PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1920, Page 3

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

r AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] ELECTION FORECAST. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, October 30. Rhode Island is*safely Republican, Kentucky and possibly Michigan / will probably’ be Republican. lowa is doubtful and Arizona will probably go to Cox. Missouri is doubtful and Dakota wholly Republican. Pennsylvania is voting for Harding by half a million. Marine is for Harding and Delaware doubtful. Hie women’s vote will decide. New Jersey is overwhelmingly for Harding, and Connecticut is Republican. New Hampshire is doubtful but probably Republican. Ohio is for Harding, Nebraska is for Harding, Illinois - for Harding and New York State for r Harding, with a Republican senator. NEW YORK, October 31. New York “Times” Washington correspondent states only the Democratic landslide for the President, it is believed, can dislodge Republican control of the House of Representatives, although even here there are many elements which make it difficult to predict accurately the result of the election. Re- ' publican candidates have had opposition from labour, while many Democrats met apposition from the Anti-Saloon League. One Republican leader estimated that the Republican majority in the House would be fifty. Chairman Flood of the Democratic Congressional Committee, said the associated Democrats would gain control of New York. A nationwide straw vote shows 684,701 votes for Harding 541,351 and for Cox. The female vote totalled 292,550 of which 180,631 was for Harding. The male vote was 848,497 of which 504,070 were for Harding.

NEW YORK, October 30. The New York “Times” obtained a forecast of 34 States concerning the outcome of the election. Massachusetts gives Harding 165 thousand plurality; Vermont is isolfkl Republican including Senator; Wyoming gives Harding 5,000; Maryland is Democratic, Senator and representative. Probably Cox will win in Montana and West Virginia, The tid e is now moving towards Cox, but it is believed Harding will win North Dakota. Harding will have 150 thousand majority in Washington State. ’Harding will have six thousand majority in California. Harding will win with a Republican senator by two hundred thousand in Oregon. Wisconsin is doubtful and Minnesota is completely Republican, approximate ly a 75 thousand majority with Cox. None dares predict what th e women will do. Political writers and observers have forecasted many things, but they hesitate before the womens vote. The Gfenate situation continues uncertain. The Democrats still fear the Republicans will probably retain their present seats. Openly both parties make definite claims. The Republicans state they will retain their present seats and win Californian, Idaho and Maryland, increasing their majority to seven. The Democrats claim they will retain seats and win Indiana, Utah, lowa, New Hampshire and Connecticut. A corrected senatorial list shows 32 < States will elect 34 Senators, Alabama electing two.

ELECTION SLANDER, j (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 31. 1 As if to fulfil the dictum that no American political campaign is complete without slander and vituperation, the newspapers finally come out with accounts of a so-called “Whispered campaign” which has been conducted for some time concerning Mr Harding’s ancestry. Certain irresponsible persons have been furthering stories concerning the candidate’s blood with hopes of stirring up racial feeling. Republicans admit no responsible Democrats have any connection with this campaign. One Republican periodical, on tho other hand, published a safcriligious cartoon, which shocked sensualities of a number of Americans, no matter what their poli. tical faith. Booth, Harding’s campaign manager,- disclaimed having furthered the dissemination of the cartoon. These two incidents are typical of oTdr; time campaigns.