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WAYNE JOINS IN LANDSLIDE FOR HARDING Biggest Victory in History of County Attained by Repub1. I I ! I 1

SWEEPING VICTORY STANDS ECORDED FOR REPUBLICAN

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With 4,616. ELLIOTT iSBiB WINNER The election in Wayne county Tuesday was a Republican landslide. Although approximately 3,000 less votes were polled Tuesday than the total registered voters, the majorities received by all of the Republican candidates on the state and county tickets were the largest ever recorded in the political history of the county. Warren G. Harding, Republican presidential candidate, polled an official plurality of 4,616 over his Democratic opponent, Governor Cox. The plurality the Republican candl-1 date for congressman, Representative Richard N. Elliott, received over William Yarling, Democrat, was the largest ever returned by Wayne county voters in a congressional contest, it is said. Elliott's plurality was 5.2S2. This exceeds Harding's plurality by 666 voteB. Watson's Plurality 4,096. In the senatorial contest Senator James E. Watson, Republican, received a plurality of 4,096 over Thomas Taggart, Democrat. Watson's plurality was 1,186 less than that received by Elliott and 520 less than Harding's plurality. In the gubernatorial contest McCray, Republican, received a plura'ity of 4,474 over McCulloch. His plurality was 378 more than Watson received, 142 less than the plurality given to Harding, and 808 less than Elliott's plurality. The total official vote for president, senator, governor and congressman in Ihe sixty-six precincts of Wayne county follows: For president: Harding, 12,631; Cox, 8,015. For senator: Watson, 12,200; Taggart, 8,104. For governor: McCray, 12,465; McCulloch, 7,991. For congressman: Elliott, 12.98S; Yarling, 7,706. Beckett Gets Heavy Vote. Larger pluralities were received by the Republican candidates for county offices than obtained for the Republican candidates for state and national offices, due, no doubt, that less partisanship entered into the county office contests. The largest plurality received by any Republican nominee for a county office who was opposed was given to Paul Beckett, candidate for prosecuting attorney. He received a plurality of 6,057 over Underhill. The surprise of the Wayne county flection, it is freely admitted, was the strength displayed by Senator James E. Watson. The day before the election even the senator's most loyal supporters were not anticipating that he would carry the county by more than 2,000. Democratic managers were freely predicting that Taggart would defeat Watson in Wayne county. For months a vigorous campaign had been conducted against the senator. Organized labor's opposition to him in Wayne county was particularly vigorous. Under the circumstances his plurality of 4,096 is a most impressive one. I Heavy Woman's Vote There was a large woman's vote and on the face of the returns, the preelection prediction of Miss Esther Griffin White, Republican county chairman for women, that at least 65 per cent of the women voters of the county would support the Republican ticket appears to have been well founded. There Is no disputing the fact that the majority of the women voted their ballots straight. The League of Nations issue which Democratic managers had depended upon as one which would make a strong appeal to the womAi of Wayne county apparently had very little effect. Republican managers frankly admit that the unprecedented Republican gains in the county election Tuesday is in a great measure due to the large woman vote polled for the G. O. P. It is expected that an analysis of the vote in the county Tuesday will reveal that substantial Republican gains were made among the men voters, but not to be compared with that party's share of the women's vote. Harding Carries 44 In the presidential contest Harding carried forty-four of the sixty-six precincts of Wayne county; Cox carried twelve, namely: Abington, Jackson 3, 5. 6; Washington 2. 3; Wayne 8. 9, 16. 2 27, 36. All of the Wayne precincts carried by Cox are in Richmond. In the senatorial contest Watson carried 41 of the 66 precincts of the county. Taggart carried all of the Continued on Page Eight) Weather Forecast For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair and somewhat warmer tonight; Thursday cloudy and warmer. Temperatures Yesterday. Maximum 67 Minimum 35 Today. Noon 48 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Increasing cloudiness tonight and Thursday. Warmer Thursday. General Conditions The storm wnich prevailed here Monday and Tuesday is now going out to sea and temperatures are about normal for the season over this section. The lowest temperature during the last 24 hours In the Urited States was four degrees below zero at Lander, Wy. Another Ftorm is moving south from British Columbia, and will bring a return of unsettled weather within the next 36 hours with a reaction to warmer.

