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70TH YEAR. VOLI7MK 70Nl'MUKK 309 RICHMOND, VA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3,1920..FOURTEEN PAGES, ^"o" .UNSETTLED PRICE, THREE CENTS

HARDING WINS PRESIDENCY IN LANDSLIDE;MAJORITY SETS NEW RECORD FOR NATION

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"VIRGINIA PILES UPSPLENDID VOTE FORPARTY'S CANDIDATES!

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Old Dominion Stands LikeStone Wall for Party

Principles.NINE CONGRESSMEN ARE

NAMED BY DEMOCRATS

Harly Returns Indicate Sweep¬ing Victory for Constitu¬

tional Amendments.

SlihMI' WIN'S OVKIC IIAXDV

Ninth District (toe* Republican bytt.OOt) Mnjorlty, Returningilnj»

Inruiulioiit.

Virginia indorsed the league of mi.

lions and reaffirmed h*r allegianceto Democracy in the election of y«h-

> ,vr,lny ,>y K'vlnc Cox and Roosevelt'. majority estimated early thisu.ornlng on incomplete return* at

approximately «r..000. Mne of theten ..onffreysional districts returnedI 'emoeratn to the House of Repre¬sentatives. the Ninth District r.|oneremaining joined to it* RepublicanIdol. Representative Slemp. CarterClass was re-olected t.. the United.States Senate over his "Illy-black"opponent. J. Jt. PoUard. |.y a ma¬

jority of probably 100.000.Although the Republican vow- is

largely Increased over tliHt of an<

preceding election, it I, evident fromho returns that n iarKe majority ofthe now votcrn remained true to the"..tlth of their forefathers, and madeVltg.niu a ,..re certainly Democratic'-t»Uc than before.

Itcpiibllrnnn Cnln In Cities.The Republican gains appear main-

» In returns from the larger cities.*\ aro Presumably responsive to

nrtl'onal drift to that party in¦» rural

ctims the new electorate served toincrease the Democratic majorities.Il I* further t. |., noU.(, t,(a[ b

lohavi°,l',C "api,b,lcon *»«>« seemsto l a e been confine,| to Harding andCoolldge, and did not extend to th-nominees of that party for rongres*.An example is shown in tho ThirdR|chmond District, where Con¬

gressman Montague ran far ahead ofGovernor Cox, and has probably a

? oad of 10.000 votes over ,he next' ghest candidate, who may be cither

i abortf«y* ^ in,lor,,:ndent Karmer-

f-r. kk°r ^Vicp> ll,c "Illy black."

tl'nioh/.' ",>e lmlcpcn',ont Republican.

M".fwd,a/,°"r'" «*.

l>e*l Win* in Second.The same slgnlrtcant fact appears

11Congress over his Republican oppon¬ent. Dr. Uinkford. by about 9.000 maJorlty. senator Deal apparcn ly pTll-D s^rw I'0'" than the Second

t, fr t in spite 0f tho bitter flirhtvagtd upon him.

In tho Seventh District itat Senator John Raul, of Rockw"

,hurn' Republican, succeeded in effect¬ing a considerable reduction in theusual majority of ConcreasmnnThomas W. Harrison, which* may beas small as 1,000 votes. Senator Paul1ms waged an active light and Is re

Popularity.6 * |James Win* Notable Victory.

Dejpocnuic State Chairman Rorer'J' t?mCS wlns a notable victory over" . JMoyd ^andreth, of Carroll, whoad mado a vigorous campaign.

,James, who is from Pittsyl-

nlr«H\ ^h0 is 8crv,n« tho unex-

ofjfdL?5 C"Td by th0 rcs'snationu. ^ Saunders. now a mcm-ucr or tho Supreme Court scored

Dan^m in h'S hon,e county and in

westorn° CharIotto- whi,° the

fancdth0 Fifth »«»'rlct

°0m0 "P wlth the expectedRepublican majority.

*.-oInn1Tie8e?tative Jamcs I'- Woods, of

Roanoke, in overwhelming re-elected

liri N nh District, easily defeat-

Roni.h'i^ ' Wh0> although theRepublican nominee, was understood

ho burden ? ailS° °n his 8ho"ldersv' burden of Parmor-Labor prln-

temnti *Bd ^ cred,te<i with at-

» .°PP Uon to th0 ®®ch-Cum-whllo the nominee of n

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COX ACHIEVESNOTABLE VICTORY

IN RICHMONDForces of Democracy Poll14,163 Votes for Party's

Standard-Bearer.

