Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-04
SIMILAR UPSET m
OKLAHOMA ASSURES
1856 FOR HARDING
Eighteen Electoral Votes
Still Doubtful; North Da-
kota in This List.
PROIIIBITIONISTS
LOST SEAT IN HOUSE
Bryan Lays Blame for Dem
ocratic Defeat to Cox and
the President.

New York. Nov. 4.-Tenneesee has
swung into the swelling Republican 4
columns shattering Democratic tradi-
tions of the solid south, unofficial but
nearly complete returns from the
volunteer state showed early today.
Her Shift from the Democratic
ranks, coupled with . similar upset in
Oklahoma. reported late last night,
electoral votes as against 117 def
nttely in the James M. Cox column.
and left in doubt but 18 seats in the
electoral college, divided among Ari-
iona 90, Montana 90. Nevada (3).
New Mexico 90 and North Dakota
Mexico Harding was in the lead on
available returns and even in New
Mexico Republican majorities were
claiming Harding plurality though
available returns showed Cox lead
Tennessee. on the face of returns
tabu'ated by the Memphi. CONNER
ciai Appeal from SO Of IS counties,
Harding 19s.75s votes and Cox lSs,-
782. a Harding plurality of S,977.
Gov. Roberts (Dem.) was swept out
on the Republican tide and Alt A.
Taylor, unsuccessful candidate for
governor against his brother in 1886,
was elected.
No Furta1G Upaeh
No further actual upsets wers re-
ported from the ''solid SOUTH" al
though several towns in Florida and
Louisiana and several counties in
Georgia and Alabama broke prece-
dents by pilinE up Harding lpluralities
The Republican congressional sweep
assumed large proportions as ,belated
RETURNS continped to sssonns .,:ar. The
victory OF Samuel B. Nicholsott.a II Re
publican candidate for the senate from
Colorado, assured President-elect
Harding a majority Of at least ten in
! the upper house and of five states
where senatorial choices had not been
determined, the Republican candi-
dates were in the lead in four. Ari-
zona, Nevada, North Dakota and
In the nth, Kentucky, Republican
leaders still clnng to the hope that late
| returns would overcome the advant-
tage held by Beckman over Ernst, his
Democratic opponent.
The Republicans had secured 257
seats in the house OF representatives
to 1872 for the Democrats. -Four seats
went to miscellaneous. including one
Socialist and one Prohibitionist. Forty
| two districts were unreported- On
present returns the Republicans have
a plurality of 131.
|
turnovers in cases Of some Democratic
| representatives reported in the cleo
! ton.
The house will have one Socialist
member. Meyer London Of New York
who defeated Henry NJ. Goldfogle
fusion candidate in the twelfth. Tho
prohibition party lost its lone repre-
sentative but an independent prohi-
bitionist, Milton w. Shreve, was
elected from the c5th Pennsylvania
district. Several notable upsets oc-
CURED in the congressional race.
among them the retirement by Mis-
souri, voters Of former Speaker Champ
by Texas voters of Republican rep
resentative, Harry Waurzbach.
Bryan Lays Blame.
the ranks of the beaten Democratic
party included a tart statement from
| VIM. J. Bryan, in which he divided
blame for the defeat between Presi-
dent Wilson and Candidate Cox. as
serting that the former had 'laid the
/ foundation for the disaster and the
latter had completed the structure"
Wayne 3. Wheeler. executive coun-
sci for the Anti-Saloon league of
America, issued statement declaring
a check of the congressional election
in forty states, showed a substantial
majority in both houses against any
beer or wine amendment. Returns
early today showed the following
states had given their electoral votes
a total of 3S6--to Harding:
California. 13: Colorado, 6; Con-
necticut, Z; Delaware, 3; idaho, A.
Illinois. 20; Indiana, 10; Iowa. Is:
Kansas. 10; Maine, s; Maryland. s:
Massachusetts, 1S: Michigan, Is: Min
nesota, IL; Missouri. Is; Nebraska.
s; New Hampshire. 4; New Jersey, IL;
New York. As; Ohio, "a; Oklahoma.
10; Oregon, 8; Pennsylvania. 3S:
Rhode Island, 5; South Dakota, 81
Tennessee, L.; Utah. 4: Vermont. 4;
Washington, Z; West Virginia. 8; Wis
consin. -. and Wyoming 3-a total OF
sS6.
/ Gov. Cox had safely the following:
Alabama. 12; Arkansas 3; Florida.
s; Georgia. IA; Kentucky. Is; Louisi
ana, 10; Mississippi, 10: North Caro-
lima, IL; South Carolina, 8: Texas. 20
Z and Virginia, la total Of LIT.