The Omaha Daily. Bee
Vol. 50 no. 121.
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Secession
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By Teachers
Three Alternatives Face
Leaders of State Association
On Second Day of
Convention.
Union Urged by Editor
A new constitution, revision of the
present constitution or secesMon.
Those were three alternatives fac
ing leaders of the Nebraska State
teachers' association yesterday, the
second day of the 54th annual con
vention. Omaha and hundreds of other
tWn& propose the revision proposi
tion sponsored by J. A. True, super
intendent of schools at McCook.
A. J. Stoddard of Beatrice, presi
dent of the association, backed pre
sumably by commercial interests at
Lincoln, and certain other towns, fa
vors the adoption of a new comtitu
tion on the convention floor this
V morning at 9 in the Auditorium.
V Some Action Demanded.
sion" cry was floating-through the
lobby of the Hotel Fontcnellc ves-
i terday. Hastings, Alliance and Lin-
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; t'jiu die niarni-u wiiu oeng oenina
the, secession talk which has come
daily from the lips of Stoddard, the
Reatrice man, living only a few miles
south of Lincoln.
The True plan to revise the con
stitution, providing the teachers
want it. is the flv in the ointment of
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the Stoddard-L i n e o 1 n-Alliance-1
fastings faction. True would give
l very teacher an opportunity to ex
press her or his opinion by a vote
on a referendum which would be
snt to teachers, members of the as
sociation, following the (convention.
It became known yesterday that
True appeared before a' committee
nppointed to decide on this question
last night with a revised constitu
tion. The plan was rejected by the
committee, temporarily, and the final
decision on the proposition was post
poned until a meeting of the com
mittee to be held at Hotel Fontenellc
last night at 10.
Stoddard Fights True.
That the True plan will be fought
by the Stoddard faction was ad
mitted by Stoddard. He was
asked if he would accept the True
revision.
"I will accept nothing from him,"
Stoddard said. "You don't know
him like I do.
Throughout the year True has
fought the Stoddard administration,
claiming that it has been a "one
nan" crnvprnmrnt and rlaiinino- that
attempt was being--made., by. a
something it didn't want to do. Now
True is endeavoring to prove the
truth f his charges by proposing to
refer the sectional -meetings and full
time secretaryship, to a vote of the
teachers.
Wants New Constitution.
Stoddard wants an entirely new
constitution prepared, the old one
abrogated on the floor of the con
vention tomorrow and the new one
adopted by a vive voce vote, which,
it is declared, will hot give the
teachers ample time to studv the
constitution, search for a joker, and
wfiuld literally be lorcing one down
thir throats. '
True claims he has' embodied all
proposed changes in the revised con
stitution which .the Stoddard faction
(Cntinnrd on Pare Four. Column Six)
Mexican Is Executed
For Killing Two Men,
Natfyes of' America
Washington, Nov. 4. Summary
trial and execution of an unnamed
Mexican, charged with the murder
of Arthur 1. Mosely and Gustave
Salazar. American citizens, has been
reported to the American embassy
at Mexico City by the Mexico for
eign office, the State department
was advised today.
The foreign office also reported
to the embassy that Lieut. Col.
Guadeloupe Gonzales has been ar
rested by the federal Mexican au-
Hnormes as an accomplice in me
feeing of the Americans near Tam-
plco on October 23.
Under instructions of the State de
partment the American embassy had
made urgent representations to the
foreign office that prompt and ef
fective measures be taken to arrest
and punish the guilty. The depart
ment also instructed the American
consul at Tanipico to make, repre
sentations to the local authorities at,
Tampico.
Germany and Austria to Ask
For Membership in League
Paris, Nov. 4. Applications or 1
membership in the league of nation
willbc made at the meeting of the i
assembly of the league in Geneva I
this .month on behalf not onlv of
' Germany, but of Austria, according
to information here. Bulgaria, it is
learned, will make a direct applica
tion. Premier Stambuliaski of Bulgaria,
who is paying political visits to Eu
ropean capitals, will stop at Geneva
on his way to Sofia to support Bul
garia's claim personally.
Mexican Commissioner
Plans Business Directory
Mexico City, Mex.. Nov. 4 Gen.
Pascal Oritz Rubin, minister of com
munications, has taken steps to give
Mexico a business directory, some
thing which lias been greatly needed.
