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Washington Evening Journal (Newspaper) - November 3, 1920, Washington, Iowa Special ejection edition the evening journal fair Tomc Menf i unsettled my Pouoa a flight mid pm emf hmm. I trill 28 Washington. Iowa wednesday morning Nook Muku 3, 1920 a number 223 Haring cloudge sweep nation in mighty Victory Early estimates indicate that Republican candidates will get a majority of three million Ohio majority near 100,000 i Cox foils to carry his Home state by wide margin a new York state gives Harding a majority of 700,000 Cox congratulates Harding with an overwhelming majority senator Harding of Ohio and his my running mate governor Coolidge of Massachusetts were elected yester Defeated democratic candidate wires his congratulations to Harding Early a i j last night. It a sos Victory for rival takes his Medicine like the Good sport that he is hard Inge a Victory record breaker Day to succeed the present democratic administration. The Victory according to estimates received from reliable sources i Flat nighty in unprecedented in tile history of the nation. Except for the Southern states where the Normal vote is heavy democratic the republicans have swept practically everything before them. While tile returns Are by no Means Complete at the time of going to press this morning telegraphic reports received during the night indicate that Ohio the Home of both presidential candidates will give Harding a majority of at least 100,000. New York which gave Hughes a majority of less than 100,000 in 1916, promises to Widen the margin in the present election to the 700,000 a a j i ii i. 1. A. A a about la ii a my Khi >4 flight governor i of of Ohio returns from Many precincts thru out the North show from two to As too it Tom k wir<., Llis a Fiat Ion a to senator High As five to one in favor of the Republican candidate some of the re Lia Niini admitting Iii defeat and taking ids Medicine like a ports coming from districts that Are normally democratic. Quot a Quot the Deneui in one in the most in the Amula r i of the political hts Terr Iii the i listed Stiles. Till the East Victory conceded Early iiiiti�11< went Rocky Mountain states Ami tin tar Western states 0. J registering popular majorities Iii favor of senator Harding it by la of clock last night Eastern newspapers were conceding Nard a appears the electoral vote in favor of the senator will he the Inge selection. California stages landslide -71 precinct including both cities and counties in califor. Gave Harding 39,101 and torts Sav that in Ohio the state not Only East a d a a at a a o clock a. In. The los Angeles times says the Chicago daily journal democratic newspaper admit Ted before Midnight Flint Cox would he Defeated in Illinois by a majority of 250,oho. New York papers announced in the Early evening that an overwhelming Republican Victory was certain. Ail unusually heavy vote was polled in every Section of the country. Of. The largest vote in it it history in any election hut that the percentage of those voting to the number eligible was probably the greatest. In some eases it was almost impossible for election officials to handle the crowds and in Many precincts in the larger cities tents were put up for the accommodation of those who came to vote. In several instances the tents were filled with prospective voters when the Polis closed at 6 30 of clock and these people were permitted to vote by special dispensation. 1 High lights of the returns at 2 of clock Cummins was leading Porter in the state by a vote of 132,181 to 64,688. Kendall had 117,150 to Herrings 66,341. Nebraska a returns on the National ticket indicate that the proportion of about two to one in favor of Harding is holding throughout the state. About half the precincts in Iowa closed shortly after mid night being us by to make much headway with tin. Extremely heavy vote. The Florida metropolitan predicted at Midnight that All democratic candidates Iii that state would he elected by a majority of three to one. Harding a vote in new Orleans was 2.ckk Mon than Hughes received Iii tin whole state of Louisiana in 1916. The Midnight edition of the new Orleans Picayune said that Cox will carry the state by a majority of two to one. In Pennsylvania returns indicated that the entire Republican state ticket would be elected by pluralities under that Given to senator Harding. It was admitted at 11 30 last night that it was doubtful if the democrats had elected a single congressman in that state. Illinois voters seem to have Given Small a Safe Lead ovoid Lew is in the race for the governorship. The new York times declared at Midnight that Harding had �?~276 electoral votes at that time ten More than necessary. The North Dakota election entered around its state tit Ket and compilers were working almost exclusively on Tho results of state Yule where a bitter fight a waged greatest in the history of any political contest in the country in which no split party figured. Missouri is claimed by the Giorc Democrat As safely Republican on the head of the ticket. Maryland Aud West Virginia two Uncertain states from the Republican Point of View threaten to land in the j. Of p. Column. Hurly returns from the Many Western states indicate that they ire going in about the same proportion of pluralities in favor of Harding tis Are the Eastern Matt. Senators Moses of new Hampshire bran a gee of Connecticut and. J. H0 1 i Watson of Indiana three characters about whom it was pre trom mat District will i dieted there would be very strenuous warfare seem to have whole Republican count ticket seems elected by i quite a substantial vote straight rickets believed win elect Glasgow who has closest race with Delong for county deft at three of clock til is morning very incomplete returns on the county ticket indicated that Ull the Republican candidates had been elected by varying majorities. Iii most of tin precincts the vote will not be counted until late in the morning Aud definite figures will not be available before noon it is believed. The closest race seems to