The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-03
Harding's Electoral Vote Al.
most Certain To Be 372.
Popular Majority of Six Million
Now Predicted.
TOTAL VOTE IS 2O,OOO,OOO
All New Figures Show Clean
Sweep Coast to Coast.
California and New York Over
whelmingly Against League.

NeW 1ork, NOV. Sine Harding
landslide increased in size late this
afternoon when more complete re-
turns Indicated that the Republican
candidate had carried Tennessee, Mon
tana and Arizona.
These new returns threw nineteen
additional electoral voxes to Harding.
who apparently will have at least ssI
votes in the electoral college.
In addition, late returns from Okla
homa indicated tina: the result is stily
in doubt there, tho Cox was holding a
slight lead. In capturing Tennessee.
the president-elect succeeded in break
ing the Democrats frort there for the
first time since 1865.
Democratic headquarters do not con-
cede Tennessee to the Republicans but.
latest figures Indicated q 5000 pIu-
rality there for Har6iDx.
The outcome in the senatoriaf race
in three states remaured in doubt
These were Oregon, Arizona and Ne
vada.
Populac Vote Overwhelsning.
Harding has been elected president
by the greatest popular vote ever
amassed in the history of American
politics and the largest electoral vote
ever rolled up by Republican candt-
date.
Republicans have strengthened tbe;r
grip on the senate and will have a
working majority of from u to 1e
seats. They will have a top-heavv ma
Jority of approximately 100 votes IN
the house.
republican governors were seated
In every state except those of the sol,d
south.
His popular plurality seemed sure
to exceed six million.
Left Cox Only Solid South.
Boston going Republican for the
second time in it's history, New YORK.
giving Harding an unheard OF plura1-
ity, and ratios of two to one In man,
states give indications of the propor-
lions of the Republican slide which
apparently left the Democrats candt-
date nothing but the traditional,v soI,a
south
Ihis morning. twenty-fouY hours
a1,er the national balloting BEGAN. 4,
appeared that complete returns from
all districts would not be in for a.
other day but the trend of those 70
turns being reported gave no indica-
tion5 OF altering the situation.
Inc most optimistic predictions NJ
Republican National Chairman win
hays were exceeded in practicable sv-
cry instance. The women,s ro,.
swelled the totals to unprecede,,.d
proportions and made the Democ,at,c
oefeat appear all the more over
whelming.
1t was estimated that the tota, ,,,..
cast was more than 10000 ann -
aaroing polled nearly 5000. 600
votes more than Cox. This broke ali
records Tor political landslide. The
records show that prior to yesterday
no state ever had given a presidential
candidate more than a 500, 900 plu-
rality.
New York Breaks Record.
This was surpassed by New York.
which gave Harding a probable lead
OF more than 1,000.oe0; by PennsyI-
vania, where the Republican candi-
date has a margin of more than 7ee,-
Ooo. and in Illinois where Hardfnks
estimated plurality Is about 500. geo.
Harding's- margin of victory In Ohfo
was estimated at 100000.
Other states rolled UP unpreeedeuted
piuralities for Harding. California,
whose vote four years ago decided the
Hughes-Wiison contest in favor of the
latter. appears to have gone for Hard
ing by more than 100000.
FarmeT-labor Candidate Christensen
lof Salt Lake City had not been located
lat an early hour today.
Celebrates With Vacation.
Senator Harding with the receipt Of
the ballot tidings-on his fifty-fifth
birthday-.announced plans for q va
cation beginning next Friday He Huf