Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-27
PRESIDENCY FIGHT
WILL Be WON OR
LOST IN THE WEST
Seibold Says Democrats
Will Stake All on
Result There.
WALL STREET FORESEES
HARDING AS WINNER
Surface Indications Point to a
Strong Lead by Republican
Nominee.
LEAGUE PARAMOUNT ISSUE
Full OF Courage, Democracy Is
Ready TO Open Fire All Along
the Line.
WALL STREET FORESEES
HARDING AS WINNER
LEAGUE PARAMOUNT ISSUE
Full OF Courage, Democracy Is
Ready TO Open Fire All Along
the Line.
ny LOUIS sEIBOLD.

NEW YORK. Sept. 2G.--With tho
ADVENT OF Candidate Harding into the
actual fray, four OF the iivc nominees
ior President are now busily en-.
gaKed in hght!ng for enough OF tn,
expected 27.0o0,0O0 votes to win or
November .. Mr.. Dcos. the Soclalis,
candidate. being incommunicado
The launching OF Mr. IIarding's dlrec,
appeal 10 the voters o, several sec.
'ions OF the country marks the final
stage OF preparation and the begin.
ming OF the active nghting that /.
TO continue right UP to election day.
From figures obtained from tn,
managers OF all OF tn. parties. 1.
~ estimated that for tho next Ave
weeks more than 100000 candidate.
Tor every Office. from President tc
supervisor. and their vocal cham.
rions, viii take "a hand in the merry
rast!mc OF chasing votes.
Final preparations actually ac
compiiahcd. the Republican an,
Democratic leaders have already ven,
iured into the realm OF figures and
predictions regarding the probabl,
division OF the 24.000,000 votes ,ha,
they expect to split between them
leaving 100000 10 be apportione cd
among the minor contestants.
Republicans Claim Isl Votes.
The Republicans cite figures tc
convince an Investigator that or
rT"sent form they will carry Maine
New Hampshire. Vermont. Massa.
chueeus. Rhode Island. Connecticut
Nsw York. New Jersey. Pennsylvania
Delaware Michigan, Illinois. Wis
consin. Minnesota. North Dakota
Iowa. Nebraska. Kansas. Wyoming
Washington. oregon. Idaho. Califor,
MIA and Utah, with Il total OF PSI clec
toral votes.
The Democrats will not conccd,
mat the Republicans have any chanc,
IN Maryland. Virginia. North Caro-.
lima. south Carolina. Georgia. Flor.
ida. Alabama. Texas. Mississippi
Louisiana, Tennessee. Arkansas New
Mexico and Oklahoma. with l47 elec-
tora! votes.
Division OF claims. with chance!
favoring the Republicans. justincs ar
impartial observer in classifying a.
uncertain West Virginia, Kentucky
Missouri. Montana, Ohio. Indiana
Colorado. South Dakota. Arizona and
Nevada, representing l03 electora,
votes.
These estimates are based upon the
results OF tho second survey made
by the Democratic and Republican
managers. and make allowance 70,
naturally extravagant parts a II
claims.
hn i'm, cf
correct. Mr.. Harding will have a
margin of fifteen electoral votes over
the 266 necessary to win the deci-
sion. and the Democrats cannot win
even II they obtain the votes of all
Of the states where conditions justify
c,fssilication as doubtful.
~ IT years ago Mr.. Wilson OBJ
% ae 277. and MIR. Hughes 254 OF
is dinslectoral votes following the
Sac scAcking uncertainties that de.
H'iisnal announcement for four
iic. or:er the actual contest
yi, 2barse, it will be obviously the
le-s. 3b. of Republican strategy tc
hola OH TO the advantage which now
seems to favor them and the Demo
Gratis to win all OF the so-callet
doubtful States and to SHIFT f.cn
the Republican to the Democratic
column enough other States 10 win.
out the apparent margin of cxistinl
advantage. The Republicans do no
believe that the Democrats will bt
able to do this. except through 1
miracle. which they say is not likel;
10 happen during the next five weeks
Democrats Admit Hard Job.
The Democrats believe. however
that they have a chance. They have
displayed more courage and talked
more enthusiastically during the las,
ten days than at any time since tie,
began to form their lines Of battle
They admit that the job is a hard one
but not impossible OF accom- p]ish
mcnt.
Here, in New York, tho atmos.
uhcrc is decidedly favorable to thu
Republican cause and, contraryiwise
discouraging TO the Democrats. That
is usually the case. The chiet
operators of the two major parties
while actually striving for the sup.
port of tho great business interests
OF the country. arc naturally affected
by the atmosphere OF the local in.
yironment. Wall Street, which sell.
and buys stocks on judgment, ant
bets on political contests largely TO,
sentimental reasons. appears to be
almost unanimous in the view tina,
the Republicans will succeed ir
elccting Harding and the majority OF
the two houses Of Congress. But
four years ago Wall Street offered
odds of two and three. and ever
four to ono that Hughes would de.
feat Wilson. Wagcrs of as high as
five to one on Hardlng's chances have
been talked of among tho bulls and
bears of the Stock Exchange, blu,
there has been very little betting