The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
NATION WILL
REGISTER ITS
CHOICE TODAY
Men and Women of 48 Sover-
elgn States go to Polls to
Cast Ballots in General
Election.
WOMEN SWELL CROWDS
(By Associated Pressl

(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Men and wo-
men voters of the 4S sovereign states
or the nation went to the polls today
10 select new president for the four
years beginning March 4, next.
Before the dawn of another day has
broken, the country in all likelihood,
VIII know whether Warren G. Hard
ing. Republican, or James NJ. Cox,
democrat. has been elected to succeed
woodrow Wilson, for it Is generally
agreed that barring miracle, none OF
Ine other five candidates has chance.
lhls choice. it is estimated, will be
registered by a record vote of between
Zo'ooo,0OO and 30,000,000 persons. many
or whom are women who have been
enfranchised since the last presiden-
tlal election and are voting today for
the first time
Weather Varies
Weather running the entire gamut
from fair and warm" in the south to
rain or snow" in the Great Lakes
region, and the weatherman's hesitat-
Ing unsettled conditions" on the At
lantfc seaboard, greeted the nations
voters as they lined up at polling
pla ces.
Before noon scattering reports from
four corners of the country indicated
that men and women alike were defy
ing the elements where they threat
ened and were taking early ADVANTAGE
or natures smiles in more fortunate
sections to discharge their ancient
prerogative in the case of the men
voters, and their new privilege, in
that OF the newly enfranchised wom-
en-.
The Berkshire county town of New
Ashford, in Massachusetts,, was the
first to report it's final returns. BY
vote OF five to one 1t ennunciated to
the world its choice for the nations
chief executive. The vote was: Hard
ing, 2S; Cox, g.
Second only in interest to the con-
test for the presidency is the fight be-
tween the two major parties for the
control of the next congress Thirty
four United States senators, 80 to fill
seats now held by II Democrats and
10 Republicans and two to fill the I'M
expired terms caused by the deaths
OF Senators Bankhead, Alabama, and
Martin, Virginia, both Democrats. are
being chosen as well as an entire new
house of representatives, composed of
435 members.
Senate Divided.
The present senate is composed of
Al Democrats, 48 Republicans and one
Republican and progressive The
present consists of 100 Democrats,
232 Republicans. two independent Re-
publicans, one independent and one
proh1bitionist. There are also nine
vacancies.
VIII H. Hays and George White, Re-
publican and Democratic national
chairmen respectively, each continued
confident of victory when the polls
opened. Mr.. Hays reiterated his pre-
diction that the Republican ticket was
certain to obtain 368 electoral votes"
and that there was a strong possibii-
ity that the total might reach the 400
mark. A total of 266 is necessary to
elect. Mr., White gave out no last
minute prediction on the electoral vote
but renewed his expression of conf
dence in the election of Governor Cox.
Each chairman also predicts control
OF the next congress by his party.
League Is Issue.
The campaign itself. waged princi-
pally around the league of nations
issue, did not come to an end until
en- early hour this morning Senator
Harding spent election eve quietly at
his home in Marion, Ohio, while Cover
nor Cox wound up his campaign at a
big meeting in Toledo last night, but
state and local candidates throughout
the country kept up their quest for
votes into the dark hours of the night
Unsettled weather. with the posi-
bility of rain, faced the early voters of
the eastern states as they trudged to
the polls to cast their ballots. while
those of the upper Mississippi valley
and northern New England and New
York prepared for the weatherman's
prediction of snow. The rest of the
country generally is expected to vote
under clear skies
Hear Returns at Home.
Senator Harding will await the YER
dict of the electorate at his home in
Marion, where he will receive news
bulletins compiled from figures col
lected by The Associated Press. Gov
ernor Cox plans to receive the returns
in the office of his newspaper. the
Dayton Daily News, which is a men,
her of The Associated Press, and will
obtain its full election night service
Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massa-
chusetts. Republican vice-presidential
nominee, will watch the returns at
Boston, while his Democratic oppon-
ent, Franklin D. Roosevelt, will await
the result at his home in Hyde Park,
New York.
New York states citizenry went to
the polls in large numbers early to-
day and officials predicted that at the
close of the ballot boxes at D. m.
Tuesday at least three million of the
100000 qualified men and women
will have expressed their choice for
national. state and local officers
Send Ballots to Soldiers
Secretary of State Hugo has sent
10000 ballots to soldiers. sailors and
marines in overseas service These
votes will be counted in December.
In addition 10 expressing choice for
national officers, the voters were
called upon to elect new state leg
islature.
Governor Alfred e. Smith, Demo-
crat. seeking reelection, is opposed
by Ma than l.. Miller OF Syracuse for.