The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-07-16
SOME CAMPAIGN FIGURES.


tions in Ohio, which will interest the
readers of The Press and Banner.
Governor Cox has been elected
Governor of his state three times and
has once been defeated. He was first
elected Governor in 1917, running in
on the democratic wave which car
ried Ohio into the Wilson column. He
han next in 1914 and was defeated by
Frank B. Willis, republican candidate
by 29,270 votes. That year Harding
was candidate for the United States
Senate, winning over Timothy S. Ho-
gan by 100000 votes, and running
ahead of the republican sicKet IT,
900 votes.
Governor Cox was elected again in
1916 winning out over his republican
opponent by 6616 votes. This year
he ran again as a Wilson candidate.
In 1919 he was reelected by a vote
of 1914 votes, this being in the war
period and his race beng pitched on
the ground that no change should be
made during the war.
The betting in Ohio is 8 to 2
against his carrying New York state.
Bets do not always tell the tale, how
ever. The figures show that both the
republican and democratic candidates
are popular men. Governor Cox for
several terms represented a normally
republican district in Congress, in
dicating that he can command re.
publican votes, while the vote Of Sem
ator Harding in his race for the
United States Senate shows that he
can command republican woes, while
the vote Of Senator. Harding in his
race for the United States Senate
shows that he can. command demo-
cratic votes. The democrats in Mar
icn, Ohio, Harding's home town, held
a meeting the other day and all pres
ent pledged their support to him,
telling him that he would ride the
democratic jackass to the White
House in November. !
These are but pointers, it may be
said, and it is a long time until the
cat jumps. 1t is hard to say on which
side of the fence the dogs will be,
barking on the FIRST Tuesday in Nov
ember Many things are to be talked
about between now and then, includ-'
ing of course cabbages, kings, Of
fees and office-holders, to say moth
ing of what is to be promised the.
dear people, ..- --ea.:n.
The "wet" talk and the ;:dry' talk
is yet to be heard and it is hard to
say now whether we shall drink light
wines and beer or ice tea and Blue
Hill water. The influence o> Mr.: Bry-
an, whatever else you may say about
him, one of the honest men in the
democratic convention, WIFI be felt.
The republicans think mis- influence
will be against Governor Cox, and he
has himself said that his "neart is in
the grave" But Mr.. bryan mas al
ways been party man anG his heart
has had good many resurfections
and perhaps he will live to
talk some more. He still mas a large
following, &n& his silence ..oE:G nu-t
the democrats, just as his active sup
port CT ..a.c ticket would draw many
votes to it.
There is talk on the one hand about
Penrose and Lodge, the Mark Han
mas of the present day, while on the
other hand we are hearing of Muir
ply and Nugent, Brennan and Tom
Taggart. 1t is hard to say after read
ing both sides which is the worst
bossed crowd, while if you listen to
each partys talk about itself it is
hard to say which most loves the poor
man.
There is only one thing TO do. That
is to wait and watch. 1t snail be the
aim of this newspaper to give the
facts as they develop in the cam
paign, and as far as we are able pre-
pare the people for the verdict-be-
cause it is verdict which is to be
rendered by the people-a verdict