Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-15
HARDING WILL AID
WADSWORTH INN. Y.
RACE, SAYS WRITER.
With Tammany Failing to Aid
Her National Ticket, G. O. P.
Victory Predicted.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

SYRACUSE. n. Y, October 15.-Sen-
ator Harding will carry New York state
by decisive majority. Senator Wads-
worth will be reelected by many thou
sands of votes less and at this writing
there is serious doubt whether Al Smith
the pride of Tammany's heart, will be
reelected governor.
That's the situation In the Empire
state, and a variety of reasons or fac
tors are contributing toward the re-
suit. First and foremost, the hold which
republicanism has had on New York
voters has not been weakened. but
strengthened since the day four years
ago when New York state gave Hughes
a $4,000 majority.
Second. the tide of discomfort over the
absence of a reconstruction policy at
Washington runs just as high here as
in other states along the Atlantic sea-
board
Third, Tammany. whose votes at the
San Francisco convention helped to NOM
mate Gov Cox and achieved notable
victory over the Wilson forces. seems
to have been satisfied with the ven
geance wrought against William Gibbs
McAdoo for his audacity in endeaVorlns
to purify the democracy OF this state.
and since the nomination of Cox. Tam
many has done little or nothing on the
trated on the reelection of Gov Smith
Tammnny Throws Cox.
Fourth, so deeply is Tammany in
terested in the gubernatorial race
that il is not only throwing Cox.
but also seems to have completely
forgotten Walker. the democratic
nominee for United States senator.
a talk OF how we'll Tammany
likes Jim Wadsworth. The latter is
wet" enough to satisfy Tammany and
his views on many other Questions
are not particularly hostile to Tam
many desires.
Now, it so happens that while Judge
Miller the regular republican nomi-
nee for governor, is popular and has
personality that makes him an out
standing candidate. there are certain
republican leaders who would not lose
much sleep or bemoan their fate IT
he lost to AL Smith, whose maneuverS
with the republican legislature have
stamped him as a flexible person who
recognizes that bipartisan transac-
tions are not only satisfactory to him
self. but the two parties concerned
Tammany Is Suspected.
Fifth. Tammany is suspected of be-
ing ready to trade democratic votes
for the Senate and votes on the re-
publican side that might possibly be
cast for Miller, the gubernatorial
candidate. Thus. Al Smith might be
elected governor again while SEN
ator wadsw orth might be returned to
the Senate The situation is just a
bit complicated by the fact that State
Senator Thompson. who was unsuc-
cessful in the republican primaries.
has stayed in the gubernatorial race
and has the Endorsement OF the Anti
Saloon League. Moreover. New York
state, which is still so old-fashioned
as to furnish religious issue in al
most every campaign, Is experiencing
an undertow Of Catholic-Protestant
prejudice. which seems to make
and both Miller and Al. Smith the
other.
However, as usual, this sort Of thing
balances itself. and the election will
be decided on other issues entirely:
AL Smith is popular. and in normal
year would carry the state by 100000.
Judge Miller has splendid chance OF
slipping in by a narrow margin.
Almost Hopeless. s
Sixth, the national situation is al
most hopeless for the democrats. The
Cox campaign has not turned enough
votes to cause worry to the repuoH-
cans The speech OF Senator Harding
at Des Moines on the league issue, in
which he said he sought rejection"
not Interpretation" has driven out OF
the republican party number of in
tellectuals who cannot follow the
gyrations of political expediency in
any party or individual.
The OBJECTIONS are few, but notable.
The current of republicanism is SO
strong that even Senator Wadsworth's
opposition to woman suffrage will not
cost him his seat The weakness Of
the candidate the democrats put up
and the apathy of Tammany will help
Wadsworth Offset the certain loss Of
woman votes. What chance have even
the women against the bipartisan I'M
derstandings which for years have
controlled elections in New York
state?
Copyright 1901