The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-23
By HUGH ". ROBERTS
 Washington Bureau The Aas-Heraid
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 Washington, July 22.-(speciaD.- .- While it is too early for anyone intelli- gently to "get a line' on the pivotal and all important state of New York, democrats are apparently very hopeful if not confident that Gotham will fall that Tammany more heartily than in previous years. will support the ticket They declare that Franklin D. Roose- welt. an up-starter, will appeal from the standpoint Of ''favorite son." and to that element in New York which is not apparently enamored of Tam many.
 The women of New York are engaged in a fierce battle against the re-elec- ton of Senator Wadsworth, one of their most determined opponents in the Senate, and the democrats believe that the national ticket will receive the reflected benefit from the senator ials contest. And in this connection, it Is said with apparent authority in Wash ington that the democratic senatorial candidate will be Bourke Cochran, the orator who clashed with Bryan in San Francisco on the liquor question.
 Wall street, while giving odds in favor of Senator Harding. is said to be betting more on hope and it's know ledge as to the persuasive power of money rather than on cool judgment. At the same time, it is reported to both republican and democratic headquar- ters in Washington that Wall street is satisfied with both nominees, ani is rejoicing that safe and sane rather than wild and radical men were eleted to head the tickets.
 LIQUOR REAL ISSUE
 An interesting feature of the early days of the campaign is the report O. workers in the field to their leaders in Washington that the issue of appeal to the people is not the League of Ma tions, but the liquor question. It is said that the people know little of the league, that they do not believe, on the one hand, that it means perpetual peace with the blessings attendant OH perpetual peace, or on the other hand, that it carries with it the destruction of the institutions of the United States. A mug of beer, it is said. is regarded by them as something tangible, some thing with which their minds can reckon-and that, in consequence. they are thinking of how the prohibition question is involved in the rival candi- dacies
 While it is true that neither Cox nor Harding is a prohibitionist, it is equal ly as true that both would enforce the law were they entrusted with it's en- forcement. It is also true that prohibi- ton will not be effected by the elec- tion of either Cox or Harding. although it may in some respects be affected by the congressional elections. At the same time the idea obtains among the little informed that the democratic ticket is the wet or at any rate, the "wetter" ticket, and the democrats must suffer or benefit accordingly.
 While the general impression may hurt the ticket in certain sections of the west where the ticket is always in danger of being hurt-it has given the ticket d very firm foothold in the east.
 DRY IN DANGER
 Tn Maryland, for instance, thers rages a congressional conflict with prohibition the only issue. And the in grave danger solely because his re- publican opponent, Orvington F, Well Ter is an anti prohibitionist. So taut- ly are the lines drawn, that one demo- cratic candidate for a seat in the House declares himself-on his campaign cards-to be 100 per cent wet"
 In the First district. Representative Andrews. republican, is defending his "dry" record against T. Allen Colds borough. moist democrat. In the Third. Representative Cody. democrat, has strong opposition because he was absent when the House overrode the Presidents veto of the Volstead act. His wet friends cannot forgive him. Representative Linthicum. wet" demo- crat in the Fourth. has two opponents. wet" and dry" repuhl 'n He is not in danger. In the Fifts Noth can- didates are wet" Tn the xth, the Volstead act is the issue. Representa- tive Zihlman, republican. is wet whereas his democratic o-~onenf. Frank W. Mish would amerl the act.