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Democratic Chairman Con
i cedes Defeat in Eleetion.
RETURNS YET MEAGER
,Sew York Goes Republican by 2
to 1 and; Reports From Most
States Snow Big ieaa.
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however, the west still was voting.
In North Dakota the polls remained
open until 9 o'clock.
"With tooting horns and the cackle
f rattlers. New York city poured out
tnto the streets ' last night tor Us
time-honqred election night celebra
tion for New York always celebrates
whoever the winner and the loser.
But hardly had the streets been
filled than they were emptied again
or almost emptied for the skies
opened and the rain descended by far
more than the proverbial bucketful.
Crowds Flee From Storm.
Crowds which had gathered in front
of bulletin boards broke and ran,
swept along by a furious wind that
whipped the rain drops under um
brellas with merciless force. The few
score, however, that stood their
ground on Park Row, at 8:45 o'clock
saw the tower of the New York World
building -suddenly illuminated with
red lights the signal that that news
paper, a staunch supporter of Gover
nor Cox, had conceded the election . of
his rival. About the same time the
New York Sun, which claimed a land
slide for Senator Harding, admitted
that Governor Smith of New York,
democrat, probably had been re
elected. The New York Times, however,
which has supported Governor Cox, at
9:15 o'clock had not accepted early re
turns as indicating his defeat
The New York Tribune, republican,
claimed election of Senator Harding j
at 8 o'clock. j
National managers of the socialist
party were claiming a popular vote of
between 2,000.000 and 2,500,000 as
against 500,000 four years ago.
West Virginia, on which the Cox
managers had been, banking, showed
a list to Harding's column.
Metropolitan- papers, on the face of
the incomplete returns, regarded the
election of Harding as certain and
continued so to announce it.
When Chairman White, who ad
mitted defeat, made his concession
such returns as were -.oming In from
the western states showed a strong
drift to Harding and the republican
landslide wnich began to take on tre
mendous proportions throughout the
east was continuing to roll on with
seemingly never-ending momentum.
At the hour the democratic con
cession of republican victory-was
maee. there were practically no re
turns in to show the trend of voting
nnT,o-i-oa Th few returns at hand
showed few net changes and these
were in favor of the republican side.
The democratic fight for control of
the senate, particularly of Its poten
tial effect on consideration' of the
peac traty issue, showed no signs
of wau'ng. Penrose of Pennsylvania,
Cummins of Iowa. Wadsworth of New
York, Brandegee of Connecticut, and
Moses of New Hampshire, the latter
two "bitter-enders" in their opposi
tion to the treaty of Versailles,
seemed safe in re-election by sub
stantial majorities.
Early Returns Indicative.
Taking the republican landslide In
the east as handwriting on the wall,
metropolitan newspapers, among
. i . v. ...v.;nv. .t4iiniw Vi n t nun-
ported Governor Cox and the league
of nations issue, announced the elec
tion of Harding early In the eve
ning. There were men hu
assure it or to give assurance, that
the sudden turning about of four
years ago which changed apparent
victory for Hughes into election for
Wilson would not be repeated. Demo
cratic managers- early In the night
professed confidence that the votes
from the west would overcome the
sentiment of the east while the re
publican managers continued to Issue
predictions of victory.
. As the landslde in the east con
tinued to roll on, however, and ' the
"first indications came that it would
extend westward. the democratic
managers in New York issued, their
" announcements conceding the elec
tion of Harding.
Republican Congress Expected.
- At the same" moment he conceded
the election of Harding, . Democratic
Chairman White also conceded the
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in fact an almost anomalous one,
was that while the election of Sena
tor Hardine was being -conceded, there
were actually-not sufficient election
returns on hand to compile a table
of electoral votes showing the dis
tributions of states' votes in the elec
toral college i " ;
LOTJNSVTLLE, Ky.. Nov. 2. Sen
ator Harding' had a majority' 6ver
Governor Cox .In Louisville and Jef
ferson county. Returns from 61 pre
cincts out of 290 gave Harding 14,609.
Cox 8143.
- INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Nov. 2. One
hundred and fourteen precincts out
of 3384 in Indiana give for presi-
-i . t i .. ; ) joija r- i j cir
. One .hundred- and thirty-live pre
ciicts give for senator Watson
' (rep.) 43,977, Taggart (dem.) 33.471.
One hundred and seventeen- pre
cincts for governor give McCray
(rep.) 44,850. McCuJloch (dem.) 32.323.
CHARLESTON.-W. Va.. Nov. 2.
4"hn a. hiinflPA anil nlnptv.tltrsa H i 1-
tricts out of 1868 in West Virginia
give Cox 19.365. Harding 28.996.
HARDING SWEEPS ILLI.XOIS
Small for Governor and McKinley
for Senator Far Ahead.
