U.S. ELECTIONS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 33, 3 November 1920, Page 7

U.S. ELECTIONS

■ f REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT OF VICTORY RECORD ODDS ON HARDING WOMEN'S VOTE IMPOSSIBLE TO GAUGE By Telesraph-.preßg issociation-CJopyrlilt (Rec. November 3, 0.5 a.m.) New York, November 1. Tho Hepubliean confidence of victory grow?. The Democrats do not sliow any great enthusiasm. ( Their morale is upp,;t by the encouraging statements which are issued by (lie Republicans, who, although admitting they cannot gauge the women's -vote, tonfidnntly declare thai the women's vote will not off(:ct. theil success. They mason that although it ii to be expected that the women will voli independently, the women's voto wil naturally gravitate in the direction o: tho men's vote. Another interesting feature is the Con gressional elections. Senator Harding hai nehed America not to diminish his vie tory by electing Democratic rcprescnta lives and Senators. The campaign man ngers in Washington are politely bu (fliiphatically denying tho value of eac! other's predictions concerning the. re spective success. The Republicans firml 1 believe that Harding's success will meai success in the Congressional elections, The weather plays an important par in the elections. If it is rainy voter in outlying districts and the countryaid must often be transported lo the poll over long distances. This inquires tha party organisations in each locality rant have available adequate sums to provid conveyances The Democrats lament th fact that they do not havb such funds Tho Weather Bureau has predicted rni: in many of the United State for election. dny.~"The stock market i supremely quiet the day before the elec tion. Traders, however, do not look for ward with anxiety. They declare tha financial America has long prepared if self for a Republican victory, and al ready has begun adjustments in antici pation of the post-election period. Th election betting is now 10 to 1 in favou of Harding, *wing to the few Cox taker* These are the highiest odds in any cam paign.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.