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The Augusta Herald Want Ads tell how to junk your old automobile profitably. VOLUME XXXI, No. 310 G. 0. P. Not Assured of Working Majority Uncertainty As to Republicans Ruling Congress NEW YORK. Uncer tainty continued early Wed nesday whether the republi cans, profiting by the Cool idge-Dawes sweep in the east, middle west and some sections of the west, had gained sufficient strength in the house of representatives and senate to command a v/orking majority in the next congress. With returns in two thirds of the house seats, the re publicans had made a net gain of about a dozen. Elec tion of nine democratic and nine republican senatorial candidates was definitely known, with republican ncminess leading their dem ocratic opponents in several other states. SEVERAL DEOCRATIC SENATORS RE-ELECTED Democratic senators re-elected included Heflin, Alabama; Robin son, Arkansas, the minority leader in the senate; Harris. Georgia; Ransdell, Louisiana; Harrison. Mis sissippi; Simmons, North Carolina; Sheppard, Texas, and Glass, Vir ginia, while Cole Blease, a former democratic governor was chosen to fill the seat from South Carolina, now held by Senator Dial. In addition to Fernald, who was returned-so the senate in the Maine election in September. Capper, Kansas; Keyes. New Hampshire; Kdge, New Jersey and McNary, Oregon, all republican, were re elected. Charles S. Deneen, a re publican, was the senatorial winner in Illinois, and DuPont, also a re publican. the victor in Delaware Selection of Seantors Borah, Idaho, and Norris, Nebraska, re publicans, had been conceded by their opponents, hut Brookhart, re publican, lowa, was trailing his democratic opponent, and Magnus Johnson, Minnesota’s farmer-labor senator, was behind Representative Schall, republican, although both Brookhart and Johnson Insisted they would turn up winners when the farmer vote was in. GILLETT LEADING IN MASSACHUSETTS In Massachusetts, Speaker Gil lett had a lead over Senator David t. J Walsh, democrat. In Oklahoma. W. B. Pine, republican was ahead of J C Walton, democratic senatorial nominee and avowed foe of the Ku Klux Klan. In Rhode Island J. M. Metcalfe, republican, led Governor Flvnn democrat, for the seat made vacant by the death of Leßaron C "incomplete returns also showed y> Tvfion, dertiocrat, lefininsr in the Tennessee senatorial race; fcen ator Couzens, republican, ahead in (Continued on Market Page) MRS. FERGUSON IS ELECTED GOVERNOR STATE OF TEXAS DALLAS, Texas. —For the first time in the history of the country, Texas elected a woman, Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson. governor Tuesday. Distinction of having a woman chief executive officer may be shared with Wyoming, however, where Mrs. Nellie Ross was a can didate for governor. Both are dem ocrats and the husbands of both had been governors of their res pective states. Mrs. Ferguson generally was called “Ma” by reason of her Initials. Her opponent was Dr. George C. Butte, republican. Mrs. Ferguson went through three bitter campaigns, not from a desire to hold office, but In an ef fort to vindicate the Ferguson famllv name. Her husband, James E. Ferguson, wns impeached when governor and was unable to get his own name on the ballot as a candidate. She had to survive two primaries and the final election to The opponents charged that if Mrs. Ferguson was elected her husband actually would be gover nor. The charge was denied vig orously by both. During the most of the cam paigns Mrs. Ferguson remained In Temple, caring for her home and doing her accusromcd household work. She Is the mother of two daughters, one of whom is mar ried and lives in Austin. She hag one grand-son. Her neighbors wild ly acclaimed her election last night, escorting her from a newspaper office to her home. DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc. GOOUDGE WINNER SMITH WINS IN NEW YORK BY 113,000 KITES NEW YORK. —Coolidge and Dawes swept the Empire State in the elec tion Tuesday on the basis of incom plete returns by a plurality of ap proximately 820,000 but Governor Al fred Smith, democrat, demonstrated his personal popularity by winning Ihe gubernatorial nomination over Theodore Roosevelt, republican, by a plurality of approximately 113,000. President Coolidge's total vote with 401 districts out of 7,503 missing, was 1,750,281 as compared with 030,459 for John W. Davis and 446,730 for Senator LaFollette. Governor Smith’s total vote with 504 districts out of 7, r /.3 missing was 1,- 548,606 as compared with 1,435,423 for Roosevelt. The vote outside of New York city with 354 districts missing, was Smith 670,984; Roosevelt, 1,032,313. The vote in New York city, the gov