- ' CHICAGO, Nov. 2. Senator Harding
was leading Governor Cox nearly 3
to 1 In Illinois on the face of returns
up to 10 o'clock tonight. In the
gubernatorial contest Len Small, re
publican, who had the support of
Mayor Thompson of Chicago, was
Cltadlng former Senator James Ham
ilton lsewls, democrat, less than 2 to
f.l. while A'illiam B. McKinley, repub
i iican candidate for senator, had bet-ltf-r
than a 2-to-l lead over Peter
"Waller, democrat.
In 386 precincts out of 5730 In 1111
r'Vois. Including 160 in CooU county
lUhicago), Harding had 83,573 and
s'fox 30.651.
.Small was leading Lewis 56.363 to
. 21 773 In 311 precincts, including lt4
ir Cook county, and McKinley had
- 4i.i31 against jy,az lor waller in
' -vt nrnincts, 119 of which .are'-in
icok county.
Republican . headquarters. here called
the election a landslide, while demo
cratic leaders paid there was still
r-w on for confidence in the ultimate
FIRST VOTES SHOW
HARD NG
LANDSLID
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1011 in thesecond district gave Mc-r
Cluskey (dem..) 4725 and Riddick i
(reD.) 10,606.
Nebraaik-a.
OMAHA, Neb.. Nov. 2. The first
two precincts to report in Nebraska
tonight give:
For president: Harding 434, Cox 169.
TT" w tmxrafmff Air- 1-T olvifl f H9.R
Morehead (dem.) 169. Wray (ind.)
138.
Returns from 99 precincts out of
1S77 in Nebraska trive: for president:
Harding 13,787, Cox 7193.
For governor: McKelvie (rep.)
8646, Morehead (dem.) 7438, Wray
(ind.) 5149. -
New Hampshire.
MANCHESTER, N. H-, Nov. 2.
Returns from morehn one-third of
the state showe'd Harding leading
Cox 2 to 1 and Senator Moses 10,000
ahead of Raymond B. Stevens, dem
ocrat. Representatives Burroughs and
Wason, republicans, had safe leads
for re-election, and Albert O. Brown,
republican, for governor, had a wide
margin. Returns frm 110 precincts
out of 296 gave: Harding 26,444, Cox
13.759. For senator Moses 25,994, Ste
vens 15.634.
New Jerxey.
TRENTON, N. J., Nov. 3. Harding
and Coolldge were leading by 39,120
votes in New Jersey in 378 districts
out of the staae's 2046. The vote was:
Harding 73.617. Cox 34.497, Debs 831.
Sew Mexico.
ALBUQUKRUB,. N. M., Nov. 2. One
precinct out of 879 in New Mexico
gives Harding 140, Cox 235.
Kew Vork,
NEW YORK, Nov. 2. Returns
from 511 districts out of 4575 in New
York state outside New York City
give for president Cox 67,158, Hard
ing 145,089.
Returns from 492 districts give
Governor Smith (dem.) 93,'. 1, Mil
ler (rep.) 119.018.
Returns from 320 districts give:
United States ' s e n a t o r Walker
(Jem.) ' 45,--8. - -Wadsworth . ,Oep.)
81.615.
The first returns from New York
City came from -the-second election
district in the lower -east side They
tave Cox 99, Harding 24. Debs 52.
Returns from 332 districts out of
1575 in New York state outside New
York City give for- president Cox
45.861, Harding .95,656. -
Returns from. 321 districts give!
For governor "Smith (dem.) 14,893,
Miller (rep.) 76,542.
Returns from 317 districts give:
For United States senator Walker
(dem.) 31.261, Wadswtrth , (rep.)
54.378. -
Complete returns frrtn Syde ParK,
the home town of franklin D. Roose
velt, democratic . vice - presidential
nominee- give for president naromg
279, Cox 194. '
The complete vote of the city of
Port Jervis. N.'y:, gives: For presi
dent Cox 1051. Harding 1526. For
governor Smith (dem.) 1142. Miller
(rep.) 1411. For United States sena
tor Walker (dem.) 1089, Wadsworth
(rep.) 1208.
Returns' from five" districts out of
2733 in New York City give for presi
dent Cox 756, Harding 859. Debs 125.
The complete vote of the city of
Poughkeepsfe, N.- Y..' gives: For presi
dent Cox 3396. Harding 7184. For
governor Smith. dem.) 4493, MUler
(rep.)' 5916. 'For United States-sena-tor
Walker (dem.) 3515, Wadsworth
(rep.) 6312.
Returns from 40 districts out of 2733
In New York City give Cox 4435.
Harding 7741. Debs 1324.
GENEVA,. N. T., Complete returns
give: For president Cox 1847, Hard
ing 3661. For governor Smith (dem.)
2184. Miller (rep.) 3192. For United
States senator Walker (dem.) 1945,
Wadsworth (rep.) 2690, Boole 666.
BUFFALO. Complete,- gives: For
president Cox 32,486, Harding 78,733.
For governor Smith (dem.) 62.596,
Miller (rep.) 62,975. For United States
senator Walker (dem.) 35,231, Wads
worth (rep.) 68,604.
ROME, N. T.. Complete,. giv: for
president Cox 2152, Harding 4494.
