The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-03

rsovernor Cos who was in his news:
paS"r office when IN" concession OF
SrnaIor Harding waS published. SAID nc
would issue no statement. senator
Harding ut his home in Marion. Sald ne
Was more given I" prayer TO God 10
make me capable OF playing my part
than he was To cNultation.
When Governor Cox and Chairman
White made their conc, sSion Such re-
turns ns wCrr coming IN from the west l.
Crn states showed strong dritt 70
Harding and the Republican landslide
which began to take on tremehuous
proportions throughout the east. was
continuing TO roll on win seeHiinsAS
never ending momentum.
Al the hour the Democratic conccs-
sion Of Republican victory was maze,
there were practically no returns 70
show the trend of voting on EonSrssss. So,
net changes and these were In FAVOR OF
tho Republican side. The Democratic
hight for control OF tes senate SSrtAcu, st "a,
consideration OF the peace treaty is-
sues, showed no signs OF waning. Pen.
rose. of rsnnsylrania. Cnmmins. 81
Iowa: WadSworth. OF New 1orkS brano-
"Gre. OF Connecticut. and Noses ,or or
Nnders" in their opposition to the treaty
Of Versailles. seemed safe In reelection
by substantial majorities.
handwriting on thu Wall
Taking the Republican landslide In
he east rs handwriting on the wal,
metropolitan newspapers, among them
hose which staunchly had supported
Governor Cox and the League OF Ma.
lions issue. announced the election OF
Harding early In the evening. Fnere
were ths-, no figures TO assure II. or 10
:;ivs assurance that the sudden turning
about OF four years ago which changed
apparent victory for hughcS INTO eiec-
ton for Wilson would not be repeated.
arlIy in n
professcd confidence that the Votes
from the west would overcome the sen
,iment of the east. while the Repu6li-
can managers continued TO issue preaIc-
ions Of victory.
As the landslide in the east continue>
20 roll down. however. and the first IN,
dicattons came that II would eNtena
westward. there evidently was some
hurried COMMUNICATION between cover
nor Cox at Dayton and the Democratic
managers in New York, for their an
nouncrments corccding the election or
Harding came out N Dayton and In
New York at virtually the same timc.
Congress II 1spu uoHc2n
Al the same moment he conceded the
election OF Harding. Democratic chair
man. White also concealed the election
OF a Republican Congress.
One feature Of the situation. IN fact
an almost anamalous one-was that
while IN" election OF Senator Harding
was being conceded. there were actuaiIy
not sufficient election returns on hand
IN compile a table Of electoral votes
showing the distribution OF states
votes TN the electoral college.
senator Harding'S election came on
his hfty-htth birthday anniversary.
\SY York. Nov. At eleven-hfteen
.,.cIock. Eastern tune. with the west and
niddl,, vast Still scarcely heard from.
the Harding landslide in the east was
continuing with gathering momentum.
At the rate the Harding column was
growing At that hour. the Republican
plurality in the state or New York would
be around the unprecedented NGuec or
more than n million. New York CitE.
normally Democrats. was going Tor
Harding by at least half a million.
The SovcrnorShip fight continued close
with Republican managers claiming tho
defeat OF Governor Smith. PennSyl-
vania returns at that hour showed Hard
,ny leading Cox three To on" and Senator
Penrose electcd. Massachusetts, was
promising Harding the greatest plural
ity ever given presidential candidate
m that state. Boston had gone Tor n
RsnubIIcan for the second time in its
history and had given Harding greater
lead over Cox. than Il gave Mckinney
over BRYAN In lS?6. -
Returns from half OF Vermont gave
rJardinp a thrcc 10 one lead over Cox
IIuRhes beat Wilson two To one in 1916.
In the home district Of Charles +
Murphy. leader OF Tammany Hail. Hard
ing beat Cox TWO 70 one. Maine report.
e,i Harding leading Cox by the largest
plurality ever given TO =. presidential
candidate. Ohio onc-hfth complete
showed a growing Not" Tor Harding
Harding carried two wards IN the city o.
Atlanta Ga and :~O parishes in the
Louisiana sugar belt. both Democratic
tsrritSries. Co..
In fhe New York senatorial race, Sena'
tor Wadswop<h was leading his Demo
cratic opponent Lieutenant Governor
Walker Senator'S BrandeSee. OF Con
nerticut. and Moses Of New Hampshire
opponents Of the League or Nations
both seemed certain OF reelection.
The late closing OF the polls in the
western states. the difference in time
long ballots and q greatly increased vote
were the causes OF the late returns from
victory Conceded Esxly
New YORK Nov At nine o clock
Eastern time no single state had report
ed complete returns. but all over thr
EAST the cities were reporting heavy ma
Jorit,cs for Harding and the Rnpuh'tcar
ticket.
,Tust before nino O'Clock. the New
York World which Supported Cox
Rashed its signal lights to announces the
election Of Har6!ng.
In New York ard New England as ~
Ohio and Indiana. fhr ila ndinE major
:iNS being reported Indicated landsIid'
II tho east
Chairman Hays. OF the Republican