Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-05
REPUBLICAN LEAD
IN SENATE NOW IS
MORE THAN SCORE:
While Revised Figures In
dicate $50 Majority in
Lower House.
BECKHAM, OF KENTUCKY,
Is BEATEN BY ERNST
Democratic Senator Is 1000
Votes Behind With Count
Near Completion.
ELECTORAL VOTE TOPS 400
With Montana's Five to Hear
From, Harding Has 800
Assured.
With Montana's Five to Hear
From, Harding Has 800
Assured.
tBy Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, Nov. IA, almost
reoert. smashing electoral vote for
'na.,r Harding topping the 400
mark, and Republican majorities OF
more than score in tho Senate and
$50 in the House. were assured from
virtually complete returns tonight
from Tuesdays elections.
With the Democratic strongholds
Of Oklahoma. Missouri and Tennes-
see teiinitely swept into the Re-
publican ranks by the party's crush
ing victory the Harding Coolidge
ticket had 396 votes. exclusive of the
five from Montana. where the Re
publican State ticket was victorious
and the presidential ticket ahead.
The Republican landslide tonight
had given the Republicans fifty-
eight Senate seats as against thirty
seven for the Democrats with late
returns undermining the seat OF
Senator Beckham, Democrat, Ken
lucky. Ills Republican opponent
Richard T. Ernst, forged ahead in n
nip-and-tuck fight for the only Sem
ate fight left unsettled.
Gives Big Senate Lead.
or the thirty-four Senate contests.
the Republicans won twenty-five and
tho Democrats nine. Among tho
Democratic Senators who today wen.
down to defeat were Senators Cham
bertain, of Oregon, former chairman
OF the military committee, Senator
Smith, of ,-AriEona, who lost to
former Representative Ralph Gamer
on, and Senator Henderson, OF Nevada.
who was defeated by former Gov
crnor Od6ie
Final returns from a few congress
sional districts still were belated to-
night, some due to close races which
upset few previous announcements
and others from isolated sections.
with these missing districts, the Re-
PUBLICAN roll in the House had climbed
past 2s5 to l35 Tor the Democrats.
Among House members whose re-
election was reported definitely 70.
night was Representative Yolstead.
or Minnesota. author OF the Volstead
prohibition enforcement act an,,
chairman OF the House Judiciary
committee, position he is sched
uled to retain.
Beckham Seems neaten.
Election OF Richard ]. Ernst, Re-
publican candidate for United states
senate from Kentucky, seemed as
sured tonight when the vote from
all but twelve precincts in the stat,
gave him lead OF 1888 over b;a
Democratic opponent. j. C. w. Reel, !.
ham.
Governor Cox. however. had ma
1ority OF 3,s5S over Senator Hardinr.
with but nine precincts missing in the
presidential contest. The vote In
S,ai7 precincts gave Harding, 45S,6eS:
Cox. 462.5Sl.
The result of the voting in one pre-
cinct in Kentucky probably will not
De known. a fight ensued Mt ri.
pols and the ballot box was stoien
according to telephone reports hers
To-Day. This was in Breathitt County
the heart Of tho mountain district.
Republican Frauds Charged
1ohn L. Grayot. Kentucky Demo
cratic State campaign Chairman. to-
hisht charged Republicans with
gross frauds in the Eleventh conpre.-
sional District of Kentucky. wbfcb
IS comprised OF counties In the mo,r.
tain regions.
Returns from sparsely settIaa o,,..
lying districts in Missouri. wbic,,
only in recent years became eve,
doubtful" in their Democratic tsn
dencies. today served to increas.
piuralities for nearly every Renuh-
lican candidate
senator Harding led with a plural
i.y OF more than 10000. but Senator
spencer. running against Brecken.
rage Long, for the Senate, fell be-
mind his ticket. although his plural.
i'y was expected to reach 100. 900
ihirteen Republicans and two Dsn,.
ocrats were elected Representatives.
gain OF eight for the former.
one apparent Democratic victory
was turned into defeat when nm ~.
ror Of 1000 votes in the first Cow
sressional District gave the election
as Representative to MillspauGh. Re-,
publican. when RomJue. Democras,
apparently had been reelected.
Foliowing closely on the defeat OF
champ Clark. Democratic stand .by In
the Ninth Missouri District, 1t became
apparent today, Captain 'Tuch" Nil
ligan had lost In tho Sixth. Milliesn
was elected to succeed Representative
Alexander, when he became a mem
per OF President Wilson's Cabinet.
The election brought nationwide nt.I
'tention. being fought on the ieasus
OF nations issue. @s
Harding by 10000 In Teanessse. 81
MEMPHIS. TENN, Nov. I.--with
but two counties and less than nfty3
scattored precincts nlssing out OF tho
entire State, returns tabulated TO-,
night by the Commercial Appeal kips5
HaIdtnK 3a ma fifty over Cox Ia tha
State OF 1911, and Air ya9tgy. RE-.
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