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OX IS OVERWHELMED
Cox Wires His Congratulations To Victorious Rival
Even Tennessee
In G. O. P. Column
For First Time
Heavy Inroads Made In South By Harding —
Champ Clark Probably Beaten—Cox Loses
Own County.
NEW YORK. Nov. 8.—One of the most sweeping Republican victories
in party history today stood recorded for Warren G. Harding for president
and a Republican congress. Tremendous and unparalleled, the Republican
pluralities, beginning with the first count of ballots, continued mounting
today.
Defeat was conceded early by the Democratic leaders on the basis cf
• crushing Republican vote and despite the absence early today of Anal
and official figures.
With the presidency and congress went the loss to the Democrats of
governors, state legislatures and other state and local candidates.
The break even threatened to extend into border states hitherto in the
"Solid South,” with Republican gains in some Southern states larger than
any since the civil war. • ;
While Kentucky seems to be safely Democratic, Harding had a slight
lead In Tennessee, while Taylor, Republican, had a largo majority over Rob
erts for governor. Tennessee has never gone Republican since the civil
war. Maryland it Republican, as is Missouri, apparently, and former
Sneaker Champ Clark, one of the veterans of tie house, seems to have
en defeated for congress there. A great showing was made In Louisiana
• Harding, he getting an unprecedented vote, particularly In New Or-
Jjvpolling 17,000 there.
Jin the absence of final figures, the Republicans this morning had as
surance of 829 votes in the electoral college, against 124 for Cox and 77
bubtfol. — - ' —vagr?
The first trial of woman suffrage contributed largely to the Republican
majority sad also was a factor in delaying the count in many states.
Senator Harding accepted victory without exultation, stating he
"more given to prayer to*God to make me capable of playing' my part.” To
Governor Coolidge, his running mate, he sent a message, stating, “We’ve
got a real job and we’ll tacklet it together.”
Governor Cox also received defeat without an untoward show of feel
ing, withholding any comment
Today he wired Harding his congratulations and pledge of support
for the executive in time of national need..
President Wilson was silent today on the election.
Tho League of Nations issue was stressed by Senator Borah, of Idaho,
prominent among the League’s foes, in a statement declaring he regarded the
election as “a triumph for nationalism and the death of the League of Na
tions.” •
None of the minor parties—Socialist, Farmer-Labor or Prohibition—
figured in the presidential result. Ohio, New York. Pennsylvania and Illi
nois furnished the largest Republican pluralities.
Cox lost his home county for the first time in his political career, and
even his own precinct went against him by 12 votes.
Harding’s lead in Tennessee this afternoon had increased to 4.600 and
Taylor’s to 20,000.
Harding carried all seven precincts of St Petersburg, Fla.
Victor Berger, Socialist frequently elected to congress in Milwaukee,
has conceded defeat by a Republican. • „
West Virginia’s lead for Harding is 42,000, with the state still far
from complete.
G. O. P. MAJORITY IN HOUSE SWELLED,
WITH PROSPECTIVE GAIN IN SENATE
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—Republi-
i control of congress for the next
j years, with an increased house
Jority and a prospective increase
the senate was included in the
ction sweep. A net gain of twen-
votes in the house was shown
& complete returns from only sev*
teen states, but with most of the
mocratic strongholds reporting.
S t of the fifteen Republican sen-
1 candidates had come in win-
rs today and seven others had sud-
ntial leads. For nineteen
mocratic seats nine of the minori-
party had been elected—all from
ithcra states—while in the border
1 western states others were flght-
[ uphill battles.
rhat tho general Republican l»nd-
le would seat several more Re-
blican senators was predicted con-
1 senatorial tickets were -head
early ’today in California.
In the house most of the veterans,
both Republican • and Democratic,
were re-elected, including Speakers
Gillette, now holding a record for
continuous service and elected for
his fifteenth term. Uncle Joe Can
non was also re-elected, as was Mann,
Good and other prominent commit
tee chairmen.
Comparatively few Changes in
committee chairmanshipa are expect
ed as the result in either the sen
ate or house, but an Increase in Re
publican membership and decrease
of Democratic usually follows i
marked change in political lineup
Taxation, tariff and other fiscal
measures will remain in charge of
Senator Penrose and Representative
Fordney, both of whom were re
elected. Most of the important sen
ate committee chairmanships remain
in the hands of senators not involv
ed in yesterday’s elections.
LOUISIANA.