- He has obtained the co-operation
of the Confederate Chamber of Com
merce of Mexico and the American
Chamber of Commerce, as well as
other organizations. 1 I
When published, it is said, the i
.directory will be one of the most '
complete oi its kind ever issued in
any country, I
Judge to Probe Palmer's
Action in Coal Prosecution
Former' Government Prosecutor May Be Called to
Explain Alleged Proposal in Regard to
Evidence Said to Have Been Made
By Attorney General.
Indianapolis, hid., Nov. 4. Attor
ney General A. Mitchell Palmer was
advised in a telegram from United
States District Judge A. B. Ander
son today that an investigation of
the attorney general's connection
with the case against 125 coal mine
operators and miners would be made
when the case is called for trial in
the federal court here on November
R. Mr. Palmer was invited to be
present on that date.
Judge Anderson assured the attor
ney general that the case of the coal
miners and operators- would be
called on the date set, although to
date only the Indiana operators and
miners and those of western Penn
sylvania who voluntarily surren
dered are in the jurisdiction of the
Indiana district court.
.Simms to Be Called.
No indication as to the scope or
nature of the investigation to be
made was given in the telegram,
but it was believed Dan W. Simms,
former special assistant counsel for
the government, would be called to
explain an alleged proposal in regard
to the evidence in the case said to
have been nude by Mr. Palmer and
which resulted in Mr. Simms' with
drawal from the case. It was ex
pected that United States District
Attorney Fred Van Nuys, former
District Attorney A. Ert Slack and
Department of Justice agents also
would be called.
The telegram said "Judge Ander
son directs me to notify you that
the case against the soft coal oper
ators and miners, United States
against Armstrong et at, will be
called for trial in this court at the
time set, next Monday, November
8, at which time an investigation
will be made in open court of cer
tain matters involving your connec
tion with the case. This notice is
given so that you may be present if
you so desire.
The message was signed by Noble
Harding's Home
Town Pays Honor
To Next President
Neighbors and Friends Voice
Jubilation Over Election in
Red Fire Demonstration
Thousands in Parade.
' Marion, Nov. 4. Senator Harding's
Marion, "Mr?" Harding's neighbors
as thcncw president-elect of the
United States.
In a red fire ceiebration that will
long be memorable in the history of
Marion, Mr. Harding's neighboris'
and friends voiced their jubilation at
his election and at - the same time
bade him God-speed in the res
ponsibilities he has undertaken.
Thousands took part in the eve
ning's parading and serenading.
Noise-making devices of many . kinds
shrieked about the Harding home
and the crowd Miig and shouted by
turns, while a naif dozen bands
pieced in with patriotic airs, old
time favorites. and jazz.
The Harding front porch, chief
forum of the senator's campaign, was
the center of the celebration, al
though the tow.i's business and
residential streets also were under
the sway of the carnival spirit until
late.
Hafding Thanks Friends.
Standing where he had delivered
mcst of his important utterances to
the nation and with Mrs. Harding at
his side, the preident-elect received
the congratulations of his fellow
townsmen, shook hands with hun
c'.reds of them and thanked them for
their devotion to his fortunes.
The Marion Civic association was
the moving spirit i nthe jollification,
but there were many present from
other Ohio cities, including large de
legations from Columbus, Cleveland
and Cincinnati.
D. R. Crysinger, former democrat
ic nominee for congress but a sup
porter of Mr. Harding through the
campaign, is president of the Civic
association and acted as the spokes
man of the serenaders.
The dozen girl stenographers and
clerks attached to Harding's head
quarters headed the parade which
formed in the business section and
marched to the Hording residence
along the. pathway of the front porch
delegations of the campaign. The
Harding Marching club, the Hard
ing Womens club of Marion, women
employes of the Marion Steam
(Continued on rage Two, Column One.)
Man Serving 60-Day
Jail Term Elected
County Probate Judge
Lexington, Ky., Nov. 4. The
most unique election contest in the
country ended in the triumph of
Festus Whitaker, prisoner in the
Letcher county jail. He was elect
ed probate judge of the county by
500 majority.
Whitaker made his campaign
while a prisoner. A few days be
fore the election he was permit
ted to canvass the town of Whites
burg, his home, after he-had prom
ised not to leave the boundaries of
the town. H sent out word in
every direction for his friends to
come and see him. They came,
leading hesitating voters. Many
women voted for Whitaker.
