Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22


state on its national ticket Early
in the pre-convention campaign
California had it all "doped out"
that the republicans would NOM
mate Senator Hiram johnson and
the democrats Herbert Hoover,
and the golden west" would come
into its own. But the golden
dream faded. and now the folks
out there find 1t hard to become
But no matter how Indifferent
California may be, the voters in
other states are awakening to the
fact that a presidential campaign
is under way. In Kentucky they
are looking forward to the hardest
fight in the history Of that state
of strenuous, campaigning. Blue
Grass democrats have borrowed a
leaf from the book Of their repub-
lican opponents. and this year are
going to depend more on effective
organization and less on oratory.
And when one regards the history
of Kentucky that amounts almost
to a revolution, for next to their
race. horses and their women, Ken
tuckians have been prouder of
their orators than of anything else
on earth.
West Virginia is another border
state where the campaign is at
boiling point. Gov. Cox is to make
two speeches In the stata on Labor
day, at Charleston and Huntington.
and on the platform at both places
he. will have with him John w,
Davis. ambassador to Great Brit
ain. who was West virginia's ia
vorite son in the San Francisco
convention. West Virginia demo-
Gratis are very confident Of defiv-
ering the states electoral votes to
Cox and Roosevelt. especially in
view of the position in which their
republican opponents find them
selves as a result Of non-partisan
league activities. The league,
made up, Of the radical labor ele-
ment in West Virginia. backed
Samuel B. Montgomery. state labor
commissioner. in the republican
primary for the nomination for
governor. He was defeated BY
Judge E. F. Morgan. but it is an
nounced now that Montgomery is
to run as an independent candi-
date, and democrats believe this
viii so weaken the republicans
that they win lose the national as
we'll as the state ticket.
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One of the most, strenuous pri-
mary lights in the history Of New
York state is now under way, with
Independent candidates for several
Of the chief Offices contending
against those ''desi1nated'e nv tho
state convention.
The fight attracting most atten-
ton is that of Secretary of State
racuse for the republican nomina-
ton for governor. Miller was. the
choice of the state convention. but
Hugo declined to accept the "des-
ignatfon" as conclusive, and enter
ed the contest in opposition to the
organization. The Stars Albany
correspondent says Hugo appears
to be losing ground daily and that
many believe he will retire from
the contest before the vote is TAX
en- next month. Hugo Indignantly
repudiates this suggestion, and
declares he is in the fight TO = fin
ish. There does not appear any ap-
prehenSton that the primary con-
$sS-s - oSky OWL eAC
chances Of either national ticket.
$50
In Maine. which now is the only
"early" state. the campaign viii
be in full blast this week There
is great disappointment that nei-
Their Harding nor Cox win visit the
afafe hef0ra the Cenfemhor oIac.
ton, but speeches have been prom
Used from both Coolidge and Roose-
welt, and other orators of national
prominence will be heard from.
The republicans formally opened
their campaign yesterday and the
formal democratic opening will be
tomorrow.
Though serious credence no
longer is given the old slogan that
"as goes Maine SO goes the nation"
the outcome next month will be
awaited with undated interest.
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