The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-12
SAYS OH|O'S VOTE
WILL ELECT cox
DR.. Chancellor, Noted Edu-
Gator, Predicts State viii
Give Him a Majority
of 25O,OOO
INDIANA ALSO IN LINE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS. LABOR
AND TAX ISSUES WILL BRING
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY

New York, Oct. 12.--That Governor
Cox will be elected president in No
'vember, carrying Ohio by 250,000
majority, Is the confident predic-
ton Of DR.. William Estabrook Chan
cellor, noted writer, educator and
political student in letter published
in the New York Times for Septem-
ber &c.
Dr. Chancellor, who has held the
chair OF political and social science
history and other studies in several
of the leading universities of this
country, bases his prediction Of the
result In Ohio upon a careful sur
Vey of the situation in that state.
lie asserts that Senator Harding will
even lose the ward In which he lives,
rho city OF Marion and the county.
The people Of Senator Harding's
horne city, DR.. Chancellor said. know
that he is a political accident" He
declares that Indiana. knowing the
facts concerning the candidates, will
vote as Ohio does In the coming
election.
DIR. ChancellOr's Letter
In the following letter, DR.. Chan
-cellor sets forth the reasons upon
which he predicts his conclusion
Wooster, Ohio, Sept. II, 1920.
To the editor of the New York Times:
AS an observer l was present at
the Republican national convention
sr I hn
visited in a score of cities in Wis
consin. Illinois, Indiana and Ohio,
and was a delegate to the Ohio state
Democratic convention. Much of my
travel has been in traction lines
where have met many people in
various walks OF life. | have spent
three days in Marion and have in
vestigatod the political conditions in
Dayton If the Republicans are bas-
ing their homes of victory up0n Ohio
and the n ddle west, | am at n loss
To discover anything whatever for
such a fas 5. Governor Cox Will
carry Ohio by quarter of mil
lion votes.
owing TO the worlSmen's compen-
sation act and to the fact that in the
Industrial s,ruggles of this state un-
der Governor Cox no shot has ever
been fired, labor will cast an al
most solid vote for him, and be en-
thuslastic in so doing.
For Him on His Record
Owing TO the very great improve
rnent in public education due to the
school code in the three. admnistra-
tions of the governor practically all
schoolmen and schoolwomen OF the
state Of any length ofstxperience are
his warm personal supporters. In vis-
iting teachers Institutes and summer
college sessions at many points, /
have been amazed at the virtual
unanimity Of this support and at its
vigorous public statement, unusual in
ordinarily restrained educators
As is well known, there is great
preponderance among college profes.
sors of support for the league Of
nations; and the same preponder-
anoe will he found among preachers
rs well. Ministers who have never
before talked politics are talking
for the league according to the pres.
ent covenant,
one Of the most popular acts ever
operative in our state Is the so-called
Smith one per cent act, limiting tax.
alton. This holds the farmers in line,
for the Democrats sponsored 1t and
have stood BY It. The laws was pre-
pared by our famous Judson Harmon
Upon the state ticket there are two
very strong candidates. one Of them
A. V. Donahey, who has been state
auditor for eight years, the present
candidate for governor to succeed
Cox; and w. A. Julian, a Cincinnati
manufacturer who happens for good
reason TO be very popular among
working people. senatorial candidate
These men are opposed by former
Governor i. p. Willis. during the wal
a mild pacfist and by former Mayor
Harry l.. Davis OF Cleveland, who
laid the city wide open. These will
prove to be very weak candidates
Cox, Donahey and Julian make trio
that will lead tens OF thousands OF
former Republicans TO vote the Dem.
ocratic ticket, and will hold every
Democrat in line. The auditor is O
veritable watchdog Of the treasury, q
brilliant political writer, and per
suasive platform man, and happen.
20 be poor with family consisting
OF wife and ten children. He wil
got the highest vote.
Women Favor Cox
OF course any one who predicts
what women wiz do--even a woman
who 80 predicts--runs unfamiliar
chances In politics. To us, II appears
that the women will vote for tn
league. Here Cox will lose no femi
nine support az being wet" for tn,
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