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V a 1T The Statesman recrre the leased wire report of the Associated Pre, the greatest and moat re liable press association, la the world. SEVENTIETH YEAR SALEM, OREGON. WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3. H)2 PRICK: FIVE CENTS - LA m - . . nTn . r r n nr n nnnn i n zr 1 n lAALrQLULAJVn XjyJ UIMJ SIT AN FIELD APPARENTLY IS WINNER i'i ' . ! ' H i : : ' r Wl3e Returns Arc From Yjdely Scattered Sec fidas uf State Trend Fav- i rs Republican Aspirant I If " - NECK TO NECK RACE jIN PORTLAND SHOWN It":-' ' Contest for Senatorship May Not be Known Until I Latter Part of Week Incomplete returns received ftp to i o'clock this morning from 34? f recincts In Oregon, includ ing Marion county, showed that Robert X. Stanfield.- Republican, wa leading George Ev Chamber lain, pemacrat, for United States fpniir, djt more man votes. At J tut hour Mr. Stanfield had a total ef 4 256 votes and Mr. Cbam berlan3?21 votes. ',: Thomas A. Hayes, Independent, bad 317 votes, S. H. Svenson. In dustrial Labor candidate, 58 votes and Albert Slaughter, Socialist 1! Totes, w. , , the returns 'in the sen atorial contest indicated that they were general and included tha vot from widely scattered Dre eincU. .th trend of the ballots appearedJU) favor.Mr Stanfield. No attempt was made last night to segrezatd the voti cast In the city of Portland and the ottside precincts, the totals having teen based on the aggregate result's. Mr. Stanfield apparently has re ceived a plurality In tha precincts cutside of Portland, while he has an even break in the latter city. Should the present ratio continue nntil all the votes are counted lo cal men of long experience tn po litical affairs said that Mr. Stan field should cary the state by sev eral thousand votes.. Becanse of the fact that only a small part of the votes had been counted early this morning the results in this contest may change to the extend that Mr. Chamberlain will be re elected. It probably will be late tomorrow or Thursday before. the results in this contest will be set Returns From Throughout State indicate That Republican Victory En Oregon Go ''orripSete and That &. Qa JP Oandidate is Triumphant Over. Senator Ohamherlain i . OHIO SENATOR SURE OF 275 ELECTORAL VOTES, COUNT SHOWS SENATOR WARREN G. HARDING of Ohio and Governor Calvin Coclidge of Massachusetts, who have been elected pres- ident and vice president of the United States, apparently by a tremendously big majority, over Governor James ht. Cox of Ohio and Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, their Democratic opponents. Western Republican headquarters at Chicago declares that the American people have repudiated the Wilson league cf nations and have buried it forever. 1 BULLETINS SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2.-658 precincts out of, 6154 in Califor ala gave: For president, Cox, 26, S4T; Harding. 86.752. , i For senator: ... Phelan, 2284; Shortridge, 5930. E10UX FALLS, S. D., Nov. 2. Indications from returns up to it o'clock were that Harding will ,arry South Dakota by 30,000. ST. LOUIS, Mo , Nov. 2. Overcoming an early lead, the Re Patlican candidates for president. nator and governor showed a liht margin in the race of early ncotflrtal returns in Missouri. 626 Preeincu out or 3S10 gave: Har ." .: Cox, 60,329.; 02 precincts gave: For sena- m H-r5MlS:-'Long. MTX-PBr governor: Hyde. R'P'iMican. 57.590; Atkinson. i,42f. - .. . SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. lW ,,.S.from m Precincts out of 238 in Washington give: Hard C 12.200; Cox, 40&0; Christen . 3223. i 'fifty-six rwemor: Hart. 5102; Black. '"2; Bridges. 2339. , Tr United States senator. 4 4 Cottrell, J 431; France, 2018. HINGTON. Nov. 2. Ariet W lean gain of "eight and pos- fb' ?" at3 ,u e senate was late tonight by the Re- Jj,1'611 senatorial committee on omU of "early reports" from aenatorial fishts. A'ictories lilt dJd-ln South Dakota. T0' Maryland, California. Ne- J-Oklahoma, Arizona and Col- lit' y y ' ' " i I y ' ' , I g7 ' KOMt 1111)1 WARREN G.HARDING lfl t ! ' r - I snr ma Hill CALVIN W. COOLIDGE t CIlH H VOTES FOR HARDiG DELUGE THE POLLS IN MARION COUNTY Incomplete returns received from 1G of the 74 voting pre- VERDEN 1. 10FFITT IS ELECTED CHIEF OVER PRESENT HEAD At 1 o'clock this morning, on the basis of incomplete re turns from all Salem precincts, it was certain that Verden M. Moffitt has been elected chief of police over .7. T. Welsh, incumbent, by a heavy majority. At the latest count Moffitt had 368 votes to 175 for Welsh. The iwo-platoon system for the Salem fire department ap parently has carried by a 2 to 1 vote. mi :i x l . . 4 ,. .jj 0!T fiAA V.r nf the nullviuc nreoincts ine proposeu special uia iev iu auu ,ww w v.ij- . - - - -7 i... .,i :. 