Same districts In 1916 gave: Wilson
2139, Hughes 2243. For governor
Smith (d-em.) 2800, Stiller (rep.) 3944.
Returns from 120 districts out of
2733 in New York City give: For
president Cox 14.060, Harding 30,120.
Debs --48 41.' Five districts give for
governor Smith (dem.) 1013, Miller
irep.) 340.
Keturlus from 826 districts out of
4575. in New York state outside of
New York City give
For proa'dent Cox 107,155, Harding
235,855. ' .
.. Returns from 680 districts give:
For governor Smith (dem.) 126,638,
Miller (rep.) 169,329.
Returns from 480 districts give:
For United States senator Walker
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SENATOR. AD MRS.
(dem.)
122,973.
71,139, Wadsworth (rep.)
SYRACUSE. City, complete, gives:
For president Cox 1725. Hardinor
37,003. For-governor Smith (dem.)
22,874. Miller (rep.) 33,035.
On the basis of early returns
George A. G)--nn, 'chairman of the
republican state committee, predicted
that Manhattan would be'earried by
Harding with a plurality of not less
than 50,000. Buffalo, he said, would
be carried by at least 30,000 and
Syracuse by 15,000.
Returns from 1344 districts out of
4575 J.n New York state outside of
New York city give for president:
Cox 164,849, Harding 361,355.
Returns from 1076 districts give:
For governor Smith (dem.), 180,
161. Miller (rep.) 246.700.
Returns from 70 districts give:
United' States Senator Walker
(dem.) 109,697, Wadsworth (rep.) 191,
291. Returns from 295 d'.stricts out of
2733 In New Vork city give for presi
dent:., !
Cox 35,508, Harding 76,104, Debs 10,
882. ''
Returns from 30 districts give.1 For
governor Smith (dem.), 5899, Miller
(rep.), 2966.
Returns from 1B20 districts -out of
4575 in New York state outside New
York city, give: Cox 199,840, Hard
ing 418,667.
Returns from 570 districts out on
2733 In rsew York city give: Cox 70,
723, Harding 151,203. Debs 23,845. ..
Returns from 100 districts give:
Governor Smith (dem.), 32,619; Miller
(rep.) 11,208.
Returns from several New York
state cities complete show: Pough
keepsie Harding 7184, Cox 3396.
Troy Harding 15,862, Cox 14,530.
Hornell Harding 2709. Cox 1897.
Binghamton Cox 6172, Harding
12.251.
Olean Harding 3071, Cox 2273.
Auburn Harding 6241. Cox -1949.
Niagara Falls Cox 2698, Harding
6860.
Schenectady City, complete, gives:
For president Cox 7726, Harding,
15,198.
For governor- Smith (hem ) 10,814,
Miller (rep.) 12,580.
For United States senator Walker
(dem.) SOU. Wadsworth (rep.) 11.357.
Returns from 1375 districts out of
2733 in. New York City give: For
president Cox 171,352, Harding 384,
402. Debs 61,679.
Returns from 2025 districts out of
2733 in New York City give: Cox
255,246, Harding 573,T72. " Debs 97,720.
Returns from 2634 districts out of
4575 in New York state outside of
New York City, give: Cox 295,249,
Harding 688,437.
.Returns from 2566
For governor Smith
Miller (rep.) 514,570.
districts give:
(dem.) 345,061,
Returns from 1696 districts give:
United States senator Walker (dem.)
ZZB.667,. wadsworth (rep.) 401.241.
Nevada.
. RENO, Nev., Nov. 2. Seventeen In
complete precincts in Nevada give for
president Harding (rep.) 233, Cox
(dem.) 170.
For United States senator Hender
son (dem.) 270, Odddie (rep.) 352,
Anne Martin (ind.) 113.
Nortfc Carolina.
RALEIGH. N. C, Nov. 2. Incom
plete returns from eight out of 100
counties In. North Carolina give: Cox
3S92, Harding 1269. -
MiMHOurl.
KANSAS CITY", Mo., Nov. 2. Three
hundred and . one out of 2526 pre
cincts in Kansas give Harding 54.006,
Cox 25.832. .
Returns from 299 precincts give:
For governor Allen (rep.), . 46,433,
Davis 29,852. y
Ohio.
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 2. Republic
an County Chairman Maschke at 7:30
said Warding will carry every ward in
the city of Cleveland. At the same
time R. E. Collins, democratic county
chairman, said unofficially that re
turns indicated a landslide to Hard
ing. Returns from 160 precincts out of
7154 in Ohio give: For president,
Harding 26,037, Cox 14,436.
Senator Harding's home precinct
gave: Harding 376, Cox 76. Four
years ago the senator's precinct had
gone democratic but . r , "apportion
ment had changed preciuct lines.
The first 22 precincts to report in
Marion county gave unofficially
Harding 4339. Cox 2874.
Returns from 401 precincts out of
7154 in Ohio give for pri-'Jent: Hard
ing 65,009, Cox 31.2S9.