ernor's home town, was: Smith 877,622: Roosevelt 403,110, with 150 districts missing. Both branches of the legislature will be controlled by the republicans. Governor Smith is the only man of any political party ever to run four consecutive times for governor and, with one exception is the only man elected for a third term in this state. William L. Marcy, of Troy, served for three consecutive terms beginning 1832. OKLAHOMA BACK IN SOLID SOUTH, BUT WALTON LOSES OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—The return of Oklahoma to the ranks of the solid south and the extent to which voters scratched J. C. Wal ton, democratic nominee for the senate, was emphasized in addi tional returns received here Wed nesday. Returns from 1,697 pre cincts out of 3,184 gave Davis 125.- 073 and Coolidge 105,134 , while tabulations covering 2,4 a« precincts for the state showed Pine, repub lican, leading Walton, democrat. 219,053 to 122,024. TENNESSEE STAYS IN DEMOCRAT LIST MEMPHlS—Democratic majori ties ranging from 17,000 to approx imately 35,000 were in dicated in tabulations early Wednesday of the vote cast in Tuesday’s election with democratic candidates holding the advantage in returns from 1,453 of the 2,139 voting precincts in Ten nessee. John W. Davis was let King in the presidential contest with a ma majority of more than 10,000 over the total vote thus far reported for President Coolidge and Senator La- Follotte. The senatorial contest latest tab ulations gave General Tyson, dem ocrat, 88,151 and H. B. Lindsay, re publican, 61,932 and in the guber natorial race Governor Austin Peay had a total of 97,857 and his re publican opponent, T. F. Peck, 69,- 364. Vote on Constitutional Amendments in Richmond County 5 \l ’ll £?15? 1 l 5~ •H- 5- SJ f u?: yrj rt 3f* <* 3 £«c * « .2 w ~ Hi «£ .£ ,£t - o > o ci p ci j? 25 ei s Uft H Peach County— For 374 215 296 412 400 493 3 21 40 8 22 34 20 29 2277 Against 155 112 98 74 92 387 72 5 7 1 8 21 6 6 1044 Bisnnial Session— i For 272 143 123 305 165 DB7“ / 4 23 30. 4 21 49 6 22 1757 Against 64 37 34 27 148 137 16 1 18 4 4 10 20 6 a 25 Brunswick Bonds— For 235 118 95 315 171 603 6 21 32 8 19 42 20 20 1705 Against 45 42 35 30 143 88 18 1 11 0 8 10 « 6 443 Manufacturers' Exemption— For 201 138 101 411 164 076 2 20 39 0 21 25 20 18 1736 Against 67 40 40 23 150 147 72 3 0 8 8 34 6 9 612 Consolidation Tax Receiver and Collector— For 147 64 67 65 121 297 6 10 17 0 21 19 20 11 865 Against 315 251 261 403 495 61# 18 12 35 8 12 46 6 24 2505 Consolidation City and • County Govt/ for 146 112 98 322 134 518 5 6 19 0 22 33 20 13 1448 Against 103 45 40 40 176 170 17 16 30 S 7 22 6 21 698 Coastal Paving— For 176 143 109 375 152 624 6 20 40 4 26 46 6 22 1749 Against 46 20 28 33 147 65 18 4 4 0 2 4 20 3 394 Bavannah Bond*— For 173 130 91 257 151 697 6 21 37 7 21 46 20 23 1385 Against 27 31 34 124 151 79 18 3 6 1 9 4 6 2 495 THE AUGUSTA HERALD LEASED WIRE SERVICE. Political History Made Here When Republicans Carry Three Precincts Richmond County Goes For Davis, But G. 0. P. Polls Biggest Vote Since Reconstruction Days—Fourth and Fifth Wards and 119th Districts In Coolidge Column Political history was made in Richmond county Tues day. For the first time since the days of reconstruction immediately following the Civil War, a voting precinct in this county went for a Republican candidate for pres ident. In all, three boxes gave Calvin Coolidge a lead over John W. Davis and Robert M. LaFollette, Democratic and Progressive candidates. The first in the Coolidge column to report was the 119th District, which gave Coolidge 32, Davis 30, and LaFollette 18. The Fourth and Fifth Wards in the city also gave the Republican nom inee substantial majorities. COUNTY REMAINS IN DEMOCRATIC COLUMN John W. Davis, the Democratic standard bearer, carried the coun ty, however, by a safe majority and Richmond county thus remains a Democratic county along with Georgia and all the states of the "Solid South.” Coolidge received a very flatter ing vote throughout the state, es pecially in the larger towns, while LaFollette’s vote was scattered and inconsequential, and Davis really swept the state. Governor Walker got practically the full,vote over this county and throughout the state, as did all the state and county nominees of the Democratic party. The eighi constitutional amend ments to be voted on received va ried suport In Richmond county, the Peach county project carrying by a huge majority, as did also the proposition providing for biennial sessions of the legislature and those for the coastal highway bonds and bonds for the cities of Brunswick and Savannah. The amendment proposing the consolidation of city and county governments in coun ties in which