The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-29
DEMOCRATS SHOW
 MORE OPTIMISM
 IN THE CAMPA|GN
Intensive Publicity Will Be Feature of Final Weeks By Rival Political
 Organizations
By LOUIS sEIBoLD

New York, September 2S.--(spe-
 cfal.)--On one or two points the
 rival managers of the presidential
 campaign are in accord. One of
 these is that the contest has en-
 tered the intensive fighting stnge,
 Another that the result of it may
 De largely determined by the most
 effective use made of printers ink.
 The final bid of each party for
 popular support is therefore likely |, to take the form of a vigorous ad-
 vertising campaign in those daily
 Journals and other periodicals con-
 sidered as affording the most direct
 avenues to the eyes and minds of
 the people.
 The republicans are about ready to launch their elaborate publicity cam paign. They will not be hampered for means to do so. The democrats who are encouraged by an increasing flow of small contributions believe that they will be able to match the republican bid, although they assert that the opposition will have $3 to our $1.
 That some of the difficulties en- countered by the democratic managers at the outset of the campaign are dis appearing is manifest from the rapid consummation of plans ewhich could not be put into operation unless a reasonable supply of money were as- sured There is less talk of the calam- ity sort among the democratic leaders than there was two weeks ago, and a more optimistic note in their utter ances. As for the republican managers they are confident that nothing the opposition can do will affect the re- suit. which the republicans described as 'favoring our side"
 Despite his confidence the Republican managers have sounded note of warn against oyer-confidence. Conditions 1T some of the larger states are admitted by the Republicans to be disturbing anc likely to result in mischief unless closely watched.
 If the Democratic leaders are to be be- 1ieved the open hostility which the lead CTS of the Irish cause, directed against Governor Cox, shows signs of modifying Men who are presumed to reflect the in ktense view of voters of this class have been returning to the Democratic fold according to the leaders of that party Several of the most active of these spokesmen in New York, Boston, Chicago and other centers where the Irish, vote IS politically important, have already taker the stump for the Democratic presiden' tial candidates.
 While by no means reconciled to tns attitude of their presidentiai candida.s ia < type apparentiy experience little u.lsi aais in justifying their support or MT ax n other grounds.
 WILL SEND SPEAKERS
 Democratic National committee t 5rsN ring to send these men into states xfisra the Irish American voters have ssa' y reveafsd their unfriendly attitude 7alSard the Democratic ticket.
 ss Republican view of the problem does not hdrmonize with the Democratic Sru .ntion that the Irish opposition te Css, rnor Cox has modified in the slight nss degree. Some of the Republican leaslers idmit, however, that Senator sgs ding has alienated support of some fStsrs ofithis class by his failure satls- < orily to explain his opposition to the
 y ate rsolution asserting the right ol tsss IrisfI people to self-determination
 ,e mire conservative of the demo-
 tic ard republican leaders admit the
 bable division of the so-called Irish
 hrican vote. rather than it's delivery
 loc td either side, concession that the demicrats argue will help them The friendly attitude of organized labor toythe democratic candidate may prove a treat help in switching the Irish vote to Governor Cox, or at least Tn modifying the intensity of the bitterness with which he has been assailed py the spokesmen for voters Of Irish orlgin ano ancestry. Here in New York city the attitude of the Irish voters will probably affect the democratic presidential ticket to some extent, though Governor smith and the local candidates of tomorrow probably will benefit because of the open ly expressed sympathy fthe democratic state and city candidates with Irlsh aspirations
 ATTITUDE OF TAMMANY
 The attitude of Tammany toward the democratic presidential ticket is not wholly gratifying to the national leaders. They do not make any charges that the Murph yorganization intends to knife Governor Cox. though reports persistent ly crop up that Tamnnany, realizing the depth of feeling against the democratic presidential candidate among the great mass of it's adherents will try to save it's state and local candidates. The leaders in both organizations denied that any deal will be countenanced by them vet there is a suspicion of it among both the republicans and democrats that the results of the balloting in November will prove the contrary. For two or three weeks Tammany and republican leaders have been called on to deny the existence of deal by which republican votes are to be obtained for Governor Smith and the Tammany local candidates in exchange for votes for Hardinr and Wadsworth. Some of the republican leaders who very earnestly ue- sife the election of Judge Miller, the party candidate for governor. 1eei JUS tified in making the covert charge that the republican national organization IS not according him the amount and char acter of support to which he is entitled. Judge Miller is by no means popular with several of the .'old guard or pro nounced reactionary tendencies These men appear to regard the repuoican gubernatorial candidate as another Hughes and predict recurrence or the troubles that the organization had Tn s.handling" the latter.
 MILLER IS INDEPENDENT
 Judge Miller urged the nomination oi Mr Hoover at Chicago fin the face ol
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