North Carolina Newspapers

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Current Gossip, Will Be Made District Attorney In West; Immediate Test of Strength Will Be Between Morehead and Sampson Man Bepublieaa success in the nation yes terday earn Hot to much a a shock m it did the eulminatioa of ft series of disappointments that began with the inl- the League and, m ft general result of . the returns, iNorth Carolina Democracy accepted be rerdiet ealmly ftftd turned for the sort part, to thoughts of bom t.i! J 4YakauV A trial cpfevnuoB, nntvi a.an distribution of Federal patronage T .r tr II' 11 11 ! Im laail'lBt tult the election will hare upon the political life or we mate, qewimi iw plums are to be dished oat to Bepubli- cui aad. it is ooesible. the rerttaBie imr f nostmasters 1m the 8tat may nointmeuna Tiracncairr in wiv the CiTil feervieo CommissioB. Morehead' or Batler, Which T 111 I IV II L inr CUUtlUI umwvwb " North Carolina is eertaift to waa warm. It began at the Chicago convention last June, and although it suosiaea ft greni 'aWl durinv iha eampaicn there is al- oailir indications that the feud will BJUI 1V1M ftWB aess. Former Senator Marion Batler confidently expects to eiereise reto nawer over the recommendations of the Republican machine and John Motley . Morehead, as Republican National com litteemaa for the 8tate, ia equally con fident that his okeh on petitions for party reword will be the laat word. 1 - . . ... n i 1 iMmoerau ana nepuuucaus w bu interested is what John J. Parker is roinr to reeeie and while no one pro fesses to hare "inside dope" oa the sit uation, it is generally belie red that the Union lawyer will be appointed dis trict attorney for the Westera district of KerU Carolina, ft post held right now by 8toaews.ll J. Durham, of G tonw, and enjoyed foe a long time by William deer Hammer, just elected . to.CoBgresft from the Seventh district. MeeUaa to Be Fewer. Col. Ike Meekins, of Elisabeth City, le apt to bo a praminent factor ia the naehine distribution of power. Tonng Clarence Pugh, of Ellxabetk City, asj """ pired to a place ia the inner council of the party but Colonel Meekins crashed him early ia the game. The breach between the twoVwaa at one time ominous and for awhile, his friends looked for Colonel Meeuns so pon m Old Guard and retire to n mere ineoa , spieuous role. The National Chairman, young Mr. Will Hays, poured oil oa the troubled waters, aowerer, wnen ne called Colonel Meekins to ferries in rreen er fields than North CaroUna and 1 focal Republicans yesterday baaed their ' predietioa of his poteatial power ia the Suto largely apoa his fine showing as a campaigner. ' ' ' If he wants to succeed Collector Josiah Wiiliam Bailey, it is thought by a aumber of Bepnblieana that he can be aoDointed. If he - doesn't , want the - place himself, his preference ia the ap- - poiatmeat will andonbtedl receive the - serious consideration of the Bepubll- ean President and hit advisors. Dlploanatie rest fee Batlerf For some months there baa been cur r rent ia- the State a story that ex-Senator Batler has been promised a diplo matic Boat by National Chairman Will Hays bat the conditions imposed, ac cording to the story, bars mot doob xui- .11 1 1 . YT . - J xuieo. ai aae pnwauuim wi. iu' iu'i electioa increased there was a re ' rival of this story several day ago : sad the bow telling ia that -Batler may be "sent across the water" ia order that Morehead and his machine may have foil swing ia ths State. The truthfulness of this) report eaa mot, ef course, be proven. It may be . purely mythical and it Interest is sus - talned only by the jealousy at More- head. The ex-Senator has a big; farm down la Sampson and a law practice of some proportions ia Washington. He ' was first to tur to Harding ia the Chicago convention, first to propose to Will Kara a Southern haadau altera and wnue bis eaumsissm migni, in pan, oe ' responsbla for young Mr. Hays claim. - ing North Carolina, he stands little ehaaee of being ostracised from the dominant forces of his party whea it begins to deal with North Carolina, Tacka Mar Land la Kami. 