The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-26
Harding Wins 404 Electoral
Votes in 81 States; Cox
127 in II States.
VICTORY IS like AVALANCHE
Sweeps North, East and West Clean
and Breaks over Mason and
Dixon's Llne-Big Gains in
Senate and House.
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN.

BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN.
The G. O. p. has broken into the
solid South. Here's the election story
Harding wins 404 electoral votes IN
81 states; Cox 127 in II states.
Republicans in senate, 81; Demo-
Gratis, 81; as against 40 and Al respec-
lively in SiXty-siXth congress.
Republicans in house, 2o5; Demo
Gratis, 14S; as against 24O and III
respectively in Sixty-sixth congress.
In comment, the household word
avalanche seems the handiest. Inc
Republican avalanche began at the
Canadian border, from Maine TO WASH
ngton, and swept the country clean
clear to Mason and Dlxon's line and
broke the Solid South.
The Republican avalanche swept
Tennessee, Oklahoma, New Mexico
and Arizona. In Kentucky Richard d.
Ernst, Republican, is elected to the
senate over J. C. w. Beckham. For
the first time in history several coun-
ties in Alabama went Republican, ana
several precincts in the sixth MissiS
sippi district did the same almost I'M
believable thing. Harding carried 81
Petersburg, Orlando, Daytona and oth-
er towns in Florida; nine counties IN
northern Georgia and dozen parishes
in the sugar belt of Louisiana. Inc
G. o. P. picked up congressman III
Texas; Harry M. Wurzback defeated
Carlos Bee, brother-in-law Of Postmas-
ter General Burleson.
President-elect Harding, whatever
else he does, is going to take rest.
He's already off on real vacation Oh
a month. His immediate destination
is Point Isabel, Tex, via San Antonio
and Brownsville. Point Isabel Is on
the Gulf, 20 miles from BROWNSVILLE
and six miles from the Mexican line.
1t has a population Of 100 whites ana
$50 Mexicans. There golf, bathing'
fishing and hunting are right at mana
Col. F. E. Scobey, now of San Antonio
and formerly sheriff of Marion county,
Ohio, made him promise to 60, win or
lose, the night he was nominated. H.
B. Creager, a San Antonio banker, VINO
seconded his nomination at Chlcago'
has turned over his cottage. OF course,
fine poor man will be guarded by Sc
cret service operatives and pestered Dy
newspaper men and photographers,
but he will have a goodly company OF
golf buddies and other intimate friends
along And politics and visitors Will
be barred.
Mr.. Harding is planning to so TO
the Canal Zone, after fortnight at
Point Isabel. He has been preaching
that the new American merchant ma
rine should pass free through the Fan
ama canal and he wants first-hand IN
formation on COZ .itions. Return is
set for December 6. He plans TO re-
sign his seat as senator January lO,
when Governor-elect Davis of Ohio Will
be inaugurated and Senator-elect Will
lis will be appointed Mr., Harding's
successor.
Alfred f. Smith, Democratic COVER
nor Of New York, earned a new title
in fine eIection-"MiraCl Man of Amer
lean Politics" Why, he almost re-
elected himself in the face of Hard
ing majority of more than a million.
The presidential vote was about this:
Harding, 1922 Cox, 1898. The
gubernatorial vote was about this;
Miller, 1919, $50; Smith, 1,256,311. Re-
publicans and Democrats alike say the
feat is unprecedented. AL" as every
body calls him, has come up from an
orphan newsboy. Now he Is spoken
of as the logical candidate for the
presidency in 1924.
By-products of the election are many
and interesting Harding skaters a
tradition that no sitting senator can be
elevated to the White House. Coolidge,
who violates every principle of poll
tics laid down by the practical poll
ticians, wins his seventeenth success
sive candidacy.
Oklahoma elects Alice NJ. Robertson
of Muskogee, Republican, aged sixty
six, to congress; she went to Indian
Territory by prairie schooner. has
taught in Indian schools most of her
life. would let no soldier or sailor pay
in her cafeteria and Is heaven-born
cook.
California overwhelmingly indorses
the anti-alien land law recently adopt
ed by the state legislature. Massa-
chusetts approves the act to legalize
the manufacture and sale Of beer and
wines of 2.75 alcoholic content Wis
consin approves 2.5 per cent beer. New
York approves a bonus for soldiers by
the issue of bonds not to exceed $45,-
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