The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-11-05
many votes as-mere chal,.ed- up to cox.s

many. votes asBere chall.ed- up to Cox's
account.
Solid In Wisconsin.
Milwaukee. Wis, November RE
turns from all but five counties of Wis
consin reporting 1016 out of 2425 pre-
cincts showing Harding leading Cox al
Ing heavy vote
The senatorship and state contests
were close according to the figures avail
able this morning. with the republican
Except in the fourth and fifth congress
sional districts (Milwaukee county, where
the socialist is especially strosn, and the
rather meager returns show nip and
tuck results. A solid republican delega-
ton appears to have been elected.
Berger Runs Behind.
Milwaukee. Wis, November s,.W. III
Stafford. republican at seven O'Clock LED
100. with returns fro mninety lone out
of ninety-fve precincts, II the NTH con-
gresslonal district reported that the vote
was: stafford. 25.93s: Berger 24.2o7
House: Wisconsin. NTH. ]. c. Kleczka.
re elected
Indianapolis. November 3.-Indfana WIN
give Senator Harding plurality OF $780,
600. II is estimated from returns from
slf the state The reelection of United
Senators James F. Watson (IO and cleo
ton Of Warren T. McCray (Rl for gov
Harding Two To One.
Portland, Ore. November S.-Re-
turns from more than one third OF
Oregon showed Senator Harding
leading Governor Cox nearly two to
one. the returns from 57b precincts
out of 1899 gave Harding 23,S70; Cox
1883. Robert N. Stanfield. republi-
can in $50 precints reported contin-
ued to lead Senator George Z. Cham.
berlain democrat In the senatorial
race. The returns gave Stantield
1885: Chamberlain 1871.
Marylant Near Complete.
Baltimore, Md. November 3.-Vir-
tuaily complete returns from Mary
land give Cox 17312S; Harding 224.-
201: Dets. 4o4. Senate: Smith. dem
ocrat. 172.222: Weller. republican,
New York. November 3.--Interest
in New York state on the day after
election centered on the game night
Governor Smith was making on the
democratic ticket against Nathan l..
Miller, his republican opponent, for the
honor OF being the states chief exec
utiye. With the empire state giving
the Harding Coolidge ticket An un-
heard OF plurality OF about l,0O0:0o0
votes. Governor Smith nevertheless
was leading by 1906 on returns re-
ceived before noon today: =.
But although, with the count IN
New York City complete, Governor
Smith had 1,193,29S votes up and
down state to the 1,175,2S3 tabu-
lated for Miller, his margin soon VIII
be eaten UP by returns from the ga
districts still missing up state. II the
republican nominee maintains his
present average plurality OF 2 in each
district outside greter New YORK
Heavy In New Orleans.
New Orleans, November 3.-Senat-
or Harding poled the unprecedented
total of 1900 in New Orleans with
Ave of 1877 precincts missing he carried
ten known country parishes, the third
congressional district and eighty
city precincts.
Swell Nebraska Lead.
Omaha November 3.--Scnator Harding
continued to increase his lead in Ne
braska over Governor Cox today. a to-
tai of 1.072 Of the states 2.sI7 precincts
give: Harding. 152.090;, Cox. 66.sS2. -,
the lead of republican candidates for
state officers
San francisco. November 3.--With a
little more than one third Of the pre-
cinct heard from Senator Harding's lead
over Governor Cox was 15l.Sl5. and
mounting as additional returns were tab
ulated while the lead Of Samuel NJ. Short
ridge republican candidate for senator
over James D. Phelan. democrat incum
bent. was slightly reduced y by todavs
tahuiations the vote showing: Shortridge
80 35S: Phelan. 1855.
The California alien lend law. restrict
ing land tenure by orientals on the face
OF returns from ss4 precincts had a fsy-
orable vote Of about 70 /. The vote
was yes. 6s.412. No 22471.