'f Were It to be a man of the W. It Taft disposition la the White Hoase after March the Demoeratie bar, of the State would be generally pleased '.' to see President-eleet Harding' appoint as district attorney for the Eastera district to we itepaoueaa candidate . for I. lieutenaat-governor, Irrin B. Tucker, af Whiteville. This may be the " reason that Tucker-will not stand as much ehaaee to draw a nice piece ef pie as do some of the Republicans who ', 1 bellowed loader about Bepnblicaa sue , eons ia North Carolina. The Columbus man did .,..); - ....' There If a story la Whiteville that Tucker had gotten enough eat of the Greensboro convention last - April by , dubbing Governor Bickett a 'rest pocket edition of Wood row Wilson, and, after so doing, had taken his- seat to keep quiet while the log rolling went oa. 'Parker's aomlaatioa came, fa the meanwhile, aad according to the story the ehairmaa asked, for a candidate ' for li so tenant governor. There were ae respenees, aad, after a right palatal biU, it is said that Mr. Tacker Saally stood up. Aad so he became the aom iaee for lieutenant-governor. . Ha didn't take much interest la the IQcstlatM P raw Xtb4 G0TKSN0K.ELECT GRATEFUL , TO PEOPLE OF TBJE STATE. Charlotte, Nor. I Gererner-alect Cemerea Merrisea early today baaed atatesaent ezpreaalag kla anpreda tiea to the Democracy of North Carolina for the asadsomo majority fivea the party aemlnea la y cater day's election. "I am prefoaadly grstefal for the msgaiaeent Demecrstie majority Ik the State." he said. "It is great trlampa for the party. "I am especially pread of the aaadaome veto inl Metkleabarg and la my native aoaaty of Richmond. Ia both these mantles the Demecrstie majorities were aapreeedeated sad la Meekieabarg it was twice aa large as ever before and doable the Demo cratic majority la any ether ceanty la the Bute. "State Chairman Warren, Mr. Morrison added, Veadeeted the cam paign meet wisely and I bare en tended my cordial eonfratalatlona." Thoaaands ef eoagratalatory tele, grams from every nook and corner ef the Bute bare been received by the governor-elect since last night shea it was apparent that his major Ity would ran from 75,00 to 1M,M. Nambere ef Charlotte friends bare called at the Morrison home to per- Ily extend cemgrataintions. PLANNING TRIP TO EUROPE NEXT YEAR Would Study Conditions In Old World: Makes No Formal Statement Regarding Eec tion Outcome; Se,nds Mes. sage of Congratulations To Senator Warren 0. Harding Dayton, Ohio, Nor. t Governor Cox, the defeated presidential candidate,. looking forward to ths time he win surrender his State office ia January, announced tonight that he was eonsid ering a trip abroad early next year to study conditions ia Europe. Meanwhile, he. said, he planned to work- and rest. leaving here for the State eapitol 1 Friday, and starting the middle of next week for a hunting trip ia Mississippi. Today found the Governor apparently ia the same mental state aa whea he watched the returns last night, bringing ia eoatianoas nnfsvorsbls news. His smile wss still apparent tonight and the mast- of telegram seemed Onanimous in declaring ha had made "good flght."' ...1 The Governor's first act today waa to scad a congratulatory message to Sen ator Harding, the President-elect, . in which hr volunteered as "a eitizen to support the nation's Chief Executive ia ' whatever emergency might arise." No Formal Statement. No formal statement was made by the Governor over the electioa result and his newspaper, commenting editorially, did aot attempt to analyse the returns. It wss the Governor s message to Sen ator Hardiag that carried the candi date's formal concession of his defeat. Little ia the belated returns todsy served to soften the sting of defeat. For the first time In ths Governor's po litical career, his home county of Moot tomery, including this city, ' went against him, Senator Hardiag carrying ing it by about 8,000 plurality. Middle town, ia. Butler county, where he lived as a boy, alto went to Senator Hard ing by five votes, bat the county itself gave a comfortable edge to- the Gov ernor. -May Go to tarope. ' "I hare aot had a ehanee to travel much." the