4-..: r 1 -.1..: budgetis running even with the result jn doubt ; jueetInje was not a4lj,urn,d unt Mr iIanIinf shouI(1 have a piuralitv of more than 2T00 votw . Moffitt, a member of the police force, and elsh, the chief, j aiit 1 1 o'clock. ; in the connt v The rur:l, procjnrls were especially favorable became the nominees in the city primary election last May. The fi JJ'F J"' p j to Mr. Harding while K.lem rM up a substantial lead for Mof f itt'B campaign has been thoroughb; organized and his ; J I the Republican nomine?. suDDorters were particularly active in nis oenait in tne iastfT, weeks before election day. j Thomas a". Roberts, secretary. ! Ma-mU 1iabcrlain A thorough Campaign was made in behalf Of the two-pla- ! Mr. Shields in one of Salcm'x -for Unite,! Stale senator. Rob, tnnn svstpm leading attorneys and made cant-- ert N. Stanfield. Ilepuhlican. Lad The special levy Bill was initiated because no less than j lucX. $Za,OUU additional on me ouoget is necessary w carry uie 1 V3r!ou.s place- throughout th citv throuffh the vear, and without a vote of the people it is ; m mty durinz the past two week. Is one of al.m s is al-o SHIELDS NAMED HEAD OF CLUB 'Attorney Succeeds Heltzel as President of Repub lican Organization The Salem Republican club held n regular meeting for the election Qf officers and the transaction of j uiui uiis'i"" !.. 1 : : 1 . . i . t, t t i r l 1; 1 Republican head., Jarter, in the mi barren y. Jiaruu K liepuu.ican cameu Oregon building Ly f. Shield, ; M?."on fcount' -JJ president in yesterday s election by a plu was elected president. i rality of nearly three to one over James M. Cox his Demo- A large crowd, consisting of j cratic opponent. loth men and women, gathered' A summarv of the votes received from these precincts 2TL"i! i SW8 that Mr. Hardin received a total of 715 vote, while " v -" AT- , r .on c-i t.i iu:. i:. iilmned vu.x iin.-u uu a;);u'Kc 01 -ou oics. oiiouiu mis ruiiu NEW YORK. Nov. r.. At 12-30 o'clock thii morning with actual returns far from complete Harding was certain of 275 votes in the.electoral college from the following t&tea: Connecticut, Deleware, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa. Kaaaa, Maine, Massachusetts. Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire. New Jersey, New York, Ohio- Oregon, Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The states from which return were too meager to justify actually placing them in either the Harding or Cox column were: Arizona 3. California 13; Colorado 6; Indiana 15; Ken tucky 13; Maryland 8; Minnesota 12; Missouri 18; Montana 4; Nevada 3; New Mexico 3; North Dakota 5; South DakoU 5; Utah 4 and West Virginia 8. Tata! 12'T. The states which were certain for Cox at that hour were: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida. Georgia, Louisiana. Mississippi, North Carolina. Oklahoma. South Carolina. Tennessee. Texas and Virginia. Total of 13G votes in the electoral college MARION, Ohio. Not. 2. Con- lions are so solemn, that instead rlne-j by early retnrns of hif il:iae I am more giwe to liriirr In fVwl m idiit. ma an tie of playing my iarU ad that 1.11 the calls to ujpo&jlbillt may mw-t the tsplratioea and eipee tatioaa of Amaric ndxk ord. l am ure the peorle vho hate roted ih Iiepublicaa ticket will rnderstand and my feeling that I ftiiouUI make bo nattadled atate- ment of policies at this time be yond the eiprettion made daring the campaiirn.- Will StwJy Caul Zone. The. tor trip fa Texaa Trill beaia Friday !rU -or FaiordaT nornifix. and Air. lUrd.ag .will arrive at Point luUI. Texas, near Hro-nTlUe. Slonday. He plana t spend about 12 days there and then leave ror Tanama by vay of New Orleans. His stay in tht Caaal tost will last aboat a week, daring which be will make a first hand study of local conditions and particu larly of the tolls system for Am erican ships. He has advocated throughout the campaign a repeal or these tolls and it la expected he will collect Information oa that policy. UeaTlag Colon about December 1. he will land at Ntw Orleans and will traTel by train tt Bed ford. Va.. where be speaks on December S at an Klka ronTen lion. Afterwards be It to retain ele. lion to the prei j-ney. Warren j . Hardin? i-utl a statement to night sait that, inttead of be in? exultant oer the result, he as "more g!xen to prayer lo Go! to iiake r.ie capable of playing my paif." lUtura ltreitetl at Flome. Receiving the election return at his home here. Mr. Harding de clined daring the early evening to make any comment, and Usued hit statement only after the fig are had pilwl ap mijorltien ror him which his a4vter leclarel made bis election certain. At the satre time It became known that the senator and Mrs. Harding had mad plan for m wration t.Sp. .o be carried oat recardlce or the result of the election, takinc them for a ret next week in Texas and after that fnr an ocean Toyaice to the Tana ma canal tone. Thy will return-to Marion dur ing early lecember. Harding Make Ktaleroewt. "ABjaming that the early re turns are wholly dependable. I do not hesitate to say that I am pleased. Of conrse I am happy to otter my gratitude. Put I am not eviillant. It t not a personal Ttctory. It Is a renewed expres sion of confident Americanism and a national cal! to the Repub lican party. -It Is all so serious, the obllga- .