The Washington herald., 1920-10-04

effort TO appeal to the sympathetic
sentiment OF the cleCtoratc-par-
ticularly tho new women voters
. by descantinG upon the devotion
with which President Wilson sacri-
need his health and his future in an
effort to establish an effective peace
pact throughout the world There
Will be admission that his methods
were not always the wisest--but
What man is infalIibiy wise--nor
the most polite. but who is so often
TO sCorn as the politician. 1t will
be urged that instead of seeking
rest after the burdens Of the war
the President, in pursuit of high
ideal, at once assumed the respon-
Sibiliti"s Of the nation at tke peace
conference. pulling himself the la
boring oar
And upon tho heels Of the nerve
raCking ordeal he undertook his
speaking trip throughout the nation
to defend tho ideal he had set up.
In that work he sustained the stroke
which long kept him at the door OF
death. and today makes his partiCi-
pations in these activities and pleas
ures which were his principal recre-
alton impossible. Democratic leaders.
which were at the time of the San
Francisco convention expatiating
upon the Presidents rapid rpstora
tion to health. arc now describing
his condition in terms OF gloom. The
women voters OF the land will be
asked to manifest their sympathy
for the President who sacrificed so
much to an ideal which they all
shsre-the ideal OF universal peace
| by casting their ballots for the can
didate who agrees to carry on the
work.
| 1t is a counsel OF desperation. Of
. course, but the Democratic mslady
/ demands desperate remedy. Two of
the principal COX papers in New
York City-The World and The
Evening Post--last week admitted
/ the hopelessness of their cause in
! the most extraordinary editorials
the situation they saw too clearly
for denial. that Cox is beaten. The
! cue force, the extent and power of
| which is still undetermined, is the
sentiment for the league OF nations.
| The only accessions to the Cox
forces from Republican and inde-
/ pendent, sources have come as a re-
suit of him advocating the league.
Are there millions more of voters
who can be coaxed thus II his ad-
vocacy becomes more vigorous and
! is supported wholeheartedly. as 1t
| has not been hitherto, by his party
machinery? They think at head
quarters that there are, and the ma
tion may look for the opening Of the
great drive on the Versailles league
issue to begin at any moment.
The Illinois situation Is slowly
shaping itself to the advantage OF
local Democrats, but not to the dis
advantage OF the Republican ma
tional ticket. Former Senator
James Hamilton Lewis is the Demo
cratic nominee for governor. The
J Republican nomination for the same
office is still in doubt between the
| Lowden candidate. Oglesby. and the
| Thompson candidate, Len" Small.
! BY way of making sure the hopeless
/ division of the Republican vote. Mr..
John NJ. Harlan, of Chicago, an
nounces his purpose of being a can
| didate on an Independent ticket. MIR.
Harlan has always had a large fol-
! lowing among Republican voters in
Chicago and his candidacy will offer
! a place OF refuge for those who are
, disgusted by the Lowden-Tho ompson
feud. While this triangular split
! will conduce directly to the advan-
! tage of Col. Lewis, Il will bring out
an enormous Republican vote which
| will be cast solidly for the Repub-
! lican electors. Nor is there any in
! dication of Il split on the Senatorial
candidacy of Representative w. 3.
Mckinley. So far as its national
ticket is concerned. Illinois will DO
reliably Republican. E-
Tammapy may be doing Its best
| for the reelection of Gov. Smith.
but no signs of q campaign are yet
apparent and individual Tammany
men do not hesitate to predict de-
| feat of their ticket by e5o.o0o or
| more. In addition to the drift TO-
ward the Republican party, which
is observable hereds In every other
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