governor said tonight "I began work quit young aad I think I'll eooft go to Europe to etudy eondi tioni there." . The Governor's roiee seemed rather bosky, worse than at any time during his campaign, and he explained tnai it "must be due to a let-dowa of the vocal cords," The Governor also said that he was considering framing message to the State assembly regarding his observa tions of eonditione ia the State, which. he said, 'require constitutional or sta- tatonr changes. - - Gee to His rams. . The Governor divided his time today between his homo here aad his fans t Jaeksoaburg, the place .of his birth. While at the farm he helped the tana workers husk corn. Mrs. Cox was with him during the day, and toaight they canned the many messsgea received at their- home. Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, the administration leader ia the treaty fight, wired t "It is better to lose la a eauee that ia right, than to win a cause that is wrong. Other messsgea came from Cabinet officers aad party leader throughout the country. - DECLARE COAL STRIKE IN ENGLAND AT AN END " London. Nov.' Ir (By The Associated Press. V Ths executive " officers ef the miners' federation have decided to de clare the coal strike ended aad adria the men to resume work. This action was resolved upon at a eoaferenee af the executives today, although th bal lot of ths miner showed a majority of more than tfiOO against accepting the government's settlement proposals. AKMT OFFICES HILLED IN FOOTBALL CAMS AT COBLKNZ. Charleston, 8. C, Nov. JV-A eabla- frem today from Coblens, Germany, to his father, T. J. Weeks, of Charleston, brought news of the death last night of Captain John I Weeks, machine gun battalion No. 7, A. "E. F, resulting from injuries in a foctball game Sunday last. Csptaia Weeks was while a cidet at the Citadel UU-1917 A star football flayer. -, GOV GOXRECEVES MASS OF MESSAGES Telegrams Unanimous m De- ELECTION RESULT TRANSFERS I TO SENATE FLOOR . . . . -a ' 1 1 - Interest of Country Passes From White House To. The Upper House of Congress BECOMES CO-ORDINATE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT For first Time In History of Country Senator Named Tor Presidency; Fro-Leagne Be. publicans and IrreoonoiL ables Already Entering Claims of Endorsement The News and Observer Bareau, 003 District National Bank Bldg. , (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, Nov. 3. With the elec tion of Senator Harding to the presi dency, the interest of the country passes instantly from the White House to , the Senate chamber, where the country will be governed for the next two, and, perhaps, the next four yean. Ths complexion of the new Senate aad what it will do or fail to-do becomes of supreme importance. Senator Hard ing was nominated by his Senate party group; he is the first Senator ever to be elected President of the United lion. Ths'Sonate then, alone becomes 'the focus of two of the three , great eo ordinate branches of the government It will contain a BeDublieaa maioritr of tea probably, and possibly twelve on March 4th. It will assemble facing the a-reatest task it has ever been call ed oa to accomplish the unfinished task of making peace ana denning this nation a aew position among the na tion of the world. Transfers Fight to Senate.' The direct issue raised ia the cam naisn. Joining the league by the Dera oerata aad rejecting the league by the Bepublican with the immense majori ties given to rejection, it is believed here in Washington, will only increase. the difficulty the Senate must meet with its safe Bepublican . majority, As it is newed here at the Capitol, the light between the two great parties at the polls oa Tuesday will be transfer red to the Republicans in . the new Senate and with a bitterness unknown sine, the Conkiing-Blaiaa feud of the last century. . Each of the two wing af the Bepnb licaa party, the pre-jCeagaera,, headed by Taft and Boot ana tneir recon en ables, led by Johnson aad Borah, ha already entered the claim that the electioa is a deaf endorsement of .Its stand. Senator Borah said this morning that there is to be ae leagde. or so eiety of nations