( Continued oa Page 2.) IS BELIEVED TO BE ELECTED irnnnsihlp to lew for the amount because of the C per cent : Mr. Thomson i: 4V, ,u(n rct;tiit;nn ; lead in t; business men and iiiiiiumyu iiiiciiu...c.u ic .i. w.,,wtuwW. . ehairman of the Repuulican Ceii- Stral committee of .Afarion county Salem Veterans Recall Casting First Ballots a lead of more than 13' rotes over Cem-ge K. Chaialxrlaln. democrat. Mr. Stanfiel! s run- niiiK abend of his o-morratic j- ot ponent. in every prt-cinv' il '' . hii-h "retarns had been rceiel hi. econl with 1 to'e. I'pton A. I'pton. industrial labor candi date, had an agcrecat, of 12 votes. In the content for attorney gen eral I. II. Van Winkle, incumbent of the f.'fi- had a otal of C ith J. O lUileT. until re- ten: l an i.-i-tant In the de- car' m nt. c( und with . xote. MM'IAIJSTS KKKLECTKI). I Mr. Roberts is one of the owneis of the Oregon building and has NEW YORK. "Nov. 2. Loui. fen pruinincnt and active dur- Waldman and Angust Ciaespens. i the present campaian. . r ? Socialists, who were twice exne!l- James (.. Hf itzel. the retiring T7 ri i Rh&rt i "ount was slow in ho Und' "turns at midnight to" T4 big lead for Harding R..I?Went and for San Souci, S 1iCaa ,or torernor. Re 134 V, m 92 Precinfta out of l(2fTe: Harding, 45,322; Cox, W ii ham If. I;,urgharat. on the most widely known of Salem's ! 01 f,om elderlv residents, cast 'his- first 1 'were reel vote ror president in 185C fori the eighth Manhattan asembly JohnjC. Freemont. and has vot-i district, and Claesoens rrom the ed in every presidential election i 1 th. since that time. Yesterday Mr. j Samuel. Dewitt and Samuel Orr. .....iT, r. ! who also were excelled by tn the New York legislature.! president of the nepn'.Hcan flub. , j has occupied that position durn elected. Waldman. from U yoarJ CHHISTKXSKV 3IISSIVC. Rurghardl voted a publican ticket. . Abraham A. Hushes. old, who lives atlSSO Shipping street, cast his first vote for.-Lincoln. Mr. Hughes is deaf and' dumb and has been since he was 2 years old. He voted in Salem yesterday. " , 1 legislature last winter and then 81 rears j re-seated this fall after they had been re-elected in a special elec tion and who subsequently signed, were again elected from the third and fourth Dronx as sembly districts, respectively. SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 2. Newspapermen were unable to night in their efforts to locate Parley P. Christensen. Salt Lake, candidate for presdent on the re. ! farmer-labor ticket to procure Irom ntm a statement rpfanunx it I o'clock this nior.iinp. witho. P. C'onhnw. Iv-morrat. had only the exception of Shaw, where 1 17 vote For th- elation of this Mr. Stanfield and Mr. Chamber- , ctfirial it was nfeary to write lain each received 1 Totes. In in the name of the candidates lor this prefiurt only 2o votes had ; the rean that th fot mer incum been counted at the tlms th re- : b nt. (Jeirke M. Urown. Hid not port nas received. Mr. Stanfield retire" fr-m the nHice nnxl after appeared to have a Cnsistent oe th? ballxls had bn certified to in all part.s of the country, al-1 the county clMks. tho'tcb he failed to poll the vote; lor.)utlre of th supreme received by Mr. Hardins., court t;Nrre. M. Rmtr had a to- ! Willis V. Hawley. Republican-1 tal cf .! vote. whiU .MrCarthy ; Democratic-Prohibition! candi- j iJemocraf. and Smith. Rt-pubilcan-i date for representative In con- i received le than l ote.s each. Press rrom the first congressional j n tne rntest for attorney gen- dlatnct. receiveu a tota or , u BW5ry to write In votes, bajsoil on incomplete re- ' turns received from nine precincts , the names of the candidates for while lUrlin Talbert". socialist. 1 Justice of the supreme conrt. polled only 12 votes. f Hawlcy. Republican, re- Vaa Winkle Aheml., ' reivM 92 vole ror dairy and rod For secretary of state Sam A. commissioner, while K. J. Von . i i ' ! 'J :; v ' tho eleetion II was neither al his home nor the partv headqtiar- Kozer. Republitan. had a total of j ters. - 89 votes, with J. P. Sears, Social-1 (Continued oa rase, 2) ROBERT X. STANFIELD, Republican candidate for United States senator, who has a lead of several hundred over Georjre E. Chamberlain, incumbent and whose election U probable