a city of 52.900 po ulation is located met strong op position in this county, but final tabulations gave a fair lead to the amendment. The amendment pro posing the consolidation of the of fices of tax receiver and tax col lector In the several counties of the state received a rebuff at the (Continued on Market Page) CHARLESTON, W. Va. Nearly half of West Virginia’s precincts showed that President Coolidge was 25,764 votes ahead of John W. Davis, native son in returns tabulated early Wednesday. LaFollette ran third. An even greater margin was held by Howard M. Gore, acting secretary of agriculture in his contest for the gov ernorship with Judge Jake Fisher, democrat. In the United State* sen ate the race was closer, Guy I). Goff, former assistant to former Attorney General Daugherty, leading hls op ponent, former Senator William R. Chilton, by less than 20,000. Results In the six congressional districts were still in doubt early Wednesday morn ing. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. An official count of the ballots cast in Richmond County in the general election Tuesday, as checked by H. A. Morrell, clerk Count Commissioners, at the courthouse Tuesday noon, gave as totals to the presidential candidates: John W. Davis, democrat, 2169; Calvin Coolidge, republican, 1268; Robert M. LaFollette, progressive, 339. Richmond gave Davis a majority of 873 over President Coolidge, his strongest contender. The republican vote was the largest cast here in many years. The constitutional amendments as provided for at the last ses sion of the state legislature were voted as follows: For Peach county, 2277; against, 1044.. For-the biennial session 1767, against 525. For Brunswick bonds 1705, against 443. For manufacturers’ exemption 1736, against 612. For consolidation of tax receiver and tax collector 854, against 2505. For consolidation of city and county governments 1448, against 698. For costal paving 1749, against 394. For Savannah bonds 1585, against 495. DAVIS LOSES IN HOME STATE AUGUSTA GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 5, 1924 Georgia Gives Davis-Bryan Big Majority Approves Eight Amendments to Constitution ENTIRE STATE TICKET IS SWEPT INTO OFFICE Biennial Sessions Measure Is Adopted ATLANTA, Ga.—Georgia rolled up an old time democratic majority for John W. Davis in the general election Tuesday and also approved eight amendments to the state con stitution. Governor Clifford M. Walker and the entire state ticket were elected as was United States Senator Wm. J. Harris. Twelve democrats were elected to congress, ten without op position. In the ninth district, Representa tive Thomas M. Bell had a majority over his republican opponent, while in the first, Charles G. Edwards overwhelmed the two aspirants for bis seat, Herbert O. Aaron, repub lican, and Don H. Clark, independ ent republican. John M. Johnson, republican, ran against Representa tive Bell. BIG VICTORY FOR DAVIS. Davis got more than four times as many votes as President Cool idge and more than three times as many bnllots ns La Follette and Coolidge combined when returns from 799 precincts of approximately 1,735 in the state. These figures in cluded reports from all but 13 of the 160 counties. They were: Davis, 68,313. Coolidge, 15,341. La Follette, 6,380. Nations, 63. Faris, 52. Four years ago Georgia gave (Continued on page 2) FIRST jm ■ 1 CALVIN COOLIDGE SECOND JK v Jga ;• JHa,. JOHN W. DAVIS THIRD kumoMm3& // I ROBERT M. LaFOLLETTE HARRY WOODRUFF, GA. FOOTBALL STAR, DIES OF INJURIES ATHENS, Ga. —Harry Woodruff, prominent insurance man of Colum bus, Ga., and one of Georgia Uni versity’s greatest footbalk players, died here Wednesday morning fol lowing an automobile accident Inst Friday night Mr. Woodruff In com pany with Ills brother, Jim, Alfred Young and Jim Kelly all of Colum bus, were driving to Athens from Columbus for the "annual homo coming” football game and when about 12 miles from this city the ear turned over rounding a sharp curve and Mr. Woodruff, who was driving, sustained a broken spine. The other occupants were not se riously Injured. The victims were rushed to a local hospital but the former football star never showed any improvement until the end came. Harry Woodruff was known ns ♦ho original "Kid" Woodruff, of Georgia football fame, having play ed on the Georgia teams from 1902 to 1905, making a run against Au burn for 105 yards In Atlanta that made him famous, Te was 39 years old and in 1912 married Miss Fran ces Henley, of Athens, who sur vives him. He Is also sur vived by two brother, Jim and George, the latter being head coach of football at the University, one sister, Mrs. Clifford/Rwlft. of Co lumbus, hls mother, Mrs, Henry L. Woodruff, of Columbus nnd n num ber of other more distant relatives, Ineluding several In Atlanta. He wns a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity rfnd the Presby terian church. Hls bodv will be shipped to Columbus Wednesday afternoon, reaching there about 8 o’clock Wednesday night. Funeral arrangements will be made there. . (ASSOCIATED PRESS.) Wednesday’s Returns Swell the Victory of Republican Candidate NEW YORK.