AMERICAN ELECTIONS

Southland Times, Issue 19396, 10 November 1924, Page 5

AMERICAN ELECTIONS

DETAILS OF THE VOTING STRENGTH OF THE PARTIES KLAN SUCCESSES. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, November 6. The election check so far shows Mr Coolidge’s popular vote to be 15,000,000, and his electoral vote 349. Mr Davis’s popular vote was 8,171,000, and his electoral vote 139. He carried Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Tennessee, Textß, and Virginia. Senator La Follette’s popular vote was 4,136,000, and his electoral vote 13, He carried only Wisconsin. The Republicans elected 19 Senators, and the Democrats 13. The Senate will probably be constituted of 54 Republicans, 41 Democrats, and one Farmer-Labour. This would give the Republicans, despite the presence of Messrs Ladd, Norris and La Follette, the so-called Radicals, a working majority of four. The House of Representatives will probably be constituted as follows: Republicans .. .. .. .. ... 242 Democrats 194 Farmer-Labour ........ 3 Socialists 2 The Republicans elected 21 State Governors, and the Democrats 12. The Ku Klux Klan appears to have gained notable -victories in many States, the following candidates, which it supported, being elected:—The Governors of Indiana and Kansas, the Governor and the complete State ticket at Colorado, a Senator for Oklahoma, and many candidates in Montana. It suffered defeat in Texas, where Mrs Ferguson was elected Governor despite Klan opposition. Mr Davis ran second to Mr Coolidge in 11 States, and in seven States his vote was larger than Mr Wilson’s was in 1912. Three women were elected to the Wisconsin State Legislature, and .five in New Jersey. Kentucky elected Representative Langley, who is under two years’ sentence for a violation of the Prohibition laws. Mr A. L. Smith emerges as the natural leader of the Democratic Party, New York electing the only Democratic State ticket. THE LIQUOR ISSUE. PROHIBITION GAINS. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, November 8. The New Zealand Alliance has received a cable stating that the “dry” candidates gained four Senators in the Congressional elections, and 12 in the Lower House. The Alliance’s figures show that the “wets” will only have 114 out of 435 members in Congress, and 24 out of 96 in the Senate. THE REPUBLICAN VICTORY. EAGERLY CANVASSED IN FRANCE. LONDON, November 7. French political circles are greatly impressed by the size of Mr Coolidge’s majority, and there is much discussion as to what effect the Republican victory will what effect the Republican victory is likely to have on American foreign policy, particularly in relation to France. On the whole, a Paris correspondent says, the tendency is to expect an increasing tendency on the part of the United States to cooperate in the restoration of Europe. The election of Mr Dawes as Vice-President is regarded as a guarantee that the strict application of the report bearing his name will at least be a matter of some interest to the American Government. There is also an earnest hope that American financiers will show themselves favourably disposed to France, but it is realised that their attitude will greatly depend on France’s own success in clearing up financial difficulties. The question of the in ter-Allied debt, the payment of which Mr Coolidge is expected to demand, remains one of those unpleasant subjects which are mentioned as little as possible.