for the United State to enter. Mr. Taft calls the electioa a triumph of the league just aa he held during the campaign a Bepnblicaa vic tory was the .paly sure road to the league. - Beablicaaa Claim Tweaty-twet Of the thirty-four Senator elected on Tuesday, the Xepubueaae are claim ing twenty-two. Ia Idaho there hv still doubt as to whether J. F. Nugeat, the Demoeratie incumbent, will be return' ed, or whether F. B. Gooding, Bepub lican, will be given the commission, but at this writing Gooding ia leading by a few hundred rotes. Ia NeVada, Tasker L. Oddie, Bepublican, lends Charles B. Henderson. Democrat, Bob ert N. Stanfield, Bepnblicaa, leads George E. Chamberlain. Democrat, ia Oregon. It now seems probable that ia all three ef these state .Republicans will displace ' Democrats. In Arizona, Colorado, California, Maryland aad South Dakota Bepublleane wia over Democrats. Every Bepublican that stood for re-election ha been returned. The Be publicans bow hold a majority of two ia the 8eaate and they will almost certainly add to this majority eight Irreconcilable Victory. From what is known of the new Be publican Senators and the old ones who hare been re-elected, it ia believ ed her that the electioa ia more of a victory for the Borah-Johnson faction of Irreconcilable then for ths Taft- Boot faction of pro-Leaguers. - Samuel M. Short ridge, the New Be publican Senator from . California, is a greater ' bitter-ender, if possible, than Hiram Johnson himself. Samuel D. Nicholson, the net Bop-ubKcan Sen ator from Colorado, made, the rejec tion of the League his platform; so did Bobert N. Stanfield, of Oregon. F. B. Gooding, of Idaho, 1 a much of aa. irreconcilable as his colleague, W. E. Borah. O. K. WeJIer, of Manland, ha denounced the whole League ia speeches and eo did Taaker I Oddie, of Nevada. Dr. E. F. Ladd, of North Dakota, who succeeds Senator Groans, is t Non-Partisan League Senator aad will rot with Senator LafoUetto. who calls the League "a League with HelL Peter Norbeck. the Bepublican new Senator from South Dakota, is anti League from head to foot Mora Bltter-Eadera. . Of the Bepublican " Senators re elected. Brsndeges, of Coaeetkut, Moses, of New Hampshire) Wadaworth, f Nw Fork, aad Dillingham, ef Ver mont, are mora than ever bitter-enders, Thli growing group wjll be .head ed by the old leaders, Johnson, Borah, MeCormiek. - Poiadexter. Knox, ftd Fait This- Bepnblicaa coterie ef Lsagu hater will be lnereseed by at least four Democrats, Watson, of Georgia, Beid, of Missouri, Shields, of Tennessee, and-Walsh, of Massachu setts. It ia believed here today , that the Irreconcilable will be able to marshal almost, if not a full third ef the Senate aad defeat any League of Natioaa -propoaal by the Taft-Koot- Lodge wing of the party. It ia mid Senator Borah ha mad the claim that he has aesrly ft third of th Bea st pledged, arainst all league. . The Anti-League Senators will els im with a great show of strength that, they fought straight and ia the opea and that the immense majorities were cored by th party because ef his t Ceutiaaed On. Fag TwevJ SSUE BELATED W REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL VICTORY AT POLLS WILSON SILENT ON ELECTION OUTCOME Makes No Comment and Sends No Message of Congratula tion To Mr. Harding APPEARS UNAFFECTED BY VICTORY 0F G. U. P. Executive Kises Early and Soansr" Election Results; Meets Tumulty, Morgenthan " and Norman Hapgood; Much Speculation As To Next Step With The Peace Treaty Washington, Nor. S (By the Asso eiatde Press.) -President Wilson hsd no comment to make today on the re sult of Tuesday's election, .nor did he send any message of congratulation to President-elect Harding. Having received only the preliminary returns, before retiring last night, the President arose ear It this, morning and mornink newspiftefB. . Later -5 spenl some time on the south portico of the White House and conferred with Be retary Tumulty. Bear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, the Pressjent s personal physician, made a spceiav visit to him at noon and stated subsequently thst the President's health apparently hsd been