The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-05
GOV COX PREPARES
FOR FINAL DRIVE
Continued from First Page.

dltions in these Republican strongholds.
including New York, Illinois New Jer-
sew and even Iowa and Kansas. Re-
newed effort also will be made TO win
North Dakota and Washington. mean
while working with Ohio and Indiana,
which the Democrats still believe there
is a chance OF winning II sufficient work
Is put forth.
Gov. Cox and the campaign managers
rrofessed 10 believe that things We're
looking better in Democratic way.
They insisted that reaction had set In
during the last week or ten days,
perceptbble reaction against the Repub-
ncan party, which they thought might
be famed into something worth while
for them If done properly. They did not
fool themselves. however. that they have
much to overcome in the short time that
the campaign has to go, but they took
consolation in the feeling that at this
period in the campaign four years ago
Charles F. Hughes certainly was a win
ner and Woodrow Wilson defeated.
The conference had little to do with
politics. being of more cold-blooded
practical character than that between
Gov. Cox AMI his running mate. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, aboard the Presidential
nominees campaign train yesterday.
when 1t was decided to make the League
of Nations the oeershadowing issue In
the rest of the right. Harrison and
Moore talked figures. They looked the
situation squarely In the face and con-
coded that If the election were to be held
right now they certainly would De licked
Picking Final BATTLE-GROUND.
They believed. though. that much can
be done in the next four weeks, II the
campaign Is concentrated to certain In
diyidual States, into which they Will
throw their most effective speakers and
tons of literature. Just what THESE
States will be has not as yet been de-
termined upon but they probably Will De
selected within the present week.
Until then the finish itinerary OF Gov
Cox, as the campaign star, Will not pe
decided AS it stands 1t is virtually
complete up to October Is, when there
is to be an evening meeting IN BuIaio.
The next date is October % at Madison
Square Garden in New York city. 1t is
probable that the intervening period Will
be passed with vigorous campaigning IN
New York State.
There is another gap in the itinerary
then. between October % and OCTOBER
2S, when there is to be an evening meet
ing in Indianapolis. The expectation IL
that this time will be passed in New
Jersey, Ohio and Indiana as States that
need considerable missionary work.
At present the expectation is to end
the campaign in Chicago on Saturday
night, October 80. although there still is
a possibility of a meeting in Ohio. maybe
at Cincinnati, on Monday night. Novem-
Der /. the day before election. The gen.
eral scheme is to spend one day in New
Jersey, two days in New England, four
days in Ohio and three days in Indiana.
The other States that will be covered
are Tennessee. Kentucky and Illinois.
New Jersey His Problem.
Gov. Cox's position on the wet and
dry question, as developed during the
Western trip. came in for much dis
cussion especially as 1t would affect
the chances of carrying one or two OF
the Eastern States where there Is sup
posed to be sentiment against the Vol
stead act, notably New Jersey. Cox,
urquestionably, was forced into the po-
sition where he had to come out dry"
approving the votes cast by Senator
Harding for the submission of the
Eighteenth Amendment to the States
and for overriding President Wilson's
veto of the Volstead act. And II Is
going to make 1t difficult under the
circumstances for him to hope to win
New Jersey and such other States
which have wet tendencies.
On the other hand, now that Gov.
Cox has cast his lot with the League
of Nations I'm the solemn referendum
which Mr.. Wilson wanted it is realized
that it hardly would be possible for
him to take a stand for wet" po-
sition running contrary to the causes
OF world peace and happiness. with its
appeal to women and church folk.
Something had to be sacrificed, and so
1t was decided 10 sacrifice the States
that might be carried on n wet" plat
form. hoping that the dry" States
would fall into line, as they did In 1916.
This required the recapitulation of the
States that might possibly be won over
from their present Republican tenden.
cies to the concentration programme
that now is to be put in operation. II
added to the hope that Kansas or Iowa
or Washington or North Dakota might
be added to the Democratic column
through an Intensive drive by follow
up" speakers and the distribution of
campaign literature. such as, for in
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