The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-21
REPUBLICANS
ARE OPTIMISTIC
p1eURG ONO wa 81 cARRIGD
~ UNUSUALLY LARGE
MAJORITY.
Wet ard oY risht NH o. sis Fac
IN ssessys State
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This H a Republican year in OHIO
C~oDgressman Prank - Willis. of Ada.
candidate for h Republican nomina-
irsseied over ne STATE srtsnsiTsiS
within Tie last fev months and NJ
declares that everywhere there are
esidences Of q falling on In ms Pro
srsssiye vote and q feeling Of bitter
ness among Democrats sEsinst Gov.
ernor James ". Cox that makes Re
publican success certain.
no matter Who n the Republican
nominee. Mr. rod or myself. said Mr..
Wills. the Republicans will win
This feeling OF optimism Was evil
dent also Saturday night at n biz
I1ly of Republicans AZ Cleveland
The speakers we're J. b. Foraker, ".
@ H.Iding and Ralph D. Cole. who
seek the nomination for Senator, and
Willis and Tod President Wilson
was attacked because OF his Mexican
and canal tolls policies. and because
OF his haggling with the tariff and
trusts questions. with the resultant
busines depression and the throwing
OF Thousands of men out of work.
Governor Cox was assailed for build
Ing up q political machine and for the
Whrnes and liquor license laws. which
take away home rule from the citi-
zens and place the appointments In
the hands OF the Governor. TO be
used. II he sees NJ. for political pur-
has seen NJ.
Factions Lining Up.
me Republican night n lining up
with a Harding-T crowd on one
side and a ForakerW Willis crowd on
the other. Each man declares. how
EVER; that he has made no alliances
and that he II nghtiug his own battle.
but somehow or other politicians are
lining up this way. Congressman 5.
1. Fess. OF the Sixth district. who
doubtless could have had the nomina.
lion Tor Governor. and who would
nave taken II II a merger OF Republi-
cans N Progressives could have
been brought about. says that Willis
VIII be nominated. Fess believes that
the cities Will give Willis a much lafg.
er vote In the primary than ne has
been expecting. and that the country
- solid Tor him. One argument that
nas been advanced by the Tod men
IL that Willis IL rot strong in The
cities. and that n he were nominasod
ne could not split the city vote with
Cor fees, after an Investigation.
however. says that the cities will give
Willis more votes than anyone who
mas not looked into the question i'm
AGNES Especially will this be true
II the temperance issue becomes cut
ana dried. as now ppear to be the
case. Democrats. however. would
prefer 10 see Willis nominated he
hevtng that h vets would carry the
state and that Cox could be re-elect.
ed with the support OF the liquor Gle.
ment against Willis and the temper
ance forces.
The Wet Inc Dry Fight.
As to b wet and dry fight. many
surprises are possible in the Felec-
uon OF party platforms this year The
platform conventions. which are TO
De held two weeks after the prima.
rles, are TO be made up of the State
ana legislative candidates, the mem.
bers of the State executive and cen
ual committees. n the chairmen
of the county executive and centrsi
committees. As II appears, there is
doubt that the country will con-
uoi the platform conventions The