The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
PRESIDENT IS SILENT

With majoritfes piln~ up in what democratic leaders said was "solemn referendum upon the League of Ma tions, President Wilson withheld any comment Bainbridge Colby, secrs .ary |of State expressed disappointment. Senator Johnson of California. leading "irreconcilable," stated that the eiec~ ton meant the end of the league.
 Defeat of former Speaker Clark was one of the election surprises. He has served in the House continuously since 1897 as one of ,ne democratic |stalwarts, and received a majority of votes for the presidential nomination lat Baltimore. when President Wilson was chosen. He probably will be succeeded as minority reader by Repre- sentative Kitchin, democrat, North Car olina.
 Representative Clark's victor was T. W. Hukreide. who has been active in the Missouri republican organization.
 The republicans broke ito the solid congressional delegation from Texas Bee of San Antonio. Another veteran, Representative John Rainey of Illinois also went down to defeat
 The prohibition party will be with out formal representation in the next Congress Representative Randall of California, lone prohibition member having been defeated.
 SOCIALISTS ELECT MEMBER
 The socialist party, however, again will have a member, Meyer London, from New York City. He won over Representative GoldfogIe, democrat, who defeated him two years ago. For. mer Representative Victor Berger N.il- waukee socialist was defeated by aep- resentative Stafford. republican.
 Representative Mondell of Wyoming house republican leader was reelected, according to late returns tonight, and probably will continue his position
 With republican candidates leading in several states, the republicans were cer- tain of a gain of four senators from California, Idaho, Maryland and South Dakota. Tn the house the republicans had scored net gain of more than 30 Among their gains were the follow. ing:
 z California 3. Illinois 2. Maryland 2, Massachusetts ?, New Jersey f. New York 6, Ohio (, Pennsylvania ;, and 2 in Utah. The democrats gained three seats in New York from the republicans
 AL SMITH DEFEATED
 Another democratic casualty was the election of Nathan l.. Miller, republican, to succeed Gov. "AP' Smith of New York. who ran far ahead of the Cox Roosevelt vote in the Empire state
 In the presidential fight, the returns showed that the Cox Roosevelt ticket had lost at least nine states which Pres ident Wilson carried four years ago. Maryland, New Hampshire, Ohio, Utah and Washington
 Twenty-nine states. regarded from the wealth of republican majorities are as- sured for the republican presidential ticket were: California, Colorado, Con- necticut. Delaware. Idaho. Illinois, In- diana. Iowa. Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan. Minnesota. Me- braska. New Hampshire. New Jersey. Ohio, Oregon. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. South Dakota. Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia. Wisconsin and Wyoming.
 In the Cox column were: Alabama, Arkansas. Florida. Georgia, Kentucky. Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
 States from which returns tonight were incomplete were: Arizona. Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota. Oklahoma, Tennessee.
 George White, chairman of the demo- cratic national committee. in his only comment tonight on yesterdays election. said:
 We are disappointed. but not dis heartened.''
 MILLER DEFEATS SMITH
 New York November 2-Election oi Nathan L. Miller of Syracuse. as governor by an estimated plural ity slightly in excess of 10000 as shown in revised figures saoulated to- night, assured the republicans of 6 clean sweep in yesterdays election.
 With but 1s7 districts missing at 1o:3 o'clock tonight. Miller was leading Smith by 5s.047 votes. The actual returns give Miller l306. 6.503. smith l.24S. .456.
 Related returns continued to roll up the overwhelming plurality in New York for |Senator Harding With POT districts miss ling. all of them up-fate where he led