The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-11-04

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have the best wishes Of all who love
their country
Gas to the national chairman of a
party which is and has always been
for America, ! have sent messages
of congratulations to Senator Hard
inc, Gov Coolidge and Mr. Hays. I
wish them success"
Chicago, November 2.-0n the
basis of early election returns both
Houses of Congress remain Repub-
iican by increased majorities.
On the basis of incomplete re-
turns indicative of a Republican
groundswell everywhere, the new
Senate appears to be Republican by
majority Of about six. The Re-
publican majority in the House,
meager returns indicate, will be about
So and may run higher.
Democratic leaders began early in
the night to lose their hopes of re-
gaining control of the Senate. In
most states heard from where the
Democrats had possible chances of
electing senator the early returns
served to add to the general Re-
publican jubilation.
AT an early hour the election of
the following Republican Senators in
doubtful states was practically as
sured:
Colorado, Samuel D. Nicholson,
succeeding Senator Thomas, Demo-
erat; Connecticut, Frank 5. Brande-
gee, league Of nations irreconcilable,
reelected: Illinois. William r. Nc
Kinley: Indiana. James f. Watson,
reelected, defeating Thomas Tag
CART, Democrat; Iowa Albert B.
Cummins. reelected (he was the
traget of organized labor opposition
because Of the Cummins-Esch billy;
Kansas. Charles Curtis, reelected;
New HAMPSHIRE George H. Moses,
league irreconcilahle. reelected; New
York. James W, Wadsworth. Jr., re-
elected over strong opposition of
woman suffrage leaders.
In addition. these were Renubh-
cans whose election to the Senate
,ves nracticallv conceded, Frank B.
Willis. Ohio: DR.. r. r. Ladd, North
Dakota: Boise Penrose, Pennsvl-
vania. Pete Norbeck. South Dakota,
an Wesley L. Jones WASHINGTON.
Republicans in doubt of election on.
the basis of early returns were
Irvine L. Lenroot of Wisconsin. OPP
~sed bv James Thompson. Senator
La Follette's candidate; r. r. Good
ing. onnosing Senator Nuoent in
idaho; Senator Reed Smoot Of Utah;
Samuel M, Shortridge, of California;
q. f. Weller. Of Maryland; Ralph
Cameron. of Arizona; Robert H.
Stanfield, Of Oregon. and Senator
Spencer Of Missouri. Republican
leaders believed that all Of these
might be returned winners bv the
late returns IN such an event the.
Republican Senate majority would be
decreased still greater.
Democrats had elected Senator's
without doubt in the following states
on the basis Of early returns:
Alabama (2l. Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina
South Carolina and Virginia and
were claiming victory also in
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Indiana, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah
and Wisconsin. A conservative
estimate indicated that the Senate
will be Republican by a small ma
iofity. Returns from the congress-
ional lelections indicated Democratic
losses wherever changes in political
complexion We're noted. The Demo
Gratis appeared to be losing in Penn
sylvRnia districts. in Illinois. West
Virginia. Kansas, New York an in
some Of the mid-westem states.
The conservative estimate early in
the night gave the Republicans a
majority in the House of almost so.
At midnight the landslide grows,
with the West and Middle West still
scarcely heard from, the Harding
landslide in the East was continuing
with gathering momentum.
At the rate the Harding column
was growing at that hour the Re-
publican plurality in the State of
New York would be around the UNI
precedented figure Of more than a
million. New York City, normally
Democratic was going for Harding
by at least half million.
Pennsylvania returns at that hour
showed Harding leading Cox 8 to !
and Senator Penrose elected. Mas
sachusetts was promising Harding
the greatest plurality ever given a
presidential candidate in that state.
Boston had gone for a Republican
for a second time in its history, and
had given Harding a greater lead
over Cox than it gave Mckinley
o,,ox p,von IN 1909