The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-05
TENNESSEE is CERTAIN
Ohio Sends Solid Delegation
to COngress-Eight
Gained in Missouri.
gOLsTEAD is REFLECTED
Oklahoma and Montana Both
Appear to Be Safely Out Of
Doubtful List.

With most of the loose ends of the
election gathered up and the result SO
we'll known that further data can only
add assurance to what is overwhelm-
iilgly certain, the figures showed last
night an electoral vote for Harding
and Coolidge beyond the 400 mark and
Republican majorities OF at least 20
in the Senate and more than 100 in
the House Of Representatives.
Returns coming in still add little to
the expression of the VIII of the people
as it became manifest last Tuesday
evening. A seat in the Senate is still
In doubt. for the last few votes have
Vet to be counted in the contest in
Kentucky between Senator Beckham.
Democrat, and Richard J. Ernst That
fight, since the last word has not been
said in 1t, is still going on. But close
as 1t is the indications are that Ernst
will take the seat now held by Beck
ham.
The final returns leave no doubt at
ell of what appeared like a certainty
Wednesday night. that the normally
Democratic States OF Oklahoma and
Tennessee. as well as Missouri. have
fallen completely into Republican lire.
With their electoral votes and without
live which are fairly certain TO be added
as the expression OF Montana. the Re
publican party will be supreme In the
electoral College by an overwhelming
majority.
nele are still a few undecided con-
tests IN few Congress districts, but
even IL the few Republican candidates
who are concerned In them are counted
out Ia the last hours, the Republican
inasority IN the House will have more
than tbs strength It can ever need
through tic next Adnsinistration-
With shc Democrats strongholds 4
Oklahoma, Missouri and Tennessee now
definitely assured for the Republicans.
the Harding-coolidge ticket has S96
otes, exclusive of the five from Mon
tana which went Republican as State
ard where the National Republican
ticket was ahead,
The landslide OF Tuesday already has
assured the Republican party OF fifty
eight seats in the United States Sem
ate. The Democrats so far can claim
only thirty-seven Senatorial seats. with
the seat OF SENATOR DtChnaIU Vi fNci-
tucky in Jeopardy. for his Republican
opponent. Richard J. Ernst. Is moving
steadily ahead In the closest kind OF
fight This Is the only Senate seat
left unsettled In the thirty-four Sene-
torial contests which made UP part OF
the fight on election day.
The Republicans in all captured nine
Senate seats from the Democrats and
elected fifteen OF their candidates. The
IT, rxr1x< f.r-
day were added to the defested were
Senators Chamberlain OF Oregon, who
once was chairman OF the Military
Committee; Senator Smith OF Arizona,
who has been defeated by Representa-
tive Ralph Cameron, and Senator Hen
derson OF Nevada, who has lost to for
1ner Gov. Oddie.
Final returns In respect to seats In the
House of Representatives are not all in.
but the number OF Congress districts
which remain undecided is small. Some
OF the doubtful cases are due to close
races. others TO the fact that the districts
in which they exist are isolated. But
oven with such districts as are missing
out OF the count tho Republican roll ia
the House already contains 2S5 names.
while the Democrats so far can claim
only 1876 OF its members as belonging 20
their party.
among tne Representatives whose re-
election was reported definitely last
night was Representative voistead of
Minnesota. father OF the prohibition en-
forcement act which bears his name. He
Is chairman OF the House Judiciary Com
rnittee. a position which, It Is assumed.
he will retain.
In the contests for seats in the lower
house the Republican sweep has given
Ohio solid Republican delegation for
the first time In It's history. In Ohio.
home State OF both OF the candidates for
tho Presidency the Republicans gained
and the Democrats lost eight seats. l.
Missouri which was always a great re-
lance OF democracy. the Republicans
can point to another capture of eight
places In the House Of Representatives.