Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-05
BOILED DOWN
FIGURES GIVE
HARDING 4O4
Practically Complete Returns
in and Election Almost
Forgotten.
ELECTORS MEET JAN 10

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5-The 1920
presidential and congressional elections
were passing into history today and with
practically complete returns in, the score
appeared like this:
Senator Warren G. Harding got 4o4
electoral votes and Governor James NJ.
Cox got 127.
The Republicans won ten additional
seats in the Senate, giving them total
Of fifty mine to the Democrats thirty
seven.
The Republicans gained forty one, seats
Il the House, giving them total OF
ESl to the Democrats 153, and the Social
ksts one.
The Prohfbitionists lost their only
member.
While those figures show that the Re-
pubncans gained the greatest political
victory that has come to any party since
1912. when Woodrow Wilson was elected
President and the Democrats controlled
overwhelmingly both branches Of Con-
gress. they do not tell the full story, for
the Republicans won Tennessee, unit
Of the solid South; they won oklahoma,
almost as strongly Democratic. and they
elected one Congressman from Texas,
hrother-in-law Of Postmaster General
Burleson being the Democrat defeated.
They also carried some election dis
tricts In the traditfonaliy Democratic
States Of Georgia. Louisiana and Miss
tssippL
PICTURESQUE FIGURE
WILL PASS OUT.
with the Democratic defeat there
passes out Of public life some Of Wash
ington's picturesque figures.
Champ Clark, one time candidate for
the nomination for President and former
Speaker Of the House, who enlivened the
debate in that body with his quaint.
homely phrases, was defeated.
Isaac z. Sherwood, the eldest man IN
the house, and one of the few surviving
Civil War generals, win not return FROM
his Ohio district Henry T. Rainey Of
Illinois, another Of the Democratic vet
erans win not come back.
- With the oldest member Of the House
there goes the youngest member, "
King Swope CT Kentucky. who was
slightly more than the legal age Of %
when he was elected TO fill out a term
vacancy caused by the death OF Harvey
Helm. Another youngster is coming
from Michigan. however.
From the Senate there goes Senator
Phelan Of California, who since the go
ing of James Hamilton Lewis has been
classed as the Senate's Beau Brummel.
Senator Gore, the blind member from Ok
lahoma. was beaten in the primaries.
SECOND WOMAN
MEMBER IN HOUSE
Coming into the next House IS Theo-
dore E. Burton, whose refusal to stand
for reelection TO the Senate from Ohio
IN 1914, gave Senator Harding his chance
TO run. The House also VIII have its
second woman member, Alice Robertson
of Oklahoma.
From the executive branch Of the Gov
ernment there will pass Postmaster Gen
eraI Burleson. who rides in a horse
drawn carriage instead Of an automobile
and carries an umbrella in fCir weather
as well as cloudy; Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels, who clings to the broad brimmed
straight crowned rat, and William B.
Wilson. who fought his way from the
coal mines Of Pennsylvania to the Office
Of Secretary OF Labor.
The electors meet in their respective
States the second Monday in January
and cast their ballots for President and
Vice President. These ballots are ad-
dressed to the president Of the Senate and
when all have reached him they are
opened and counted before a joint session
OF Congress.