Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-06
DOWN EAST STATES
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There is no question that these Re-
mendo,is effect in justifyinR the confidence
Of the New England Republican leaders
| that the electoral votes Of their respective
| States are already as good No delivered to
| Harding and Coolidge.
SITUATION IA UNCOMFORTABLE.
The indorpemcnt of the Leagtic ~
| Nations plan by Elihu Root, former
| President Taft, President Lowell Of Har-
! ward ard some Of tho most influential
| mon in New england has brought about
n situation far from berg entirely com
Portable to the Republican leaders. The
valiant championship Of the league by
| Governor Cox has made a.rorg appeal
| 10 great many thousands Of Republican
voters who have begun TO study tho pro
| posal with serious intent To determine its
| advantages and Disadvantages.
The Tenomination Of Senator Moses
| Of New Hampshire has turred out to bo
| n challot GO 10 the more intelligent thought
in New England that the Republican lead
ers are now inclined 20 viuw as bit Of
| clustering. These leaders are not really
SO confident Of victory for Moses as they
wern two or three weeks ago. The de-
termined opposition among New Harnp-
women--who nurture n grievance Of their
! own-has caused considerable npprehen-
sion that the four electoral votes Of that
/ State may 90 to Governor Cox. There Is
more chance Of il than is tr,ie in ANY othor
| New England States. In 1916 President
| Wilson carried tho Granite State by 90
votes in total Of Sc, 760.
MsssAcHusErrs SITUATION.
Massachusetts looks 10 be entirely
safe for the Republicans. Tho recent
death Of Senator Crane, tho most effective
| Republican organizer ia New EIgland;
| the closing Of several banks conducted
under the supervision Of the Republican
State govurnmont and in no wny influenced
| by Federal control, has somewhat destroy
cd tho argument that all of the evils.
/ financial ard otherwise, can be traced 20
the Wilson administration.
The State administration of banks
under the Coolidge administration pre-
olpitated first-class row. The effect of
IL is purely local, but il may extend far
enough TO prevent the Republicans from
rolling UP a record breaking majority
for the Harding ard Coolidge ticket
Democrats ard Republicans say that
whatever personal appeal the Republican
Presidential ticket may make to the voters
Of Massachusetts Is due entirely To respect
for Governor Coolidge and not for Mr..
Harding. The Massachusetts governor
docs not appear to have lost any of his
popularity with the voters who gave him
the record breaking majority of l25, 900
n year ago. Democratic leaders, who
are hopeful that Republican troubles
will keep the vote for the Harding Cool
idge ticket below so, 900. are compelled To
admit, however, that there has been no
appreciable abatement of the intense
prejudice among the Boston sympathizers
with the SInn Fem movement, despite
tho fact that former Mayor Fitzgerald
and Congressman Galllvan are support
ing Governor Cox.
ATTITUDE OF CITY VOTE.
The Boston Irish are apparently as
irreconcilable toward the league as Sena-
tors Borah and Johnson. The Boston
Democratic leaders are not, therefore,
overconhdent, though they assert that
there is no question that they will carry
the city by minimum of 5000. Two
years ago Massachusetts, gave Mr.. Hughes
its eighteen electoral votes by a plurality
of 81 900
The most optimistic among the Re-
publican leaders in Maine do not claim
its electoral vote will be delivered to
Harding and Coolidge by majority as
big as that given Parkhurst in the State |
election. They are talking of from |
'25, 900 to 10000" and admit the differ |
ence will be accounted for by the division |
of sentiment over the League of Nations. |
Four years ago Mr. Hughes carried Maine /
by little more than 5000
Vermont looks TO he safe for about /
the normal Republican majority. Govern
or Coolidge viii be entitled TO the credit
for any excess, because he was born
in the State. -Four years ago Mr.. Hughes
won it by little more than II 900 in a
vote of $4,000
SOCIALISTS TO GAIN VOTES
Rhode Island, which usually follows I
Wall Street, looks to be safe for the
Harding Coolidge ticket by about 5000,
according to Republican claims and
Democratic admissions. Four years ago
Mr.. Hughes carried it by 800, There will
be very large increase in the Socialist
vote among the hands in industrial plants
The Rhode Island Socialists. who polled
1000 votes four years ago, are counting on
a minimum of 5000, With perhaps 10000,
which will probably affect both of the
major parties.
Republican leaders in all of the New
England States admit that Senator Bran
degee is going to have trouble In Con-
necticut. If the believers in the Legue
ofNatioDs and woman voters are sufficient
ly active they may be able to defeat him,
and possibly with the cooperation of the
very large Socialist vote, are expected
to turn the electoral vote over to Govern
or Cox
That the Republican national leaders
appreciate the danger to Brandegee is
pretty, clearly revealed by the tremendous
effort being made by the railway and other
Of the State to insure his
return to the Senate. The greater num-
Der OF woman voters are fighting him
and supporting Mr.. Lonergan,
his Democratic opponent They also
display friendly leaning toward the
League Of Nations
The manifest growth of popularity
of the Socialist cause in the State is
causing the Republicans coed ideal more
than the Democrats. Four years
ago, when Mr.. Hughes carried the State
by 1000, the Socialists polled 5,I79 votes