Returns from 1449 precincts out of
7115 in Ohio at '8:10 P. M., gave for
president Harding (rep.) 237,833, Cox
(dem.) 152,215. . . -
f COLUMBUS, 0Nov. 2. Returns
late tonight from nearly one-half, of
the 7145 precincts in Ohio showed
Senator Harding leading Governor
Cox by more than 153.000 votes.
If the- present ratio is continued
Senator Harding will carry his home
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state by a plurality of approximately
357,000. The corrected vote from 3047
precincts was: Harding 478,558, Cox
324,933.
Oklahoma.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Nov. 2.
Seven precincts out of 2685 In Okla
homa give: Cox 503, Harding 429.
For senator: Ferris (dem.) 482,
Harreld (rep.) 397. - "
- Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2. Returns
from 222 districts out of 7219 In Penn
sylvania give Harding 35,073, Cox
9084.
Returns from 98 districts out of
7219 in Pennsylvania give for United
States senator Penrose (rep.) 13,543,
Farrell (dem.) 2105. -.
' Returns from 49 districts out of 7219
In Pennsylvania give for president
Harding 7081, Cox 1706.
For senator Penrose (rep.) 3130,
Farrell (dem.) 417.
Returns from '379 districts out of
7219 in Pennsylvania give: Harding
69,366, Cox 21,099.
Returns from 215 districts give for
senator: Penrose (rep.) 35,898, Far
rell (dem.) 8756.
- Rhode Ialnnd.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., - Nov. 2. Re
turns from 40 precincts out of 146 in
Rhode Island give Cox 5166. Harding
18,060. i
For governor San Soucl (rep.) 21,
877. Sullivan (dem.) 8448.
Although the count was slow in
Rhode Island, returns at .midnight
showed a big lead for Harding for
president and for San Souci (rep.) for
governor. Returns from 92 precincts
out of 194 gave: Harding 45,322, Cox
19,221..
South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, S. C. Nov. 2. The
"usual democratic majorities" were
claimed for the state and national
tickets tonight on the basis of incom
plete returns from four counties
which gave Cox 1917, Harding 66. For
governor: Cooper was unopposed for
re-election.
. Sonth Dakota.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. Nov. 2. Seventy-one
precincts. South Dakota:
Harding 9206. Cox 3624.
Sixty-six precincts, for United
States senator: Norbac, 7853, Cherry
2969, Richards 655, Ayers 1947.
Fifty-eight precincts, for governor:
McMaster (2415, Howes 846, Bates
1160. -
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Tennessee.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Not. 2. Gover
nor Cox was leading Senator Harding
in Tennessee by more than 11,000
votes on the face of returns from 481
precincts out of 2060 at midnight.
The vote stood: Cox 37,480 Harding
26.156.
Texas. ,
DALLAS, Tex., Nov. 2. The first
15 Texas precincts' reporting out of
4540 give Cox 1126, Harding 473.
Nine precincts ,were in San ' An
tonio and gave Cox 288, Harding 202..
Utah.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Nov. 2.
Returns from 106 precincts out of
641 in Utah give for president Cox
(dem.) 10,481, Harding (rep.) 15,
566. - .
For United States senator Smoot
(rep.) 15,566, Welling (dem.) 10,
481. For governor Maybey (rep.) 15,
566, Taylor (dem.) 10.481.
Vermont.
MONTPELIER. Vt.. Nov. 2. Re
turns from 23 towns out of 247 in
Vermont give Cox 1454, Harding 5130.
Returns from 95 towns out of 247
give: For president Cox 6825, Hard
ing 24.123.
Washington.
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 2. Returns
from 274 precincts out of 2378 in
Washington give:
Harding 38,153, Cox 12,606, Chris
tensen 10,419.
For United States' senator 138 pre
cincts give: Jones 16,908, Cotterill
4236, France 8014.
'Wisconsin.' ..
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Nov. 27 Re
turns from 34 precincts out of 2174
in Wisconsin outside of Milwaukee
county for president give Harding
7313. Cox 1796. Debs 790.
Returns from 78 precincts out of
2184 in Wisconsin outside of Mil
waukee county give Harding 15,273,
Cox 3348. Debs 1111.
Returns from 29 precincts out of
2184 In Wisconsin outside of Milwau
kee county for United States senator:
Lenroot 1944, Reinsch 619, Weber
117, Thompson 1629.
The first three precincts in Mil
waukee county to Teport gave: Hard
ing 547. Cox 117, Debs 441.
Returns from 139 precincts out of
'27.024. COX 5945, Debs 2012.
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2425 in Wisconsin for governor give:
Blaine 5602, McCoy 3562, Coleman 151.
Milwaukee county, six precincts:
Harding 1912, Cox 505. Debs 726.
Went Virginia.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov. 2. Re
turns from 685 precincts out of 1868
in West Virginia for president give:
Cox 74,575, Harding J02.819.
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Wyoming.
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Nov. 2. Three
out of 40 precincts in Sheridan county
give: Harding 74, Cox 20.
