PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1920, Page 2

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

AUSTRALIAN it N.Z CABLE ASSOCIATION] MR, BRYAN'S SUGGESTION. NEW YORK, Nov. 4. Mr W. J. Bryan made a statement at Chicago suggesting that as a result of the election, Mr Wilson should resign immediately, allowing the Vice-Presi-dent, Mr Marshall, 'Ao assume office. Then Mai shall should appoint Mr Harding as Secretary of State and himself resign. The laws regulating to the Presidential succession Avould thus place Mr Harding in the President’s chair and enable him to carry out his programme immediately, instead of waiting till March. MR HARDING’S VOTE, (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) <N T EW YORK. Oct, 4. Election returns, practically copiplpte show Mr Harding received 11,900,000 votes out of a total ballot of. 18,200,000, Champ Clark, a former Speaker of the House of Repesentatives was defeated in Missoui],

GERMAN OPINION. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 4. German press comment on Mr Harding’s election is cautious in estimating its bearing.on Germany’s future. Satis- - . faction is expressed at the decisive defeat of Mr "Wilson’s policy. The papers confidently expect Mr Harding will con- , elude peace with Germany without regard to tho Treaty of Versailles. PARIS, Nov. : 4. The “Matii(” thinkß Mr~Harding can be induced to put new life into the League of Nations, while the ‘Tetit Journal” declares America is coming more into line with Europe.'