Harding carried the state by over
$4,000 and all the state ticket will
have substantial majorities.
The non-partisan league ticket
did not on the face of the returns
now available develop nearly the
strength that had been expected.
Hutchinson county they carried,
but they did not poll the vote in
Brown, Lincoln, Minnehaha, and
other counties that had been an
ticipated. In all these counties
Norbeck and McMasters had large
majorities. About the only interest
that remains in this connection
is the question as to whether the
democratic or non-partisan ticket
will be third in the race with the
returns that are in indicating that
the non-partisans will take that
position.
Defeating three other aspirants
to the United States Senate from
South Dakota, Governor Peter Nor
beck has won the right to succeed
Senator Ed S. Johnson and become
to the republican colleague" thot
Senator Sterling earnestly request
ed the voters to give him. Return
at hand clearly indicate Norbeck's
victory to be unquestionablc.
One Of the most thorough vic
tories in the election was wen by
Lieutenant Governor w. H. Nc
Master Of Yankton who will be
South Dakota's next governor
Neither Of the other candidates,
w. w. Howes or M p. Bates,
cut very deeply in the huge poll
given Mr.. McMaster, his lead con-
tinues as additional returns come
in and every section Of the state
gives him strong majorities.
Congressman G. A. Christopher
son again Carried the first district
and will return to Washington as
representative for his second term
In the second district Royal G.
johnson is returned to congress.
the latest returns giving him bet
ter than two to one lead over
his nearest opponent.
Williamson Defeats Candy.
As was anticipated, it develops
that The only real fight liz South
Dakota on election day was in the
third congressional district be-
tween Harry +. Candy, our pre-
sent democratic congressmAn seek
ing re-election, and Judeo William