RUSS CRUELTIES TOLD
LETTER FROM WITNESS TELLS
. OF POLISH TREATMENT.
Murder ot Group of Pole Captives
by Bolsheviks Cited in
Warsaw Xote.
The following letter Is g-lven textually
as received from Warsaw as the simple,
but g-raphlc report of an American eye
witness' visit to the battle front and his
statement as to extreme cruelties against
Polish trooife. the letter is accompa
nied by a number of photographs show
ing the Polish victims of theae atrocities.
The letter- Is written on the letterhead of
the Polish Mechanics Co., Inc., having
branches in New York, Chicago and De
troit, - and was signed by the president
ot that company.
WARSAW. We left the good
United States under the ' impression
that most of what has been written
about bolsheviks was full of lies.
Stories of Polish soldiers, describing
cases of the most refined cruelties
practiced upon captured Polish com
missioned and non-commissioned of
ficers and soldiers could not change
our point of view.
On August 25 we had an opportu
nity to be convinced by "seeing and
touching" the deeds of red knights.
Our truck, loaded with bread, un
derwear, sweets, cigarettes and soap
left Warsaw with decision to reach
the ' fighting columns. We -passed
thtough Jablonna and Serock and
stopped in Pultusk, where a crowd of
women surround policeman and spy,
disguised as a woman. In the mid
dle of market we found grave of bol
sehvik chief, who captured Pultuck,
but was killed at the end of . battle.
Next day we approached battle line
in Chorele. We met the first killed
man by the road, red army soldller,
lying on his back with eyes looking
towrd Warsaw. He wore coat of
Polish soldier, but was robbed of
everything else by his own comrades.
A few yards further we found four
Polish soldiers, captured by red army,
undressed and then murdered in the
most beastly manner. One thousand
Polish infantrymen were fighting for
14 hours 8000 Russians.. When finally
the Polish line was broken, Russians
bepan to yell "Comrades stop fighting,
you are surrounded." A group ofv 46
Polish soldiers were captured, un
dressed and every one was murdered
in the most horrible- way with sabers.
In Chorzele we met a group of bol
shevik prisoners: 15 per cent of them
were barefooted poorly dressed,
many of them in Polish uniforms and
sick of fighting. Every one of them
claimed that he was forced to fight
by communists and there was one
among them who brought with him 30
Polish prisoners
Large groups of Russians, usually
commanded by commissaries, fight
very well, but small bands and single
soldiers throw their arms and sur
render. They' were brought into Po
land under promise that there will be
universal uprising of workers and
peasants and easy capture of War
saw, - Bolshevik commanders prom
ised their men seven days of freedom
in Warsaw so that everybody would
have a chance to rob and plunder
"unlimited treasures" stored in the
Polish capital. .
The attack upon Warsaw cost bol
sheviks 70,000 men in killed and
wounded. 100,000 captured, 80,000 dis
armed by Prussians. The war is not
over. The Siberian army was rushed
against tired but enthusiastic and
victorious Polish legions aod another
supreme effort of the heroic nation
will be needed to protect democracy
and liberty.
Polish citizens condemned the Jew
ish attitne, but have shown no de
sire to do them any harm. From our
point of view the population and the
government are. too careless and too
lenient with criminals acting against
the government and country .which
give them shelter and unlimited priv
ileges. The book of Samuel mentions the
use of forks, referring to a "flesh
hook of thrte teeth."
COX SILEHT BUT HIS
PAPER GRANTS LOSS
Extra Edition Issued
.Harding's Election.
on
NO EMOTION IS SHOWN
Governor Remains at Office Until
'After Midnight Before Quit
ting Watching Returns.
DAYTON. O., Nov. 2. Governor
Cox's, newspaper, the Dayton News,
issued an extra edition shortly before
11 o'clock tonight conceding the elec
tion of Senator Harding,- the repub
lican candidate,' as president.
The governor himself said he would
make no statement tonight. His news
paper, however, carried the. election
returns under the caption. "Repub
lican Landslide; H.-ding Wins."
Governor Cox himself did not for
mally concede his defeat, regardless
of the statements made in his news
paper. He said:
"I will make no statement tonight,
and whatever my paper says is purely
Impersonal."
White Concedes Victory.
Announcement that the extra would
be issued was made at the governor's
newspaper office at 10:05 o'clock and
soon afterward word came from New
York that Chairman White also had
conceded Senator Harding's election.
At that time the governor was in his
private office at his newspaper plant,
where he spent the evening with
members of his family watching the
returns.
Reporters who called found the
governor smiling and smoking a
cigar. v- He showed no emotion, an at
titude he had maintained throughout
the evening.
Mrs. Cox Seems Unaffected.
Friends who visited him during
the evening said the candidate re
alized his defeat long before the ap
pearance of his newspaper extra. Mrs.
Cox also seemed unaffected.
Apparently the most consoling
news of the evening for the candi
date were unofficial returns, show
ing In 33 of the 265 precincts in Mont
gomery county, including Dayton,
that Governor Cox led his opponent,
5218 votes to 5000. The county demo
cratic headquarters, however, re
ported that Harding carried Carr
monte, the governor's own precinct,
by 12 votes.
