Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 304, 3 November 1920 — Page 26

PAGE TWO

PEOPLE RAP LEAGUE PACT IN . ELECTION Solemn Referendum Shows f ? American Voters- Favor Harding, Who Says "Stay Out" of Covenant. IGNORE WESTRETORNS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. N. Y., Nov. 2. On the face of the returns showing the growing landslide for Harding, Governor Cox's own newspaper, the Dayton News,, and Chairman White, of the Democratic national committee, soon after 11 o'clock tonight conceded the election of Senator Harding. Without waiting for returns from the west, which four years ago elected Wilson in the face of pluralities :'or Hughes in the east, the Democratic candidate and his chief manager conceded that in the solemn referendum which President Wilson declared would decide the League of Nations question, American voters had preferred Harding, who favored "staying out," to Cox, who favored "going in. ' Governor Cox, who was in his newcpaper office when the concession of Governor Harding's election was pul lishcd, said ho would issue no stalo ment. Senator Harding, at his home . ia Marion, said he was "more given to prayer to God to make him capable of playing my part" than to exultation over his victory. DEBS HEARS RETURNS IN HIS PRISON CELL ATLANTA, Ca., Nov. 2. Eugene V. Debs, socialist candidate for the presidency, received the election returns tonight in the federal penitentiary here where he is serving a sentence j for violation of the espionage law. i The returns reached the prison authorities from Atlar.ta newspaper offices by telephone and were promptly communicated to "Debs in his cell. NEIGHBORS TENDER HARDING BIG LEAD MARION, O., Nov. 2 Senator Harding'3 home precinct gave Harding 373, Cox 76. Four years ago the senator's precinct had gone Democratic, but a re-apportionment has changed precinct lines. OHIO PILES UP BIG VOTE FOR HARDING COLUMBUS, O.. Nov. 2 Returns received and tabulated at 11 o'clock tonight from 2,338 out of 7.145 precincts in Ohio showed Senator Harding leading Governor Cox for president by 111,122 votes. The returns gave Harding 358,798, Cox 247, 675. PREDICTS 200,000 PLURALITY IN OHIO COLUMBUS, O., Nov. ' 2. GeorgClark, Republican state chairman. At 7:30, wired Will H. Hays, national chairman, that Senator Harding wiil carry Ohio by 200,000 plurality over Governor Cox. COX INCREASES LEAD LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 2 Governor Cox increased his lead of over 25,tiiio votes in Kentucky, to nearly 35,O0O when returns from 2,588 precincts out of 3,226 in the state had been rnmpiled. The vote stood: Harding, 3G3.122; Cox, 397.939. Incomplete returns from the nine congressional districts in Kentucky whf-rp contests were held ' indicated that all but one had been re-elected, which would send seven Democrats and two Republicans to congress in addition to one Democrat and one Republican who ran unopposed. In the Eighth district incomplete returns showed Congressman Swope losing ground to his Democratic opponent. CALIFORNIA SHOWS ' HARDING FAVORITE SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2 At 10 o'clock tonight the vote from 684 precincts in 24 of California's 5S counties showed Senator Harding leading Governor Cox by a majority of 4 to 1. The vote, which included 550 precincts in Los Angeles county, gave for president: Cox, 26,847; Harding, 86,752. COLORADO FOR G. 0. P. DENVER, Col., Nov. 2 With only 129 precincts of the 1.4S3 in Colorado reported, the Republican state and national tickets were leading by 5,000 to 6,000 In Colorado at 11 o'clock. Missouri Shows Drift Toward Republican Party ST. LOUIS. Mo. Nov. 3 A noticeable drift toward the Republican ticket both state and national, was indicated on the face of unofficial returns front 1,064 precincts of the 3.S10 in Missouri. These precincts gave Harding 158,539; Cox. 147,355. Spencer, Republican candidate for the United States senate, who championed the fight in this state against the league of nations, overcame an early lead in favor of his Democratic opponent.