unaffected by the result of the election. He eait tee President had had a restful night and that he was in "good condition. Beeelvea Visiters. During the afternoon the President and Mrs. Wilson took their daily auto mobile ride. Mr. Wilson received no callers during the day and the only visitors at the White House executive office were Henry Motganthstt. former Ambassador to Turkey, aad Normaa E. Hapgood. ftmrjer minuter to Denmark. Bainbrldge Colby, Secretary of State, was the only member of the cabinet to make any formal comment oa the out come of the electioa, but Secretary Wil son of the Labor Department, cent 1 message to Governor Cox in which he declared that "a truth crashed to the earth shall tie again. Mr. Colby said ha was "disappointed aad depressed," but that he could not but feel a oandene -that in aom way aad by soms avenue not at the moment disclosed, this country will set up to the hiahest concept of duty. - Official aad diplomatic Waabiagtoa, impressed by the proportion of th Be publican rietory la what leaders en ootn side in the Presidential fight had de clared to be a "solemn referendum" oa the League -of Nations, already have be gun to speculate aa to the President's probable course with regard to the treaty of Versailles, which has reposed in th White House since the Senate refused to' ratify it for a second time last February. There was no one ia Washington who professed to know what decision, if any, the President bad made. Two courses were regarded as open to him ; to leave the whole question of peace with ber maay aad the league to the aew ad- miaist ratios which takes office March 4 or to re-submit the treaty to the Senate at the sessioa beginning early ia Jf eember. Unless the treaty ia submitted to th Senate that body at it forthcoming ses sion could act oa the question of peace with Germany only by resolution. Such a measure wa adopted at the last ses sion, but waa vetoed by President WU sob. Whether the Bepublican majority will andertake to revive that issue re main to be decided by Bepublican lead er;'' ' . t JENKINS PLAYS "BABY ACT" AFTER HIS DEFEAT Republican Candidate In Tenth Threatens To Contest Weaver's Election Asherille, Nor. I. L. L. Jenkins, de feated candidate for Congress 1 stated toaight thst he hsd under considera tion a contest or uis election 01 isi seat woa by Congressman zebuios Weaver by, a majority of which, the BeDubliean' claim, will teach upward of 8,000. Even Brown low Jackson, man ager for Mr. Jenkins, today conceded that Mr. weaver naa oeea eieerear out he denied th majorities claimed by th Democrats. Mr. Jeakia admitted last night mat ha bad wired to Bepublican national headquarters at Washington intimating that he would call a contest,' charging that "there ia endeaee ef abundance of fraud to warrant it Th aaaounee meaf that ths Bepublieans will seek to enter a eoateet will aom a great sur prise to Democrat throughout the Tenth district, who are still credited the great rietory woa by their Coa- glOSS BISBi -. -..-.i Mr. Jeakia would aot go lateTde. I tails about what h proposed to ae. stating that h had not decided as yet what would be done. Denial ia mad by the Demoeratio leaders that aay fraud was la jvidenee. so far aa they have been able to find out, that is en th part of th Democrats. The sur prise ef th day, as a result of the elec tioa. wee the overwhelming defeat ef Jenkins, who had beea touted by many of th Bepubueana aa th man to re deem" the district from two term of Demoeratie congressmen, u VICTOK BEBGER CONCEDES - - . HIS DEFEAT BT REPUBLICAN Milwaukee. Wis- Nor. 3-. Victor L. Berger, unseated Socialist Congressman from a Fifth district of Wisconsin, at noon today conceded his defeat by 'JOSH g- fHQl- feTSJ'JiMS. . i . RETURNS INCREASE SCOPE The Electoral Vote The following table showing the electoral vote as a re sult of Tuesday's election isbased on latest returns. The outcome in Arizona, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Tennessee is still doubtful, and these states ate not counted in the totals. States assured for Senator Harding, the Republican candidate, give him 346 electoral votes, and