The governor remained at his of
fice until shortly after midnight, but
abandoned watching the returns. The
last hour and a half were devoted to
receiving disconsolate friends and to
all the governor thanked them for
their interest in him. He never lost
his smile and took the result philo
sophically. Mrs. Cox, like her hus
band, seemed in good - spirits.
HAYS LIKES NATION'S VERDICT
Just Decision Is Declared Ren
dered in Real Crisis.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3. Will H. Hays,
shortly after midnight, said:
"Once more the American people
in a real crisis have rendered a wise
and Just verdict. Certainly in this
instance they have spoken in unmis
takable terms. America is still first.
There is a new glory to the stars and
stripes. Hourly the majorities In
crease. Both the popular and elec
toral majorities of Harding and Cool
ldge Will be entirely unprecedented.
We will have a majority of not less
than 14 in the senate and an over
whelming majority in the house. We
are very . grateful."
Mr. Hays early this morning sent
the following telegram to Senator
and Mrs. Warren G. Harding, Marion,
Ohio:
"Once more the American people
have rendered a wise and just verdict.
Never have they spoken more wisely.
Never have they made their wishes
so plain. Not only does the victory
command my admiration, but the
great American vho has merited and
won that victory commands my ad
admiratlon, my respect and my affec
tion. Heartiest congratulations and
affectionate greetings to you both."
"To Governor and Mrs. Calvin
Ccolidge, North Hampton, Mass.
"All America will rejoice in the mo
mentous decision that is rendered to
day. Heartiest congratulations and
affectionate greetings to you both."
JAP FLAG QUITS SIBERIA
WITHDRAWAL ALONG EAST
ERN RAILWAY REPORTED.
Nipponese Correspondent . Finds
Trade Dead and Few Travel
ers In Eastern Section.
KOBE, Japan. (Correspondence of
Associated Press.) A picture of con
ditions in eastern Siberia sent by the
Manchuli correspondent of the Japan
Chronicle "dwells particularly on the
evacuation of inner Siberia by the
Japanese army.
"Not only is the evacuafon of Jap
enese troops from Transbaikalia now
an accomplished fact," he wrote, "but
the total withdrawal of Japanese both
military and civilians along the Chi
nese Eastern railway west of Harbin
is now completed. This Japanese
evacuation has been carried out with
German military precision, and noth
;ng has been overlooked though little
time was required for its accomplish
ment. Gone are ths flags of the rising
sun that floated so conspicuously over
many of the most prominent buildings
round in the railway settlements
dotted along the railway line as one
travels westward from Harbin. There
are but few travelers to Manchuli
these days, for trade is dead and trav
eling expensive. One travels in com
parative comfort though the carriages
are ill kept and the attendants indif
ferent. At the station, buffets one is
horribly overcharged, but one has not
the heart to remonstrate, seeing that
customers are few and far between.
"Ou reaching the Hingan range
there is a sudden drop in tempera
ture. Without any warning the ther
mometer dropped 20 degrees and summer-clad
people began to shiver from
the cold. When we reached the Chi
nese front.'.r town of Manchuli, at 7
in the morning, the thermometer reg
istered 57 degrees Fahrenheit; in Har
bifi it had been S4, so that a glass of
hot tea at the station buffet was veri
tably a godsend.
"Kverything at Manchuli is r'mark-
J ably quiet, even at the station. , Un
like Harbin, there is no bustling or
over-crowding. As in other towns In
the Chinese Eastern railway area,
dollars, yen and Russian gold are
iilone accepted as a medium of ex
change. Trade with the exception of
domestic requirements is at a stand-
stiii, and maary of the leading traders,
Russians and Chinese, are in difficul
ties owing to their being overstocked
with Siberian roubles.
"There is no exaggeration in saying
that the Japanese rank and file are
clearly thankful to see the last of
Hellunchiang province, as well as
Siberia. The mortality among the
troops has been extremely heavy.
Tliey have suffered terribly from the
cold and sickness, to say nothing
about their losses in actual warfare.
I have watched troop after troop train
as they steamed eastward-bound and
can vouchsafe from the expressions as
well as from the flag-waving that the
soldiers were even more pleased to get
away from the country than the na
tives were to see the last of them.
Though the. outward world will never
know the confidential reports that the
Japanese government will have to
wade through, Japan is likely to think
twice before engaging on a similar
costly expedition in a cc-'ntry where
climatic conditions .still remain man's
master.
"Railway communications between
Manchuli and Chita are still open, the
post train and a mixed train leaving
on alternate days. There is an evident
shortage of coaches for only thlrd
clns carriages arid boxcars are at
tached to the .rains, whilst all mili
tary travel in cars specially appointed
for neir use. Fsiies are now payable
in g ld rouble. 10.50 roubles being
charged for the Journey to Ciilta.
