The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-03
SECOND EXTRA
HARDING SURE OF 272 VOTES
IN ELECTORAL COLLEGE AT
EARLY HOUR; cox HAS 1856
(By Associated Press)


NEW YORK. Nov. 3-At o'clock morning, with
actual returns far from complete Senator Harding certain
272 votes in the electoral college from the following states:
Connecticut Delaware Idaho, Illinois, Iowa. Kansas Maine
Massachusetts, Michigan Nebraska Hampshire,
New York. Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania Rhode Island Yer
mont Washington Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The states from which returns meager justify
actually placing them either the Harding or Cox column were
Arizona California 49, Colorado Indiana 49, Kentucky 49,
Maryland 8; Minnesota II; Missouri 49, Montana A. Nevada
New Mexico 81 North Dakota s; South Dakota Utah.
West Virginia, ga total of 100.
The states which certain
bama Arkansas Florida Georgia louisiana Mississippi North
Carolina, Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas V
ginia-a total of 1876 votes in the electoral college.
MARION, O.. Nov 2-Convinced by early returns of his
election the presidency Harding
tonight that instead of being exuant the result
he more God to make capable of play
ing my part"
Receiving here Harding
declined during the early evening make comment and is
sued his only after the figures had piled maortes
for him which his advisers declared made his election certain
At the time became known that the Senator and Mrs
Harding had made plans for vacation trip to be carried out
CARELESS the result the election taking them next
week in Texas and after that for extended trip to the
Panama canal He will return to Marion during December
The senator's statement follows:
Assuming early wholly dependable
not hesitate to that pleased of happy
utter gratitude but not exuant 1t is not personal
confident Americansm and
a national call to the Republican party.
the obligations solemn that
of exultng to God to make
the aspirations of expectations Of America and the
world the people who have voted the Republican
ticket will understand feeling and that should make
policies at this time beyond the expressions
made by throughout the campaign
Concident with the senator's statement Harry NJ Daugh-
erty member of the Republican campaign committee made this
statement:
the greatest victory in American politics. clearly fore
predicted 1t is than party victory the
contributed by millions of Democrats The of
quickly indicated the conerng of the suffrage
privilege they sensed correctly the issues and rallied to the
America and American institutions The Republican
party of the great responsibility implied in this
popular will faithfully keep its obligations
pesident-eect Mr.. Harding still would be United
States his friends he probably would remain away
from Washington his time and attention to the choice
of his cabinet of his administration policies
Election Republican in Ohio would enable him
resign January when the term of Gov
erno Cox expires when the would appoint
Republican senator to the vacancy.
DAYTON o. Nov Ex-Governor Cox's paper, the Dayton
News edition shortly before IL o'clock tonight
conceng election of Senator Harding the Republican cand
date The himself said he would make
statement tonight however, carried the election
returns under caption Republican LANDSLIDE Harding Wins