Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-25
WEEK TO ELECTION
GIVES LITTLE Time
FOR VOTERS SWING
Situation in National Cam
paign Practically Unchanged.
Belief in New York.
BY n. o. MESSENGER.

NEW YORK. October 25.-One week
from tomorrow tells the tale. On the
following day there will be a number
of political prophets regalais for sale
cheap, while a lot of other people will
so around with their chests stuck out
like a pouter pigeon, saying: Il told
you So"
viii the democratic expected miracle
happen meantime-the complete re-
versal of the mass of public opinion?
All considerations of common sense
seem to answer the question in the
negative. There will be some eleventh.
hour conversions. but it is not reason
able TO expect a majority of the elec-
torate to turn a flip-fop and land in
the democratic camp over the week
ehd. And all indications and> known
ana tangible signs up to this time have
pointed unerringly to the majority of
the voters favoring the republican
presidential ticket.
Conceded by Democrats.
Outside the immediate managerial
circle of the democrats, no democrats
who have knowledge of conditions can
be found who will deny that such is
the condition. The political observers.
the democratic candidates. who have
Toured the country agree that such is
the case. They refuse to delude them
serves. much as it hurts them to admit
the cold facts facing their party.
Gov. Cox remains convinced that he
Will win. In his talk with the news
papermen here yesterday he made it
pain that he was sincere in this con-
Vlction. Shrew and cool-headed DEM
ocratic managers who are not carried
away with his enthusiasm hope he will
win. Come on, you miracle" they
pray fervently.
What Gov. Cox Expects.
Gov Cox is counting on two things
TO convert the country at the last mo-
ment: First. a reaction in favor Of the
league of nations. especially among
the women; second. response to his
appea! to the straying Irish vote to
come back on his pledge that he will
SUNNY 1reiands cause to the league
Gov. Cox thinks he has finally
maneuvered himself into a position
OF vantage on the league of nations
with the assistance of the irrecon-
cilable republican senators who have
~. ,Haroing out on limb of os-
tensible opposition to the league of
nations outright. In his Madison
square speech Gov. Cox went further
tnan before in willingness to accept
reservations. He contends that he
ssYtirnsn, ssstn ogs me S Sniy hope TO pro-ieague
nothing but disappointment.
Republican Viewpoint.
How about republican homes and
feelings? It can be truthfuliv saiJ
tnat the republican managers with
out exception are sincerely CONVINCED
mat 2 smashing republican victory
LhpenoS, ana that the time is too short
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the league of nations to materialize.
The expected republican victory
may be smaller in the popular vote
.nan 1t would have been had the cleo
!lons been held two weeks ago, but
1T Will not be materially smaller in
the total OF votes in the eIecforai
coilese. The republican majority in
the electoral college will constitute
the smashing republican victory"
inere mas been no material change
~ oPihion IN New York state or New
YORK city recently. The republican
situation has been frozen" for a fort
night and the democrats have mot
been able to thaw it out. New York
city gives prospect of going repub-
mean on the presidential ticket along
counties will roll up a big renuhIican
plurality.
Gov. Smith Has Hopes.
Gov. Smith, democratic candidate
for governor, will run way ahead of
the democratic presidential ticket. In
the past three days. some of the gov
ernor's friends here tal me, there has
been an increase in his prospects:
they think he has "a chance" They
only fear that the apprehended ter
rinc republican presidential plurality
in the state will carry the state ticket
along with it.
The closing week is to show a fe.
verish campaign in this city, Promi-
nent orators in both parties will thun-
der in the large halls and cart-tail
speakers will dot the city every night.
Big Socialist Vote Predicted.
There is promise of an UNPARALLELED
socialist vote in this city and Brook
lyn. The Debs and Christensen tick
cts Will absorb a tremendous labor
vote. This Is counted upon as work.
ing to the advantage of the repub-
licans.
One of the features of the cam.
paign this week is a flood of news
paper advertising by both parties;
Each is using the opposition papers
to boom its own candidates. Some
of the things the parties are saving
about each don't look well in print
but it is ''all in the days work" and
will be forgotten the day after cleo
ton.
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