be for clerk of the District court with Many scratching their ballots in favor of de Long the democratic candidate. Rut Glasgow has a big advantage in the Large number of straight ballots and those who Are Wise in the game of estimating results on in it Ora plete returns state their conviction Early thin morning that or. Glasgow will be elected. I or. De Long was inclined to the belief that his opponent would be the Victor. Charles Denison Lins a big Lead Over Mccarty for sheriff in w a i Tigon and reports from outlying precincts indicate that he will about hold his own Over the county. All the other Republican candidates Are elected without doubt by majorities in most cases a Onsi Deruby under that Given the Nead of the ticket. The vote is Bru Kwa Brighton City was the first precinct to report the Complete vote telephoned in As follows Harding 22 1 Cox in. Cummins 263 Porter 139. Kendall 243 herring 132. Skopp 278 Mcmanus 108. Letts 272 Sutherland. 119. Dayton 280 Jackson ill straight Republican ballots. 156 straight democratic 67. In other townships in Oregon an estimate of the vote on president was that Harding would receive 443 and Cox 83. The total vote was 528, of which 243 were straight Republican and 35 straight democratic. Iii Iowa township 606 votes were cast 251 straight demo Erat in and 114 straight Republican. Glasgow and de Long were reported running about even on the scratched ballots. Koa was running ahead three to one for supervisor. In the third Ward a total of 770 votes were cast of which 283 Wen straight Republican Aud 56 straight democratic. Hard Inge a vote in the Ward was 605, to 122 for Cox. I Opp had 587, and Mcmanus 182. A the first Ward had 440 votes 125 straight Republican and Griffith 290 West 97. Glasgow 276 do Long 109.�?T Denison 202 Mccarty 189, Rice 287 Shoemaker 98. Morgan 303 Kos 84. All Western states Republican Colorado normally democratic is apparently giving Harding a heavy majority. 230 in inc to gave the senator 24,-404 to Cox 11,219. In Idaho 82 precincts gave Harding 9666 and Cox 441. Nevada reports that Harding will carry that state by a Kirge majority Aud that Oddino for senator and Amos for Congress both republicans Art sure of election. Arizona according to the tale Republican committee has elected Campbell governor by ii majority of 4,000. Republicans sweep state Missouri is apparently tile Field of several close contests hut it is estimated by the St. Louis Globe Deino crat that the City of St. Louis will go Republican by 50,000 majority. Spencer. Republican and Long Democrat Are running extremely close for the senator ship and Hyde and Atchison Are both in doubt in their race for governor. Other election pews Sec Page or Dos Moines nov. 3, three a. In a the Des Moines Register estimates that senator Cummins lifts carried the state by nearly two to one and that Harding will have a plurality of Between 250,000 and 300,000. Eighty precincts scattered Over 26 counties give Cummins 13,487 Arni Porter 8,580. Sixty four precincts Iii 24 counties give Kendall for governor 12,688 Aud herring 7,916. On the head of tin ticket 247 precincts in 49 counties give Harding 61,236 and a of 21,515. All the Republican candidates for Congress in the state have been elected. The returns Are very slow in coming in from All Over the state. Iowa Strong for Harding returns at 3 of clock a. In. From 79 precincts in Iowa gave senator Harding 220,747 while Cox polled Only 71,470. Other candidates Iii Tho state failed to show such a remarkable Lead hut Iii 58 districts reported senator Cumming had 132,181 to porters 64,688. Kendall was Riding safely with a vote of 117.155 to Herrings 66,341 from 54 precincts. 29 straight democratic. A the vote in Washington township is reported As 453, of which 178 were straight tickets mostly Republican. Pete Huber reported the Crawford township vote far from Complete hut with Glasgow and Ixl Oug running about neck and neck in that township and Harding having a great Lead Over a of. A total of 450 votes were cast. Wellman had 725 votes of which 354 were straight Republican and 88 straight democratic. Women voters numbered 290. The Republican vote Iii Wellman is Given As follows hard ing 559 Cummins 499 Kendall 495 Kopp .567 Letts 541? Griffith. 567 Mccall 573 Glasgow 561 Denison 528 Bice 555 Michels 570 inv 571 Morgan 558 Parroit 564, o62 Dayton 560 Bailey 550. Slow counting vote Telephone Calls were put Iii to every town in the county in an Effort to secure the vote but in some instances no return were available even on the head of the ticket the election boards starting right in at the top and counting thru without making the totals for any of the offices. They expected to by at work All night and then very Large number of women who voted made the counting of the ballots a much larger Job than Ever before. In the Washington wards Tho women numbered nearly As inane As the men. F a surprisingly Large number of straight ballots were voted in some precincts the number being about a third of the total. They simplified the count somewhat. Pennsylvania -22 districts out of 721. Hardin 35.073. Of 9084. 1 new York.�?1783 districts out of 4575 outside of new York City of ,074, Law Dijt 48v.017, maine.�?425 districts out of 632, Hardin 80,218. Cox 38.626. New y�?Tork.�?2021 District out of 4 575 outside of new York City Cox 246,785t uni Dittig 54mu Missouri. A 20& precincts out of 3810. Hardin 23,118, Cox 26,013 Spencer 22.255. Lon 24,402 governor hide 22,078, Atchison 24, 785. The Dayton daily news owned by governor Cox was out with an extra edition at Midnight conceding the election of i Van get Jagai Diimig county 9 precinct Hardin 1642. Cox 489 2 precinct. Cummin 560. Porter ass Kendall 473. Herring 270. Lynn county. A precincts Harding s2u9, co ill. Mitchell county 8 precinct. Hard in 1575, col 352 to precinct Kendall 1485. Herring 741. New York districts oui of 2733 Cox 217,437, Harding 494, 427. 65 Tow i cot of 168, Harding 121,295, Cox 67.161. 679 District oat it 7219, in a saw i Luis

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