Whitaker was sentenced to
serve two mouths in jail for dis
orderly conduct. He had cn
gaged in a fiyht.
During the Spanish-American
war Whitake was a rough rider
with Roosevelt. He and the late
Col. Rooevc'.t became warm
friends and if'er the war he visit
ed the colonel at Oyster 13 ay
C. Butler, clerk of the United States
district court.
Judge Anderson's action was the
result of the resignation on October
4 of Mr. Simms, who was in charge
of the proseedtion of the 125 miners
and operators indicted March 11 last
for violation of the Lever act.
They were indicted by a special
grand jury convened by Judge An
derson December 17, 1919, to inves
tigate the conduct of the miners'
strike in the bituminous fields last
November and of any possible col
lusion between the miners and oper
ators in connection with the strike.
Mr. Simms' explanation of his
resignation was that Attorney Gen
eral Palmer had imposed limitations
on the conduct of the case that "lit
erally cut the heart out of the case."
Palmer Not at Capital.
Washington, Nov. 4. Attorney
General Palmer was absent from
the city today and officials at the
department would make no comment
on the telegram which Judge An
derson at Indianapolis announced he
had sent to Mr. Palmer. Robert T.
Scott, assistant to the attorney gen
eral, said the telegram had not yet
been received.
Department of Justice officials
confessed to be at a loss to under
stand the meaning of the telegram to
the attorney general as made public
at Indianapolis.
Dan W.i'Simms, special assistant
to the attorney general, in charge of
the Indianapolis bituminous coal
cases, resigned recently after receiv
ing instructions that he was not to
use a second time evidence againit
the coal operators which was the
basis for previous contempt pro
ceedings against them. Mr. Palmer
stated at that time that he and Mr.
Simms had agreed not to use this
evidence and that the agreement had
been made in the presence of Judge
Anderson.
Hearst Declares
Election Result
Is Slap at Wilson
Statement Says "Nation Has
Returned to Americanism
of Founders of Republic"
No Longer Colony.
Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 4. Wil
!!a"trt "R." Hearst today" gave to . the
press the following statement on the
results of the election:
"Mr. Wilson wanted a referendum
on his league of nations and he has
had it.
"He now knows-, and certain other
foolish politicians now know, that
the American prefers to follow the
patriotic precepts of Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jack
son, Lincoln and Cleveland rather
than the selfish ambition and vision
ary theories of Mr. Wilson, who, as
he himself has said, 'gets his news
and views of the world from the
weekly edition of the London
Times.'
Not Demo Defeat.
"This overwhelming election is not
a victory for the republican party,
although the republicans will prob
ably make the mistake of thinking
that it is.
"It is not a defeat for the demo
cratic party, because there is no
democratic party.
s "Bryan was right when he said:
'At the end of Wilson's term of of
fice there will be no democratic par
tv. There may be a Wilson party,
but there will be no democratic
Part'-' ....
"This historic election is purely
and simply a repudiation by sterlinz
American citizens of the Wilscm
party and that party's pro-British,
un-American policies.
"The nation has returned to
Americanism the Americanism -of
the founders of the republic.
"Our country is no longer a crown
colony. It is our own dear, inde
pendent United States the land of
the free.
"And for this we should celebrate
Thanksgiving day, which is coming,
more deeply and devoutly than we
have ever celebrated that great
American holiday in our lives be
fore. "WILLIAM R. HEARST." '
Elimination of Middlemen !
Is Discussed by Farmers
Chicago. Nov. 4. The elimination
of all "middlemen" in the market
ing of farm products was discussed
here today at the meeting of the
committee of 17 of the Farmers'
Marketing bureau. The committee
represents the majority of farmers'
organizations in the country.
"We are not at present prepared
to recommend any plan for co-operative
selling," said G. II Gustaf
sou, chairman of Lincoln, Neb. "Our
ultimate purpose is to perfect a
scheme for selling farm products
without the aid of the middleman."
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Arnstein to Have Hearing
In New York Bond Thefts
Washington, Nov. 4. Jules (Nick
ey) Arnstein will be arraigned to
morrow before Justice Gould i nthe
District of Columbia supreme court
on an indictment charging him with
conspiracy to bring a part of the
stolen securities involved in the
$5,000,000 New York bond theft into
the district.
