The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-14
ONE CLEAR FACT IS ENEEGEHeh
OF NoN-PARTISAN LEAGu1
Manv Asking II Movement WnA ois
Awav az Did Populists And Others
Nv MARK SULLIVAN
,ion,l Political Correspondent OF Inc
Irtclligcncer and The New YORK

National Political Corrcspondcnt OF l"e
Intclligcncer and The Ne" 1"ih
Evening Post ~,
r-,ic.ro Oct 13.-Whrn was in Col
oradn week ago the debris OF the sep
tcmbcr primaries had not clearco up
sufficiently 10 make possible an I.'et
gent account Of the situation OF Inc Inc
state During the week II has cleared uP
to some extent, but it is still full M 9l
'.0,,nIayjties. These complexities DO
moi greatly affect the race as oet"eeh
Harding and Cox. Colorado: OF course
ought to be expected TO go Den,TCraII DfnaI liz II,;
In 1916 il gave Wilson inc eNcePt'""N"'
large majority OF $4,000.
Rut re hest Judgment today is thal
Colorado will 60 Repuollcan I2r, .nI
same rca son that is almost UNIV ~ 80. ~
throughout the West. That teaI,n
irritation against Wilson and the Demo
rroti,. administration and the wish to
ON the Scnatnrship the Colorado sit
uation is less simple. In the primaries
in S"ntrmhcr there wcrr TWO !caa.mk
,ion fCr senator and two leading canoi-
dates for the Democratic nomination.
Because there was moro interest," IN tne
Republican race. good many OF INC
Democrats left their "wn primaries IN
order TO have hand in tn" nor" cNcl'-
inr race between the Republicans.
At the same time, the Non-Part rtisan
League which is very ahiy manaGe9
from a political point Of view. siinprd
into the Democratic primaries bodily
and practically succeeded In capturing
tho Democratic organi7at:on.
The Non-Pnrtisan Lcaru" CANDIDATE
for thc Democratic domination lost. hut
hv the narrow margin or SeNentE-nihe
votes. Rut the man who won. )ustic"
NJ the Supreme Court or the state. TulIy
scott. has been considered : leaning to-
ward tho radicals in many of his judi
cjal decisions md in his attitude G"n"r-
ally. The consequence is that many
conservative Democrats arc Disposed 10
withhold support from him.
Senator Thomas TO Run
This tendency has bern Increased hv a
development Of the Last f"w days. The
present Democratic Senator. Charles 5.
Thomas. had determined IL retire 10 Dri-
vate life. and had formally refused 10
hc candidate IN the Dcmocratic pri-
marics Since the result Of these pri-
marics however ne has determined -
run irde HcndcntlE. and has come out
on a platform which opposes the league
OF nat'Ors. giving among other reasons
that the lrarue commits the United
States to direct participation in the po-
litical. religious. racial and geographical
differences and controversies, present
and future. between nations. races and
crerds the world over"
This emergency of Senator Thomas is
naturally disturbing TO the Democrats.
make Democratic success on the Pres
idential ticket unlikely. In fact. some
OF the Colorado Democrats have appeal
ed TO Cox to repudiate Thomas. hut Cox
has 20 far refused. ThOnas is univer-
sally recognized as an able man. with
n free and indenendent mind and his
candidacy undoubtedly Will commend
Itself strongly to his state.
Rut this Is not the end OF the COM
plications. The result Of the Republi-