states certain for Governor Cox give him 127 votes. - In Tennessee, New Mexico and Oklahoma the contest is close. In the remain ing doubtful stateB the Republicans have substantial leads, although the returns are not complete. The number of votes necessary for election is 266. State Alabama j ... Arlsnna . Arkansas m . . Colorado .... California . Connecticut m Delaware w Florida , ...... Oeora ' Idaho M - ilhnota m (..... Indiana", ..... , Iowa . , Kansas . ...... Harding Cox II II 7 S t it it 10 IS Massachusetts Michlann . Minnesota w . Mlaalaeippl w Missouri . ... Montana . .. Nebraska . Late Return From National Election ' Ohio Ketnras. Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 3. The Bepub lican avalanche of votes that swept over the nation Tneedey and elected Sena tor Warren O. Harding President by one of the greatest pluralitiee ia the nation's history, continued to pile up majorities by the thousands ia the Sena tor's home state today for his col leagues. Nst a Bepublieaa candidate for State office waa defeated and late returoi toaight indicated the poeibilit that lb entire Ohio delegation .in the next Congress may be Bepabliean.' ' la th present Congress there are eight Demo crats aad xoarteea itepuDueans rrom Ohio. . ... Harding's plurality svsr Governor James U. Cox pased th 100,000 mark Jate today and waa continuing to speed upward with approximately 1100 pre cincts yet to be heard from out of the 7445 ia the state. Be turns from 8,101 f reeineta gave Harding 956,083 aad Cox 648,343. New York BepebUcaa. New York, Nor. S. With complete returns from all but 903 of ths 7,308 districts ia the state, Senator Hardiag had a plurality af Lj057A4S rote over Governor Cox ia yesterday' election. The vote was Harding, 1,83513; Cox, 778J068. Similar return gave Nathan L. Mil ler, Bepublican, a majority of 66,381 over Governor Alfred E. Smith, Dem- bwcrat ia the. State gubernatorial eon- tost The vote was: Miller, 1,303,880; Smith, 1 27 JUS. All . the missing district are ia nor mally Bepublieaa communities up state. Cox Carries Kentucky Louisville, Ky Nov. 3.- Belated re turns from Kentucky district tonight served to somewhat decrease the lead obtained by United States Senator J. C. W. Beckham over hi Bepublican opponent, and with 291 precincts out of 3,228 ia the State yet to report Re publican campaign managers refused to concede Senator Beckham' re-elee tioa. The rote ia 2,935 precincts gars Erast, Bepublican, 419,282 s Beckham, Democrat, 433,328. 1 Th , Presidential contest ia the Btats was practically conceded to Governor Cox, 1,075 pre- eincts ia the State gave him 440528 rotes against 428,881 for Harding. Hardiag jyeeds la Teaasssss. Memphis, Not. 3. Incomplete returns compiled by th Commercial Appeal, up to midnight from 89 counties ia Ten Besses, give Harding aa approximate lead over Cox of 13,000, and Alt Tar lor, Bepublican for Goveraor, a lead of almost 40,000 over Governor A. li. Bob' erts, Democrat KaoxvUle, Tenn. Nor. 8. Ninety- three our of 95 counties compiled by the Journal aad .Tribune' at midnight, give Hsrding n plurality of 10301 ia Tea n esses yhlle Taylor,' Bepublieaa, leads Bobert for Governor by 39,477. ' Hardfag Ahead la Oklahoma. Oklahoma City. OkbW Nov. 3. Sena tor Harding' lead in Oklahoma at 8:30 'clock toaight, wss increased to 7,824 rer Governor Cox. The rot from 1, 739 precincts out of 2,685 gare: Hard Ug, 180,9938 Oo, 143.169. MURDER MYSTERY BAFFLES THE NEW YORK POLICE New York, Nov. 8. A murder nnys tery, baffling in: motive,-' tonight eon fronted the police Investigating the death of Leads Vaugha -Waters, wealthy elubmaa of Loadoa -and New . Fork, found .early today ia a room la the Plymouth Hotel here. : - Death resulted from a fractured skulL caused, police believe, by blow -from Water own eaae, wielded by maa who accompanied, him to the hotel last aight aad who rushed from th room, still carrying th walking stick, a few seconds before th body wa found. H left, as clue upoa which th polios are working, finger print an a mirror la the room, and the asm James Duaa, Milwaukee," apoa th bete) register, ; Harding Cox 4 14 45 . t 14 ( si 