Evening journal., 1920-08-12
OHIO VICTORY
IS HERALDED
Republicans in Washington
Are Jubilant Over Early
Primary Result
HARDING RUNNING
MATE SATISFIED

WASHINGTON, Aug. i2.-Ohio Re-
publicans in Washington are enthus-
iastic over the returns from the SEN
atorial primaries Of Ohio. II Is evil
dent now that former Governor Frank
Willis has been nominated by the
Republicans for the United States
Senate TO succeed Senator Harding,
and that former Mayor Davis, OF
Cleveland. has been nominated for
governor TO Succeed Governor Cox.
Ohio Republicans claim that the Ohio
ticket. Harding for president. Willis
for senator and Davis for governor,
Is tho strongest ticket that could
possibly be placed before the Ohio
Republicans. II Is claimed that with
VILLAS and Davis on the ticket Ohio
Is certain TO be In the Republican col
umn
Mr.. Willis became a national figure
at Chicago by the g0od-naturcd and
entertaining talk which he substituted
FOR the carefully prepared address
nominating senator Harding for the
presidency The delegates had been
hearing nominating and seconding
speeches for hours and were thor
oughly worn out when Mr. Willis
took the platform 10 nominate Sena-
tor Harding.
one Of the most experienced stump
speakers in the United States, Il took
Mr.. Willis less than 1--WE minutes to
recognize that the delegates. swclter-
ing even in their shirt sleeves in the
hot convention hall, were in no mood
bO listen 10 The splendid address
tta lob ha l..A 4 o..
sion. So be abandoned the MASTER
piece he had written and started in
on the convention Just as he would
have addressed farmers picnic.
say, boys, he started, and then won
the women OF the convention. and 10
the galleries by adding, "and girls.
We've got TO so home with the bacon
and we expect YOU all 10 help"
That seemed 10 be the sort Of an
address the convention had been wait
| Ing for all day. and II Il lacked dig
nifty II certainly was effective.
Frank Willis, in Ohio. Is 30 the Re
/ publlcans what William ] Bryan is
! 30 prohibition Democrais an over the
( country. lie is the leader Of the
"drys' and is invincible ia the small
| towns and among the farmers. lie
Is as eloquent a talker along prohibit
tion lines as Is Mr.. Bryan, and like
Mr. Bryan, he has practically no f0i-
lowing In the large cities. Governor
Cox, the Democratic candidate fOI
the Presidency, has beaten Will.
twice for goyornorship, but Willis
beat Cox once. in all three elections
Willis carried the rural districts. bui
was beaten In the large cities.
Former Mayor Davis will supply
: 90 the tickets the strength that Willis
LACKS. he has been elected Mayor oil
cleveland by sweeping maioriiios an,
the vote In The primaries shows tha
/ he carried Cincinnati, Columbus an,
| Toledo by large maiorities II Is be
b llevcd that his views on prohibition
. are by no means as rigid as those o
, Mr.. Willis With Wills and Davis oi
The ticket senator Harding's position
i'm the State Is very MATERIAL,
strengthened
Former senator Theodore Burton. O
Ohio. has also cen nominated for On
House Of Representatives In a Glove
land district. so iha. he, too. will hol
In holding the cities for the Reaubli
7 can ticket senator Harding and Mi
Willis arc certain OF carrying all IN
Furai districts, nut n mas been know
p that the Democrats counted on Con
ernor Cox's strength in the ohio elite
> 90 carry the State f0r him. Wit
4 Davis on the ticket for governor ther
seems now no reasonable doubt of On
:; result in Ohio. Tho Anti-Sal0o
League. whose principal headquarlel
r is at Wcsierville, , has again h
!. dorsed Willis as a has preVlousl
supported him IN all his campaign