PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1924, Page 3

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

AVITHAI.UN AMD N.Z. OAULK ASSOCIATION. l-Auceivdl this tiny at 9.15 u.tli.) NEW YORK, November 5. I IK> Couliilge vote nuiy lie RSI), limL it i.s doubtful whether the R.epuljlii.'ins have a working majority in Cmigre.-s. It i.s estimateil .Mr Coolidgo polled eighteen million popular votes. Davis eight million, Lalolette four million. .Mr Davis' plurality in Tennessee is

ten thousand. .Mi' Coolidge'.s plurality in California i.s 209,000, .Montana 00,(100. North Dakota 150,000, Washington 2.000. lowa le-eleeted the Republican contingent of eleven representatives, and Alt' Mammill Republican (lovernor. Ohio, despite its Republican L’residential plurality, re-elected .Mr Donahy (Democrat) (lovernor. Illinois elected three women to the State Legislature. Mrs Hiss (Democrat) is leading Sullivan (Republican) her opponent for the Governorship. Wyoming returns indicate T.afolette "ill run second in North and South Dakota and probably in some other Western States. WASHINGTON, November 5. Mr Coolitlge expressed simple thanks to the American people for their vote of confidence. No honour was so exalted as the Presidency end no responsibility approached it. '‘When conferred by the overwhelming choice of the A met icon people and the vote of the Electoral Colleges, these made it all the greater,” said Mr Ooolidge. With the returns far' from complete the indications point to the Republicans commanding a working majority in the next Congress. NEW YORK, November 5. In Texas Mrs A. Ferguson, wife of the impeached Governor who won he nomination by the Democrats, after a furious battle with Tvu Klux Klan sympathisers, is apparently elected. She will he America’s first woman Governor. In Wyoming the fragmentary returns indicate that Mrs Nellie ltoss (Democrat) whose husband was Governor until he died a few months ago, has been elected Governor.

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. LONDON, Nov. 5. Labour’s net gains in England and Welsh municipal elections total 11111.

MR. BALDWIN'S CABINET. NAMES TO-D.W. LONDON, November 5,

-Mr Baldwin brought up a Cabine list from the countiy where he was engaged in the task of selection, unfettered from outside influence. He issued invitations to those chosen shortly alter seeing the King. He was in iluenecd in his selection hy a determination to meet the viewpoints of the Empire as well as Britain. Ft i.s expected the names will he announced tomorrow.

OPPOSITION' TO ZIONIST POLICY LONDON, November 5.

The report that Lend Birkenhead will go to the Indian nllire is discredited. Mr Churchill's inclusion i.s most probable. A telegram from Jerusalem, on the anniversary of the Balfour declaration, yesterday states that the Palestine Arabs ceased work as a protest against the declaration thus renewing their pledge to oppose the Zionist po!ic\ to the end.

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