6 ( Tcnaeeae PRESIDENT-ELECT Expresses Much Pleasure Over Republican Gains In The Senate and House GOVERNOR COX SENDS HIS CONGRATULATIONS Oossip Regarding Cabinet Se lections Starts, With lodge, - Bngheiy - Daugherty, Wood and Others Frequently Hen. tibned; Doesn't Eegard Vic. tory As Personal Marion, O., Nov. 3. Warren G. Hard ing spent his first day as President-elect resting from thi tension of election night and reviewing late teturns with particular attention to the make up of the sirty-sevfnth Cangriss. He expressed keen pleasure as the growing figures confirmed a Republican gsia 'in both Senate and House, for he had told his friends that hi greatest apprehension over the outcome bad not been a fear of defeat for himself so much as realisation that as chief ex seutive his hands might be tied br lack of a working party majority in the legislative branch. Mr. Harding. was not inclined to re gsra tne triumph ae a personal one. As he told many of his audiences dur ing the campaign his feeling, waa that the decision would be made on issues rather than candidate and that the League of Nations and the record of the Wilson administration at home were the determining factors. - Th avslaneh of congratulatory mes sages addressed to the President-elect and Mrs. Harding increased in propor tiona today, many prominent Democrats being numbered among those who sent their good wishes. The defeated Dem' ocratie nominee, Goveraor Cox, sent a brief telegram accepting the result When Mr. Harding looked in at his office at ths end of the afternoon ao word had yet beea received from Presi dent Wilson. Now that the political cemplexioa of the next administration is known defi nitely gossip about cabinet selections is reviving and enough names to fill a dosen cabinet ar being mentioned ia current rumors. In this undercurrent of speculation, which apparently is without sanction of authority, the names heard most often as possible cabinet officials include those of Elihu Boot, Philander C. Knox, Henry Cabot Lodge, Charles Evans Hughes, Herbert Hoover, Msjor General Wood, Governor Frank O. Lowdea, former Senator John W. Weeks, Harry M. Daugherty and many others. ' Beside cabinet officials, Mr. Harding will have aa army of other Federal ap pointments to select a fset which wss srought to hi realizatioa with aew fore today as the petitions of office seekers begin to pile into his. office in full swing. Hi friends declare it is partially to avoid such anneyaneee dur inn- a neriod ef est that as will leave Saturday for bis month' trip to Point Isabel, Texas, and the Panama Canal son. ''.'' Mr. Herding parted formally with his. privileges ss a private cititea today with arrival of the advanee guard of the acre service detail that will go with him everywhere -until the nd of hi Presidency. Ia the exchange f telegrams today betweea Senator Harding and Governor Cox. no words were wssted on either tide in reference to the fighting lines or the issues of the eampsigu. - "In th .spirit . ef America tele graphed th governor, "I seeept tEs do eisioa of the maority, tender aa the defeated eaadidate my congratulations aad pledge as a el risen my support to (Coatianed Oa Pag Tw.) ; SUte Nevada .......... New Hampshire ... New Jerssy New Mailco , New Tork . North CaroMna . . North Dakota . . . . Ohio Oklahoma . ....... Oreaon . Peansylvania . Rhode Island , .... South Carolina . .. South Dakota . . . . - 1 w . Vli-.lnl. ' 1 . II It Washlncton . 7 12 WestwylrBlnla , , s 1 Wisconsin 13 -r- Wyoming M .......... 