Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-02
COLORADO SEEMS
FOR HARDING II
NATIONAL RACE
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Leased Wire Service to The Journal
(Copyri~ht 1927

(CopyrlSnI, 4JZo.J
DENVER, Col, Sept 3O.-Dissen-
sion in the Democratic party and
the intrusion ~ of the Non-Partisan
League in state affairs by captur-
ing the Democratic primaries has
Just about ruined the chances OF
Governor Cox in Colorado.
Although the Democratic nomine
for governor has Endorsed GoVernG
Cox, the rank and file of the Nol
Partisan League voters are free
vote the farmer-labor ticket en-
many of them will. This will CO:
Governor Cox more votes than t.
Democrats have been so antaSonfze
BY the Non-Partisan League force
that many of them were not at q
pleased when Governor Cox receive
the leagues nominee for governc
in his private car and hobnobbcl
with him while in Colorado
So much more attention, however.
has been given to the bitter figh.
on state affairs that the effort L,
drive out the Non-Partisan League
overshadows all else. Thus, the
Denver Post, hitherto Democratic
paper and one of the big Influences
in the 1916 campaign for Wilson,
success not only in Colorado, but
Mexico, Idaho and surrounding
states, is lukewarm on the pres1-
Dental business. 1t has developed
a more or less neutral attitude on
devoting all it's efforts to a fight
on the atic-Non-Partisan
league ticket
Similarly the Denver Times, al
though a strong advocate Of the
League of Nations, is supporting
Harding on the theory, evidently.
that he will abandon johnson after
a newspaper of large influence In
Colorado that is helping Cox. The
Ohio governor is up against a diff
cult proposition, the Democratic or
ganization is disrupted and disor-
gained
The audience that greeted the gov
ernor on his arrival in Denver was
enthusiastic and cordial. Some OF
those who heard him said the gov
ernor showed the effects Of his ia
tiguing journey.
- [ find considerable sympathy for
seems to be that Cox is struggling
alone and unaided. For instance, to-
day the Denver Post has a cartoon
displayed prominently in it's first
page with Governor Cox standing in
an inploring attitude before q row
of sphinx's, including Bryan, NC
Adoo, Clark and other Democratic
leaders, and asking them, Aren't
You ever going to say anything?"
Even Democratic chieftains who
know Colorado s politics very well
talk discouragingly about the OUT
look for Cox. They say nice things
he is making a good campaign but
they don't think he will carry Colo
RADIO.
How different things are from the
1915 campaign, when the writer
reached Colorado in his swing around
the circuit four years ago the
friendliness to Wilson was unmistak-
able: Every straw vote in this vi
cinity favors Harding. Republican
leaders in 1915 told me privately
they, couldn't carry Colorado and
would lose the state by 10000 ma
by 10000 and this time the Demo
Gratis who ought TO know predict a
Harding victory By at least 10000
The League Of Nations is not =
controlling factor in the selection.
There is only one factor-the impa-
t!ence for change of administra-
ton; Furthermore, the Democratic
association with the Non Partisan
league. In the desire to vote against
the Democratic state ticket, many
old line Democrats will vcHe for
Harding and the whole Republican
ticket. Some farmer votes that are
ordinarily Republican would go to
Cox if it were not for the farmer
labor ticket to attract the radicals.
~ The outlook for Cox is gloomy
Many of my friends here who ar,.
going to vote for Cox don't thirI,
he has a chance to carry ,Co1or-Fc
and they know the state like a boot;