PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1920, Page 2

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

AUBTIIALUN & N.Z OAbI.B ASSOCIATION] ELECTION RESULTS. NEW YORK, Nov. 2. The Republicans claim Winsconscin, Vermount, Connecticut and New Hampsliirc liave re-elected Republican senators. It is estimated Mr Cox’s majority in Virginia will be 700. Early returns ndicate substantial pluralities for Mr 1 Harding in Kansas, Masselmsetts and New York. THE POPULAR ANTICIPATION. NEW YORK, November 2. According to a message from Marion, in Ohio, Senator Harding has already begun to receive requests from office-seekers. It is alleged hundreds of letters have arrived from all parts of the country, from individuals desiring positions varying from memberships of the Cabinet to postmasterships in many outlying districts. Many of these requests are from persons unknown to Mr Harding. HARDING LEADING. NEW YORK, November 2. Hyde Park, Franklin Roosevelt’s (Democrat Vice-Presidential candidate’s) home town has given Senator Harding a plurality of eighty-six votes. It is interesting to note that, as the counting proceeded, it became evident that Governor (the Democrat who 'is running for re-jelection for New York State) was receiving a much larger vote than the others on the Demo-cratic-ticket generally. All the large cities haye showed substantial Hairding phuralities. New York city is giving Harding as well as Governor Smith strong support. The preponderance of the vote'-cast for Harding hsa been taken to mean that the women have joined the men in supporting him.. REPUBLICAN 'VICTORY. ( NEW YORK, November 2. The New York Times concedes that twenty states will give Senator Harding 284 electoral votes and that 14 will give Governor Cox 152 votes. The New York “Times” and the Chicago “Tribune” estimate that the Senate will be composed of fifty-two Republicans and forty fouir Democrats They also think that the House of Representatives will comprise 254 Republicans and 178 Democrats. NEGRO WOMEN VOTE.\ NEW YORK, November 2. A message from Atlanta reports that .some disturbances (occurred i,n several election districts when the ! Negro women cast their votes. The State Legislature there liad failed to pass an enabling Act, following on the ratification of. the suffrage . amendment. A Federal Judge immediately declared the Negro women’s vote illegal. No white woman showed up at the polls. THE SOCIALIST CANDIDATE. NEW YORK, Nov. 2. I According to a message from Atlanta, j in Georgia, Debs, the Social candidate I for the Presidency, has, from within ; his prison, issued a statement as fol- | lows:—“I shall not be disappointed over the result of the election, as the people will get what they think they want in so far as they think at all. Mr Debs received the election returns in the Federal penitentiary. The Warden arranged to obtain the results from the Atlanta newspapers for liim. / HARDING ELECTED. NEW YORK, November 3. The. Democratic newspapers in New York City have conceded BPKingfs election. Senator Harding appears how to be assured of a plurality of more than five million votes. HOW STATES ARE VOTING. NEW YORK, November 2. The Democrats claim to win the •States of Idaho and West Virginia. Tile indications are that Illinois and Penaylvania will be overwhelmingly Republican. It is stated that Ohio, Michigan find Indiana ,wil be substantially Republican. Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky are for the Democrats. Incomplete returns from thirteen States give Senator ''Harding 227 electoral votes. Seven States have given the Demoei:at candidates. 83 electoral votes. Partial returns show that California is Republican and Florida and Louisiana are Democratic. democrats badly beaten. ’ tN;EW YORK, November 3. The “New York Times” says:—By majorities unprecedented in American politics Senator Harding has been elected. The addition of the women to the electorate lias accounted for some of this increased in Senator Harding’s great maVgin over Governor Cox, but by no means for all of it. The highest State pluralities ever recorded before disappeared when compared with these of this election. Four (States alone, namely New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois gave Senator Harding more than two million plurality. This will probably mount, with the complete returns, until the total plurality mayreach undreamt of levels. At the time of writing, it appears that Governor Cox will "only get 170 electoral votes, and Senator Harding all the rest. Popular Democrats fell from Coast to Coast in a general collapse. The disaster seems to have beaten Governor Smith who at first, ran far ahead of the ether Democrats in New York State.” I probable republican CABINET. NEW YORK, November 3. Upon good authority it is learned hat Senator Harding, if elected will 1 nalce up his Cabinet from the followng: Mr E. Root, will be asked to tsßume the Secretaryship of State, for ( ;ix months, until the League of Na/ions question is settled. 1 Mr David Hill, former Ambassador 1 o Germany- will probably be Assist- i int Secretary of State and probably ] 1 vill assume the position of Secretary 1 if State when Mr E. Root leaves. i Governor Bowden of Illinois, will Vobably be offered he portfolio of Tie treasury. '

Mr Hoover will be either appointed Secretary of the Interior, or Secretary for Commerce. Mr Harry Dougherty, Senator Harding’s personal political adviser, will take the Federal Postmastership. General Wood will be 'Secretary for War. Ex-Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts is likely to be Secretary for the Navy.