1 Total . m. 346 127 SPENDS QUIET DAY Harding Suddenly Jumps Into Lead In Oklahoma and Out come In Tennessee Re mains Doubtful CHAMP CLARK LOSES IN MISSOURI CONTEST FOR PLACE IN LOWER HOUSE Republican Presidential Candi date Assured of 346 Eec, toral Votes So Far, While Governor Cox Is Certain of Only 127 Votes; Bepublican Leading In Eight States StUt In Doubtful Column, With Democrats Slightly Ahead In New Mexico and Tennessee; Lenroot, Spencer, and Other Republicans Win In Hard ' Fought Senatorial Saces; Harding and Cox Exchange Telegrams . New York, Nov. 3. The crest ef the Bepublican election wave, both Presi r eisrus 'TirteT1' ed in. Among new Democratic essusltiea1 were: defeat of Representative Champ Clark, of Missouri, former speakeaand present Demoeratie leader in the House; election of a Bepublieaa Coa greasinan from Texas; re-election ef at Republican Senator from Missouri aa a sudden jump of Senator Harding lntef the lead in Oklahoma. Another border State, Tennessee, hung by a aarrew margin, but with the Democrats leading. Majority la Congress. A Republican Senate majority ' eT about ten, as compared with but tw a present, and a House majority af ruunu iuu, as against lorty odd, uvurr lurecasis 01 in overwl majorities. With about eight States stiO n that doubtful list iu Presidential sad 8aw atorial contests, the huge majortae aac tured Senator Harding aad Governor Coolidge of at least 346 electoral votes, with Governor Con certain only at 12? and all from th '8oUd South inelneV log Kcbtucky, The Bepublieaa tedar added Idaho, Maryland sad South Da kota to their string, a th fee aa? large majorities, and of the mbiIiIm State th Bepublieaa war report' lending ia Oklahoma, Arisona; Missouri, Montana, Nevada aad North Dakota. Demoeratie margia ia New Mexico and Tennessee were reported. Senatorial Races. Among Bepublieaa Senator sleeted In hard contests were Learoot of Wis consin, who wa opposed rigorously by Sepstor LsFollette; Spencer of Miei, who defeated Breckinridge Long, for mer Assistant Secretary of State, ami. Jones of Washington, Senate com-, merce committee chairman. Senator, I'helnn, Democrat, California, wa da-, feated by Samuel M. Shortridge, Be-, publican, and Senator Smith, Deme-. crat, Maryland, a veteran, loet to O. X., Weller, Bepublican.' Senator Nugeat,, Democrat, Idaho, waa defeated by foi mor Governor Gooding. Exchange Congratulations. Senator Harding, at Marioa, e., changed telegrams of congratulation, and planned his Southern vacation. Among his message waa a brief ona of congratulation from Governor Cox.' Another presidential candidate, Parley P. Christensea, of the Farmer-Labor party, issued a statement declaring that the electioa spelled ellmiastioa' of the Demoeratie party. Christensea predicted a, rout ef the1 Republicans by his organisation in ' 1924. With msjorities piling up in what' Democratic leader ssid was a "solema referendum" upon the League ef Km tione. President Wilson withheld any comment. Bainbridge Colby, secretary of state, expreaaed diaappoiatmeat, Senator Johnson, of California, isad-i ing "Irreconcilable,'' stated that the . election aveaat' the end of the leagu and another. Senator Beed, Demoerat , of Missouri, declared that the fight 1 upon the leagu lasu was a "tragic I mistaka" and had split th Democratic)! party. , , Champ Clark Loses. .; , Defeat of former Speaker Clark waa cne of the election surprises. H baa ( served la the House continually sine , 1897 as one of the Democratic stalwarta , and received a majority of rote for th) , Prefidentisl nomination at Baltimore , whea President Wilson waa chosen. . He probably will be succeeded . aal. minority leader by Bepreseataiva Kitchin, Democrat, NorSt Carolina. Bepresentstiv Clark' victor was X. W. Hekriede, who has beea active in the Missouri Bepublieaa organisation. - Bee aad Baiaey Lees. : ThayBeonblieans brokb into the aolid. Demorratis Congressional delegation , from. Texas through th defeat of Bep leisnUtirs Bee, of Saa Aatoaio. a rbt'. tiva af Postmaster General Buriseoa. ' Another Demoeratie reteraa, Bepreeew ' tative John W. Bainey, ef Illinois, als ' went down to defeat. , .'. The prohibition, party will b with. rut formal representation in th next Congress, Represents tire Randall ef California, lone ' prohibition member, having .been defeated. The Socialist party, bowever, again will have a mem ber, Meyer London, irom xnsw lorn City. He won . over Bepreseatatlv Qoldfogle, Democrat, who defeated hint two years ago.. Former Representative) Victor JSerger, Milwaukee, . Socialist, waa defeated by Bepreeeatativ Btaf. ' ford, Bepublieaa. ir.; J Representative Mondeii, ex wyom ing. House Bepublieaa leader, waa re-J elected, according t laU'tetura tax; iCeatlaued oa, ltJj ri