Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-31
REAL BATTLE OVER,
CAMPAIGN OF 1920
FORMALLY CLOSES

and to express it's complete confidence
in the constructive ability Of the re-
publican party in a manner that will
be heard around the world"
No Reason to Alter Forecast.
Mr. White, who declared tonight he
ing up detailed reports from all state
chairmen, asserted he saw mo reason
to alter my forecast in which I pre-
dicted a certain victory for the DEM
ocratic ticket" Mr.. White referred
to a prediction he made yesterday.
But. in perfect fairness. l want to
say that this will not be alone DEM
ocratic victory. 1t will be the victory
and partisanship, victory over ais
union and dishonor, victory over the
counsels of selfishness.
This nation wants to establish and
maintain world peace in concert with
those nations which were our allies
and militarism. 1t wants to extend
the Monroe doctrine to the world. 1t
wants to secure peace in the eastern
hemisphere as in the western and to
spare future generations Of Ameri-
cans from the necessity of laying
from military domination.
I'VE have won the argument for
peace. We have won it despite the
fact that an absolutely clean and fair
campaign on our part has been con-
Quoted in the face of a campaign that
bore every other semblance but fair
ness and cleanliness"
Reviews G. o. r. Tactics.
The democratic campaign leader
q nd Hot q
have been forced to meet" ending
what he termed his final statement
with the following paragraph:
These are but a few of the unfair
and INSCRIPTIONS methods used to ar
rest the onward march of the cause
espoused by democracy. They have
failed. In that failure I have the
satisfaction of knowing that the DEM
acratic campaign has been clean, fair,
aboveboard and American. I have,
and my associates have, never hit be-
low the belt. We have proclaimed
and advocated the greatest moral is
sue in the history Of this country. We
go to the nation with clean hands and
clean hearts to request and to receive
the victory that means world peace,
domestic progress and individual
Meanwhile. with rival headquarters
clearing decks for the campaign
climax Tuesday, republican and demo-
cratic candidates taking first place on
the ballots addressed to voters pleas
for support.
The presidential candidates-Sena-
tor Harding mad Gov. Cox-wound up
their campaign travels in the west.
The senator chose Columbus as the
city in which he would deliver his
last address before election day.
activities with an old-fashioned
torchlight parade in Chicago and an
address at the Coliseum, where his
rival was nominated.
Addresses I'm East.
The vice presidential candidates Sc
lected the east for their final election
addresses-Boston for Gov. Coolidge
welt.
Farley P. Christensen, presidential
candidate Of the farmer-labor party,
running with Max Hayes, today car
ried his campaign into the state of
Washington.
Although his ticket mate, Eugene
". Debs. was forced to conduct a
unique campaign in the form Of state
ments issued from behind prison
walls. Seymour stedman. vice presi-
ally throughout the country.
Aaron s. Watkins and Leigh Colvin,
leaders on the prohibition ticket, and
Robert c. Macauley and Richard C.
Barnum, single tax candidates., also
have carried on their campaigns ag-
excessively.
And. while presidential candidates
today were matching plea with plea
for the right to occupy the White
House for the next four years, the
present occupant cast his vote
Neither President nor Mrs. Wilson
went to Princeton, where they are
regi stered. but mailed their ballots
to New Jersey.