Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-02
Claims Of Cox Gains
Are Purely 'Moonshine' ;

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ing on even Tennessee, in which
republican chances appeared better
than i'll North Carolina. The re-
publicans will congratulate them
selves if they should carry all Of
the border states in which their
chances of victory may be ranked
IN this order:
Missouri, West Virginia, Mary
land and Kentucky.
Speculate on Women.
There is much speculations as to
how the women will cast their bal
lots in this first national election
since their full enfranchisement
This is an unknown quantity which
will keep the political leaders guess
ing till all the votes are counted.
The republican managers think
they have good reason to believe
that the women will decide in favor
OF Harding and Coolidge in greater
proportion than will the men, The
democratic managers profess to be-
lieve that it will be just the reverse
and that the women will vote over
whelmingly for Cox on the league
of nations issue. The last stage OF
the democratic campaign has been
concentrated upon winning the wo-
man vote in the far western states
which enabled Wilson to pull
through in 1916
The only real test of the sentl-
ment of the women was the Name
congressional and state election IN
September, in which the republicans
carried the state by an unprecedent-
ed plurality of 65,000. At first it
looked as if about 50 per cent OF
the women had voted the republican
ticket in an election which the DEM
ocrats sought to win >on the league
question. Two cabinet members
and the democratic candidate tor
vice president stumped the state, es-
recia,ly confining their appeals to
support of the presidents stand On
the covenant.
Men Deserted Ticket. .
A more careful analysis of the
returns, however, disclosed that
thousands of men in Maine who
were normally democrats had de-
serted their party and voted the re-
publican ticket. Tie indication,
therefore, was that the women had
divided in favor of the republican
candidates in not much greater pro-
portion than had the men.
"If Cox should be elected tomor-
row, nobody would he more sur
prised than the democratic man.
ayers themselves. TIE confidence
they Rad on the eve cf the ballot
ing four years ago is wholly want
ing. They cannot figure out a pos
sible chance for Cox on any other
basis than repetition of Wilson S
feat in winning with Ohio7and the
far west in 1916, and that they know
is a slender reed en- which to lean
this year.
Republicans United.
The republicans are united as IN
the days prior to 1912 while the
democrats have been struggling
against the disadvantage of party
scism, unpopularity of the Wilson
administration and a decided trend
of sentiment against the Wilson
league OF nations.
Democratic lack of confidence has
been reflected from the start in the
difficulty of the Cox managers in
raising campaign funds. Four
years ago more than 100000 demo-
Gratis contributed to a campaign
fund which totaled $2,300,000. That
was an ilr/ essive reflection of party
confidence. This year the democrats
with the utmost exertion have col
lected less than S1.000000 from con-
tributors numbering less than the
$4,000 or more who have subscribed
to the republican fund.