Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-22
Reports Indicate That G. 0. P.
Will Carry Buckeye State by
More Than UsueI Majority in
National Election.
EFFORTS OF cox CAUSE
0F'MUCH AMUSEMENT
Attempts Of Demo Candidate
To Prove His Progressive
Stand Brings Forth Sharp
Comment in Marion Star.
BY PHILLIP KINGSLEY.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire


Marion, O., Aug. 2l.-Reports that
have come in from state scouts dur
ing the week indicate that the drift
Of sentiment, in Ohio at least, is
toward the republican candidate for
presidency. The normal republican
majority in this state, based on many
elections, is $4,000; the development
of the campaign SO far leads to the
conviction that if nothing goes wrong
this majority will be greatly in
creased in November.
The effort of Governor Cox in his
speeches to the democratic conven-
tion at Columbus, to make it appear
that Senator Harding had been "re-
dictionary" in their Ohio political ac-
tivities has brought forth pungent
comment in the senator's papers, the
Marion Star, and has caused some
amusement i'll republican headquar-
ters.
An interesting bit Of political his
tory is found in the Ohio book of
facts, written in 1918 by Harvey c.
CARRIER, for many years a leading
deuocrat in Ohio. Mr.. CARRIER was
opposing Cox for governor. As a
former state chairman and former
democratic ational committeeman.
his support of Willis, republican
nominee, was a political sensation.
..r Quote Cox Editorial.
The book of facts refers to Gov
crnor Cox as the man "who tried to
take the credit from Governor Har-
mon for the workmen's compensa-
tion law and to use the industrial
committee for his own political ag-
grandizement." An editorial in Cox's
Dayton paper for January 81, 1904,
is given as showing whether or not
Cox has been progressive. This fol-
lows: Bryan is greater aid to the
republican party than any of its own
leaders. And just so long as demo-
Gratis are permitted to be reviled,
browsbeaten and prosecuted by the
tongue and pen of Bryan, and he is
permitted to dominate the party with
his 'isms, so long will it 60 down
to defeat"
Another editorial in the same pa
per, June !, 1904, when it was ap-
parent that the reactionaries would
control the democratic national con-
vention in St. Louis, reads: The
democratic party had been afflicted
with appendicitis in two successive
campaigns (lS96-1oO0), which very
seriously affected it's running quail
ties, but the populistic veriform ap-
pendix of the party will be ampu-
tated at the national convention at
St. Louis and its candidate will be
improved"
Passed Liability Act
The Marion Star says: an Ohio
everybody knows that a republican
legislature passed the employers liza
bility legislation two years before
Governor Cox came into office.
That republican legislature took
the steps required to initiate con-
stitutional convention and that con-
vention prepared new constitution
which made it possible for the legis-
lature to extend and strengthen the
principle of employers liabilities.
That after the constitution was
amended the Cox administration
doctored the legislation, but did it
so badly that it was never satisfac-
tory, and it had finally to be per-
fected by the republican legislature
of 1919. Governor Cox's response
bility for other reforms is about on
par with this
1t is further pointed out that after
trying the new constitution for four
years the people Of Ohio elected Mr..
Harding to>the senate by plurality
of 102,573, while Cox was defeated
for governor by 1910.