Arnstein was brought to Washing
ton last night.
Scotland Stays Wet.
Loodon, Nov. 4. The latest sum
mary of the Scottish liquor polls
idiowed that 149 districts have de
cided to make no change, 24 favor
reduction of license and i8 will go
dry, i
Builders
Describe
New-! brk Contractors Testify
To Paying Large Sums for
Privilege of Securing and
Working Jobs.
Forced to 'Come Across'
By The AMoctatnl I'retf.
New York, Nov. 4. More nouse
wrecking and building contractors
appeared at today's hearing of the
joint executive committee investi
gating the "building trust" and testi
fied to the payment of more than
?il,000 to Robert P. Brindcll, presi
dent of the building trades council
and his walking delegates, for the
privilege of getting jobs and using
union men on the work.
Nearly all of the witnesses told
the committee if they had not paid
Brindell or his associates,' certain
sums when demanded they would
have been "put out of the business"
by strikes and labor trouble.
When the hearing adjourned un
til tomorrow, Albert Volk, a build
ing contractor who had already tes
tified to the payment of $4,500 to
Brindell, was still on the witness
stand and had several canceled
checks in his hands for explana
tion. Paid for Jobs.
Louis Cohen, a house-wrecker,
made the first revelation of the day
when he testified to paying Brindell
$4,500 in sums ranging from $250 to
$3,000, for the privilege of getting
contracts and working them with
the council's men. He was tollowed
by Israel S. Goldstein, another
house-wrecker, who said he had paid
Brindell $200 a job, of which amount
$25 was in check. The check, en
dorsed by Brindell, was placed in
evidence.
The first direct testimony relating
to the payment of money to Brin
dell's walking delegates was given
by Max Minenson, a contractor,
who declared he had paid two busi
ness agents $2,000 to get work
started on a job. He testified he
understood that they wanted the
money to pay Brindell.
Work Resumed for $500.
Jacob Kamen,, another builder,
said that when work was stopped
on one of his jobs, he paid a busi
ness agent $500 and work was start
ed "three hours later." Later he
said he gave $50 when the walking
delegate told him he had given the
other money to Brindell, explaining
that "if I didn't give it I wouldn't
get along on the next job."
Besides giving Brindell $4,500 in
cash-in various transactions at the
offices of the building trades coun
cil, Volk while on the stand, testi
fied to paying various sums totalling
more than $1,000 to the Brindell or
ganization for "initiation fees and
dues" of men in his employe. Checks
for the various amounts, including
one for $677.25 personally endorsed
by Brindell and A. J. Olsen, were
introduced as evidence. ,
Forced to "Come Across."
When asked why he had submit
ted to Brindell's demands, the wit
ness declared he "had to come
across," as the labor leader told him
that "it was up to him to select any
work and the giving of jobs."
"He told me," continued Volk,
"that he had licked the builders into
shape and they had to come across,
and that many of them were his
friends."
When he offered Brindell $2,000
for getting him a $15,000 Stock ex
change wrecking job, Volk said
Brindcll told him he was no "piker,"
and walked away. Several days later,
he said, he returned" to the labor
chief's office and "pleaded with him
to take my $2,000," and when Brin
dell "was sending me out of his of
fice I finally said, 'Bob, I'll make
it $2,500. "
When he told Brindell he didn't
have the money with him, the wit
ness said, the labor chief wanted to
know "what you want to come
around here for without it." Volk
said, however, he soon got the cash
and Brindell accepted it.
Contractor on Stand.
One of the sensations ot the day
was the testimony of Henry Han
lein, cut stone contractor, whose $2,
000,000 limestone contract on the
New York county court house was
recently rescinded by Mayor Hylan.
He testified that eight other con
tractors had been associated with
him in the agreement with the coun
ty, which he said had been en
gineered by John T. Hettrick, a law
yer, whose offices were recently
raided by the committee for evidence
relating to the code by which con
tracts are alleged to have been put
through a central clearing house.
Hanlein admitted that the contract
P'ice could have been reduced $70,
000 or $80,000 had it not included a
"rake off" of 31 per cent on the
total amount of the contract, of
which 5jj per cent was to go to Het
ick. per cent to a Mr. Hutchin
son, a cut stone expert, z. per cent
to the Greater Stone association and
2 per cent to the "Code of Practice"
insurance fund.
