Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-29
FIND
| OBSTACLES FAST
ARE DISAPPEARING
Expenses of Campaign Are
Being Met by Small
Contributors.
PARTY LEADERS EXPRESS
OPTIMISM OVER PROSPECTS
Republicans, However, Are
Literally Supplied With
"Sinews of War"
OK IS GAINING STRENGTH
opposition Of Irish Is Waning and
Many Arc Taking the Stump
for Democracy.
PARTY LEADERS EXPRESS
OPTIMISM OVER PROSPECTS
OK IS GAINING STRENGTH
opposition OF Irish Is Waning and
Many Arc Taking the Stump
for Democracy.
ny LOUIS sEInoID.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.-On one or
"o points the rival managers OF the
tcsidential campaign are In accord.
inc or these Is that the contest has
h'er"d the Intensive lighting stage;
'ho,hcr. that the result Of X may be
afgeiy determined by the mos, Of
cctive use made Of printers ink.
he final bid OF each party FOR popu-
ar support Is. therefore, likely TO
axe the form Of a vigorous advcrtIs-
nS campaign In those daily journals
md other periodicals considered as
'HordinE the most dircc, avenues to
nc eyes and minds or tho peopre.
Tho Republicans are about ready
launch their elaborate publicity
'ampaign. They will not be hamp-
rcd for means to do so. The Dem
'crats. who arc encouraged by an In
rcas!nS flow OF small contributions.
helicve that they will no able TO
batch tho Republican bid. although
hey assert that the opposition will
ave 50 to our 81"
DImcuitie. DisnppearinE.
That como OF the difficulties on
ountercd by the Democratic man
gers At tho outset of the campaign
re disappearing is manifest from the
fap!d contamination OF plans which
-ouid no: be put into operation un-
ess reasonable supply OF money
rcrc assured.
/ There Is less talk of tho calamity
sort among the Democratic leaders
han there was two weeks ago. and
4, more optimistic note in their ut
cranccs. As for the Repubiica n
managers. they are sereneIy confident
hat nothing the opposition can do
3vill affect tho result which the Re-
y. blicans describe as "favoring our
[idc."
Despite this confidence. the Repub-
lean managers have sounded a note
II warming In their instructions TO
state leaders against overconfi t}encc.
Conditions in some o: the larger
states are admitted by the Rcpub-
cans to be Disturbing and likely
o result in mischief unless closely
Watched" IF the Democratic leaders
,rc to be foelieve.d. the open hostility
which the leaders of the Irish cause
rave directed against Governor Cox
shows signs OF modifying. Men who
hrc presumed to reflect the intense
Views of voters OF this class have
been returning to the Democratic
old. according to the leaders of that
,arty.
Take stump for Cox.
Several of the most active OF these
spokcsnn in New York. Boston. Chi
ago. and other ccnters, where the
rish vote is politically important.
have already taken the stump for
! he Democratic presidential candi- :
AIates While by no means reconcile.d
3 the attitude of their presidential
Candidate on the league OF nations,
men Of this type apparently expert
-nco little difficulty in justifyins
khc;r support of Mr.. Cox on other
,rounds.
The Democratic National Committe &c
preparing to send these men into
states where the Irish American
,o,crs have clearly revealed their
lnfricndly attitude toward the Dem
,cratic ticket. The Republican view
" the problem does not harmonize
he Irish opposition to Governor Cox
has mOdlneu IN the SllEntcSt degree
Harding Alienates Support.
some of the Republican leaders ad.
nit. however. that Senator Harding
,ss alicnated support OF some voters
,f this class by his failure satisfac.
orily to explain his opposition to the
senate resolution asserting tho right
II the Irish people to self-determina.
lion.
The more conservative OF the Dem.
,cratic and RepublIcat leaders admit
he probable division OF the so-calleC
| irish American vote, rather than Its
jclivcry cn bloc to either side. a con
cession that the Democrats argue will
help them. Tho friendly attitude OF
orcanized labor TO the Democratic,
candidate may prove a great help ir
switching the Irish vote to Governor
Cox, or at least in modifying the in.
,ensity of tho bitterness with which
hc has been assailed by the spokes.
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