Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-30
TREND TOWARD cox.
TICKET GROWS INTO
MIGHTY AVALANCHE
Republicans Dazed as
They Face Crushing De-
feat Next Tuesday.
SEND UP DISTRESS SIGNALS
IN ALL PARTS OF COUNTRY
Democrats M Ike Smashing
Gains as Nations Moral Con-
science Is Aroused.
HUGE CONTRIBUTION VOLUME
Gifts Of Last Two Weeks Exceed
All Those During Cam
paign OF 1910.
SEND UP DISTRESS SIGNALS
IN ALL PARTS OF COUNTRY
HUGE CONTRIBUTION VOLUME
Gifts Of Last Two Weeks Exceed
All Those During CAM
paign OF 1910.
ny LOUIS sElpoLD.

ny LOUIS sEIDOLD.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch
NEW YORK. Oct. $50 pronounce
cd has been the shift, in political con-
d!t.ons throughout tho country that
Democrats arc encouraged TO believe
the trend away from Harding will
assume such proportions by Tuesday
az to accomplish his defeat. when VIC
tory seemed inevitable three weeks
ago. Tho betting, straw votes. and
expert judgment still point TO his
election. The Republican managers
produce figures TO indicate 4 minimum
OF go votes for him, or twcntyfour
more than are necessary.
But these figures are those OF three
weeks ago. before the breaks" began
10 go aga!nAt the Republican party.
and TO mark the turn of popular opin-
ION toward Cox and Roosevelt blum
dcripg by the Republican manage
'nent AT n stage when IL seemed they
could not lose. and u surprising re-
crudcsccnce Of popular interest and
approval OF the league OF nations arc
tho two most important fundamental
causes for improved Democratic
chances manifest aslong voters in all
parts OF tho country.
Harding Iiopelessly Confused.
Tho turn Coward developed after
;io Dcs Moinss speech OF Harding
and became even more emphatic as
mo Republican candidate was en-
rncshed In a confusion of ideas, no
amount OF explanation has succeeded
In d!ssipatinS.
Tho discontinue OF Harding was
aggravated by the success that at
tended the efforts ot President VIII
son and Governor Cox 10 arouse the
moral conscience" of tho country to
the support Of the league OF nations.
plus splendid teamwork OF the party
Organization.
The Democratic managers declare
that the movement away from the
Harding ticket has assumed
,hc proportions of mighty ava
lanche. The Republican managers,
while admitting that which is Oh
vous TO an impartial observer, de-
clare that they have not lost any
thing like the vote which Democra-
tic judgment says has been slipping
away from the Republicans presi-
DENTAL and senatorial candidates.
The Republican explanation is that
the Democratic management has been
forced to make a show in the closing
hours OF the campaign, but that the
Improvement hailed by the latter Is
more apparent than real. This state
ment Is refuted by evidence OF n most
substantial character.
Democratic Treasurer Marsh. whose
faith Is OF the sort that moves noun
tains and provokes him to declare.
we arc going to win because the
moral sense OF the country will not
let US lose" has received n larger
volume of contributions during the
last two weeks than came to hand
In 1916. That is good augury prin-
cipally because 1t points to growing
confidence when none existed a month
ago.
Resent Campaign OF snerilcEc.
Coupled with this irrefutable rca-
soning are many other circumstances
that show the swing away from the
Republican candidates--the deep i'm
preston made by the league of ma
tions tight on the voting mind; the
courageous campaign conducted. by
Governor Cox; President Wilson's
dom Of the people; tho affront to the
devout religious fervor of voters of
the Catholic faith, an insult widely
resented by all denominations; evil
dcnces OF panic among State leaders.
smugly confident of n landslide" 4
mcnth ago: unexpected demands for
money from quarters that scoffcd at
tho suggestion that any would be re-
quired: the restless shifting of views
that presages tho rcadjustr-e ent of
prcconceived conviction as to desires
and the sense OF. civic duty; nnal
awakening of the woman voters to
the inestimable benefits OF the Dem
ocratic program; and the resentment
of white voters against tho kindling
OF racial hatred.
All of these things have combined
10 make for decided Improvement
in Democratic chances. Whether they
shall finally crystalline into victorious
voting value is n matter OF individuaI
opinion, but they establish beyond
intelligent dispute tho fact that there
will be no G. o. Il. Landslide"
Now. as to figures. Tho Republi-
can managers stand pat on their
month-ol statistics. Those OF the
opposition detect glarInE discrepan-
ries in dissecting them.
Concessions by Managers.
Tho concessions made by rival
managers are far apart. There is
partial Democratic assent to the
claims of tho Republican managers
that they will carry: Maine, 6 cleo
toral votes; Vermont, 4; Massachu-
sctts. is; Rhode Island, S; New York.
Is: New Jersey. II; Pennsylvania, IS;
Delaware. 3; Michigan. 10; Illinois.
~; Wisconsin, 49,; Minnesota, 12:
North Dakota, 8; Iowa. 10; Kansas,