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ESTIMATE 200,000 G. 0, P. PLURALITY IN H0QS1ER STATE (By Associated Tress.) INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 3. Warren G. Harding, Republican presidential candidate, swept Indiana at Tuesday's election. His plurality over Governor James M. Cox, his Democratic opponent, will be over 200,000 if returns which are yet to come maintain the same ratio as those already counted. Returns from 2,200 precincts out of 3.384 for president give Harding 516.496: Cox. 383.672: for senate from 2,025 precincts. Watson, 466.829; Taggart, 371,009; 1,109 precincts for governor, McCray, 419 843; McCulloch, 338,994. Iate returns today made practically certain the re-election of Oscar E Bland and Everette Sanders. Republi cans, as congressmen from the Second and Fifth Indiana congressional districts. There remained close contents in the Third and Fourth districts, where J. J. Dunbar and John S. Benham, Republicans, are candidates for re-election. They led their opponents by small pluralities with approximately one-third of the precincts unreported. Election of 11 of the 13 Republican candidates for congress now seems certain. In the Fifth district where Everett Sanders (R), was opposed by C. S Batt (D, 122 of 256 precincts gave Sanders 18.674, and Batt, 15.529. Elect 11 G. O. P. Congressmen. With the loaders were elected at least eleven Republican congressmen, probably all other candidates on the state ticket and a safe majority in both houses of the general as-sembly. Republican candidates for conrrosa who seemed to hold safe pluralities were Oscar R. Luhring, First district; Richard M. Elliott, Sixth district; Merrill Moores, Seventh district; Albert H. Vestal. Eighth district; Frod S. Purnell, Ninth district; William I. Wood, Tenth district; Milton Krar.s, Eleventh district; Louis W. Fairfield, Twelfth district; Andrew J. Hickey, Thirteenth district. Republican state leaders predicted complete success for the congressional ticket despite the small lead of several candidates. The Republicans seemed sure of Increasing their majorities in the Indiana general assembly. Early returns indicate tiny minority representations for the Democrats in both houses. Returns on Other Parties. Only a few returns were available showing the vote on the other party tickets. Out of 222 precincts reporting, the Farmer-Labor national candidates received 5.233 votes; th Social ists 939 votes; the Prohibitionists 301, and the Single Taxers 13. Returns on the state ticket below governor were being recehed very slowly. These returns apparently followed the party heads, however. There was little evidence in the early returns of any considerable amount of scratching by the voters and apparently the election was a clean sweep for the Republican candidates. G. 0. P. Victory Phases Prohis, Says Party Head CHICAGO, Nov. 3. The election of Senator Harding is more pleasing to the prohibitionists than the election nf fnv wf-lllH ha v luin V fl ltin shaw.'chairman of the prohibition tional committee, said here this morning on his first statement after the election. "This is because of his recent pubt lie statements, made to the national temperance council, that he would use whatever power he possessed to pre - vent the re-establishment of intoxi - eating liquors and also h statement r action on prohibiton that his furthe should be interpreted bv his vote on

the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead law," Mr. Hinshaw said.

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SENATOR WARREN G. HARDING AND

