The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-11-03
len. Harding Is Elected
| President By Over
whelming Vote
REPUBLICANS TO
EONTROL CONGRESS
i Seems Cox Will Not
Garry Northern Or
Western State.
Associated Press

Associated fTeSS
NEW YORK, Nov. 3--One of the
ost sweeping Republican victories
the history of the country stood
ecorded today for Senator Warren
Harding for president and a Re-
,blican congress. Tremendous un-
hrsllel Republican pluralties, begin
ing with the first counting of the
allots in yesterdays election, con-
nued mounting today and with the
tesdency and congress went some
late legislatures and other state and
cal candidates.
The break even threatened to ex-
Ind to the border states. Hither-
the "Solid South" with Republi-
hn gains in some of the Southern
tates, larger than any since the Ci-
n War.
Senator Harding accepted the VIC
ry without exultation, stating he
rs "more given to prayer to God to
AXE me capable of playing my part"
In a message to Governor Coolidge,
% next vice president he stated,
We've got a real job, we'll tackle it
gether,'
Senator Harding is planning va
tion trip, beginning early Friday.
D will spend several days near
townsville, Tex, and then go to Pa
Rma.
Governor Cox is also planning a
cation and a hunting trip in Mis-
ssippi.
REPUBLICAN, CONTROL IN
CONGRESS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3-The Repub-
Ian control of another two years
ith an increased House majority
pd prospective increase in the Sem
{ was a major part of the election
weep. A new gain of twenty votes
the House is shown with complete
turns in only seventeen states, but
ith Democratic strongholds report
B.
Eight of the fifteen Republican
enatorial candidates came in win
RS today and the other seven had
bstantial leads, while in ten other
ates all Republican entrants are re-
Prted in the van. For the 10 Demo-
atic Senate seats, nine Of the min
pity party were returned winners,
from the Southern States, while
the border and Western States 9th
are fighting an uphill battle.
HARDING TO GET NOT LESS
THAN $50 VOTES.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3-On the basis
actual returns at hand and indi-
tlons from partial returns coming
1t seems today that Harding will
we not less than $50 votes in the
ectoral college, with a probability
more than $50, while all that could
counted in the Cox column were
n from the solid South. Unless
PINE sudden change occurs, the re-
Pms are making good the prediction
pat Cox will not carry a Western
Northern State.
MARYLAND GIVES HARDING
BIG LEAD.
BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 3--Re-
pms from about 80 per cent of
aryiand, today gave Harding a lead
Fer Cox of more than 10000.
DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR AHEAD
IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Nov. 37-Revised fl
pres for 1854 districts out Of 1908
the state, gave Cox 735,537 and
arding 1,722,154. For governor,
NTH, a Democrat 1,194,O95 and Mil
Republican 1,179,22e.
URPRISE IN TENNESSEE AND
LOUISIANA.
ATLANTA, Nov. "a real sur
ise in the presidential election was
Rrnlshed in Tennessee and Louisiana.
IN Harding leading in the face of
complete newspaper returns in
ehnessee, Republican leaders ex-
essed hope Of breaking the solid
uth for the first time since the re-
obstruction days. Democratic lead
expressed however, that later re-
Pfss would give the Tennessee cleo
sa votes to Cox, at the same time
election of a Republican COVER
Oh Tennessee seemed probable.
ni'e Louisiana is apparently safely
noeratic, the size of the vote poll
oy harding is a distinct surprise
me leaders Of both sides. He car
zen parishes and received major
: IN eight Of the New Orleans pre-
S' His vote in New Orleans
~ was 1900 to 31,402 for Cox.