The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
EVERYBODY HAPPY
IN WASHINGTON
OVER ELECTIONS
Both Democrats and RepubIi-
cans Find Much to Feel Joy
ful About at Results in
Several States.
BY DAVID LAwRENCE.
Especial Correspondent Of rho News
6clmitsP.l

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.--Eyerybody
is happy over the elections in Massa-
ehusetts, Now Jersey. Kentucky and
Maryland, everybody including Presl-
i isn't the usual happiness over party
triumph because Enthusiastically the
White House wRs more joyful over The
victory IN Massachusetts, OF Gov. Cool
idEe, Republican, than it was over the
remarkable conversion of q RePubh-
into Democratic victory OF III least
10000 The president himself sent
message Of congratulation to the RE-
publican governor describing his re-
election az victory for law and order.
Party exuitation gave way entirely 70
q sense Of abiding satisfaction that IN
the one election Massachusetts where
law and order was the big ISSUE the
forces OF stability compelled an evf-
whelming victory, The Democratic or
ganiEation had not only scored the VIII
son administration by seeking to align
OF nations question, but went 80 far
as to attack Gov. Coolidge for tho
method In which he handled the re-
cent police strike, method that Presi-
dent Wilson had publicly supported in
his speech at Billings, Mont So happy
was the White House over the we'll
deserved rebuke that had been admin
istered to the Democratic organisation
In Massachusetts that cohEratulAtOry
words for Gov. Coolidge were abundant
and 1t was suggested that large bodies
OF Democratic voters must have Joined
the Republicans In increasing Mr. Cool
idge's 1918 majority from $1,000 to 30,-
600
AS for New Jersey, the White House
was plainly satisfied, for Chairman
Hays OF the Republican national com.
mittee had addressed letter to the
Republican state chairman saying that
Republican national success could only
be made certain by Republican victory
In the state.
Unquestionably the result in New Jer.
sey was disappointing to the RApubli-
cans, but they excused II on the ground
that II was a wet and dry fight and
that the conspicuous gains In Kentucky
and Maryland. where normally the DEM
ocrats are predominant, were worth
thinking about
In New Jersey, where the Democrats
candidate was outspoken on the wet
side, considerable assistance was de-
rived from the presidents veto OF the
prohibition enforcement bill, while In
Kentucky, where the Democrats nomi-
mated q dry candidate, the Republicans
swept the state by nearly $4,000.
Most significant was the result In
Maryland where the Republican gains
were unquestionably large. There seems
n
the lead for governor, had a stronger
political personality been nominatdo on
the Republican ticket the result would
not now be In doubt These gains by
Republleans In the normally Democratic
states Of Maryland and Kentucky were
very comforting to Republican leaders,
who, of course conceding that Gov.
Coolldge's victory In Massachusetts, was
"a victory for law and order, pointed to
the fact that he held the Republican
vote nicely which no won year ago
though on that occasion Democratic
senator was also elected.
Vets In the capital are jubilant over
the victory they won In Kentucky and
New Jersey,
Most gratifying, from a neutral stand
point, is the fact that neither side won
| landslide, For party politicians are
apt to permit election results TO affect
| them too easily. And just now a COM
plicated election result with hardly a
| clear-cut party victory for either side
Will make both parties responsive to
public opinion and less Interested In the
votes OF special classes than otherwise
In the midst OF coal strikes and in
versy over foreign policy, elections will
this year be OF ephemeral interest and
| Significance with the single exception
OF Massachusetts, where the defeat ad-
| mlnistered to lawlessness will remain
as a lesson to both parties and will
| serve especially to stiffen the backs
| OF those Democratic officials who have
| feared that the attitude Of the Wilson
administration in fighting the strikes
might be politically disastrous.
| copyright, 1919, by David Lawrence