The Washington herald., 1920-09-15
COP. CHIEFS JUBILANT
OVER MAINE VOTE AS
RIVALS CITE NO MONEY
Cox Men Failed to Draw
$1,000 for Pine Tree
State Campaign, Leaders
Allege-Republicans Ex-
pect Rivals Now to Open
Up with High Explo-
sives.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
Copyright, 1870, by Public Ledger Coz

Copyright, 1890, by Public Ledger Coz
Names smashing Republican ma
jority leaves the Democrats dazed
and groggy. They expected defeat
but were not prepared for a knock
out blow Administration leaders
are in sackcloth and ashes. They
are almost too crestfallen to vouch-
safe coherent excuses for the worst
rebuke the Democratic party has
ever received at the hands of Maine
voters. The disaster comes home
with special force to Democratic
Washington as the citadel Of the
Wilsonian league Of nations creed.
There is no disposition to interpret
Names verdict as anything but a
complete and uncompromising re-
lection Of the Presidents pet issue.
{ Moore Avoids Comment.
Ed. II. Moore. Of Ohio, Gov. Cox's
personal campaign manager. re-
ceived the black tidings from the
Pine Tree State in Washington,
where he happened to be spending
the day in conference with Joseph
p. Tumulty. \. Mitchell Palmer and
other Democratic leaders. Moore
pleaded that he could not discuss
the Maine result because he was
not yet clear just what had hap
pened, OF how it happened. To sug
Gestions that the Republican victory
seemed to be very ominous hand
writing on the wall CoX's field
marshal replied: 1T takes more
than one swallow to make sum-
mer- We have no thought Of
throwing up the sponge"
Leaders Lack Funds.
At the White House, it was con-
ceded that Names vote was deci-
sive beyond all doubt, but the au-
thorities who usually reflect Presi-
dent Wilson's mind philosophical
said that Maine. after all. is as
hope1essIy Republican as Texas, for
kzample, is irretrieyabIy Democratic.
blame for the extraordinary dimen-
Psions Of the Democratic debacle
vas placed by White House spokes-
men on the Inadequate and finan-
Cially impoverished Democratic or
ganization- As evidence of tho
party's inability to supply sinews
of war, it was stated that as late
as last Saturday Maine Democrats
appealed frantically to national
headquarters in New York for $1,000
which could not be furnished. -Four
years ago, when the Democratic
rwar-chest was richly equipped,
100000 was spent in Maine. with
the result that the Republican ma
jority was only $1,000. compared
to Mondays landslide of five times
that total.
Women spurn League.
Secretary Josephus Daniels who
spoke in Maine last week op behalf
Of the State and national tickets,
says the inevitable has occurred.
Undoubtedly the. blackest aspect
of their Maine defeat to Democrats
is the revelation that women voters
did not come to the rescue OF the
Presidents league. Gov. COX's man
ayers have been making claims that
the nations new millions Of voters
would. when the time came, decide
the issue in favor OF the Democratic
party because of it's stronger advo-
eacy Of the league. Maine would
fappear to have blown that theory
'sky-high.
Cox Bombs UnexpIoded.
Republicans at the National Capt.
tai are in a high state of jubliation.
Maine doomed along with its crash
ing majority almost at the very
hour Will II. Hays, national chair
man. was claiming the election of
Harding and Coolidge seven weeks
from yesterday by 346 electoral
votes. G. 0. p. leaders say that the
triumph of Senator George Fl. Mos
es, bitter-ender, in New Hampshire
and Of Thomas Z. Watson, Demo-
cratic anti-leaguer in Georgia, is a
gn that all but the blind can read
that the Democratic party is headed
for annihiiatinE defeat in Novem-
Der. Coupled with their gratifica-
tion over that prospect, Republican
campaign leaders like Senator Miles
POindcXteT repeated the warning ne
gave in the Washington Herald last
week that overcOnfidenCe must vet
be stunned as if It were a pesti-
lence.
The G. o. P. high command has
learned through its Intelligence
service" that Cox has not yet ex-
hausted his arsenal OF so-caIled
bombshells. Some of them are be-
IieVed to be of less impersonaI
character than his $15.OOO.OOO sIush-
fund Shrapnel. New York is said
20 have been chosen as the place for
setting of CON's gh-explosives