Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-08
BROOKHART LEADS
IN IOWA BUT RACE
YET IS VERY CLOSE
Complete Unofficial Returns
Give Iowa Senator Lead
of Over 1000

"A
of unofficial returns on the United
States senatorial contest in Iowa
showed that Senator S. w. Brook
hart had a majority of 1,O6S over his
Democratic opponent, Daniel F.
Steck, of Ottumwa. The vote: Brook,
hart, 447, 524; Steck, 446,456.
In telephone message to the AS
ISOLATED Press, Senator Brookhart
today said he expected the re-check-
ing Of the counties to give him an
advantage that might mount into the
thousands.
Counties he had heard from at
Washington, his home. reported
changes, he said that indicated the
errors uncovered were chiefly due to
failure of the election judges to
count straight Republican votes. En-
roneous marking by voters VINO
wished to scratch their ballots also
were believed by the senator to have
confused the judges in some dis
tricts, he said.
Senator Brookhart late Wednes-
dav had conceded the election OF
Steck.
1t was considered certain that
Steck would await an official count
before conceding the election to Sen
ator Brookhart.
REPUBLICAN VICTORY GROWS
AS COUNTING PROGKESSEo
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-(By the
Associated Press)-The Republican
triumph in Tuesdays election as
sumes an even greater magnitude as
the counting Of the ballots nears
completion.
Overnight returns not only boosted
the total of electoral votes credited
to Coolidge and Dawes, but Increased
the likelihood that the new admins
tration will haveNa dependable ma
jority of it's own party in congress.
They likewise lifted to new heights
the vast Republican majorities IN
several states already counted In
the Coolidge electoral column and
gave indications Of depositing there
all of the electoral strength now
classified as doubtful
The latest triumphal procession
are Montana and Nevada, having be-
tween them seven votes in the cleo
al tron
the party total to 374 or 10S more
than is needed to elect. For a time
La Toilette had threatened to cap
ture one or the other but the figures
available today appear to make both
safely Republican.
New Mexico Doubtful
The electoral bag of Davis and
Bryan remained meantime at 136
and apparently the only chance of an
increase was New Mexico, where the
Democratic ticket was holding the
lead by only a scant plurality. Cool,
idge was gaining at a ratio which,
if maintained, would add the states
three votes to the Republican total.
La Follette's last opportunity to
increase the electoral vote Of the
thirteen given him by Wisconsin
seemingly hinged on the returns
from North Dakota, with five votes.
Coolidge remained in the lead on the
face of returns from two-thirds OF
the state, but his plurality was di.
minishing as mounting La Toilette
vote came in from the country dis
tricts.
The congressional returns lifted
the Republican majority in the
house to a point where it seemed
probable that the administration
would be able to out-vote there any
combination of Democrats and La
Toilette insurgents. Thus it ap,
peared that the Wisconsin senator
had been held to a minimum of cleo.
toral strength in his fight for the
presidency but was in jeopardy OF
losing the commanding position he
has held for the past two years as
leader Of a group holding the balance
of power in senate and house.
To Perpetuate Party
Despite this situation, the leaders
of the La Toilette group were plan
ming today to keep a party organi-
cation together for the future and at
the same time the Democrats, bur-
led under a second Republican land
slide in four years, were trying to
dig their way out far enough to take
stock Of the probable consequences
to their party.
John w. Davis, the defeated Demo
cratic presidential nominee, will talk
over party reorganization plans with
National Chairman Shaver and 9TH
er Democratic chieftains at a lunch.
con here but 1t is probable that some
time will elapse before there is a def.
mite movement to put the party ma
chlnery into running order once
more.
Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo.; Nov. 6.-Al-
though President Coolidge carried
wyoming, and swept with him into
office senatorial and congressional
candidates, the state chose a wom-
an, Democrat. for governor. She
Is Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, widow
OF the late Governor William p.
Ross.
With returns still incomplete, Eu-
gene j. Sullivan. Republican oppo-
nent Of Mrs Ross, late last night
conceded her election. With 107
precincts still missing. the count
was: Ross, 3S,341; Sullivan, 31,119.
The presidential vote stood: Cool.
idge. 36,7S9; Davis, 1866; La Fol.
lette, 21,981.
United States Senator Francis n
warren, Republican, had a comfort.
able lead over Judge Robert Rose.
democrat, for reelection. 1,he vote
warren. $3.50; Rose, 1924.
SOUTH DAKOTA
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. g.
by the Associated Press. )-Practi.
cally every return which reached
here last night from Tuesdays bal
Ioting served to accentuate the VIC
tory won in South Dakos by Presi-