U.S. POLL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 November 1920, Page 5

U.S. POLL.

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT,.

THE VOTING TO-MORROW. ~ REPUBLICAN FAVORITE. By Telegraph.—Press Assu.—Copyright. Received Oct. 31, 5.0 p.m. New York, Oct. 30. Seven Republican Senators have issued a statement congratulating the country on the certain election of Mr. W. G. Harding (the Republican nominee for the Presidency), bespeaking an overwhelming majority and support by the election of Republican iSenators. To offset this, the Democrats came out with a claim that there was a great swing to Mr. J. M. Cox (the nominee of the Democrats)' and that the League would bring many battlers heretofore Republican into the Democratic column.

Financial circles are strongly supporting the Republicans. The" odds are seven to one in favor of Mr. Harding. Mr. Cox is the greatest longshot in political betting since 1876.

Speaking at Cincinnati, Mr. Harding charged the Democrats with seeking to cover up their mistakes by emphasising speculative propositions with reference to foreign relations. At Akron, Mr. Cox made the bitterest attack on his opponent, and stated that Mr. Harding was in bondage to big business and corporate interests, and had turned his back on every proposal for progress.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

REPUBLICANS VERY SURE. "TIRED OF ONE-MAN RULE." Received Oct. 31, 11.5 p.m. New York, Oct. 30. Mike the 1011 campaign, the outcome of the election is generally considered as a certain Republican victory. Republicans are confidently predicting a so-called landslide in favor of Mr. Harding. Republicans claim it is not any one issue that will give them victory, but they say the people are tired of the Democratic one-man rule, and desire, above all things, a change. There is a great deal of similarity between this campaign and the 1916 contest Mr, Bryan, then a remarkable leader, championed the silver issue an 4 made if- the paramount question of the campaign. It was widely and intensely discussed, as the League is now. Mr. Bryan was overwhelminglv defeated.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

FORECASTING THE VOTE. HOW THE POLL MAY GO. Received Nov. 1, 12.5 a.m. New York, Oct. 30. _Rhode Island is safely Republican; Kentucky, and Possibly Michigan, are probably Republican; lowa is doubtful; Arizona will probably go to Mr. Cox; Missouri is doubtful;" Dakota is wholly Republican; Pennsylvania is voting for Mr. Harding by half a million: Maine will support Mr. Harding; Delaware is doubtful, and women's votes will decide; New Jersey is overwhelmingly for Mr. Harding; Connecticut is Republican; New Hampshire is doubtful, but is probably Republican; Nebraska, Illinois, and New York State are for Mr. Hard-ing.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable- Assn.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. REPUBLICAN CONTROL PREDICTED. Received Nov. 1, 12.35 a.m. New York, Oct. 31. The New York Times' Washington correspondent states that only a Democratic landslide for the Presidency, 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 elections. The Republican candidates have had opposition from Labor, while many Democrats have not had opposition from the Anti-Saloon League. One Republican leader estimated the Republican majority in the House would be fifty. Chairwoman Flood, of the Democratic Congressional Committee, said that the associated Democrats would gain control of New York. A nation-wide straw vote shows 684,701 votes for Mr. Harding, and 541,351 for Mr. Cox. The female vote totalled 292,550, of which 180,631 were for Mr. Harding. The male vote was 848,497, of which 504,070 were for Mr. Harding.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

The United States constitution provides that the President shall be "elected on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November every lean year for four years by electors appointed bv each separate State." It is a somewhat involved procedure, and a taste of American methods when dealing with constitutional matters of the first importance was provided by the cables recording the election of the candidates. These candidates. Air. Harding (Republican) and Mr. Cox (Democrat), represent the two dominant forces in United States polities, though it was open to any party to put forward a candidate. If. as this morning's cables suggest, Mr. Harding is elected, it will represent, a change in favor, as President Wilson is a Democrat. But up until President Wilson went to the White House in 1913 the Republicans had ruled for a lengthy period. When Cleveland went out of office in 1897 the power of the Democrats went with him, and then the Republican forces were led by three notable figures—McKinley. Roosevelt, and Taft. Since a Republican wa-n first elected in 1801, this party has claimed 14 Presidents and the Democrats 8.