El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-12

tremendous majority in California
and show the Republican convention
what a real man he was at home.
They said he get all the Democratic
votes Of the state and in return had
promised 10 see that senator Phelan,
Democrat, Is returned to office this
fall as his associate in the upper
house OF congress
II johnson fails TO carry California
for the Republicans this fall by a big
aJoritys il viii prove the truth Of
one or both OF the Republican
charges.
II he does carry California for
his party by handsome majority.
Il will prove that he was lied
about and viii make him one OF
the biggest figures in the country,
for II takes n big man to get the
EquelchinE that johnson got Mt
Chicago and then come back with
bouquets for his squelchers.
It is JOhnson's one great chance
He must either make California Re-
publican and win the favor Of his
party and the respect of all the peo-
pie, or he win let it slide to the Demo-
Gratis and prove that ne is a poor
loser and double crOsser-
Other Radicals In.
There can be but one answer. John
son IS ethel q tremendous power IN
California and can prove it by de-
lvering the goods or he has been
double crossing his party and win
prove It by non-delivery.
The return Of johnson 10 the
party means more than the effect
IL will have on California. John
sons success in the primaries In
other states shows that he has a
hold on a large class Of voters
that the winning party must en-
roll to win. He can keep most Of
these with him II he makes the
effort.
His announced fealty to the party
means also that Beveridge and Borah
viii stay, for Johnson has been the
leader Of the Republican radicals, and
If their leader does not quit the
party, they viii not quit.
This means holding another large
number Of radicals for the Harding
ticket, and the radicals are the peo-
pie the Harding ticket VIII need TO
Harding and Coolidge start out
with the support OF the conservative
element Of the country-the pluto
Gratis and the Wall street bosses as
one William Jennings Bryan styles
them-and the fight must be made
for the radical vote.
Democrats Have No Cinch.
The Democrats clspleased the union
labor element as much as the Repub-
licans did The Democrats also dis
pleased the radical Irish just as much.
Nobody thought this would be so,
but it is.
That leaves no choice between
party platforms for the radical
element and IL means that the
vote viii go wherever the radicals
think there are more Of their kind
of men. In this respect, the Re-
publicans have the best OF it, FOX
among the recognized leaders Of
radical thought in the nation
johnson. Borlh, BeVeridEc and
LaFOIletfe have no peers
LaFoHette may join the third
party" now flirting with him at
Chicago. If he does, as ! have fore
cast previously what votes he VIII
get viii hurt the Democratic party
more than IL will damage the Repub-
lican party-for the reason that the
Democratic party is going 70 need
more votes this year than the kepuD-
lican party Will need, and It is going
10 work hard TO poll them from among
the radicals
Republicans Have Best Of II.
But LaFolette, although he has
fought IN his party like a tiger and
has always been a thorn in the side
Of the regulars" has never got out
side the pale Of party influence; he
has always been catalogued as Re
publican. It is hardly possible that
he viii quit now. Even the Demo-
Gratis believe that he viii stick an
other four years anyhow and await
the trend of sentiment in the country.
Therefore j say, the Republicans
have the best OF II in the number Of
leaders they can muster to their sup (
port with an appeal to the radical
vote This augurs Wen Tor the party
But TO return to the campaign
London comment upon the Cox nomi-
nation strikes one as having a good !
deal Of truth in IL. 1t is to the et- /
feet that COX starts with a handicap, /
but this can be overcome by whirl- /
wind campaign methods" And Cox is /
going to 60 out for that very sort I
Of campaign No front porch cam /
oaign for him. he is not that sort Of I
4 campaigner to begin with and his 4
party managers are going to say
Here's your train; now hurry"
and he viii be of early and stay late. 1
HardinE n sfafesman-COId.
The Democratic leaders recognize !
that Cox is a vote gettez and they 4
realize that the one thing they are I
going to need Is votes
Cox wiz be sent INTO every
nook and corner OF the country
where there f. a chance OF win
ming sentiment to his side-and
he il going TO do n lot OF win
ming.
have met both candidates. At
Chicago, before he was nominated, I i
visited the headquarters OF Harding /
with a number Of other newspaper
out OF curiosity, as we
wanted TO meet all the candidates and
At that time none Of US thought