EW ORLEANS. — Harding poll-
bo unprecedented total of 17,090
s In tho city of New Orleans,
i eight of 167 precincts missing,
earned ten known counties and
shea. He apparently was an easy
ir In the Third congressional dis
and eight city precincts, most-
■ uptown resdence section, whicn
the Republican candidate ma
tes. Cox received 31,402 in the
Democratic congressional
Mates in the state were unop-
FLORIDA.
ST. PETERSBURG, FU.—Hard-
• carried all seven precincts in this
“ of 287.
r by a majority of
OHIO. .
DAYTON.—County returns today
shov? for the first timo In Cox’s po
litical career his county apparently
carried by an opponent. Cox lost
his own precinct by 12 votes.
WEST VIRGINIA.
CHARLESTON. — Returns from
more than half of West Virginia give
Harding a lead of over 42,000 over
Cox.
CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISO. — The lead of
Harding for president and Short-
ridge, for the senate, is increasing
as delayed returns come in.
clayed returns come in.
(Continued on page five.)
Harding and Coolidge
BLACK-REPUBLICAN
W///7F -DEMOCRAT
HU —DOUBTFUL-
Dawson-Cuthbert Road
Project To Be Begun
DAWSON, Nov. 3.—Terrell conn-
ty has another federal aid road pro
ject.
At a recent meeting of the-county
_ mmlsiionera called to consider the
matter, the Dawaon-Cnthbcrt road,
which it a link in the state highway
department’s system connecting
connty sites, the road to the Ran
dolph eoonty line was officially
adopted as a’federal aid project. The
eommiasionen of Randolph county
had already adapted the project to
tho Terrell lint.
It ia said that the highway com
mission has allotted $16j000 ot Ter
rell county toward the construction
of this highway, and a similar amount
in money for convict labor must be
given by tho county.
The meeting of the Terrell com
missioners was attended by Mr. W. C.
Caye, district engineer in tha am-
poiy of the state highway commis
sion.
Consolidation Of
Vote Here Big Job
The officials began the consolida
tion of Sumter eounty*a vote in yes
terday election at noon today, aa
prescribed by lay, bnt at 2:80 bad
not completed their task. Tha re
sults will be published in Thursday’s
edition.
HARDING PLANS
TRIP TO TEXAS
ANDTO PANAMA
Not To Return To Work
Until TTie Middle Of
December
DAYTON, Nov. 3.—Governor Cox
today wired congratulations to Sen-
, Hardin k> the president-elect,
pledging support "as a citizen to the
executive authority in whatever
emergency might arise.”
The message read:
“In the spirit of America, I accept
the decision of the majority, and
tender as the defeated candidate my
congratulations and pledge as a citi
zen my rapport to the executive au-
in whatever emergency might
HARDING TO REST IN
TEXAS AND PANAMA.
_, M A{UON> a, Nov 3 — Presidt , nt .
Elect Hardinfi turned his thoughts to-
ward res* and recreation today bo-
fore approaching the formulation of
hla administration machinery and
policies. He plans to take a real va
cation trip which will give him two
weeks seclusion on tho Texas coast
and week of scouting in the Panama
Canal sono before he goes serious
ly to work choosing a cabinet and
mapping out the work he will do af
ter March 4. He probably will leave
hero Saturday morning, not to re
turn again until after midrDecember.
One of Harding’s tasks today is
to read and acknowledge the hun
dreds of telegraniH of coogratula*
tions pouring in since the balloting
began yesterday. During the night
the Marion .telegraph offices were
flooded beyond capacity.
Satisfied with his own sweeping
victory the president-elect carefully
watched the congressional returna
today to determine how great would
bo the party strength in the senmr
and house. With particular interest
ho scanned the reports of various
senatorial elections because of the
important part he expects the next
senate to play In the formulation of
foreign policy. It is no secret that
major concern of the Republican
lenders was over local fights on a
number of Republican nominees and
Harding was delighted that the out-
look was tor the retention of the
party majority in tho upper house.
WILSON SILENT
ON LANDSLIDE
Colby Expresses Dis-
tress^But Hopes For
S. Honor
a WASHINGTON. Noy 3 ._ Pre>i .
-tWiison was up early this worn-
?£ ter spent some
time on tho south portico enjoying
the sun. Wh to House'r**’
they didn’t expect the presidents
Sccretnry of State Colby declar-
5 disappointed and distreas-
ed l t Pysrever, he added, " I can
not but feel confidence that fn Some
w«y. by some avenue not at this
moment disclosed, this country will
act n^on the highest concept of
leather
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night and Thursday; cooler on th<
coast and frost in the interior.
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