There are absoiuttly no formall-ic-s
bevon having one's passport vised
befoio a ticket U rurchased. 1 -A.it-nessJ
the arrival of the mail train
from Chita, The time Taken iva 1
hour." and beyond r. few-who had come
to- - Manchuli- to purchase necessary
supplies unobtainable in Transbal'
kalia, there was nobody. The ex.)du3
from Chita by the local Russian uon
ulatl .n. wno became scared when the
Jarv.nes- t-vacuation took place, lias
now entirely .stopped. In fact, some
res dt-nts vno have hul limited means
and w'10 got no turiher than Manchuli
are th!nk:ng of returning.
THRIFT CAMPAIGN URGED
BANKERS PROPOSE THREE-
YEAR SAVING CRUSADE.
"Recent Orgy of Extravagance'
Held to Indicate Need of Natlon-
Wide Drive for Economy.
WASHINGTON. A three-year thrift
campaign to reach every tamily in
the country that has no bank account
was proposed to the American Bank
ers association by its committee on
public and private thrift. As a part
of the campaign, government officials
would be called upon to practice the
utmost economy so as to reduce the
expenditures of the federal govern
ment.
"The recent ory of extravagance,"
declared the committee's report, "has
Indicated very clearly the need for
more popular realization of the need
for saving when and as the oppor
tunity presents. The time Is at hand
when thrift and saving will be re
garded as not only possibilities, but
actual necessities."
Small savers are to be the chief
source in financing the normal growth
of commmerce and Industry, the re
port said, adding that present tax pol
icies offer a serious check to increased
Investment by holderB of large wealth.
Not only must the lesson be taught
to the individual citizen and especial
ly to the wage earner who has not yet
found a place to begin," said the re
port, "but our government officials
mustalso be Impressed with a similar
Idea because of their example to the
citizens and also because of its de
mand upon the people's saving, for
purposes which too often are neither
wise nor economically handled. ,
"The tax burden upon industry a. id
commerce an-d upon the billions of
havings which would otherwise be
used to finance new Industry and new
commerce is beyond all reason and in
excess- of the public need."
SOVIET RULES HARVEST
Red Government Tells Peasants It
Will Direct Crop Disposal.
TOKIO. (Correspondence of the
Associated Press.) A semi-official
dispatch received in Tokio reports
that the following orders have been
issued by the soviet government with
reference to the supply of cereals:
1. All the peasants are hereby told
to wionow the barley In stock and
take it to the nearest station or port
by the beginning" of the year 1921.
subject to the government's further
notice concerning its disposal.
2. The local authorities ot the so
viet government will be held respon
sible for the execution of the above
order and for - the transport of the
cereal thus collected to the central
committee of the Siberian sovietB.
3. The laborers, numbering 20,000,
who are suffering from want of o-d,
will be sent to Siberia.
4. The communications committee
should take prompt steps concerning
the transport of the above cereals as
well as laborers.
5. The soviet committee Is to dis
tribute 500 trucks to the different
parts of Siberia and the Ural districts.
ELWELL'S FATHER DEAD
Sliock of Murder Ix-d to Apoplexy.
Pink K I mono to Be Sold.
NEW YORK. Joseph S. Elwell of
RIdgewood, N. J., father of Joseph B.
Elwell, sportsman and whist expert,
who was murdered In his New York
home last June, died the other day In
a hospital at Paterson. N. J. Mr. El
well never recovered frm the shock
of his son's death and suffered a
stroke of apoplexy'a week ago.
The first eale.of personal property
and household effects of the son real
ized a total of 19,328. The highest
price-for any single article in the col
lection was paid when a Vienna vase
sold for $385. A blood-stained rug
which the auctioneer said bore evi
dence of the murder, brought $27.
The sale will continue until the
day, on which, the auctioneer said,
the celebrated pink kimono men
tioned in the investigation of the
crime, will be offered to the highest
bidder.
COAL GOING TO WASTE
Navy Allowing Great Stock to Sink
in Sand at Hooka way.
NEW YORK. While families are
being forced to abandon their homes
on Rockaway peninsula owing to their
inability to get coal with which to
fortify themselves against the winter,
great lots of coal, said to aggregate
thousands of tons, that are stored
there are being allowed by the navy
department to sink into the sands and
go to waste. As the seas ride far over
this bar every winter, this coal, which
is the property of the naval flying
station, seems destined to be buried
where reclamation will be impossible.
A. G. renniston, who is connected
with tne management of the McAlpin,
and who lives at Neponsit, L. 1.. de
clared yesterday that if the residents
of the peninsula were allowed to cart
this coal away, or to purchase It, they
would be able to stock their hou;es
for two winters, but as it is, the bes.
that they can get is pea coal, and this
costs theiu $16a ton.
HARDING PASSES HIS
GREATEST HIATAL DAY
Certain of Victory, Ohioan,
Feels in Prayerful Mood.
GRATITUDE IS EXPRESSED
Surrounded by Members of I'ainilv
and Friends, Senator Receives
Returns From Election.
MARION. O.. Nov. 2. Warren G.
