Evening star., 1920-09-15
c. 0.P. SENTIMENT
SWEEPING AHEAD
IN MIDDLE WEST
indications Point to Victory in
Kansas and Nebraska
This Fall.
BY n. o. MESSENGER.

CHICAGO, September 15.-Informa-
ton availahle here. by correspondence
and through personal contact, indi-
Gates strongly that Kansas and Me-
braska will be found in the republican
column in November. Paraphrasing
the famous expression What's sthe
matter with kansas? The xepub-
licans are shouting She's all right"
The state is expected to return a solid
republican delegation to the House,
re-elect Senator Curtis to the Senate.
and sweep the state ticket along with
the republican electoral ticket.
Four years ago, when Kansas gave
her electoral vote to President Wilson
while at the same time electing re-
publican governor and senator, she
evidenced a spirit of independence and
ability to differeBtiate between per-
sons and politics. This year finds the
old lines of division wiped out or
merging. Republicans without regard
to factions are classed as being intent
upon putting the democratic party out
of power.
The coal miners of Kansas furnish
the only disturbing element for the
republicans They are responding
sympathetically to the sentiment
which obtains in Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and West .Virginia-antagonis
| to the republicans-except that In
Kansas the coal miners are not par
; ticularly favorable to the democrats
/ and share in a measure the prevail
| ing desire to oust the democrats from
| power. 1t would not be surprising to
neutral observers in Kansas il por-
! IF re- in a 70
| goes to the socialist ticket, quitting
both old parties
Look for Big Majority.
Nebraska, home of Senator Hitch
cock, the Presidents champion of the
| league of nations in the Senate, is
counted upon confidently by neutral
| observers to roll up big plu-
rality for the republican ticket
| There is a tremendous vote in that
state of foreign extraction. and it is
characterized as being absolutely op-
! posed to the league OF nations. II
will be recalled that another grea,
/ Nebraska democrat, William J. Bryan
| is not for the Wilson-Cox league OF
| nations, nor is he urging his follow.
/ ers to support the league. Determina.
| tion to replace the democratic nation.
| al administration with a republican
! administration is widely prevalent in
| Nebraska. All theNneutral observers
1 WnO are making up tne1r forecasts IOl
election count Nebraska in the repub.
| lican column.
Discussing the : political outlook
broadly and generally. as applying to
| a large section of the middle west
! republican leaders in the several
| states comprising the block, while
gratified that all prospects point to
the voters uniting in plura1ities suf-
ficient to elect the republican presi-
Dental ticket, find some underlying
local conditions that may trouble
them after this election. In several
of these states local party conditions
are loaded with anxiety to the repub.
licanS for the future.
The point is this: 1t is quite evil
dent that the principal bond which
is holding the republican party to.
gether in a number of those states
is the resolution to turn the demo.
Gratis out of power. But once the
democrats are ousted there are some
fearsome wrinkles to be ironed out
in the republican party. When the
present aim in view-ousting of the
democracy-is accomplished the bono
| which held the republicans together
in it's accomplishment will be dis
! solved.
observation-disclosures Obstacle.
The Non-Partisan League will have
to be dealt with in Wisconsin. Min
nesota. the Dakotas. Idaho. and ever
in Colorado and Utah. Hiram John.
son. in California. having done his
bit and made good for the party, will
again be foot loose and is not ex
pected to tie himself up permanently
with the dominant faction of the re.
publican administration. Even in IL
! linois, after the national republican
ticket is elected, the factionalists will
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