Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-16
REPUBLICANS PAR
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Previous CLAIMS, encouraged by ef-
fective Republican propaganda, pie
thoric supply of money, permitting cam
paign ventures on a hitherto unprcce-
dented SCALE superior methods Of or
Qanizing friendly groups IN compact
units, are shown to be absurdly extrava-
CANT as the actual day Of the rice draws
near.
Republican estimates of record break
ing pIuraites for Republican candidates
from President to MINOR Offices have been
withdrawn and prediction OF 'saie
maiorities" put out. The chiei reason FOR
this recent conservatism IL that com
plete survey of actual conditions has re-
vealed that while there has been an OBJ
v,ols increase IN the Republican vote due
tn the expansion Of the franchise 10 wopl-
en-, there also h1s been substantial adj
dltIon to the Democratic vote for the
same reason and, except IN the ciues, no
losses
REPUBLICANS REVISE CLAIMS.
Three weeks ago the Republicans were
inclined TO claim almost every northern
and western State, with one or two un-
important exceptions, as we'll rs the SO
called "border" States. They even as-
serted they had n chance OF winning Mt
least one (Tennessee) and possibly two
North Carohna) of the Commonwealths
in the solid south.
Revised Republican figures do not
Nssgert ANYTHING like those extravagant
claims. Further than tins, information
given me bv men who have canvaased
| the situation pretty thoroughly concede
| Missouri Kentucky, Indiana and West
| Virginia to the Democrats by snnll
pluralties' furnished by labor support
Montana, Idaho. Colorado, Nebraska.
| South Dakota and Utah have become
1 doubtful in Republican calculations
( Ohm Is designated as uncertain by
| the Democrats but is claimed hy the
opposition by 100 900. which means
half that figure The reason Tor Ke-
pIblcan confidence in Ohio ls that the
| I50.OOO coiored votes {more than one
/ third Of which will be cast hy the women
/ of that race are certain to be cast ioi
/ Harding
Confidence Of the Republican managers
! of other States is also prcdicated ON the
/ knowledge that this vote viii ga to thf
/ Republican candidate This IL not wholly
! true of Kentucky. Indiana, Missouri
! Vest Virginia. OKLAHOMA and, 10 some
+ extent. Tennessee
/ during the visit Of Governor Cox e
+ those States. on which | accompanied
1 him. | gained the impression that tb'
i Nineteenth Amendment. which he sought
/ 10 promote. would provide the creates
obstacle u his chances for successs u
several States
The meetings no addressed IN the State'
named were almost exclusively ATTENDED
bv white men and women. those whict
/ Harding has been addressing m the EaIn'
territory the last few DAYS hv crowd
quite MS large but with preponderRnc'
of negro attenfAnce The recruiting q
the Negro vote hy the Republican man
/ ayers has been both systematic and fnetil
odlcal canabw EanIzcd and adequate
n financed In some OF the typlcally IN
/ dustrial States containing large per
/ ccntage Of Negro vote the alignment OF !
10 Republican advantage hns had the et
feet 81 driving independent and even rail-
cal voters 10 tho support ol Governor loH
But IN ne agricultural regions, whcr
the Negro vote Is comparatively negiiglbl
| IN a political sense, events have favnre
the Republicans The refusal Of Secrctar
OF the Treasury Houston to assent 10 IN
revival of the War Finance Corporate
10 help farmers maintain prices Tor thei
products is hailed with delight bY IN
RctnIhicaus and CONSERVATION by IN
Democrats. though the former coneed
tnc soundness Of hls decision.
The Republican managers assert tina
tnc act II the Democratic Secretary Of tn
Treasury will WIN US millions OF votes
II vii. undoubtedly cause substan Il
loss 70 the Dernocra s. Democratic cor
tidcnce that the prejudice against the
PARTY of various nationalist groups, nc