Republican Control of Congres,

Major Part (By Associated Tress) NEW YORK. Nov. 3. Republican control of congress for another two years with an increased house majority and a prospective increase in the senate, was a major part of the election sweep. A net gain of 20 votes in the house was shown with complete returns from onjy 17 states, bjjt-with most of me Ljemocratic strongnoms reporting Eight of the 15 Republican senatorial I candidates had come in winners todav. the seven others had substantial leads while in 10 other states all of the Re publican entrants were reported in the van. . For the 19 Democratic senate seats, 9 of the minority party had been returned winners all from southern states, while In the border and western states the others were fighting an uphill battle. ' That the general Republican landslide would seat several more Republican senators was predicted confidently by Republican campaign mana gers whose claims included a majority of eight to 10 in the next senate. G. O. P. Leads in West. Both the Republican presidential and senatorial tickets were reported early today as ahead in California, Nevada, Missouri, Colorado. South Dakota, Idaho, Ohio and Washington. In ) NEW YORK PLURALITY AROUND 1,000,000 IN RALLY TO G. 0. P. (By Associated Tress) NEW YORK, Nov. 3 New York state went Republican in the presidential election yesterday by the un'Complete returns from the 2.733 dis- j .. . ... ..tv .v,.. f, .v. , lui ndiuiiis .i piuramy ui nu.uii uvtr; Governor Cox. The vote was: j Cox 315,533; Harding, 7S5.576 ; Debs,! 131.856. With the single exception of the contest for govermv, which is still in doubt with Governor Smith leading on the face of actual returns but the potential figures for the missing districts indicating the election of his Republican opponent, Nathan R. Miller, the landslide was complete. United States Senator James W. uaaswortn, jr., Republican, was elected by a substantial plurality eiver his Democratic opponent, LieutenantGovernor Harry C. Walker. The Republicans will control each branch of the state legislature by more than a two thirds vote and elected 25 representatives to congress, a net gain of five seats, with two districts missing. A remarkable feature of the election In New York city was the Socialist vote. Socialists Gain For Eugene V. Debs, the party's presidential candidate, now imprisoned in the Atlanta penitentiary for violation of the espionage act, were cast 131,856 votes, more than four times the total the socialist candidate received here in 1916, when the vote was 31.788. The complete New York city vote for Governor gave Smith (D) 709.715;

na-iIjl,:r (R) 390-133: Thompson, (Pro)

I 8,453. Interest in New York state on the day after election centered on the game fight Governor Smith was mak ing on the Democratic ticket against Nathan Miller, his Republican oppon - ient Ior tne honor of being the state's 1 chief executive, with the entire state

! giving the Harding-Coolidge ticket anjfc-parKs tit), b.ss; Kumier ikj, t,'ou ! unheard of plurality of about 1.000,-1 The entire Republican ticket is run-

i 000. Governor Smith, nevertheless,

I was leading by 18,06a on returns re - Iceived by noon today. i I

GOVERNOR CALVIN C COOLIDGE.

of Election Sweep Ohio former Governor Frank B. Willis, i who nominated Senator Harding at the Chicago convention, was reported in the lead. Of trie Democrats, Senator Under-'

wocd of Alabama, minority leader, j without a greater outpouring of female was re-elected and Representative , voters than obtained yesterday the Ileflin chosen to succeed the late Sen-! Republicans polled an estimated maator BaiUihcad. A new face in the.jority of. 777,00 votes in Illinois for senate on the Democratic side will be ,Sena.!xr "Harding and yGernor CoolRepresentative Caraway, of ' Arkansas. Mdsre. and did not fall far short of that

wno defeated Senator Kirby in t he j JJ1 "artI " allu eiecu-u yf-Meiuay. : Among th? Republican: leaders elected were Senators Branuegee, I Wadsworth, Dillingham, Watson and Penrose. Uncle Joe Goes Dack In the house most of the veterans, both Republicans and Democrats, were re-elected, including Sneaker! Gillett, now hoidinsr the record for con-! (Continued on Page Eight) KENTUCKY GIVES COX SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT (P.y Associated Press) LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 3 Kentucky gave Governor Cox a substantial majority, re-elected United States Senator .1. C. W. Beckham and on the face of the re DomOC-at I turns ch'ose i seven Democratic and three Republican congressman In the eighth congressional district King Swope, Republican incumbent, apparently was losing to his Democratic apponent, Judge Ralph W. Giluert. iast unorriciai ligures irom

more than three-fourths of the voting! pixlh district, Chicago, was doleated precincts in the state gave Governor!1 hi-' Kepublican opponent John J. Cox a lead of more than 35.000. Re-1 Gorman, while A. J. Sabath and John turns from tho mountain region wpw W. Rainey, in the iourth were threat-

slow and were exnected to trim the ' Democratic candidate's lead Deannepublannd0' W.? VegeS i i;iav, nemocrat, tor juow 01 ine court' oC appenl. fifth appellate district, were negligible " CHARLESTON. W. Va.. Nov. 3 Formerly classed as a doubtful state. West Virginia this morning continueel to maintain a wide margin in favor of Harding for president and Morgan, Republican, for governor. The eleclinn nf candidates to coneress was in doubt, however, although the Repub - licrms were leadinc in all six districts. Returns from 70S precincts out of

