The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-02
ELECTION DAY
IN AMERICA

Between Twenty and Thirty Million
Voters Today are Expected TO
Cast their Ballots
New York, Nov. 2.-Before the
dawn of another day the country m
all likelihood will know whether Sem
ator Warren G. Harding or Governor
James M. Cox will be their next pres
ident, as it is generally agreed that
none of the other five candidates has
a chance. Tt is estimated that between
twenty and thirty million votes will
be cast, many women throughout the
country voting for the first time.
There Is intense interest in the fight
for the Senate and House. Thirty
four senators are to be elected, 80 to
fill seats now occupied by IL demo-
Gratis and 15 republicans and two to
fill the unexpired terms Of the late
Senator'S Bankhead and Martin. An
entire new House. consisting OF 435
members, is being chosen.
Chairman Hays Of the republican
committee and Chairman White of
the democratic committee continue
confident of victory.
cox AND MRS. cox VOTED AT
THE CROSSROADS
Dayton. Nov. Gov. Cox return
ed from Toledo this morning and cast
his ballot with Mrs. Cox at cross
roads store, going thence to his home,
where he will remain until tonight,
when he will receive the election re-
turns at his newspaper Office.
BONFIRE MAY NOT BURN
Marion, Nov. 2.-Senator Harding
motored to Columbus. where he play
ed golf Returning, cast his. ballot
with Mrs. Harding. Senator Harding
will receive the returns at his home,
surrounded by his friends Al bonfire
celebration has been planned for to-
night.
THE FIRST RETURNS
Boston, Nov. 2.-The first returns
OF the general election from the town
OF New Ashford, gave the republicans
&c and the democrats 6. Four years
ago Hughes received is votes and
Wilson 7.
HOOVER is THE MOST RELIABLE
San Francisco, Nov. 2. Zest was
added to the election today by the
publication of statements by Senator
Hiram Johnson, an opponent of the
League of Nations, and Herbert
Hoover, an advocate of sthe league
Johnson claims Harding is against
the league and Hoover says Harding
is going into the league.
GEORGIA LAW SAYS NO
Savannah, Nov. "A negro won1-
an appeared at the polls this morning
but was denied the privilege of voting
because of the Georgia law. No white
women have appeared at the polls
here.
SURE TO KEEP THE SOUTH SOLID
Atlanta, Nov. 2. Heavy voting II
the South with thousands of womer
participating for the first time is pre-
dicted by election officials, claiming
the woman vote will help the demo.
cratic cause Fair weather prevailed
IL most localities. The democrats ar,
confident they win make clean sweel
In all southern states. Many Georgis
women are expected to demand ths
vote despite the state law requiring
registration six months before al
election.
MR.. AND MRS. COOLIDGE VOTE
Northampton, Mass, Nov. s2-Gov
Coolidge and wife voted here today
After an informal reception the gov
ernor and Mrs. Coolidge returned Il
Boston, where they viii receive th'
election returns tonight.
CLOSE IN KANSAS
Topeka, Kan, Nov. 2.-Incomplet,
returns from four precincts out OF 81
in Topeka gave Harding 100 and Co,
99
cox rs CONFIDENT
Dayton, Nov. Gov. Cox issues
an election day statement as follows:
81 am confident that the cause 70
which / have stood during the entir
campaign will be victorious today
The campaign has been entirely upo;
a great moral issue and in all The his
tory of the world whenever a grea
moral issue has been presented to th
people it has not failed. 1t win no
fail today"
DEBS WON'T BE DISAPPOINTEl
Atlanta, Nov. q. Eugene Debs, tn
socialist candidate for president. is
sued statement from the fedora
prison here today: Il shall not be dis
appointed as the people will get wha
they think they want, insofar as the
think at ALL
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