GLASS LEADS TICKETWITH TOTAL OF 18,076

Harding Adherents Cast 5,279'Ballots for Their

Candidate.

(lovrnor Cox scored a notable vlr-tory in Richmond yesterday when »l»cforce* of Democracy turned out an>lca.it 14,163 votes to uphold the honorof America, vented in the league ofnations, against 5.'279. Theno wereHie linal figures on the vote of thecity for tho two presidential candi¬dates. Governor Cox and SenatorHarding, with only one precinct,Eighth L.ee, not heard from.Kverr Democratic candidate in the

city polled a vote many 100 per cent;heavier than htu opponent on the In¬dependent. Votes cast for Senator<;ia_i« totaled. IS.076^ ITWr opponent,J. It. Pollard, received 1,758 vote*.

Hid opponent, K. R. Pollard, re¬ceived only a diminutive number ofvote*. 1.758 in all. Other candidatesopposing tho Democratic tlckot wereswept unifc-r In the general mael¬strom. Congressman A. J. Montaguereceived 12,372. compared with lessthan 100 received by Mi:ller, who wasopposing iiiin. De Coursy, an Inde¬pendent candidate, made probably thebent standing of any of the lesserlights. He was opposing Congress¬man Montague.Everywhere the congestion at the

polls is said to have cut down thevote to a certain extent. Many ofthe precincts lia'd long lines extend¬ing nti far as a block in front ofthern.Election machinery, inadequate to

meet the demands of the increasedelectorate, prevented thousands ofqualified voters from casting theirballots In the important electionsheld yesterday. Conceding the jus¬tice of the innumerable complaints,the officials conducting the generalelection in Richmond could only ex¬press regret over conditions whichthey had anticipated, but which itwas impossible for them to remedy.Considering the tremendous con¬

gestion throughout the day at manyjvoting places and intermittent con¬gestion at even tho smallest, therewas comparatively little confusion.Where the situation was worst it wa^understood, and the officers in thepolling places were consequently pre¬pared to deal with it intelligently,although not always to the satisfac¬tion of tho voter.

Women ICrred on Precincts.In most cases the interruptions to

the smooth progress of voting was!due to unexplained clerical errors oromissions or to the inexperience ofwomen voters, who, when register¬ing, had given tho wrong precincts.Judge D. C. Richardson, of the

Hustings Court, who sat all day Inthe office of the City Attorney, in CityHall, relieved the difficulties of agreat number of voters, who- appeal¬ed to him after they had been turn¬ed away from precinct polling placesbecause their names did not appearon the poll books. In every In¬stance where the complaint was dueto that cause, Judge Richardson senttho complainant to Central RegistrarWilliam S. Woodson, who examinedthe original records. If the complain¬ant was found to have paid his or herpoll tak and to have been acceptedby the registrar as qualified, the cen¬tral registrar verified the complaintand the judge Issued an order to theofficer of election directing that aballot be given to the complainant.

Many Abandoned Vote*.Many of the men and women, white

and colored, who went to tho CityMall to complain, did not return tothe voting precinct. Rather thansuffer further inconvcnience, theyabandoned their intentions to vot<».These unsatisfactory conditions, whichhad been repoatedly predicted In thelast t*$o weeks by members or theCity Democratic Committee, electionofficers and observant officials gen¬erally, were not confined to any onescctlon of the city. They were to befound everywhere yesterday.Early In tho day well-informed mon

In political and municipal circles, whohad ventured forecasts of the totalvote ranging from 20,000 to 25,000,began to revise and lower their esti¬mates. It was clearly apparent that

.(Contiaaod ©p^urtat* Pas«.x

PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE UNITED STATES

W/ARQENG

HARDING

MAJORITY OF 75 IS 1REPUBLICAN CLAIM!IN LOWER HOUSE:

jThree Socialists, VictorBerger, London and

Hillquit, Elected.NEW YORK. Nov. 2..The next

House of Representatives will havea Republican majority of seventy-five,an increase of thirty over the pres¬ent Republican majority, according tovindications from nil quarters to¬night. The Republican CongressionalCommittee claims a gain of at least)two Representatives in Massachusetts.!two In California, two in Montanaand possibly two In Kentucky. Inaddition, gains arc expected in Mis¬souri, Michigan and Wisconsin.

