The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-02
70 TO 50 MILLION
MEN AND WOMEN
EXPRESS CHOICES
Fight Of Parties for Control
Of Congress 0vershadowed
Only by Contest for Presi-
denCy.

OF the 48 sovereign states of the ma
tion went TO the polls today to select
a new president for the four years
BEGINNING March 4.
Before the dawn Of another day
has broken, the country, in all likeli-
hood will know whether Warren G,
Harding, Republican. or James nj.
Cox, Democrat. has been elected to
succeed Woodrow Wilson. for 1t is
miracle, none Of the other five can
didates has a chance. This choice,
ii is estimated, viii be registered by
a record vote og between 20000000
and 30,000,o0G persons, many of whom
are women enfranchised since the last
presidential election and are voting
today for the first time
Second only in interest to the con-
test for the presidency is the fight
between the two major parties for
the control of the next congress.
Thirty four United States senator's,
32 to fill seats now held by II Demos
Gratis and Is Republicans and two to
fla the uneXpired terms caused by
the deaths OF Senators Bankhead,
Alabama, and Martin, Of Virginia,
both Democrats, are being chosen as
well as an entire new house of rep-
resentatives, composed of 435 mem-
bers
The present senate is composed Of
AZ Democrats, As Republicans and
one Republican Progressive. The
present house consists of 1870 Demo-
Gratis, 232 Republicans, two independ-
ent Republicans. one Independent
and one Prohibitionist. There are
also nine vacancies.
win IL. Hays and George White,
Republican. and Democratic national
Chairmen, each continued confident
of victory when the polls opened. Mr..
Hays reiterated his prediction that
the Republican ticket was certain
to obtain 36S electoral votes" and
that there was strong possibility
that the total might reach the 400
mark. A total of 266 is necessary TO
elect. MIR. White gave out no last
minute prediction on the electoral
vote, but renewed his expression Of
confidence in the election Of Gov.
Cox
The campaign ITSELF waged prfn-
cipally around the league of nations
issue, did not come to an end until
an early hour this morning. Senator
Harding spent election eve quietly at
his home in Marion. o., while Gov.
Cox wound UP his campaign at big
meeting in Toledo last night, but
state and local candidates throughout
the country kept up their quest for
votes into the dark hours of the night.
Unsettled weather with the possi-
bility of rain, faced the early voters
of the Eastern states as they trudged
to the polls to cast their ballots, while
those of the upper Mississippi valley
and Northern New England and New
York prepared for the weather mans
prediction of snow. The rest of the
country generally is expected TO vote
under clear skies.
Senator Harding will await the ver-
dict Of the electorate at his home in
Marion, where he will receive news
bulletins compiled from figures coll
lected by the Associated Press. Gov.
Cox expects to receive the returns In
the office OF his newspaper, the Day
ton Daily News, which is a member
of the Associated Press and will OBJ
tain its full election night service.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 2.-Ten.
nessee went to the polls this morn
ing and a record breaking vote is
being cast. Principal interest at
taches to the governors race between
Roberts, Democratic encumbent, and
All Taylor, Republican. The Re-
pubicans are also bidding for more
seats in congress, directing their eff
forts against Moon and Hull, and in
the eighth district, where Browning,
Democrat, has lively fight on with
Scott, Republican, The weather Is
fair after a night of rain.
BY noon the weather in Middle
Tennessee was that of a typical au-
tumn day. Reports received indi-
Gated a record breaking vote. Mid
die Tennessee counties reported
about half as many women were vot-
ing as men. In the cities the women
voters early in the day far outnum-
bered the men.
NEW YORK. Nov. New York
state citiZenry voted in large num-
bers early today and officials pre-
dicted that at the close of the ballot
boxes at 8 o'clock tonight at least
100000 of the 3,500,000 qualified
men and women will have expressed
their choice.
Secretary of State Hugo Hays sent
10000 ballots to soldiers, sailors and
marines in overseas service. These
votes will be counted in December.
In addition TO expressing choices
for national officers the voters were
called upon to name new state leg
islature.
Gov. Alfred f. Smith, Democrat,
seeking reelection, Is opposed by
Nathan L. Miller, OF Syracuse, former
judge Of the court of appeals. United
States Senator James w. Wadsworth,
Jr., Republican candidate for re-elec-
ton, is opposed by Lieut.-Gov. Harry
c. Walker.
Forty-three representatives in con-
gress are TO be chosen.
Mayors will be chosen in IL cities.
There also are before the voters a
proposition to issue S45000,00O for
soldiers bonuses and constitutional
amendment to provide for borrowing
in anticipation of taxes and revenues
and for issuing serial bonds instead
Of long term bonds.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. with
Republicans centering their efforts in
the Third district to bring about a
break in the solid Democratic dele
CATION to congress. the voters OF
Arkansas today east their ballots for
candidates from president TO the Less
er county offices.
The Third district contest was be-
tween John N. Tillman. the Demo-
crat't incumbent, and John /.
Worthington.
f. A. Mccullough, candidate for
chief justice of the supreme court:
James G. Tucker, for state auditor;
Joseph Ferguson, for state treasurer,
and James Ferguson for state mine
commissioner, all Democrats, had
no opposition. Representative II. M.
Jacoway, Democrat OF the Fifth con-
gressional district, also had No op-