Butte Kicks Out the Reds and Elects Americans to Office
ECENCY and Americanism won a decisive victory in Silver Bow county as voters repudiated the Reds and elected candidates pledged to American principles and the existing form of government. The Republican legislative ticket led after eighty percent of votes. five decent Democrats trailed. seven wobblies lagged. Duggan the wobble sheriff candidate trails by five hundred votes. Donovan the wobble endorsed district judge candidate finishes last. The sweep marks a notable Montana win for decency, progress, and Americanism over anarchic forces.
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Silver Bow County
Dunn
Duggan
Sheriff
Butte
Wheeler
Nonpartisan League
Law and
Harding
Wilson
League of Nations
Dixon
Carlson
Anaconda
Apostle of the Reds
Deer Lodge County
Silver Bow
Landslide Victory for Republicans in County Elections
Report shows Harding winning nationally with large margins and Silver Bow county results heavily favoring Republicans. Key tallies include Carlson leading Duggan by 505 votes, Harding carrying Silver Bow by 3000, and high margins for supreme court and district judge races. Wobblies routed in county and legislative contests. Dunn dramatically last among Reds. Sam Treloar tops the legislative ticket with Warren second.
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Silver Bow County
Dixon
Wheeler
Harding
Carlson
Duggan
Supreme Court
Reynolds
Pease
Lynch
Jackson
Carroll
Bacon
Waugh
Donovan
Cox
McIntyre
Johnson
Sullivan
McLeod
McCormick
Congress
Watson
Silver Bow
W. F. Dunn
Reds
Wobblies
Legislative
Sam Treloar
Gen. C. S. Warren
Victory over Cox national election sweep assails Congress
In early returns Harding leads nationally with strong East Coast shows and New York expected to deliver a large Republican majority. Cox supporters claim about 2 to 2.5 million socialist votes, while Western and midwestern returns tilt toward Harding. Senate fights and treaty issues loom as key races unfold.
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New York
West
Harding
Socialist Party
West Virginia
Cox
Metropolitan
White
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Cummins
Iowa
Wadsworth
Brandegee
Connecticut
Moses
New Hampshire
Victory for Republican slate in Deer Lodge County
In Deer Lodge County Republicans swept the election with wide margins. Warren G. Harding led in 17 precincts by over two to one, a pattern extending to national and state races. Washington J. McCormick defeated Burton Watson for Congress by more than two to one, and Joseph M. Dixon beat B. K. Wheeler by nearly three to one. County vote totaled about 5,500, 10 percent above Democratic estimates.
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Deer Lodge
Warren G. Harding
Washington J. McCormick
Burton Watson
Congress
Joseph M. Dixon
B. K. Wheeler
Wobblies Threaten Polls in Local Elections
Wobblies harassed voters and checkers at several precincts during counts. In many areas the Dunn faction pressed delays, aimed at slowing the Democratic tally while Republican supporters faced rough treatment by wobblies who ignored deputies. The day’s events included late hourly stoppages and social interruptions as counting continued.
Early Montana returns keep Republicans ahead in key races
With 429 precincts reporting, Harding leads Cox 41,353 to 22,219 for president while Dixon holds a wide margin over Wheeler for governor. In the First district McCormick trails Watson, and in the Second district Riddick leads McCusker. Returns from 1,482 precincts across Montana show Republican strength early, with Dixon about 20,000 votes ahead.
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Helena
Harding
Cox
Dixon
Wheeler
W. J. McCormick
Congress
Burton Watson
Carl Riddick
M. McCusker
McCormick
Watson
Riddick
McCusker
Montana
J. M. Dixon
B. K. Wheeler
North Dakota Defeats Fargo in Election Totals Report
Partial Fargo results show president votes Harding 147, Cox 102. North Dakota governor tallies list Frazier 763 and OConnor 3 623. Seventeen scattered precincts statewide reflect a non partisan league context for the contest.
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Fargo
N. D
Harding
Cox
North Dakota
Frazier
O'Connor
Harding Leads New York With Unprecedented Margin
New York early returns show Republicans sweeping the state. Harding leads Cox 1,498,934 to 648,445 from 65,586 of 7,308 districts, predicting a 1,125,000 plurality if trend holds. Smith trails Mil ler in upstate and city votes, while Senator Wadsworth leads Walker by 212,? and 535,571 to 302,580 from 2,514 districts.
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New York
New York State
Harding
Cox
Smith
Upstate
New York City
Miller
Taft
McKinley
Bryan
United States
J. W. Wadsworth Jr
Harry Walker
Walker
Wadsworth
Harding Happy But Not Exultant Over Election
Marion reports Senator Warren G Harding pleased by early returns but not exultant declaring this a national call to the Republican Party. He will vacation in Texas then Panama Canal Zone, returning to Marion in December. Harding plans a Texas trip starting Friday night, sailing to Panama via New Orleans, studying tolls and local conditions.
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Marion
Texas
Harding
Point Isabel
Brownsville
Panama
New Orleans
Canal Zone
Democratic chairman concedes Harding win in 1920
George White, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, conceded Senator Harding's election at 11 o'clock tonight in New York. He also conceded the election of a Republican Congress.
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New York
George White
Democratic National Committee
Harding
White
Unparalleled Majority Hails from Early Boston Returns
Will Hays reports early returns in Boston show a republican plurality of 59 000 in the presidential race. Coolidge predicts a national Harding lead outside Boston of 400 000 with Boston city favoring the Republicans by 30 000 to 40 000. Hert cites Louisville and Kentucky results. Hays cites a tradition of decisive American choice.
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New York
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Boston
Hays
Grafton Cushing
Wilson
Weeks
Massachusetts
Coolidge
Oston
National
A. T. Hert
Kentucky
Pike Onsony
Harding
Louisville
Presidents vote cast in Seventh district election
The ballots of President and Mrs. Wilson arrived in Princeton New Jersey late today and were cast in the Seventh election district after being mailed from Washington earlier in the day.
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Princeton
N. J
Wilson
Washington
Hays Vo Jubliant Over Landslide
New York dispatch reports Hays reacting to the election as a crisis and praising the American people. He predicts large majorities for Harding and Coolidge in both Senate and House and conveys warm greetings to the victorious candidates and their families in messages.
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New York
HL Hays
America
Stars and Stripes
Harding
Coolidge
Senate
House
Hays
Warren G. Harding
Marion
Ohio
Mrs
Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
Harding's Home Town Returns For Senator Harding
Marion Ohio November 2 Senator Harding carried his home precinct with 373 votes to Cox 76. The shift reflects reapportionment that altered precinct one which had previously backed the Democratic ticket four years ago.
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Marion
Ohio
Harding
Cox
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