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HARDINGS
ELECTORAL VOTES
PASS THE LOO MARK
Democratic Strongholds of Oklahoma, Missouri
and Tennessee Definitely in the Republican
Column-G. O. P. Majority in Senate Will Be
More Than Score and $50 in the House

New York. Nov. Am almost record
smashing electoral vote for Senator
Harding topping the 400 mark and Re
publican maiorites of more than score
In the Senate and $50 In the House. were
assured from virtually complete returns
Tonight from Tuesdays elections.
With the Democratic strongholds Of
oklahoma, Missouri and Tennessee def
riteiy swept into the Republican ranks
by the partys crushing victory and
Arizona. Montana. Nevada New Mexico.
and North Dakota added. the Harding
Coolidge ticket has 40i electoral votes,
according to latest returns
The Republican landslide tonight had
given the Republicans 5S Senate seats
as against 81 for the Democrats with late
returns undermining the seat of Senator
Beckham, Democrat, Kentucky His Re
publican opponent. Richard j. Ernst,
forged ahead in a nip and tuck fight for
:he only Senate fight left unsettled. or
he "a Senate contests. the Republicans
captured nine from the Democrats and
,lected all fifteen of their candidates.
Among the Democratic senators who on
to-day's returns. went down to defeat
we're Senators Chamberlain of Oregon.
former chairman of the Senate military
committee, Senator Smith of Arizona,
who lost to former Representative RALPH
Nevada, who was defeated by former
Governor eddie.
Final returns from few congress
sional districts still were belated to-
night, some due to CLOSE races which up
set a few previous announcements, and
,thers from isolated sections. With these
missing districts. the Republican roll in
he House had climbed past os5 to l35
or the Democrats.
Among House members whose re-elec-
Ion was reported definitely tonight was
Representative Volstead of Minnesota.
suthor OF the Nolstead prohibition en-
forcernent act, and chairman Of the
House Judiciary committee. a position he
Ia scheduled to retain
In the House contests. the Republican
sweep gave Ohio a solid Republican dele
cation for the frst time IN its history
In this the home State of Senator Hard
ing and Governor Cox the Republicans
Rained and the Democrats lost eight
seats In Missouri. the Republicans
gained smother block OF eight
Knoxville. Tenn, Nov. 4.--Returns COM
piled by the Journal and Tribune to-
night with 13 scattering precincts miss
Ing out OF 1000 in the State gave Hard
ing l99,O4s. Cox 1s7, 4S3 or a majority for
Harding of 1855, Forty-one Of the miss
ing precincts are normally Democratic
counties and 81 in Republican counties.
Phoenix Ariz., Nov. 4,-Revised cleo
tion returns tonight. complete except
for a few scattered precincts, reduced the
majority of Senator Harding for presi-
dent. but still gave him lead OF $500
over Governor COX. Tho vote: Harding
1896: Cox 22,57s.
lican candidate for senator and Thomas
r. Campbell, Republican candidate for
re-alection az governor, was conceded to-
day by NJ. II. McCalla. chairman Of the
Democratic state committee. Reelection
Of Carl Hayden. Democrat. as repres ion Ia
tive in Congress, also was assured.
Oklahoma City. Nov. 4.-Ok lalhoms
swung safely into the Republican
column to-day on returns from 2.O0t
Of the 1855 precincts in the State. II
appeared that the State would split its
conRr es sional delegation probably even
A tabulation of 1874 precincts out o.
Ass for president gave a Republican
majority of S,513, the vote being
Harding 1888: Cox 163,S00
For United States senator 2.0S pre-
aincts gave Republican majority o.
1887.
Albuausraue. N. NJ, Nov. 4.-Virtuall,
complete returns from all sections of tn
state show Senator Harding carried New