Evening journal., 1920-09-21
PROGRESSIVES
FOR HARDING
Are Out in Force to Elect
Republican Ticket This
Year
VICTORY SEEMS
TO BE ASSURED

WASHINGTON sept. 2i-Like a
mighty phalanx, with no break in It's
ranks, the Republican party is sweep
ing ahead, confident Of an Overwhclm-
lng victory for Harding and Coolidge
in November.
Warnings have been issued by the
leaders. however, 10 members OF the
party not TO allow OvercOnndence 10
interfere with a smashing victory all
along the line. Sweeping and re-
markable as was the Republican VIC
tory In Maine, leaders here are unani-
nous In saying there Will be no let
ting down in the effort 10 select Hard
ing and TO make the next Senate and
House Republican.
one Of the most gratifying signs OF
victory In The judgment OF the Re
publican leaders, Is the fact that
practically every prominent Roose-
Welt Progressive Of 1912, Is now sup
porting the Harding and Coolidge
ticket with earnesiness. Not only
will they vote the Republican Ticket,
but many Of them have enlisted In the
speaking campaign for active duty
until November 2.
senator Boran, of Idaho, who stop
ped over In Washington for a few
days on his way 10 New England to
AhhN part lu AlN NhllINl-ut hlu WIN
has been stumping In Ohio, says that
more dissatisfied with the league Idea.
AT least that is true out where /
have been" says the Senator. who
reports that the outlook for the Re
publican ticket in the Middle West and
on the Pacific Coast is most gratify-
ing.
Frederick II. Gillette. Speaker OF
the last Congress. says that the peO-
pie viii vote the Republican ticket
mainly because they are tired OF the
inc1lclency. the extravaganza and
stubborn1ess OF the present admins
tratlon.
Discussing the league, Speaker Gil
le.te declares the d mOcrais are try
ing 10 raise a fictitious issue. The
Republicans OF this country says the
speaker, "want perpetual peace in
America Just as earnestly as the
Democrats Wilson's League OF Ma
tions plan Is not the best and only
means 10 obtain peace; In fact, the
claim of the Democrats concerning
The leaeue is a delusiOn and a fraud -
Reports reaching here are TO the
effect that California will not only
90 20 Harding by a big majority. but
will elect a Republican senator TO
succeed senator phelan, Democrat.
II is asserted that past factional feel
ings have been buried, that the
party is united and the Democrats
are making little impression in that
State.
Democrats are now taking steps TO
raise a large campaign fund for a
whirlw.nd nnish Of the campaign TO
elect the Democratic national ticket
The trick Is to be turned I'm Washing
ton, where the Democrats have leased
the Old convention hall at Fifth and
]. streets northwest, where a large
force OF clerks will be installed and
where $50 automatic typewriters are
30 be put 10 work at once
William J. Bryan has injected q
disc0rdant note in the Democratic
campaign. In his paper. The Com
moner, he asserts. "let us elect just
as many PrOTesslves TO the Senate
and House as possible Republican
IL the Democratic candidate is a reac-
iiOnary, Just as we should elect a Re-
publican dry II the Democratic can
didate Is wet"
Bryan also takes flilg at Wilson
for his silence on the liquor issue