EARLY RETURNS POINT TO LANDSLIDE THAT CARRIES HARDING TO OFFICE

Shortly after midnight, Governor Cox wired his congratulations to his opponent, Senator Harding, for all purposes now President Harding.

As the CRIMSON went to press at 2 o'clock this morning, every indication pointed to the fact that Warren Gamaliel Harding would be elected President as a result of yesterday's voting. The South, as usual, went Democratic, but the Republicans found solace in the fact that in Texas they made a substantial gain and only lost the state by a 3 to 2 vote. But besides this, the fact that, although not of importance concerning the elections as a whole, that Harding carried President Wilson's home district in Princeton was gratifying to the Republicans.

Carries Pivotal States

Early in the evening, even with reports from only a few states, it was impossible only to say by how much Harding would win. In spite of incomplete news, the New York World, a staunch Cox supporter, has conceded a victory to Harding. This may be due to the fact that the Republican nominee has carried by a large majority the pivotal states of New York, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Besides this, reports seem to favor him in the West; San Francisco gave him nearly a 12,000 majority. In the Middle West, St. Louis supported Harding. Reports have it that Governor Cox's own newspaper, the Dayton News, is getting out an extra announcing the election of his opponent.

Although the returns are not yet complete, it is pretty evident that Channing Cox of Massachusetts, and Governor Smith of New York, though a Democrat, have been elected governors of their respective states.

Of the doubtful states, it is certain that Harding has carried Ohio, Indiana, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Hampshire, while Cox gained a plurality in Kentucky.

Harding Can't Lose

At the very best Cox can only annex 189 electoral votes while Harding is sure of 322 266 being necessary to elect. The "Solid South" on which Cox banked his strength, only netted him 186 votes, while from the start his opponent was assured of 253 from the Republican states.

According to the returns from the city of Boston, of the 221 precincts, 219 favored Harding by a margin of more than 30,000; Cox polling 62,000 against his opponent's 93,000.