Harding tonight had ' the greatest
birthday party of his life.
Convinced by early returns of his
election of the presidency. Senator
Harding issued a statement saying
that, instead of being exultant over
the result, he was "more given to
prayer to God to make me capable
of playing my part."
Receiving the election returns at
his home here, Mr. Harding declined,
during the early evening, to make
any comment, and Issued his state
ment only after the figures had piled
up majorities for him which his ad
visers declared made his election cer
tain. At the same time it became known
that the senator and Mrs. Harding
had made plans for a vacation trip
to be carried out regardless of the
result of the election, taking them
for a rest next week in Texas, and
after that for an ocean voyage to
the Panama canal zone.
They will return to Marion during
early December.
Senator Pleaded With Results. '
The senator's statement fellows:
"Assuming that the early returns
are wholly dependable, I do not hes
itate to say that I am pleased. Of
course, I am happy to utter my grat
itude. But I am not exultant. It Is
not a personal victory. It Is a re
newed expression of confident Amer
icanism and a national call to the
republican party.
"It is also serious. The obligations
are so solemn, that instead of exult
ing I am more given to prayer to God
to make me capable of playing my
part, and that all these calls to re
sponsibility may meet the aspirations
and expectations of America and the
world.
"I am sure the people who have
voted the- republican ticket will un
derstand my feeling that 1 should
make no unstudied statement of poli
cies at this time beyond the expres
sion made throughout the campaign."
Point Inabel First Objective.
The senator's trip to Texas will'
begin Friday night or Saturday morn
ing and Mr. Harding will arrive at
Point Isabel, Texas, near Brownsville,
Monday. He plans to spend about 12
days there and then leave for Pana
ma by way of New Orleans.
His stay In the Panama canal zone
will last about a week, during which
he will make a first-hand study of
local conditions, particularly o the
tolls system for American ships. He
has advocated throughout the cam
paign a repeal of these tolls and It Is
expected he will collect information
on that policy.
leaving Colon about December 1,
he will land at New Orleans and will
travel by train to Bedford, Va., where
he speaks December 5 at an EJKs'
celebration. Afterward he is to return
to Marion to remain, under present
plans, most of the time until March
4. He may take a trip, during this in
terim, however, to gome southern re
sort. As president-elect, Mr. Harding still
would be a United titatea senator,
but his friends say he probably would
remain away from Washington and
devote his attention to the choice of
a cabinet and formulation of his ad- .
ministration policies.
May ItexiKn Senator.
Election of a republican governor
In Ohio would enable him to resign
from the senate on January 1, when
the term of Governor Cox expires and
when the new governor would ap
point a republican succetnor to the
vacancy.
Surrounded by members of his fam
ily and a circle of neighbors and per
sonal friends. Mr. Harding received
quietly at his home here the tribute
of the millions who had voted to pre
sent him on his 55th anniversary with
the presidency of the United States.
The smile of confidence he has worn
for weeks broadened as he received
the early returns and began to re
ceive a flood of congratulations hail
ing him as the president-elect. He
deferred any formal comment, how
ever, until the result should have, been
established beyond all doubt.
During the day he outwardly had
concerned himself very little with the
pending national declr'on. With Mrs.
Harding he voted during the mo.ning
and then made off for a 40-mile auto
mobile ride and a game of golf at the
J Scioto club near Columbus. He re-
turnea in me eariy evening, jils face
flushed by the raw fall air and his
spirits heightened by the tramp over
the muddy golf links.
Leaned Wire Brings Returns.
Returns collected by the Associated
Press were delivered to the senator
in. his home from the special leased
wire installed within. 100 feet of his
front porch since the campaign began.
He scanned the presidential and con
gressional figures with an equal show
of interest, for he had asked the peo
ple repeatedly for a republican con
gress to put the party's legislative
programme on the statute books.
Mrs. Harding was an active figure
during the evening about the candi
date's headquarters. She had familiar
ized herself with local conditions in
many states and she studied the re
turns with an eye for political detail.
The senator's father. Dr. George T.
Harding, and two of his sisters. Miss
Abigail Harding and Mrs. Caroline
Votow, were also In the family circle.
Outside in the street a crowd gath
ered early, cheering the news of the
election returns.
Kmployea Remember Presldent-BIeet.
While the senator was at dinner
late in the evening a committee of
employes of the Marion Star, hi
newspaper, called to present him
with a gold printers' make-up rule,
and he came out on the front porch,
and, with his voice choking with
emotion, thanked them for their de- ,
votion.
"I don't know of any call," he said
haltingly, as tears rolled down Ills
cheeks, "that has aroused my emo
tions more than this. I have worked
with you and 1 have tried to be hon
est with you. and, God knows, if I
am called to responsibility I am go
ing to be honest with everybody in
the world. I don't know if I can
meet these responsibilities fully, but
I know that 1 can meet them with
the same honesty that 1 have treated
yon.
"I am just a plain, ordinary fellow,
but I can be on the square, and that's
all there Is to It."
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