Last Vestige of Control
Of Sugar to End Nov. 15
Washington, Nov. 4. The last
vestige of government control over
sugar has been removed through sig
nature by President Wilson of a
proclamation providing for revoca
tion November 15 of licenses held by
wholesalers, refiners, exporters and
iinilc-rters. ' i
Elkus Named on Board to
Settle Aland Isle Dispute
Washington. Nov. 4. Selection of
Abraham I., Elkis of New York,
former ambassador to Turkey, as
the American member of the com
mission which is to decide the fu
ture status of the Aland islands was
announced today at the State department,
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Husband Is Main Consideration of
New "First Lady" of United States
Mrs. Harding Had Supreme Faith in Success of Sen
atorOther Considerations Secondary
To Duties as Wife.
By Inirernat Sen-toe.
Marion, O... Nov. 4. Radiant over
the sweeping victory of her husband
in the national elections and yet
with a touch of grave reserve at the
responsibilities confronting her as
Jhe first lady of the land, Mrs. War
ren G. Harding described her im
pressions of the campaign and its
successful conclusion.
In an exclusive interview with the
Universal Service correspondent,
Mrs. Harding recited her unswerv
ing faith in the election of Senator
Harding from the time of his nomi
nation in Chicago.
"Warren was spoken of 'then as
the 'obscure man out of the west.'
But I knew then as well as I do to
day when the polls have recorded
the choice of the American people,
that he would win," said Mrs. Hard
ing. In saying this, Mrs. Harding dis
played what is probably her pre
dominant characteristic, that of de
termination, the same determination
that has carried her unflinching
through the nerve-wracking cam
paign side by side 'with her husband,
on every campaign trip, at every one
of the big meetings, through the
crush and jam of huge crowds and
the innumerable and heavy respon
sibilities of a campaign. She was
at the senator's side in Chicago and
she was there last night on her own
illuminated front porch when great
crowds surged around to shower
congratulatijns upon them, after
the returns had recorded an over
whelming victory for her husband.
Telegrams Pour In.
Dressed in dark gray silk, Mrs.
Harding looked as fresh as when she
started out on the campaign trips
two months ago and paused in perus
ing an armful of congratulatory
telegrams that had been poured in
on her throughout the day from al!
over the country to talk with her
interviewer.
"There are hundreds of wires on
that table from people of whom I
never heard before," she said with
enthusiasm. "I am trying to answer
them all, to try to show each of them
my appreciation of heir friendliness.
"Eut I knew, this glorious day
woi:ld come to us. Two years ago,
when I was practically an invalid.
I said to my doctor, 'Please hurry
and get me on mv feet, I want to
help Warren to the White House.'
That was only a presentment then,
and I said it with an air of bravado,
but you know the saying that, faith
will move mountains.
"Faith in Warren Harding is what
carried me through the convention
and through this campaign. I do
not believe I could have done it
otherwise. Always I have looked
toward that final day of success and
here it is.
"Just Folks."
"Through the heat of it all. I
have tried always to keep my poise
and it is not egotism that makes me
say I do not believe I have made
many mistakes.
"What will I do when we go to
the White House? Well. I will de
scribe it best, perhaps, this way.
Do you remember on the campaign
trips and at big meetings the speak
er introduced Mr. Harding and I
as 'just folks?' Well, that is ex
actly what we shall be in Washing
ton just folks. That isn't any poise.
I mean it.
"The gates barring the approaches
Congratulations
to the White House; will be swung
wide open, when we go to Wash
ington. I want to see as many peo
ple as I can; all the people I can;
and I want them to see me.
Plans Trips.
"I look forward with all enthusi
asm to the duties of the wife of the
next president and I shall try to
discharge them in the best way.
"One of tHe most thrilling antici
pations I have is to make short trips
on the presidential yacht, the May
flower. I shall never forget the day
we sailed on the Mayflower down to
Mount Vernon with the king and
queen of the Belgians. . I experi
enced all the thrills of a debutante
at her first party."