1SCS in the state gave: Harding, for' Harding was leading his opponent by ( off !ce th Republican state ticket, president, 118,722; Cox, 8G.40G. If 190,070. If this ratio continues Hard-1 Returns esrly today from 571 prethis ratio is maintained, it would in-, ing would carry h: home state by ap-i cir.cts out of 3,220 in the state gave dicate that Harding carried the state j proximately 3"9.C00, the greatest ! Harding 99.P56 and Cox 27,169. For by approximately 78,000. By the same j plurality ever givn by the Buckeye ! Governor, 663 necincts gave State Au-

metrcd, indications point to Morgan

carrying tne state tor governor. Dyivote rrom the 4.is precincts was:

61,000, although he had opposition not only from the Democrats but from a non-partisan candidate as well. NEW ORLEANS. La., Nov. 3. Senator Harding polled the unprecedented total of 17,090 votes in the city of New Orleans, with five of the 157 precincts missing. LAST. EATON RETURNS SHbW G. 0, P. VICTOR EATON, Ohio, Nov. 3. Complete re turns from Preble county for president give Harding, 6.240; Cox, 4,928; for governor, Donarey, (D), a,39o; Davis, (R). 5.690. For senator, Julian (D), 4.907; Willis, (R), 6,125; for congressiman, Pickrcl (D), 4,821 ; Fitzgerala, (It), 6,160; for state senators, Hause, (D), 4,814; Rensman, (D), 4,826; I ning on an estimated lead of from 400

. to 1,500 over the Democratic ticket in Ithe county.

ATTRIBUTE 777,000 G, 0, P. MAJORITY IN ILLINOIS TS WOMEN

( Pty Associated Press) CHICAGO. Nov. 3. Setting a record that will be hard to overcome figure in electing Lea Small of KanKaKee governor ana William is. Me

re-.Kinley senator. Mont of the Illinois

congressmen will be while the entire state ticket including the legislature and the Chicago and Cook county officers will be of the same party as the coming national administration. 1 our ye?rs ago. Illinois, with women "ion voting for president ran up an estimated nluralitv ot 202.320 for Trir-ho ni-rr Wilunn in a total vntf of I

2,192,734. I him became apparent, the Marion tele "'The women apparently made no!KraP!l offices were flooded beyond

change in the minority this year, except to increase its size, as they voted I it i . i i . ,i . ' proportion as tne men. Chicago Goes Republican. Chicago with some 900.000 voters, delivered an estimated plurality of about 400.000 l'o- Harding. 325.000 for McKinley and 200,000 for Small. On ' iiucmiuiis '""p mcicucvj n. d:iylipht savinS ordinance for next I Former Speaker Joseph G. Cannon ! of Danville was elected to his twentythird term in congress and another former lender of the house. Jamas R. Mann of Chicago was re-elected. Congressman James McAndrews of ths ene1 with defeat by Republicans on in-fome-!ct)mPle,e returns fi HID BOLLS OP 0!0 VOTE FOR HARDING COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 3. Ohio, the home of the Democratic and Republican candidates for president, yesterday cast its vote decisively in favor of Senator Warren G. Harding, the Republican candidate. His election came on l''1- -'t'1 birthday. I On returns from 4.12"; out of 7,145 ' precincts in tne state today, senator

state for any candidate for office, ineiatror I'reus. Kcnur.lic.m lO'.i.o.-.fi, as

Harding, 631,109: Cox. 43. ..039. Former Mayor Harry L. Davis, Republican. tf Cleveland, continued to gain on late returns over the state auditor A. V. Donahey, Democrat, in the race for the governorship. The tabulated vote for governor from 2.539 precincts gave Davis a lead of 55.S84 and stood: Davis, 318,975; Donahey, 263.091. Former Governor Frank B. Willis, Republican, had a substantial lead of 81,533 over W. A. Julian, Democrat, for United State? senator, to succeed Warren G. Harding. Returns from 2,397 precincts pave Willis, 309,706 and Julian. 228,173. PRESIDENT OF C. & 0, DROPPED DEAD TODAY RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 2 Charles W. Stevens, president of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, dropped dead pt. (he Greenbriar White Sulphur

Springs, W est Virginia, said a I bago nere today.