—As returns from the st ates continued to roll in Wednesday they served only to swell the tide upon which C alvin Coolidge is riding to an apparent and overwhelming victory over his two opponents in the 1924 presidential contest. In eight states, all of them in the west, the result still was in doubt at midday, but the president had a lead in seven of th em, including Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, which followers of Sen ator Robert M. LaFollette had ’expected would give the independent candidates th eir electoral votes. Returns in the congressional contests were slow and at noon they still were insuf ficient to show whether Mr. Coolidge will have a real working majority of his party in either the house or senate. The republicans had made a net gain of 12 in the house and apparently of three or four in t he senate. Representative Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, the republican leader in the house, has been re-elected as has Representative F | n is J. Garrett, of Tenessee, the democratic house leader. • DAVIS TENDERS BEST WISHES TO COOLIDGE WASHINGTON. John W. Davis Wednesday congratulat ed President Coolidge on his election to the presidency. t “Permit me to corigrutulato you,” Mr. Davis telegraphed, "on your sweeping victory and to express hope that your ad ministration may by Its success insure to the welfare of the country.” President Coolidge sent this reply,: "Please accept my thanks for your message and my apprecia tion of the patriotic sentiments you exress.” NEW YORK. John W. Davis, democratic nominee for the presi dency in a public statement issued Wednesday accepted the outcome of the election "without any vain regret or bltterpess” and said. It was his honest hope that the "ad ministration of President Coolidge may prove successful and benefi cial to the country." The statement wns Issued by Mr. Davis at ttie residence of Frank L. Polk, former under secretary of state at whose homo Mr.| Davis re ceived the election returns. When he had written the statement and addressed a telegram of congratu latlon to President Coolidge, Mr. Davis left for his home In Locust. Valley. The text of the statement fol lows: “The results of the election speak for themselves and the decisive character renders comment or ex plantaton unnecessary. I accept the outcome without any vain re gret or bitterness, and It Is my ear nest hope that the administration of I’resident Coolidge may prove prove successful and beneficial to the country. "Ho far as I am peraonally con cerned, I am unshaken In my faith In the principles and Ideals pro fessed by the democratic party. They will never lack defenders. To those who supported me so loyally throughout the campaign, I am more grateful than I can say, and I am glad to march on with them as a comrade In the ranks, toward the Inevitable triumph of the prin ciples In which we believe. Greater than any transient success Is the welfare of our common country, and to this Is the duty and pri vilege of every citizen to contri bute whether In office or out of It.” Mr. Davis sent the following tele gram to hls running mate, Governor Bryan of Nebraska: 'ln this hour of defeat, let me thank you again for your assistance and support. We have made a clean open fight and can accept the result without bitterness.” Richmond County’s Vote For President For For For Davia Coolidge LaFollette Fir»t Ward 431 102 72 Second Ward 240 91 30 Third Ward 213 125 31 Fourth Ward ...175 287 56 Fifth Ward 154 411 79 Sixth and Seventh Wards ..719 217 54 119th District 30 32 18 * 121st District 6 6 15 123rd District 33 16 7 124th District 9 1 O 1269th District 25 7 7 1434th District 68 1 3 1660th District 20 0 6 1760th District 48 0 1 TOTALS 2169 1296 379 494 majority seer Davis. 18 CENTS A WEEK. WFATHFR Augusta and vicinity; Fair tonight; ” 111 n Thursday partly cloudy. VICTORY TAKES FORM OF TREMENDOUS LANDSLIDE ... . NEW YORK.