THE

President-Elect

- ' y w P wA. M;,:;44'r''i yw vpA

WESTERN STATES ARE SOLID FOR HARDING SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 2. Returns from 59: precincts of 6,154 in California give Harding, 80.S44; Cox, 29.otjS. OMAHA, Neb'., Nov. 2. Ninety-nine precincts out of 1,877 in Nebraska give Harding, 13,787; fox, 7,193. OKLAHOMA. CITY, Okla., Nov. 2 Four hundred and twenty-three precincts out of 2,685 in Oklahoma give Cox, 36,851; Harding, 32,403. HELENA, Mont., Nov. 2. Sixty-one precincts out of the 1,482 in Montana give Harding, 3.141; Cox, 1,881. BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 2. James P. Pope, Democratic state chairman, conceded the election of Harding with but 17 precincts reported complete. These precincts gave Cox, 710; Harding, 1,592. PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 2 The first four precincts to report out of 472 in Arizona give JIrding, 317; Cox, 364. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 2. Five hundred and two precincts out of a total of 3.S10 give Harding, 62,4 48; Cox, 00,329. SEATTLE, Wash.. Nov. 2 Returns from 23 precincts out of 2. 378 in Washington give Harding, 2,314; Cox, 673; Christensen. 739. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 2. Three hundred and one out of 2.52i precincts give Harding. 54,006: Cox, 25.S32. 299 precincts for governor give Allen, (R), 46,433; Davis, tD), 29,852. RENO, Nev., Nov. 3. Ten incomplete precincts in Reno and seven in the state give Harding, 233; Cox, 170. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 3. Rptnrns from 658 precincts out. of .154 in California give Cox, 26,414; Harding, 84,512. ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 3. Seventyfour precincts in 2S counties in Minnesota, give Harding, 19,888; Cox, 5,828. CHEYENNE, Wyoming. Nov. 3. The first precinct in Wyoming reporting gave Harding, 27; Cox, 3. PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. 3. Returns for president from 13 precincts out of 1,699 in Oregon, give Harding, 154; Cox, 31. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 3. Returns from 100 precincts out of 611 in Utah give Cox, 10,181; Harding, 15,566. OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, Nov. 2 Complete returns from 651 precincts out of 2.685 in Oklahoma scattered over 67 of the 77 counties of the state indicated at midnight that the state vote for president and United States senator would be the closest In the state history. These precincts gave Cox '57,252 and Harding 54,242. OMAHA, NpI)., Nov. 2 At 11:45 tonight when 466 out of 1.877 precincts in Nebraska had been heard from. Senator Harding had a plurality of 31,631 over Governor Cox. If the ratio is maintained the Republican nominee will carry tho state by about 129,000. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah., Nov. 3 Returns from 273 precincts out of 650 in Utah give Cox 20.36S; Harding 30,354. LITTLE ROCK. Ark., Nov. 2 Returns from 1,396 precincts out of 1,750 in Arkansas at midnight gave Cox 11,682; Harding 4,016 and Debs MAINE FOR HARDING PORTLAND, Me., Nov. 2 The state of Maine complete gives Harding 134,411; Cox, 5S.078.

RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND

Harding in Characteristic Poses

. myi:- &&&& i

EARLY NEW YORK VOTE HAS HARDING LEADER NEW YORK, Nov. 3 At 3 o'clock this morning the vote for president in New York state with 1,014 out of 7,308 districts missing was: Cox, 707,203; Harding, 1,647,711, a plurality of 940,508 for Harding. United States Senator James W. Wadsworth. Jr., Republican, was leading his Democratic opponent, Lieuten ant Governor Harry Walker by 147,183 "otes in the complete returns from 1,416 of the 4.575 districts up state. Xew York City returns for United

State? senator had been tabulated atj,ead for , Harding for president. Re-

10 o clock f ' Senator Weeks, of New York, in a statement tonight, predicted that Senator Harding would carry New York state by 750,000, and would have a majority of 250,000 in groaer New York city. Connecticut would give the Republican candidate a. 75,000 majority, ho haid. He also claimed Kentucky and Indiana, the later by 100,000. Senator Harding was leading Governor Cox by a vote of nearly two and one-half to one, when returns from more than one-half of the 7,308 election districts in the entire state were tabulated at 9:45 tonight. The vote j in 3.615 districts, 1,375 of which are in New York city, was, Cox, 436,463; Harding, 983.487. If this proportion is maintained Senator Harding will car iv the state by 1,100,000.

Itelurns from several New i ork , state cituvs complete show for presi-j TRENTON, N. J., Nov. 3. The Redent: Poughpeeksie, Harding 7,184, rubi(-an ticket, national and state, Cox 3,396; Troy, Harding 15,862, Cos ,.WCpt New Jersey in yesterday's elec-

