The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-11

away cocksure of that state, but In
nine cases out OF ten dlsinterested
reporter can draw deductions from the
optimistic or pessimistic tone OF the
rival leaders, as well as from the
broad minded men, In community
who are not guided by partlsanship.
These men will have been making
analyses OF their own states for many
weeks before the travelling reporter ar
rives.
Sometimes for local reasons the resi-
dent newspapermen do not print all
that they feel about their states. The
political wayfarer usually agrees not 10
disclose the source of his information
and thus picks up invaluable informa-
Analysis To Be Accurate.
This is the season of the year when
many reporters will travel extensively
to find out how other sections OF the
country are politically inclined. and II
one has built up a string OF friends in
every important city from coast to
coast and knows the personal equation
of each man and his ability in the past
to Judge OF his own state, the task Of
analysis is bound to be reasonably ac-
curate.
Take Minnesota, for instance. Both
democratic and republican newspaper
men will conhde TO you that, as things
look now, Senator Harding will carry
the state by good majority. The
third party movement failed to mater
ialize and the only question In dispute
among observers is whether the state
will go for Harding by 100000, or. as
some conservatives put II, by $4,000.
Anyway, no democrat of standing is
claiming Minnesota Is as close as II was
in 1916 when Wilson almost won the
electoral vote.
The reasons for Hardng's strength
here are quite simple, Much OF the
electorate is Scandinavian and German.
The Germans are bitter against Wilson
for his war record, They voted for the
"he-kept us out of the-war' slogan in
1916 because they wanted to be kept
out of war with their fatherland.
Resentment Cherished.
They cherish resentment and will
show 1t at the polls. The Seandina-
vians are very much impressed by pac-
ifist doctrine and many have been per-
suaded to believe the republican cam |
paign idea that the league Of nations
means war instead OF peace.
Even though Norway and Sweden
have Joined the league. the Scandina-
VANS here are against the league. Their
opposition has been carefully cultivated
by republican press.
with only one or two executions, all |
the influential newspapers of Minnesota !
are republican,, and have been feeding
the people Hiram Johnson doctrine. |
Even those who favor the league take
their stand behind Senator Kellogg, |
who voted for the Lodge reservations,
and the number who want the league as
brought back by President Wilson is
negligibly small.
This territory is too friendly to Hard
Ing. 1t even draws distinction be-
tween the managers OF the republican
candidate and the nominee himself. For
Instance, the writer encountered con-
siderable dissatisfaction here among
republicans with the course Of the re-
publican national committee in hand
ing the INSTRUMENTATION Of cam
oaign funds. 1t u a matter of COM
non gossip that Gov. CoX's figures of
/ quota of 100000 here were correct
Ind that the republican leaders made
| big mistake when they failed to ex-
,lain It.
Think It's All Right.
Hereabouts. thev don't think 1t Is sin
ul to contribute 100000 to run a cam
,aign. and they would have preferred
IN admission Of the quotas coupled