— With return* from many states still Incomplete, President Coolidge appears to havo been elected over hie two opponents by a rolling tide of ballots mounting up toward the Harding landslide of 1920. But the returns still were insufficient early Wednesday to show whether he will have a working majority of republicans in congress. Little mors than half the senate and house results had been finally re ported with the results so far showing a net republican gain of a dozen representatives and probably three or four senators. The bugaboo of throwing the presidential election to congress was chased a way by the rapidity with w hlch the large blocks of electoral votes either fell into the Coolidge column or gave seemingly unmistak able evidences of going there as the returns continued to come in. John W. Davis, succeded in capturing certainly only states gen erally reckoned as irrevocably democratic. Even at that he lost Ken tucky, on the face of incomplete returns, although Cox had carried It against Harding In 1920. The same returns Indicated he had brought back Into the democratic fold two of the states taken away by Harding —Oklahoma and Tennessee. Senator LaFollette, although polling a popular vote of about 4,000,- 000 which approximates Roosevelt's total when he led a third party movement In 1912, was assured the electoral vote of only one state, hls own, Wisconsin. Roosevelt captured 88 •lectorn! voUn in 1912—enough to defeat hls republican opupnent—Taft, and elect hls democratic ad versary, Wilson. It was estimated that Coolidge polled 18,000,000 popular votes —two million more than were given to Harding. Davis, it was estimated had 8,000,000 us against 9,000,000 for Cox. More voters trooped to the polls and dropped their ballots Tuesday than over before In the history at the nation. HOW BALLOT STOOD EARLY WEDNESDAY As the returns stood early Wednesday, the votes in the electoral col lege either by definite count, concession by rival managers, or Indicated trend wero classified this way for the three principal contenders: ‘SIMPLE THAIS’ EXPRESSED BY COOLIDGE WASHINGTON—President Cool idge, having received a vote of con fidence from the American voters, Wednesday expressed hls "simple thanks" as one of his first acts after his election was assured. "It does not seem possible to me.” r. Coolidge said In a statement which he read to the newspaper men, "to make on adequate ex pression concerning the presidency of the United States. No other honor equals It, no other respon sibility approaches It. When it Is conferred by an overwhelming choice of the American people and vote of the electoral colleges these are made ail the greatr. "I can only express my simple thanks to all those who have con tributed to this result and plainly acknowledge that It has been brought, to pass through the work of a divine providence, of which I am but one instrument. Such pow ers as I have I dedicate to the serv ices of all my country and to all of my countrymen. "In the performance of the du ties of my office I cannot ask for anything more than the sympathe tic consideration which my fellow Americans have always bestowed upon me. I have no appeal except to the common sense of till the peo ple. I have no pledge except to serve them. I have no object except to promote their welfare.” HOME EDITION Doubt* Bt>t< Coolldga Davla LaFollott* • tut Alabama l2 Arizona 9 8 Arkansas .... 9 _ California ... 13 Colorado .... 6 Connecticut ..7 Delwaro 3 Florida ...... 6 Georgia ...... l4 Idaho Illinois 29 Indiana 15 lowa 13 Kansas 10 Kentucky .... 13 Louisiana .... lO Maine 6 Maryland .... 8 Mass 18 Michigan .... 15 Minnesota ... Misslsslpl .... lO Missouri 18 Montana Nebraska .... 8 Nevada ,New Ilamp, ..4 Now Jersey ..14 New Mexico . New York ... 45 North Carolina— 12 North Dakota Ohio 24 Oklahoma ... lO Oregon 5 Penn 38 Rhode Island . 6 Sou. Car 9 South Dakota Tennessee ... l2 —f Texas 2O Utah 4 _ _ Vermont .... 4 Virginia l2 Washington .7 West Virginia 8 Wisconsin ... Wyoming ... 13 Total \ 343 136 13 35 COOLIDGE LEADS IN DOUBTFUL STATES The number necessary to a choice.ls 266. Among the states In which the returns were not suffi ciently comprehensive to permit of definite classification In the col umns of any of the three candidates, Coolidge was leading in Arizona with Davis second; in Idaho with LaFollette second; in Minnesota with LaFollette second: in Mon tana with LaFollette second; in Ne vsdn with LaFollette second; In North Dakota with LaFollette sec ond; In South Kakota with LaFol lette second. Should the Coolidge leads In these states be sustained by the final count, it would add 36 electoral votes to hls total and he would have 379. Harding, in had 404. In only one of the states remain ing In the doubtful column did Da vis maintain a lead. There wns New Mexico, the addition of whose electoral vote would give him 139. Cox had 127. In many of the states carried by Coolidge hls majority over both of hls adversaries was overwhelming. In New York state, where the. re publican national ticket made a (Continued an Ukocket Page j