14..1.50; tiornen, naming cox 1,897; Binghampton, Cox 6.172, Harding 12,251; O Lean, Harding 3,071, Cox 2.273; Auburn, Harding 6,241, Cox 3,949; Niagara Falls, Cox 2,698, Harding 6,860. NEW YORK RETURNS Syracuse coinDlete cives for nresi:dent: Cox. 17,425; Harding, 37.003. On the basis of early returns George A. Glirfh, chairman'of the Republican state committee, predicted that Man-1 hattan would De carried Dy Harding with a plurality of not less than 50.000. Buffalo, he said, would be carried by at least 30,000 and Syracuse by 15,000. Schenectady city, complete, gave for president: Cox, 7,264; Harding, 25,198; for governor. Smith, 4D), 10,314; Miller, (R), 12,5X0; United States Senator, Walsker, ( D ) , 8,011; Wadsworth, (R), 11,257. TREND GOES TOWARD HARDING IN S. DAKOTA SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. 2 The first twenty-two precincts in the state to report give Harding, 4,219; Cox, 1,640. PLURALITY OF HARDING IN NEWCASTLE 1,309 NEWCASTLE, ind.. Nov. 2. Complete returns from the fourteen precincts of the city of Newcastle give Harding for president a plura hty of 1 "no rwttf Pat Watsnn Rpntihlirnn candidate for senator, received only ten less votes than Harding. The vote: For president Harding, 3,423; Cox, 2.114. For senator: Watson, 3,413: Taggart, 2,118. For governor: McCray, 3,420; McCulloch, 2,123. Wilson's Home Precinct For Harding 5 to 1 PRINCETON, N. J.. Nov. 2 President Wilson's .home district In Princeton went for Harding and Coolidge by about five, to one, according to election officials. The count has not yet been completed. Four districts out of 2,064 in Nevr Jersey, give Harding, 99; Cox, Co; Debs, one.

SUN-TELEGKAM. KJUttMUND.

EAST GIVES HARDING COMFORTABLE LEAD IN DAY'S BALLOTING NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Nov. 2 Returns from 110 towns out of 168 in Connecticut give Harding 140,678; Cox 75,244. Everett J. Lake, Republican r.andidaf p for crnvernor. was leading tne ent jre ticket for the state. The same towns glve Lake 143,501; Tyler 74,994. PROVIDENCE, R. I.. Nov. 2 Although the count was slow in coming in rAtunio fit mirlntirit Glinwprt n. hie turns from 92 precincts gave Ha Harding 54,322; Cox 19,221. BOSTON, Nov. 2 Returns from 729 precincts out of 1.206 in the state, from 296 out of 354 cities and towns including Boston with two precincts missing, give for president, Cox 147,365; Harding 347,167. WILMINGTON. Del., Nov. 2 Thirty precincts out or 201 in Delaware gave Cox 3,548; Harding 5,135. TRENTON, N. J., Nov. 2 Sixteen districts in the state out of 2,046 give Harding 932; Cox 2S9; Debs 3. MONTPELIER, Vt., Nov. 3. Returns from 95 towns out of 247 give for president. Cox, 6,825; Harding, 24,123. tion civin- a plurality for Senator Harding and Governor Coolidge, whit-h will be approximately 225,000, the greatest in the history of the state. GAINS, SHOWN (Continued from Page One) oelvra 81 an parl' nour tms morning, Tho Democratic county committee " "n u"":""s 1 v " jhj y "T 1 1 oumv u"- one ot lnp smallest i Democratic pluralities ever polled in this county. It i estimated that Yarling will carry the county by 400 over Elliott in the congressional contest. The result nf the senatorial contest ' is not indicated. BROOK VI LLE, Ind., Nov. 3. Only partial reports on election results) had been returned by nine of the! twenty-five precincts of Franklin! county early this morning. Totals forj president in the nine precincts which j had reported gave Cox 1,205, Hardin 7S0. These precincts included several , of the largest Democratic precincts in Hie county. None of. the normally Re- '. publican precincts had reported. Republican managers are claiming tha Cox's plurality will not exceed 300 which is 400 les than the normal Democratic plurality in this county. CONNERSVTLLE, Ind., Nov. 3. Eleven of the twenty-two precincts of Fayette county, including the largest Democratic precincts, which had reported early this morning, gave Harding a plurality of 504. It is estimated that he wil carry the county by 1,000. Kepresentetive Elliott will have a plurality of between 500 and . 600 and , WatMfli for FPnntor wil have about same plurality. Eight out of j t ' lv.t rpoln PfR"pavl Ellintt 1 991 . Va ifi. RUSHVILLE. Ind.. Nov. 3. The Republican candidates for president, senator, governor and congressman will sweep Rush county by a two to one vote, it was indicated by the returns received from seven of the thirty-one precincts early this morning.-- The totals for these seven precincts follow: For president, Harding 1.543, Cox 836: for senator. Watson 1,535. Tagpart 843; for governor,' McCray 1,541, McCulloueh S41: for congressman, Elliott 1,549, Yarling 837. . . . Girl mill workers in Manchester, Eng., work 21 hours a week for 11 cents an hour.

1ND. TUESDAY. NOV. 2, 1920.