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PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS Tremendous G. 0. P. Majorities Beginning With'First Count of Ballots in Tuesday's Election Continued Mounting Today. Defeat Conceded Early by Democratic National Leaders on Basis of Crushing Opposing Vote Despite Absence of Final and Official Figures.

BREAK THREATENING

(By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Nov. 3. One of the most sweeping Republican victories in party history today stood recorded for Senator. Warren G. Harding: for president and a Republican congress. Tremendous and unparalleled Republican pluralities- beginning with the first count of ballots in yesterday's election continued mounting today.

COX CONGRATULATES SENATOR HARDING 6N REPUBLICAN VICTORY fBy Assoclited Press) DAYTON. O., Nov. 3. Governor Cox, the defeated presidential candie'ate, today wired his congratulations to Senator Harding,, the presidentelect, pledging support "as a citizen to the executive authority in whatever emergency may arise." His message, tbe first act of the defeated candidate today, read: "In the spirit of America I accept the decision of th majority, tender as the defeated candidate my congratulations, and pledge as a citizen my support, to the executive authority in whatever emergency might arise." MARION. O., Nov. 3. No longer a party nominee, but President-elect of the United States, Warren (5. Harding. turned his thoughts toward rest and recreation today before approaching the formulation of his administration machinery and policies. He plans to take a real vacation trip, wh'ch will give him two weeks of seclusion on the Texas coast ami a week of scouting in the Panama canal zone before he gos seriously to work choosing his cabinet and mapping the wora he is to do after! Mareh 4.' ' - - A few fag end5 cf the campnisrn remain to be cleared away from his desk first, however, and he will devote the ' ibis affairs here. He probaMv will leave Saturday moriln". not to return again until about mid-December. One of his tasks todav was to iad Pnd acknowledge hundreds of te'e-! prams of congratulations that had been powrirg in since th- balloting bef"11 yesterday. During the night, as 'he proportions Of the landslide . 1 ' ' capacity, ana toany tne inuux ot mes "i r-vims; aim k.khi imics rrn t i n i o in r-nma in nrnnnrtinnc that on did ia!gn. the liveliest days of the camMINNESOTA STAT TICKET DOUBTFUL; CLARK IS BEHIND lltv Assoeiaterl Prepc.7 ST. 'PAUL. Minn.. Nov. 3. While Senator Harding apparently carried Minnesota by a decisive majority, ac - a! . ,. r . : 1 coming in mciicai khis in rei urns available early tonight, the Republican state ticket, and especially for governor and one or two other offices was running a close race with candidates enelorsed by the non-partisan league. Early returns from 40 coun'ies showed Harding maintaining ncariy a Ihree to one load over Cox, but Democratic leaders declare this would be cut materially later. For governor, State Auditor J. A. O. Preus, RepubPcnn, had a slight lead over Henrik Shipstead. independent candidate endorsed by the non-partisan league. Leaders Confident. Republican state leaders early today predicted that the decisive plura'itv i apparently given Harding for presicent in .Minnesota wouia carry nto ppainst 67.675 polled by Shipstead. Independent, endorsed by the non-partisan league. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Nov. 3 Wit!, returns from about one-fifth of Kansas tabulateel early today, indications were that the Republication ticket was victorious by large pluraliie-s. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 3. One hundred and seventy-four out of 268 precincts in the ninth Missouri district show former Speaker Champ Clark, Democrat, incumbent running nearly 5,000 behind his Republican opponent for congress. The figures give Huckreide. 24,322; Clark. 19,873. With more than two-fifths of the state's 3.810 precincts heard from early today, Republican candidates for president, senator and governor and majorities of more than 35,000. Democrats, however, refused to concede a victory. Additional election news on Page 12 of this issue.