But Mrs. Harding or. "The Duch
ess," as Senator Harding affection
ately calls her, made it very plain
to her interviewer that whilev she
keenly anticipates the brilliance of
social Washington, her first thought
always will be to make herself as
helpful as she can to her husband
in the grave responsibilities he as
sumes on March 4. All other con
siderations are secondary to this
with her, and judging from her suc
cess as a campaigner, side by side
with Senator Harding; she will
achieve her first' wish.
Democratic Ballots
Are Found in Sewer
New York, Nov. 4. Two men ap
peared this afternoon at the district
attorney's office and made an affi
davit to the effect that they had pick
ed up at the opening of a sewer at
Oichard and Stanton streets 26 bal
lots all marked for the democratic
nominees.
The two men. William Vogt and
Joseph Hoffman, both of this city,
reported their alleged find to Sec
retary Smith of Tammany hall, who
notified the board of elections. John
R. Voorhis, president of the board,
recommended that the ballots be
sent to District Attorney Swann.
The ballots were alleged all to have
come from the, Thirteenth election
district of the fourth assembly dis
trict in this city.
Swiss Papers Entbusiastic
Over Success of Harding
Berne, Nov. 4. The Swiss news
papers comment sympathetically on
the election of Senator Harding. The
Bund considers Harding's victory
"the first natural reaction against the
autocratic tendencies and interna
tional policy of President Wilson."
"The American people," the news
paper adds, "do not wish a pro
nounced presidential policy. They
are desirous of giving back power to
congress, thus returning to a real de
mocracy." Woman Will Represent
Oklahoma in Congress
Oklahoma City, Okl., Nov. 4.
Miss. Alire Robertson, who came to
the old Indian Territory behind n
ox cart as a child more than 00
years ago, with her missionary father
to teach the Indian the gospel of
the white man, apparently ha de
feated W. W. Hastings, one of Okla
homa's oldest democratic congress
men, as the representative of the ,
1 Sccund district.
Bryan Suggests
Wilson Should
Resign at Once
Nebraskan Says Verdict of
People on League of Na-
tiong Should Be Carried , -Out
Immediately.
Chicago, Nov. 4. William Jen
nings Bryan, in Chicago today, gave
out a statement suggesting that
"President Wilson should resign at
once.
" "Now that the American people
have decisively declared against the
league of nations as written by the
president," said Mr. Bryan, "it would
seem desirable to carry out the ver
dict immediately. This can be easily
done.
"The president should resign at
once and turn over his office to Mr.
Marshall, on the condition that on
the convening of congress in De
cember, Mr. Marshall appoint Sen
ator Harding, secretary of state and
himself resign.
"The law then would make Mr.
Harding president, and with the re
publican support in congress, he
could at once put into operation the
plan for the United States to enter
intb an association of nations for
peace.
"As world peace is a thing nearest
the president's heart, he can hardly
refuse to hasten the coming of peace
by so small a sacrifice if it could
be called a sacrifice and to escape
from a three month's combat with
a hostile congress.supported as it
is by the recent vote."
Thousands Arrested
By Soviet Officials
Copenhagen, Nov. 4. The Ber
lingske Tidendc's Kovnp corre
spondent says today that Moscow
newspapers received in Kovno rec
ord of an official announcement of
the discovery by the Soviets of plans
for a big counter revolution. Precau
tions have been taken, and thousands
of persons arc being arrested daily,
the newspaper savs. and the general
staff has detained 3,000 of the for
mer czar's officers, who have been
interned in Orenburg.
Committee to Visit Coast
To Inspect Naval Yard
Washington, Nov. 4. A joint
committee, composed of members oj
the naval committee of the senate
and houie and officers of the Navy
department, will leave Washington
tonight for the Pacific coast to in
vestigate navy yard sites and pro
jected naval developments in the
west. The committee was author
ized during the last congress and
was instructed to report when con
gress convenes December 2.
Senator Ball, republican, Dela
ware, is chairman of the committee.
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Solid South
Is Broken
By Harding
Tennessee Gives President
Elect (Jood Majority and
Also Elects Republican
As Governor.
Oklahoma for G. 0. P
ly The .Usixfliitwl from. '
New York, Nov. 4. Tennessee
has swung into the swelling republi
can column, shattering democratic
traditions of a "solid south," unof
ficial but nearly complete returns
from the volunteer state showed
early today.