SOLID SOUTH STICKS WITH GOVERNOR COX; WOMEN. ARE ACTIVE By Associated Press.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 3. Victory for national and state Democratic nominees including Representatives L. B. Ratney, of the doubtful seventh district, was indicated tonight by unofficial returns from a majority of the 47 counties in Alabama. Returns indicated that considerably more than half of the women registered, voted. ATLANTA, Ga..' Nov. 3. Returns from 379 districts out of 1,690 in Georgia give Cox, 25,065; Harding, 8,477: Debs, 222. In the city of Atlanta, Harding carried the first . and fourth wards. ' JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. Nov. 3. Twelve districts out of 1,000 in Florida give Cox, 663; Harding, 64. JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 3 Democratjc majorities in Mispissippi were about the same proportion as those of previous presidential years, according to returns. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 3. The first peven precincts reporting in Louisiana gave Cox, 1,252; Harding, 382. : BALTIMORE Md Vov On

hundred and two precincts out of 82tjY- Sherman, who retired, and while

m Maryiana give uox, iiaramg, 16,944. ' ' WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 3. Twenty precincts out of a total of 261. ia Delaware give for president, Cox, 2,517; Harding, 3,733. CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov. 3 Returns from 685 precincts out of 1,868 in West Virginia for president give Cox 74,575; Harding, 102,819. FLORIDA D.V. Fletcher (D) elected senator from Florida. REPUBLICANS (Continued from Page One) Senator Watson, Republican, a lead of

over 30,000, the vote be ng: Watson, k"Vu7 T " "i" -rV;v 7,, 7let,P, ' . rrv, t ioi )-? y the Journal and Tribune from 6o of 156,261. and Thomas Taggart, 121,2o7. ' c- n ,

Warren T. McCray. candidate for governor, was leading McCulloch, his Democratic opponent, by 38,104. The vote was McCray, 157.513; McCulloch, 119,439. Republican state leaders declared the election of their thirteen candidates to congress is assured. In the second district Representative Bland had a slight lead over former Representative Cullop in the first two precincts to report. The first fifteen precincts reporting from the third district gave Twing, democrat, 2,477 to 1,681, for Dunbar, Republican. In the Fourth district Representative Benham led Canfield, Democrat, in eighteen precincts by a vote of 3.004 tc 2,154. Representative Sanders lead Batt. Democrat, in' eighteen precincts, Fifth district, by a vote of 3,091 to 2,765. In the Sixth district, twentyfive precincts gave Representative Elliott 3,766 votes to 2,963 for Yarlin, Democrat. j: Merrill Moores, representative from the 7th district, had a seeming lead in 150 precincts, his vote being 63,594 to 50,799 for Spaau, Democrat. In the Eighth district. Vestal, Republican incumbent, led Paddock, Democrat, in twenty-seven precincts 8,237 to 5,548. In the Ninth district, Representative Purnell had 1,917 votes to 1,334 for Serifes, Democrat. In thirty-eight precincts of the Tenth district Representative Wood had polled 10,775 votes to 6,217 for Barnett, Democrat. In i the eleventh district Representative Krauss in eight precincts led Cook, Democrat, 2,813 to 1,927. In the twelfth district Representative Fairfield had 10,997 to 6,516 for Harris, Democrat, in twenty-eight precincts, principally from Allen county. 5 fl. VI

A

mm

mm

Representative Hickey received 10,857 to 8,181 for Helper, Democrat, in 57 precincts in the Thirteenth district. Reports covering more than onethlrd of the . total precincts in the state indicate that the Republicans will increase their majorities In both branches of the general assembly. In the house, the Democratic minority will be reduced to meager proportions, while the senate will have almost as large a majority In the hands of the Republicans. The Marion and Lake county legislative tickets have on the face of early returns, been won by substantial majorities, and It seemed that there would be few Democrats substituted for Republicans. Senator James J. NedjI, of Lake county, appears to have overwhelmed his Democratic opponent and - with him is returned a Jlepublican colleague.

