New-York tribune., 1920-11-01
Pacific Coast
States Solid
For Harding g
California by 100000 and
Washington by at Least
$4,000 Indicated as Dav
for Election Draws Near
Sweep Seen in Oregon
Alaska, Too, Almost Certain
to Send Republican as
Its Delegate 10 Congress
FROM a gpcoiul correspondent

FFoW Npftluf COrrcSIOrGcri
SEATTLE, Oct 3l.-That there is
every reason to expect sweeping Re-
publican victory in all three Pacific
Coast states and Alaska is evident
from digest made of the information
received in the last few days from in
dependent news sources along the
Coast.
Harding's victory in Washinqton
California and Oregon is conceded, ex-
cept IN those official Democratic circles
where campaign must be kept going.
FOR the last two weeks in Seattle
wagers have been posted offering even
money that Harding will defeat Cox
two to one in Washington, CT that he
will defeat Cox by $4,000 or moro. but
neither offer has been taken.
In California the official estimates
of Harding's majority place the figures
at 700 600, but newspaper experts oe-
Glare he may sweep the state by from
100000 to 100000, the Cox fight hav-
ing been abandoned Oregon's ma
iority will be much smaller, but that
Harding will carry it is rock ribbed
certainty.
Conditions in Alaska
Alaska, of course, does not vote for
President, but the Northern territory
seems to be in a mood to send a Re
publican to Congress as Delegate and
the rival Republican factions Seem to
be ready to forget their differences.
Alaska's Delegateship seat is now con-
tested by James Wickcrsham, who is
rather erratic sort of Republican
who has gone to Congress as q
straight party man, a Progressive and
Ind u
Democrat, who was seated on a prma
facie showing
Grigsby's predecessor, Charles A
Sulzer, was Democrat, and when he
died in 1918 while on his way from the
mining town named for him to Ketchi.
kan there was a question whether he or
Wickersham had been elected The
fact is that Alaska never has had q
Republican Delegate who was in har-
mony with all Alaskan factions, and
it has had several Democrats in Con
gress.
Now Dan Sutherland seems almost
certain to defeat George Grgsby
Wickersham Endorsed Sutherland aad
GrigsDy, in campaigning for reelection
claimed that Sutherland could not work
in harmony with the Republican or.
ganization and, therefore, patronage
questions could be handled better b,
Democrat who was willing to take
orders from a Republican committee
man than by Sutherland.
j. c. Mcbride, the Republican NetionaI
Committeeman from Alaska, adve rtsee
in all the Alaska newspapers that he
and Sutherland were in perfect har
mony. Literally interpreted, this was
an intjmation to McBride's friends tt
I'd ho I,%
get behind Sutherland In the opinion
of oldtime Aaskans this removed tn,
last doubt about Suthcrland's election
There are some purely local issues in
volved in some of Alaska's other cleo
tion contests.
Governor Cox Abandoned
In the three Pacific Coast states The
Democratic fights are not being wagec
for the national ticket. In fact, Gov
ernor Cox has been abandoned by The
three state organizations. Bringing
the story home to Washington, the
dominant Democratic faction in this
state sought and obtained control OF
the organization to be in line for pat.
ronagc favors if Cox could win with
out Pacific Coast support, and away
down deep this faction has been sat
sied all along that Cox could not
carry the load of the present Ad-
ministration and win.
Very similar conditions exist both IN
Oregon and California. In the latter
state Cox appealed to prejudice, in
north California by lauding Senator
Hiram Johnson and in tne southern
part of the state by intimating he
needed a Cabinet member like HerberJ
Hoover, but newspaper political ex
perts reporting on the California sit
uation say Cox made no impression.
There is every reason to expect tina
! the Republicans will make Congress
sional gains on the Pacific Coast. II
TIE three states one issue stands OF
most prominently - the gubernatoria
fight in Washington and the Senatorla
/ tights in California and Oregon.
While strenuous efforts have beer
made in the 1st and 5th districts tc
defeat representatives. John F. Milel
and ]. Stanley Webster for reelection
| in this state, Republican leaders ar,
confident that they both will be le
; elected by larger margin than the,
! had in 1918. The rest of the Republicall
| CONGRESS- sional delegation in Washington