U.S. PRESIDENCY

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160795, 1 November 1920, Page 3

U.S. PRESIDENCY

VICTORY FOR MR HARDING EXPECTED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, Oct. 30. Seven Republican Senators issued a statement congratulating the country on the certain election of Mr Harding, bespeaking an overwhelming majority and support by the election of Repubcan Senators. To offset this, the Democrats came out with a claim that a great swing to Mr Cox and the League would bring many battles heretofore Republican into the Democratic column. Financial circles are strongly supporting the -Republicans. Odds are seven to one in favour of Mr Harding. Mr Cox is the greatest longshot in political betting since 1876. Speaking at Cincinnati Mr Harding charged the Democrats with seeking to cover up mistakes by emphasising speculative propositions with reference to foreign relations. 1 At Akron, Mr Cox made a very bitter attack on his opponent, and : stated that Mr Harding was in bondage to big business and corporate interests and had turned his back on every proposal for progress, REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT. NEW YORK, Oct. : 30. Unlike the 1911 campaign, .the outcome of the election is generally considered as a certain Republican victory. Republicans are confidently predicting a so-called landslide in favour of Mr Harding. Republicans claim that it is not any one issue that will give them victory; they say the people are tired of the Democratic one-man rule and desire, above all things, a change. There is a great deal of similarity between this* campaign and the 1916 contest. Mr Bryan, then a remarkableleader, championed the silver issue, and made it the paramount question of the campaign. It was widely and intensely discussed, as the League of Nations is now. Mr Bryan was overwhelmingly defeated. FURTHER FORECASTS. NEW YORK, Oct. 30. Rhode Island is safely Republican, Kentucky, and possibly Michigan are probably Republican. lowa is doubtful. Arizona will probably go to Mr Cox. Missouri is doubtful. Dakota is wholly Republican. Pennsylvania is voting on Harding by half a million. Maine is for Harding. Delaware, is doubtful. The women’s vote will decide. New Jersey is overwhelmingly 'for Harding. Connecticut is Republican. New Hampshire is doubtful, but probably Republican. Ohio is for Harding. Nebraska, Illinois and New York State are Harding. THE SITUATION DISCUSSED. NEW YORK Oct. 30. The New York Times’ Washington correspondent states: Only a Democratic landslide for the President, it is believed, can dislodge Republican control of the House of Representatives, although even here there, are many elements which make it difficult to predict accurately the result of the elections. Republican candidates have had opposition from Labour, while many Democrats have had opposition from the anti-saloon league. One Republican leader estimated that the Republican majority in the House would be 50. Chairman Flood, of the Democratic Congressional Committee, said associated Democrats would gain control of New York. A nation-wide straw vote shows 684,701 votes for Harding and 541,351 for Cox. The female vote totalled 292,550, of which 180,631 was for Harding. The male, vote was 848,497, of which 504,070 was for Harding.