ILLINOIS GOES BIG FOR SEN. HARDING CHICAGO, Nov. 3 Republicans swept Illinois today giving Senator ! Harding a lead so large that If the j ratio Is maintained for unreported pre cincts, ms majority over iiovernor Cox would be more than 800,000. Small was elected governor by a large margin over Former Senator Lewis. William B. McKinley was elected senator to succeea Lawrence ...-w..v ! men. Republican candidates were euner eiectea or naa leaas in most districts. Among Republicans returned to congress was Jos. G. Cannon, of the Eighteenth district. Returns from 1,491 precincts out of 6,730 including 625 in Chicago for president gave Harding 338,242; Cox 123,432. Returns from 1.217 precincts I Including 626 in Cook county gave for governor: Small (R) 244,837; Lewis, (D) 133,754. TENNESSEE IS SOLID IN REPUBLICAN FOLD KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. '3 Un official returns compiled early today 1. ii k vuuiii ivii ah i cuiiroDCT; j t. v r Harding a plurality of 18,422 over Cox and Taylor (R) a lead of 29,142 over Governor Roberts (D) in the governorship race. These figures include all but four of the counties in the mountain section, considered heavily Republican. PREBLE RETURNS EATON, O., Nov. 2 Twenty-five out of 39 precincts in Preble county for president give Harding 9,984; Cox 4.417; for governor, Donahey, Dem., 3,234; Davis, Rep., 3,196. Twenty-six out of 39 precincts in Preble county gave the following to tals:

For senator: Willis (R) 3.850; Jul-j o'clock tonight Senator Harding sent ian (D) 2,823. For congressman: the following telegram to the RepubFltzgerald (R) 3,759; Pickrel ( Dm lican vice-presidential nominee, Gover2,828. For state senator, Kumler (R) ' nor Calvin M. Ooolidge, of Ma: sachu

3.784; Hause (D) 4.886; Sparks (R) 3.657; Rensman (D) 2,900. For representative: Silver (R) 3,799; Day D 2. 823. County Clerk, Stroup, Democrat, G.09S; Rookstool, Republican, 4,334. Sheriff, Armstrong. Democrat, 3,136; Jones, Republican, 4,325. Commissioners, Hart, Democrat, 3.202; Cline, Republican, 4.238; Hinea, Democrat, 3,132; Coblentz. Republican, 4,2.44; Swope, Democrat, 3,103; Wair, Republican, 3,795. Treasurer, Duf field. Democrat, 3.1S9; Samuels, Republican. 4.545. Ogden. Republican, 4,126. Surveyor, Ryder, Democrat, 3,112; Burns, Republican, 2,303. Prosecutor, Gilmore, Democrat, 3.231; Sever, Republican, 4,146. Coolidge and Family

i ...... . . irv . .htytt-i

SEN. HARDING SPENDS DAY IN OPEN AIR

MARION. Ohio.. Nov. t. Warren. Gamaliel Harding tonight had he RTeatset birthday party of his life. Surrounded by members of his family and a circle of neighbors and personal friends, he received quietly at his home here the tribute of millions of voters. The smile of confidence he has worn for weeks broadened as he read the early returns and began to receive a flood of coneratulatarv messages. j hailing him as president-elect. He deferred any formal comment, however, until the results should have teen established beyond all daubt. Takes Auto Ride. During the day he outwardly has concerned himself very little with the pending national decision. With Mrs. Harding he voted during the morning apd then made off for a 40-mile automobile ride and for a game of golf at the Sciota club near Columbus. He returned in the early evening, his face flushed by the raw fall air and his spirits heightened by the tramp over the muddy golf links. Returns collected by The Associated Press were delivered to the senator in his borne during the evening from the special leased wire which has been installed with one hundred feet of his front porch since the campaign began. He scanned the presidential and congressional figures with an equal show of Interest, for he has asked the people repeatedly for a Republican congress to put the party's legislative program In the statute books. DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 2. Other than casting his vote early in the day. Governor Cox, Democratic presidential candidate, apparently took only passive interest in the election, but tonight he went to his newspaper office to watch the returns. The governor was smiling when he reached the office at 7:30 p. m, accompanied by Mrs. Cox, but made no comment on the election. At that time, the newsboys were in the streets with the first extras, carrying news unfavorable to the candi date. Outside his office a big crowd had gathered to a,wait the record cf the vote and it greeted the governor with a cheer simultaneously as a bulletin showed that the governor had carried 12 of the 265 precincts in Mont gomery county, including Dayton, b.300. HARDING TELEGRAPHS COOLIDGE AND HAYS MARION. Ohio. Nov. 2 At 1! i setts: "My heartiest congratulation over the Republican victory to wh'fh your strength added so much materially. You are to play a full part in the coming Republican administration. Good wishes." To Will H. Hayes, the Republican rational chairman, Mr. Harding telegraphed: "My gratitude along with congratulations on your capable and successful management of a great campaign. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. Senator Borah, of Idaho, one of the opponents of the league of nations covenant, issued a statement tonight saying: "I regard the election as a triumph for nationalism and the death of the league of nations." Calvin Coolidge, Mrs. Coolidge, their two eons, John (left) and Calvin Jr., and the Coolidg home. The Coolidjres occupy tho left side of the double house. -