The Washington times., 1920-09-13
G.0.P.CLA||MS
B|CMAJOR|TY
Will Have 346 Electoral Votes,
Leaders Declare In Initial
Forecast.

The season Of big claims, of dead
certainty" and without shadow
of doubt is upon the country. and
the voters may expect to be regsled
for the next two or three weeks ~
political exsggerstions IN all diree
tions, says ]. Fred Essary in y
Washington dispatch TO the Bsiti,,
more Sun. ~f ~ '.'r ',s',
FIX EXACT FIGURES. q,
A sample OF this sort OF "ciAigsths-
earth" propaganda has just been PIT
out by the Republican national couA-
uiittee, in which II II asserted that
Harding and Coolidge will be elects4
on November 2 by q naatority SO over
whelming as TO astoune the oppost.
tion and all but destroy the Demo
cratic party. ti ~.
The exact majority by which the
Republican ticket will be swept into
power has been nxed. The Statss
which are to produce this majority
are listed and everything put down ex'
cept the names Of the voters them
selves.
DEMOCRATIC CLAins DUE. :
While the Republicans have beat
the Democrats TO IL. II may be taken
for granteN that the Cox Roosevelt
managers viii not wait long to offer
something, on their part. Just as en-
couraging to their followers.
According to the initial claim Of
the Republican committee, based upon
a nation wide survey made by Chair
man Hayes, they Harding ticket will
go across by a majority of not less
than 181 electoral VOTES In other
words, the vote will be 346 for Hard
ing and 1S5 for Cox. '~sN
All the Western States which ordi-
narily go Republican, but which
jumped to Wilson in 1915. will be back
in the G. o. p. column, 1t is declared.
In addition, certain OF the border
States, Virtually all the Middle West
ern states. and all the Eastern States
are claimed for the Republicans. ssF
ENTIRE WEST CLAIMED r
Six States west of the Alleghenies
which went Democratic four years
ago. 1t is promised, will go Republis
can this year beyond all question,
They are Colorado. with 8 votes; Kan
sas, 10; Kentucky. 13; Missouri, ID;
Nebraska, 8. and Ohio, "a
California also is placed in the Re
publican camp, for something like
15O, 900 G. o. p. majority. nothwith-
standing the fact that II went for VIII
son four years ago. That was nuke )
pure and simple, 1T is asserted, and
Hiram Johnson's majority of more
than 2O0, 900 at the same time. 10
pointed to as proof.
OF Indiana, Illinois, Iowa. Minno-
sofa. Wisconsin and Michigan. the Re-
publican managers pretend to enter
tain no doubt. The only question to
be, considered. they aver, is the size
of the majority.
q. o. r. CLAIMS NEW YORK
New York, New Jersey. Delaware,
| pennsylvania. and the whole Of New
England is placed in the Republican
column The G. o, p. managers count
upon big majority in Maine today
to sustain their claim that New Eng
land Is again safely Republican.
The South is awarded to Governor
Cox, this year, nothwithstanding the
repeated assurance that 1t Is about to
1 be broken.
One or two OF the smaller Western
States also are placed in the Demo-
cratic column and a handful OF States
Including Maryland and West Virginia
are still regarded as doubtful. al
though the Republicans feel them
selves strong enough to carry them
if the proper kind Of campaign Is
made.