The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-13
M'KELLAR SAYS G. 0. P.
CLAIMS RIDICULOUS

Washington. Sept. 13.-(SpeciaI.l--
The claim on the part OF the republicans
that tho results of their primaries re-
Gently held IN republican states was q
reputation OF President Wilson and
the league OF nations has brought ont
some very tart and pertinent criticism
from democratic leaders here, Senator
Mcclellan says tho republican claims in
this respect are absurd and are contro-
vorted by the plain facts OF the situa-
tlon. He takes the case OF Senptor
Moses, Of New Hampshire. about whose
nomination tho republicans are hpast-
Ing. and shows that he ia a long ways
from being elected In November.
Senator Mcclellan said:
Our republican antileague friends
are claiming much consolation from the
victory OF Senator Moses In a republican
primary IN New Hsmpshlre. They are
hcralding II far and wide as victory
against the league OF nations Tho most
that can be rghtfully claimed for It Is
that II was n hard won victory In their
own party against tho league--a vic-
tory, " 10 examine the figures. which
looks more like phyrric victory than
n real one. Surely another such VIC
story and the republican party ie lost In
New Hampshire. Let us examine ana
analyso tho figures,
I'm the primary nght Senator Moses,
according 20 newspapers. received about
aG, 600. and Mr.. Spnlding. a league re-
publican. received $4,000 votes
In November, 1915 President Wilson
received IN New Hampshire 1871 and
Judge Hughes received ASI2S, President
Wilson winning nv plurality. OF 80
yotcs. There were about $4,000 votes
cast. all told,
women voted In the recent primary
for the FIRST time and win vote In the
November election, The woman vote
~ the lowest calculation will not he
less than so per cent OF the mems vote.
Assuming that the mems vote In No
Vemhcr win he the same as II was In
tqlG, there win he $4,000 women voters,
or total of II? 900 votes. cast In No
Vemher. OF these senator Moses APP
pareutly has n cinch ON 2Seoo, hut this
Ia n long way from tRw, II is probably
not more than pnc.ffth OF the New
Hampshire vote, In order for him TO
carry New Hampshire he viii have TO
have At least 1000 votes Therefore.
his primary vote Ia apparently $4,000
Can he get any democratic VotcE7 can
he get majority Of tho women q
Notcf Can he oven get majority ot
the conscience republicans who voted
for MIR. Spaulding, the league rruuh.
llcan, In tho primary In addition to
this there are many French Canadians
in New Hampshire, and senator Moses
voted against guaranteeing Alsacc-
lorraine 10 France, and he Will for
this reason doubtless lotc many
French Canadian votes Taking all
these elements into consideration Sem
ator Moses is going to encounter some
trouble In New Hampshire IN Novcm-
Der. II he is elected under those adj.
verse conditions, " win hc a great
tribute a. him. II must be rcmcm-
hcrcd also that ho was elected hy the
very ANAL margin Of about I 600 over
hts democratic opponent IN November
1918 Tho truth Is that the republican
party would have had much hotter
show To carry New Hampshire Il a
candidate had boon selected who was
not against tho league and who was
not against woman suffrage u the
result OF senator Moses nomination has
any meaning at all " means that he