Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-12
LANDSLIDE FOR
COOLIDGE DAWES
Overwhelming Victory for
Republicans Over Demo-
Gratis and LaFollette.

New York.-By the greatest popu.
lar vote ever given leader in the
worlds history, Calvin Coolidge has
| been elected President of the United
| States.
With 379 electoral votes assured
| and at least three more, those of New
Mexico, possible, his ballot in the
electoral college may reach 382.
Coolidge has carried in piling up 379
| electoral votes, the following states:
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connec-
| ticut, New York, New Jersey, Della
ware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
| West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana. {lli-
nois, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas. Ne
| braska. Iowa, Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, Montana, Wyo-
ming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Ne
vada, California, Oregon, Washing
| ton, Idaho-37 of the 4S states. He
may have carried New Mexico, which
would make 3S, leaving 10 to be di-
vided, 9 to Davis and l to. LaFOl-
| lette
| Coolidge pluralities in most of big
! states did not equal those of Harding
four years ago, but his actual vote in
| most of than, and by large margin
| in the country as whole, was larger,
In New York his plurality was 100000,
as compared with 1,0S9,929 for Hard
| ing. In Illinois the Coolidge plural
| ity is indicated at $4,000, as COM
| pared with 100000, roughly, for Hard
| ing. In Ohio, on the other hand. the
Coolidge plurality is $4,000, as
| against only 100000 for Harding.
Charles D. Hilles, vice chairman OF
| the Republican national committee,
issued the following estimate of the
| total popular vote of the three leading
candidates: Coolidge, 100000; Da-
Wis, 100000; LaFoIlette, 100000.
Outside of the Democratic Solid
South the choice of President Cool
| idge to succeed himself and of General
Dawes for vice president was almost
| unanimous.
Coolidge was given plurality of
more than 100000 over Davis in ILL.,
nois. Davis leads LaFollette by
| 10000.
In Illinois Small for governor won
| by an estimated lead over Jones of
435,000. Whole Republican state
| ticket wins. Chicago gives Small ap-
proximately 171,OOO majority over
| Jones.
Coolidge carried Chicago by around
1884, 600; country towns by about $4,000.
| COuntys vote Con basis of 1000 out of
1858 precincts) Coolidge, 634,OOO;
Davis, $4,000; LaFollette, $4,000
In the senatorial race in Illinois De
neen was given approximately $4,000
in Cook county ;jSprague, 375,000; De-
mems lead in county is 221, 000.
For states attorney of Cook county
Grove received approximately 571 900
votes; Igoe, $4,000; Hope Thompson,
$4,000.
Coolidge won New York state by an
estimated plurality of 100000 Davi!
ran ahead of LaFollette. Coolidge
carried New York city.
In New York AL Smith beat Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Estimated lead, 16O,-
900. Legislature probably will be Re
| publican.
| Massachusetts leads New England
| states to Coolidge column with esti-
mated plurality of 100000; Connect
! cut follows with 10000 lead forecast:
| New Hampshire gives the President
| double the combined vote Of his two
| opponents; Vermont has gone to Cool
| idge by 300 per cent more than Davis
Island safely G. o. P.
Coolidge expected to carry Ohio by
| 100000. State ticket, with exception
Of governorship, goes to G. o. P.
| Gubernatorial race close.
Coolidge landslide may reach 100000
in Indiana-greater than Harding's.
Entire G. o. P. ticket rides in.
LaFollette wins Wisconsin By large
margin; Governor Blaine and state
| ticket reelected.
With 1,347 of Iowa's 2.41S precincts
| in, it's a walkaway for Coolidge. fig
ures showing Coolidge, 31S,247: La
Toilette, 1925, and Davis, 1924:
Brookhart (Republican) is running
ahead of Steck Democrat).
1854 of 4,069 precincts in Missouri
report: Coolidge, 251,OOO; Davis, 1885,
104; LaFollette, $4,000.
Coolidge leads in Washington by
| about 2 to 1. LaFollette is second.
Coolidge has won California by big
plurality; LaFollette is second.
Coolidge's lead in Colorado is $1,000
with one-eighth of precincts reported
Coolidge ahead in Minnesota bv
Twin Cities vote; leads LaFollette
about 10000 in st. Paul and Minneap-
oils.
Davis won about A to 1 in Texas:
Mrs. Ferguson elected governor 2 TO 1.
344 precincts out of 2,16O in North
Dakota give Coolidge 31,447; LaFol.