HITHERTO SOLID SOOTH

Defeat in their fight both for the presidency and congress was con-, ceded early by Democratic national leaders on the basis of the crushing Republican vote and despite the 'ab sence, even early today, of final and official figures. Wiih the presidency and congress went loss to the Democrats of governors, state legislatures and other state and local candidates. The break even threatened to extend into the border states, hitherto the "solid south." with Republican gains in some southern states larger than any since the Civil war. Impressive Electicn Senator Harding's victory, in wh3t Governor Cox of Ohio, his Democrats opponent, and other Democratic leaders and many prominent Republicans hailed as the "solemn referendum" upon the league of nations, was Impressive. In the absence of final figures, the swelling tide of huge pluralities earlv !odliy gave him assurance of 329 votes llct,uriu couege as against izi lor Governor Cox. with 75 douhtful inclusive of states where the Republican tide was running strong. The unofficial results presaged a larger majority in the electoral college for Senator Harding and his running mate. Governor Cooiidge, of Massachusetts, than any since 1S8S except alone the vote of 435 for Presi dent Wilson in 1912, during the Re i fuuucan sputsswing is strong..,. .a Tbff Republican congressional swing 'was as strong, increased majorities in both senate and house being marked up. Early today victory for virtually all fifteen Republican senators for reelection was spelled by the returns, while about a half dozen of the 13 i Democratic candidates were battling &tC fiV-t .w i f J , of woman suffraga n?4 JriHr a in i i Republican majorities and also was a factor In , H '" states. i llt """""is i uuicu s uanots aiso ll.J .1 1 . . . i iie popular vote recorded beyond all records. . Senator Harding accepted his victory without exultation, stating that he was "more given to prayer to God ; to make me capable ef playing my part . i o oovernor Cooiidge, the next vice-president, he sent a message stating: "We've got a real job and we'll tackle it together." Cox Is Silent Governor Cox also received his defeat without untoward show of feel ing. He withheld any comment, after (remaining at his newspaper office at Dayton, Ohio, until almost midnight and seeing his own paper issue an early extra edition recounting his defeat. otMuuor iiaraing, oovernor i oolldge. jWill Hays, chairman of the Republican . . ... national committee and Other Reoubliean leaders exchanged telegrams of congratulations. Senator Harding commended Mr. Hays upon "successful management of a great campaign" and also told Governor Cooiidge that he would expect him to "play a full part in the coming Republican administration." The League of Nations Issue was stressed by Senator Borah of Idaho, prominent among the league's foes, in a statement declaring that he reparded the election as "the triumph for nationalism and the !eath of the League of Nations." Minor Parties Ignored. None of the minor parties, the Socialist, Farmer-Labor, nor Prohibition, figured in the presidential result. Socialist headquarters at Chicago claimed an increased vote and the party re-elected three New York Socialist assemblymen who had been expelled. The first woman Socialist ever elected to the New York assembly, Marion H. Laing, also was successful. Eugene V. Debs the Socialist presidential canditlate received the returns in Atlanta penitentiary. The Farmer-Labor candidate, Barley P. Christensen, of Salt Lake City, had not been located at an early hour today. Senator Harding, with the receipt of the ballot tidings on his fifty-fifth birthday announced plans for a vacation beginning next F.day. He will spend several days near Brownsville. Tex., and then tour the Panama canal zone. Governor Cox also is planning a vacation on a hunting trip in Mississippi. Home State Strong. New York, Ohlo,-the home of both Senator Harding and Governor Cox; Illinois and Pennsylvania furnished the largest pluralities. That of New York where Governor Smith, Democrat, and Nathan L, Miller, Republican, were neck and neck in the gub-: ernaorial fight was close to the raillion mark; Ohio was around 150.000: Illinois at the present ratio about 800.000 and Pennsylvania about 400.000 J In California,, -where Senator Phelan. j Democrat, was trailing r far behind 1 (Continued on Page Twelve) '