New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-11-05

he national election on TUESDAY
resulted in the greatest land slide
Tor the Republicans that they have
ever enjoyed in the history OF the
j5 years OF the existence OF the par
~ In tact the election oi Harding
IS the most nearly unanimous that
mas been held since the election OF
President Monroe, nearly a century
ago.
Large states, like New York.
has gwen Harding over 100000 ma
jority; PennSy lyania, 10000; Ohio
nearly 100000, Indiana and Michigan
about $4,000 each and other states
IN which the vote was large have
raised the total popular vote OF the
whole United States to almost to
IN favor OF the successful candl-
date
The main issue, the adoption or re-
Ject on OF the League OF Nations,
on which President Wilson desired
Solemn referendum" has been
thus more definitely rejected than
any other issue or proposition which
has ever been submitted to the
American people.
second in importance as an ISSUE
was the extravaganza Of the Wilson
administration, which turned mil
lions OF voters against the continu-
7nce OF Democratic management Of
government affairs.
The victory aga nst these issues
ha, also resulted in the increase of
the Republican membership of the
senate from 4o to 50 seats, giving
the Republicans clear majority in
that body OF p votes, and in in
crease in the membership Of the
mouse to about 299 members. over
two IN rds OF the entire membership.
which is also the largest lead held
oy any party in the house OF repre-
-cuiauyes for over 100 years.
OF the 4S states, 81 will cast their
'i.ctora' vote, for Harding. leaving
only II of tlfe IS states, usually term
,d The solid south" to poll their
votes for Candidate Cox Tennessee.
Mar yland, Missouri and Oklahoma.
a'l having gone aga nst their tradi-
tlonal party, and giving Senator
Harding 40 OF the 53l electoral
votes.
lu NV Mexico the majority for
the national ticket will be between
eight and ten thousand, and for the
h ghest candidates on the state tick
ct, Stafford, Bowman and Field. may
reach ZOO, when The figures are
tabuated.
With about ninety per cent of the
~ precincts OF the state counted.
and the balance estimated. NJ. c,
hechem fO- governor. has a plurality
OF over 450o and from the best in
formation available + aoDe7r= fh-t
rcyt state senate viii stand i6
Republicans 70 3 ID uorrats. and
The house ~ Republicans 10 Is
Do mocrats. the largest leg slative
rt7 o-i'v .hc Republicans have en-
iovcd since statehood
ne biggest surprises. in fact the
only two surnrises to tf- Prrr-hr-
cans. were Union and San Ir-r
-0uutie, both of which w--r ~--
ed and conceded as safely Demo- I
ratIc. Union county gave Re-
publican major ~ for the state tick
et ranging from 40 ~ 600 which was
90 votes better than exnec-ed 6
san Juan county gave a majority for
-Ttrs candidate on the state Renrb-
ican ticket except Mcchern and
strong ard elected a Pepub'ican A
preventative ard half the county
ticket. Grant county, heretofore
DemocratiC. also gaEt .Ve-- R.-l-t
lcan state candidate a majority but 7
n was no surprise 10 the PeorrbIi-
ans who were confident long before
lection that thev would carry this
,ounty. and greatly reduce tLe A
Democratic majorities in Luna and
7ffalpO counties uh;cI .ber ~
The surprise TO the Democrats