U.S. ELECTION.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18018, 5 November 1920, Page 9

U.S. ELECTION.

REPUBLICAN’S HUGE VICTORY. SOME SURPRISING FIGURES. NEW YORK, Nov. 3. i The New York Times says that Senator J. D, Phela»', a Democrat, despite his great popularity, seems to have tail- ’ ed to secure re-election in California. Thomas Taggart, a candidate for the Senate as a Democrat in Indiana, seemed at first likely to win from Mr J. E. ' Watson, the present Republican ticket 1 in Indiana. He nevertheless won. James Lewis, a formex- Democratic Whip in Congress, wits defeated for the Governorship of Illinois. Senator Lenaroot, a mild reservationist Republican, was elected in Wisconsin. J One of the most surprising features wa the huge Republican poll in the ci- , ties, which usually have gone Democratic in the past. Harding won Boston by 20,000 votes,.New York by probably , 350,000, Chicago by 20,600. RECEIVING.RETURNS . ■ NEW YORK. Nov. 3. 1 Reports from Dayton and Marion ' state and Harding received the election returns at their newspaper offices. Coolidge and Roosevelt, the vice-Pre* sidentia! candidates, - received special telegraphic returns in Boston and at Hyde Park respectively. None of these four would issue ,any statement until complete returns are available. Washington telegrams report that although the early returns seemed to indicate Harding had secured an over- ■ whplnxxng victory, White House officials would not concede the Republican suc- ■ cess. It was pointed out that in the 1916 election early returns seemed to assure Mr Hughes’ election, but the result remained doubtful for many days. Senator George H. Moses, Republican. who seemed doomed to defeat, won in New York. AN INTERESTING LETTER. A letter to hand has the following interesting comments on the presidential election: —The two political parties have just nominated theixcandidates for the Presidency, Messrs Harding and Cox. The masses of voters on both sides have been bitterly disappointed. The Republicans passed by such strong personalities as (Jeneral Wood, Governor Hiram Johnson, and Mr Hoover, and nominated Mr Haf’ding, of Ohio, a man with a clean character and record. He is a man of second rate calibre selected because of his acceptability to the machine politician such as Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, said to have the great oil interests behind him. Had the Democrats been shrewd enough to nominate a different man,' it is a question whether Mr Harding would not have been “snowed under.” - As it is Mr Cox represents the liquor element and that fact is pretty certain to defeat him. There are thousands who wish to see constitutional prohibi-. tion somewhat, modified but the fact remains that the 18th amendment has been upheld by the Supreme Court. It takes an overwhelming preponderance of sentiment Io pass a constitutional amendment, besides the women’s vote in the West must be reckoned with, even if the women of the country as a whole do not receive enfranchisement, soon enough to vote at the presidential election. it looks as if the country will have a “stand-pot” Republican at White House next MarcJ). Many Americans devoutly hope so as they are weary of the glittering generalities, impractical idealism and autocratic rule. When Mr Wilson made his famous declaration at the Convention Hall, Philadeplhia, that there is such a thing as a nation being too proud to fight, I was present and heard the utterance, and from | that time it was realised that he did not truly represent the generous, liberty loving American people in their high idealism to go straight to the mark.