Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-04

nearly complete returns
from the Volunteer state
showed early today. Fier
Shift from the democratic ranks
coupled with similar upset In Okla
homa, reported late asst night. assur-
ed Warren G. Harding Of 3S6 electoral
votes against l27 definitely in the
James NJ. Cox column, and lett IN
doubt but fourteen seats in the elec-
troal college. divided among Arizona
,3), Nevada. (3), New Mexico, 90.
and North Dakota 90, In all OF
these states save New Mexico, Hard
ing was in the lead on available re-
, turns and even in New Mexico, re-
publican managers were claiming
! Harding plurality though available re
| turns showed a Cox lead
10000 Plurality.
! Tennessee on the face OF the re-
turns tabulated by the Memphis Com
mercia Appeal from ninety-three OF
| ninety-iye counties. with fifty pre-
cincts missing, gave Harding 199,7o9
votes and Cox 1S4,7S2. a Harding plu-
ralty Of 997i Gov. Roberts, tdem-
ocrau was swept ont on the republic
an tide and Alf A. Taylor, unsuccess-
Iul candidate for governor against his
brother in 1856. was elected,
The republican congressional sweep
assumed larger proportions as belat-
ed returns continued to come in. The
victory OF Samuel d. Nicholson. re-
publican candidate for the senate
FROM Colorado, assured President
elect Harding a majority OF at least
ten IN the upper house.
Bryan Blame Wilson.
Post election developments within
the ranks of the beaten democratic
party included tart statement from
William J. Bryan in which he divid-
, ed blame for the defeat between
g President Wilson and Candidate Cox.
asserting that the former had laid
= the foundation for the disaster and
the latter had "completed the struc-
ture"
Wayne b Wheeler, legislative coun-
> sci Of the auti-saoon league of Amer
- lea, issued statement declaring A
: check Of the congressional election
in forty states showed a "substan-
lidt HtdJDi llN ~ 'p1'i i'''t'''' 't,''fAA~N
\ any beer or wine amendment.
= The G. o. p. Electoral College.
Returns early today showed the
2 following states had given their elec
toral votes to Harding:
California. 10, Colorado, 6, Connec-
i ticut, :. Delaware. 3: Idaho, 4, Hi
y nois, %; Indiana, Is; Iowa IS. Kan
- sas. TO- Maine, 6; Maryland, s; Mas
% sachusetts. Is; Michigan, Is; Mime
sofa, II; Missouri. is; Nebraska. g.
New Hampshire, I; New Jersey, IA;
) New York. 45; Ohio "a, Oklahoma
10 10; Oregon. ). Pennsylvania. 81
Rhode Island }; South Dakota. D
- Tennessee, 10; Utah, 4; Vermont.
Washington, !; West Virginia,
~ Wisconsin, Il. Montana, 4. Wyom
= ing, 3 a total OF 800
-, Governor Cox had safely the follow
ing.
Alabama, -; Arkansas. 9; Florida
= 6; Georgia, IA Kentucky Is: Louisi
Il, ana, l0 Mississippi 10; North Caro-
"a lima, II; South Carolina, 9; Texas
q. Virginia. ia total Of l27.
if Or five states where senatorla
choices had not been determined, tn
republican candidases were in tn
lead in four-Arizona. Oregon. NevS
da and North Dakota, In the tfts
Kentucky, republican leaders sti
chung to the hope that late return
would overcome the advantage hel
hv Senator j. G.. w Beckham. owe
Richard 2. Ernst, his republican o.
ponent,
o57 Seats In House.