In all other States where the Re¬publicans now have largo delegationsin the lower house, they havo heldtheir own or bettered their standing.Illinois. Now York, Iowa, KanBas andIndiana have increased thoir strength.Several notable figures in the last

Houso will be missing in the newCongress. Among them aro Repre¬sentative John J. Ksch, of Wisconsin,who failed of renomlnatlon; PrankDoromus, former Chairman of th«Democratic Congressional Committee,who declined to stand for renomlna¬tlon, and T.. W, Sims, Chairman ofthe Commltteo on Interstate .and

.(Continued on BUhUi Pa*a.)

HARDING TELLS NATIONHE WILL KEEP PLEDGES

OF THE CAMPAIGNPresident-Elcct in First Statement Declares Election

Is Solemn Referendum for United Americanism.Plans Vacation Trip in South.

MAUIOX, OHIO, Nov. 2..Convincedby early returns of his election to thepresidency, Warren G. Harding issueda statement tonight, saying that in¬stead o£ being exultant over the re¬

sult, he was "more given to prayer toGod to make mo capable of playingmy part."Receiving the election returns at

his home here, Mr. Harding declinedduring tho early evening to make anycomment, and issued his statementonly after the figures had piled upmajorities for him which his advis¬ers declared made his election cer¬tain.At-the same time it bccamo known

that' the Senator and Mrs. Hardinghad made plans for a vacation trip,to be carried out regardless of theresult of the election, taking themfor a rest next week in Tcxaa andafter that for an ocean voyage to thePanama Canal Zone. They will re¬

turn to Marion during early Pecern-bbr.Tho Senator'a statement follows:."Assuming that the early returns

ate wholly dependable, I do not hesl-tate to say that I am pleased. Ofcourse, I am happy to utter my grati¬tude,. But I am not exultant. It isnot? a- personal Victory/, It Is a re-'.wed expression confident Amexi-

iO v.* ^ '. ¦--i.-. v.

canism and a national call to the Re-publican party. | ]

(.reat Political Victory."It is also serious, the obligations

are so solemn that Instead of exult¬ing, I am moro given to prayer toGod to make me capablo of playingmy part and that all these calls to re-sponslbility may meet the aspirationsand expectations of America and theworld.

"I am* sure the people who havevoted the Republican ticket will un¬derstand my feeling that I shouldmake no unstudied statement of poli¬cies at this time, beyond the expres¬sion made throughout tho campaign."

Colncidently with the Senator'sstatement, Harry M. Daugherty, amember of tho Republican campaigncommittee, made this statement here:

"It is the greatest victory in Amer¬ican politics, clearly forecast andpredicted. It is more than a partisanvictory, as tho result was contributedto by millions of Democrats. Thowomen of the nation havo rjulcklyvindicated the conferring of the suf¬frage privilege, as they sensed cor¬rectly the Isnues and rallied to thecause of America and American In-ntltutlon's. The Republican party Is.

<Contiav*d on Third Pa««->

PACE IS VICTORIN CONTEST FOR

CITY TREASURERWith Four Precincts Miss¬

ing Incumbent HasLead of 1,000.

HULCE IS GOOD SECONDIN FOUR-CORNERED RACE

Hirschberg Is Third in Runningand McCarthy Fails to

Carry Single Precinct.

Willi but four precincts missing al1 o'clock this morning .Tames D.Pace, Jr., lc<l the field of candidatesfor the ollice of City Treasut-cr by a

majority of more than 1,000. Untillate at night Mr. Paeo and HerbertHulco kept neck-and-neck In therace, and it was not until returnsfrom Jefferson Ward began to eonioin around midnight and proved favor¬able to Mr. I'ace that the defeat ofMr. Hulce was assured.However, it was the heavy vote for

Mr. Pace In Lee Ward which roallywon the light for the lurky candidateoffsetting- returns favorable to Mr.Hulco in Clay, which was his strong¬hold, but which proved disappointingin that his adversary managed to polla. heavy vote In tho First, Fourth and

,<<3oBt,nuctl °" 8ccond PageT)

REPUBLICAN TICKETSWEPT INTO OFFICEBY TREMENDOUS VOTE

Result in East So Decisive Democratic LeadersConcede Defeat Without Waiting to HearFrom West, Which Four Years Ago

Gave President Wilson Be¬lated Victory.

