The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-11-05

uslng from ten to fifteen fhous.
ana with Governor Davis lea dsrs
uooding Is elected over Nuyar.
~ Iuiiy twelve thousand. Hard;rg
~. WI carry state by twenty-nve
tnousend. Heaviest vote arar
! poiied In the state and oYic;sr
returns will be slow. Gov naws
paper conceded Hardinr's s,as
on harding will have the
greatest number of votes ever
east Tor president IN the electoral
college. a.
new York. Nov. 3.-(By the Asso
clated Press. )-One of The nos
sweeping Republican victories !,
party history today stood recorde.
ior Sentor Harding for president an,
Republican congress.
tremendous and unparalleled renuh
iican pluralities beginning with m,
nrst count of ballots in Yesterday,
election continued mounting today.
Defeat in their fight both for Tn,
presidency and congress was conced
ed early by Democratic nationa
leaders on the basis of the crushins
Republican vote and despite the alb
sence OF final and official figures.
with the presidency and congress
went. loss to the Democrats OF gov
ernors, state legislatures and othe,
state and local candidates. Tho
break even threatened to extend in
10 the border states hitherto "solid
south with Republican gains In
some states larger than any since
the civil war.
Senator Harding's victory, in wha,
Governor Cox and other Democratic
leaders and many prominent Repub
licans hailed as the solemn refer
endum" on the League of Nations
was impressive. In the absence OF
hnal figures. the swelling tide oi
huge pluralities early today gave him
assurance of 302 votes in the elec,
toral college as against 127 for Gov
ernor Cox, with Is doubtful. inclu
sive of states where the Republican
tide was running strong.
Unofficial results presaged larger
majority in the electoral college for
Senator Harding and his running
mate, Governor Coolidge, than any
since 1888, except alone the vote oi
435 for President Wilson in 1912
during the Republican split" ......,
The Republican congressional
swing was as strong, increased ma.
jorities in both senate and house be
irg marked up. Early today victory
for virtually all Is Republican sena-
tors for reelection was spelled by
the returns. while about half doz-
en- of the 10 Democratic candidates
were battling against the Republican
leads.
The first trial of woman suffrage
contributed largely TO the Republi-
can majorities and also was a factor
in delaying the count in many states.
The millions of women's ballots also
swelled the popular vote recorded
beyond all records.
Senator Harding accepted his vic
tory without exultation, stating he
was more given to prayer to God
to make me capable of playing my
part To Governor Coolidge, the
next vice president, he sent a mes
sage stating: -,
We've got a real job and we will
tackle il together
Governor Cox also received his de-
feat without untoward show OF feel
ing. He withheld comment after re-
naming al his newspaper office al
DAYTON. Ohio. until almost midnight
and seeing his own paper issue an
early extra edition recountinS his de-
feat.
senator Harding, Governor Coco
,idge. Will II. Hays, chairman OF the
Republican national committee ana
other Republican leaders EXCHANGED
kilograms of congratulation. Senator
commended Mr.. Hays upon
management OF great
and also told Governor
Coolidge that he would expect him
to play full part in the coiAins
Pepublican administration.
The League of Nations issue was
stressed by Senator Borah of ldano,
among the leagues ioes,
i, statement declaring he regarded
he election as 1.-The triumph for ma
tionalism and the death OF ths
League OF Nations = -
None of the minor parties. me so
cialist farmer labor or pfohipi'ioii
!; g,,red in the result. Socialist head-
,,,arters at Chicago claimed an IN,
eraased vote and the party retaihea g
,bree socialist assemblymen VINO haa
heen expelled. The first woman
riaIist ever elected 10 the New ioIA
,ssembly. Marion II. Laing' also was
successful.
Engene V. Debs. socialist preslden.
t;aI candidate. received the returns
n Atlanta penitentiary.
- Senator Harding. with the reesip
:, the ballot tidings-on MS oosh
= s;rt rtbday-announced plans for va,
.at;on beginning Friday he VII
.nend several days near bf2"n
nc ,p Texas. and then tour the Paha.
ii'e, o.nal zone. Governor Cox aiso
siA : planning vacation trip to MIS-
Saa York. nhio---the home .of
- senafor Hardins and Goyernor
l.e ls.l' n,sno,s and Pennsylsaan fur'
,ished the largest Repuplsn - pa
1a,;,ies ] That OF New Sors ~hs,e
-au smith. Depsocnsf. and Natn-
ao' .f Miller. Mpufaicaa. we're nee nsek
an L. son in tf,e eubernatorfai fisht
.ls snu close 10 the million marx; onio no
s.as - around 100000; iilinois' a' INV