Her .shift from the democratic
ranks, coupled with a similar upset;
in Oklahoma, reported late last
night, assured Warren G. Harding
of .586 electoral votes as against 12'
definitely in the James M. Cox col
umn and left in doubt but IS scat
in the electoral college, divided
among Arizona (3). Montana (4).
Nevada (J), New Mexico and
North Dakota (5). In all of these
states, save New Mexico, Harding
was in the lead on available returns
and even in New Mexico republican
managers were claiming a Harding
plurality, though available returns
showed a Cox lead.
Tennessee Goes for G. O. P.
Tennessee, on the face of returns
tabulated by the Memphis Commer
cial Appeal from 93 oi 95 counties,
with 50 precincts missing, gave Har
ding 199,759 votes and Cox 189,782,
a Harding plurality of 9,977. Gover
nor Roberts, democrat, was swept
out on the republican tide and Alf A.
Taylor, unsuccessful candidate for
governor against his brother in
1886, was elected.
The republican congressional
sweep assumed larger proportions
as belated returns continued to come
in. The victory of Samuel D. Nich
olson, republican candidate for the
senate from Colorado, assured President-Elect
Harding a majority of at
least 10 in the upper house and of
five states where senatorial choices
had not been determined the repub
licans were in the lead in four Ari
zona, Oregon, Nevada and North
Dakota. In the Fifth Kentucky re
publican leaders still clung to the
hope that late returns would over
come the advantage held by Senator
J. C. W. Beckham over Richard.!'.
Ernst, republican.
131 Plurality in H4use.
The republicans had secured 257
scats in the house of representatives
to 132 for the democrats. Four scats
went to other partiesincluding one
socialist and one prohibitionist. Forty-two
districts were unreported. On
present returns' the republicans had
a plurality of 131. Thirty-seven of
these contests were in states which
gave Harding pluralities or whose
uncompleted vote showed the repub
lican candidate in the lead.
Late leturn also indicated possi
ble turnovers ii cases of some dem
ocratic representatives reported
elected. A notable instance was in
New York, where three republican
candidates reported defeated Ryan,
in the Fifteenth district; Ansorge, in
the Twenty-first, and Rosedale, in
the Twenty-third had forged ahead
of Dooling, Donovan and McKinry,
earlier reported elected.
The house will liave one socialist
member Meyer London of New
York, who defeated Henry M. Gold
fogle, fusion candidate in the
(Continued on Paxe Two, Colnmn Four.)
New Yorljf 'Dry' Agents
Start General Crusade
New 'York, Nov. 4. Squads of
prohibition enforcement officers
swarmed over Manhattan after cir
culation of reports that an immense
"bootlegger" ring has been working
in the city for several months,
amassing millions of dollars. At thi
same time came announcement from
federal courts in Brooklyn that jail
sentences for violations of the Vol
stead act, instead of fines, would be
imposed.
In connection with reportsthat a
post-election crusade had been
launched to make New York "bone
dry," federal agents admitted that
several investigations have been
started.
By 3 o'clock reports were issued
of 50 arrests End seizures running
from barrels to tea kettles.
Harding Given 4,000
Majority in .Nevada
Reno. Ncv., Nov. 4. With less
than 500 votes uncounted, Nevada
has gken Senator Harding a plural
ity exceeding 4.000 over Governor
Cox Former Governor Tasker L.
Oddie, republican, has been elected
United States senator over his demo
cratic opponent, Senator Henderson.
by a majority of 1.000, and Samuel
S. Arentz, republican, defeated
Charles R. Evans, democratic in
cumbent, for congress by a majcrtv
of 3.000. The state legislatu-e will
have a republican majority.
Governor Smitb Concedes
Tbat He Is Defeated
New York, Not. 4. Governor
Smith today conceded election of
Nathan L. Miller, his republican op
ponent, for the governorship, and
sent him a congratulatory message
to his home in Syracuse.
The message read: "Please accept
sincere and hearty congratulations
on your victory."
Volstead Re-Elected.
St. Paul. Minn., Nov. 4. Con
gressman A. T. Volstead, republican,
of the Sevth Minnesota district,
author of the prohibition enforce
ment act.'has been re-elected on the
republican ticket a'ter a close fight.
With only 30 small precincts missing
tod.-v, he had 33.886 votes against
32.021 for Rev O. J. Kvale, in
ilepenilcnt, and choice of the nou
l'..rt;sau league.
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