GOVERNOR COX'S NEWSPAPER PRINTSEXTRA ADMITTING OWNER IS BEATEN

Presidcnt-Elect Declares He Is More Given to Prayerto God to Make Him Capable of Playing His

Part Than He Is to Exultationat Winning.

GOVERNOR SMITH APPARENTLY BEATENIN REMARKABLE FIGHT IN NEW YORK

State Loader, 1'nable to Survive Under the Avalanche of VotesThat Were Cast Against National Leader, Still .

Kcinains In Fore As One of Party'sUreal Figures.

NEW YOIIK, Nov. 2..On the face of returns showing thegrowing landslide for Harding, Governor Cox's own newspa¬per, the Dayton Daily News, and Chairman White, of the Denv-ocratic National Committee, soon after 11 o'clock tonightconceded the election of Senator Harding. Without awaitingreturns from the West,-which four years ago elected Wilson inthe" face of pluralities for Hughes throughout the East, theDemocratic candidate and his chief manager conceded that inthe "solemn referendum," which President Wilson declaredwould decide the league of nations question,.American votershad preferred Harding, who favored "staying out," to Cox, whofavored "going in."

Governor Cox, who was in his newspaper office when theconcession of Senator Harding was published, said he wouldissue no statement. Senator Harding, at his home in Marion,said he was "more given to prayer to God to make me capableof playing my part," than he was to exultation.George White, chairman of the Democratic National Com¬

mittee, conceded Senator Warren G. Harding's election at'11: 20 o'clock tonight. :

White also conceded that the Republicans will have controlof the hext House of Representatives.In a statement White said:"The abandonment by some of the most prominent Republi¬

cans of the league of nations, which they helped to construct,has been successful."The people have succumbed to the confusion wrought by

those distinguished men and to the misrepresentations ofthose who would not and did not understand the league ofnations." v

States in Republican Column.By 10 o'clock there were enough returns in hand to make

Senator Harding's election a certainty, regardless of the waythe remainder of the country went. The following States wei"6considered safely in the Republican column:New York, with 45 electoral votes; Massachusetts, 18; New

Jersey, 14; Pennsylvania, 38,; Illinois, 29; Wisconsin, 13;Vermont, 4; Maine, 6; Rhode Island, 5; Kansas, 10; Ohio, 24;New Hampshire, 4; Connecticut, 7; Colorado, 6; with suchStates as California, the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota, Washing¬ton and Oregon still to be heard from. This total of 248 elec¬toral votes Convinced all but the most optimistic Democratsthat the battle was over.

Of perhaps national significance was the gubernatorial bat¬tle in New York State, bringing to the fore Governor Alfred E.Smith as one of the strongest figures in his party, whether heis defeated or not. Against the Republican national ticket'soverwhelming triumph, Smith made a fight unprecedented inAmerican politics. Seldom, if ever, has a State leader sur¬vived under such an avalanche, but, in spite of the fact thatHarding's plurality in the State may reach 1,000,000, at mid-'night Smith was running neck and neck for the governorshipwith his Republican rival, Judge Nathan L. Miller. In thestrongest Republican districts up-State, where Harding w6nby as high as G to 1, Smith succeeded in cutting Miller's leadto the very narrowest of margins,, so that the enormous leadhe obtained in New York City may have saved the day for him.Under the circumstances it is not a rash prophecy to foreseeGovernor Smith as a contender for national leadership in theDemocratic party in the next campaign.

Miller Has Small Lead.When returns from 5,995 out of 7,308 district in the State

had been tabulated Miller was leading for Governor by 2,458.The vote: Smith, 1,107,213; Miller, 1,109,671.Returns late tonight from nearly one-half of the 7,145

precincts in Ohio showed Senator Harding leading GovernorCox by more than 153,000 votes.

If the present ratio is continued, Senator Harding willcarry his home State over Cox by a plurality of approximately;i

XGonMnued oft Secou* Pag&4"

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