The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-26
OHIO SWINGING
AROUND TO COX
League Issue to Fore-Prohi-
bition Question Not Factor
Of Importance.
PEOPLE READINY TREATY
1av DAVID AwarNcr,

Cincinnati. o.. Oct. 26.-(Copyrigh
for The chattanooga News. )-Gov
Cox's chance OF carrying Ohio have
seemed to depend largely on what hs
can DO n such a republican, stronghold
as Hamilton county, which, includes
in Its boundaries the city OF Cincinnati
Every time Cox has ruin for ONCE II
Ohio, he has either cut down the repub.
lican majority or carried the county
The republicans eSplain II on the
ground that the vets" helped Cox, OF
that the republican organization itseli
"drys" as Frank II. Willis, the oppo-
nent OF Cox In two OF the gubernatorial
races.
What, therefore, will Cox DO this year
In Hamilton county? It'seemed worth
a special Investigation. First OF all
much to my surprise there is no wet
ana dry issue. Liquor organisations.
as such, are not active or visible. The
republican workers, however, being not
at all blind to the fact that Hamilton
county contains many republicans who
have voted in the past for Cox on the
wet" issue simply reprinted In large
quantities one OF the newspaper dis
patches from the far west wherein Cox
said in effect he would have voted dry
had he been O member OF the United
States senate.
Prohibition Not Issue.
But the prohibition question is not a
factor of Importance. The same friendly
sentiment for a democratic governor
president avails toward the democratic
nominee for governor--C. A. Donahey--
yet with respect to the national ticket.
traditional party lines seem to be fol-
lowed. The republicans talk OF carry
Ing Hamilton county by $4,000. The
democrats privately concede Cox can
not carry the county, but they insist
the majority for Harding will not be
much better than the Hughes majority
of l40O0, or its equivalent, $4,000 with
the women voting this year.
n Gov. Cox can come down to
Hamilton county with lead OF
5000 to 10000. he would still be
abiesto carry Ohio by a majority OF
from 10000 to $1,000. Tkat's
Democratic optimism In Southern
Ohio.
Workers whose morale must be kept
up and leaders, whose hopes are never
dashed TO the ground till the last vote,
Ia counted, firmly believe the reduction
OF the Harding majority in Hamilton
county will mean q Cox victory in the
state.
TO dispute this claim or rather to de-
termine the validity OF the foregoing
journey to northern Ohio, and other
sections OF the state where Cox must
pick up the aforesaid lead over Hard
ing. That will be the writer's task to-
morrow in Toledo and Cleveland, and
the northern tier OF counties. As for
Springfield, this Correspondent learns
that the normal republican majority
will probably, be Increased there and
that In Dayton a bitter fight is being
made which will have the effect OF
keeping down the decisive majority,
which the friends of Cox have been exc
pecting In his home county.
The governor ID due to speak here
this week and the local democrats who
have been stimulated by the noticeable
drift to Cox In the last few days think
the effect of the visit win be to cut
down further the Harding majority In
Hamilton county. ia
League Issue To Front. Es
1t is easy to dismiss Ohio with the
whispered statements of several well in
formed democrats who think the state
isglost on purely Wilson and Anti
wilson issues. but there lie no denying
strength ever since Senator Harding
made his speech at Des Moines when
was interpreted as rejection of the
present league Of nations. One of the
newspapers here printed 100000 copies
OF the covenant for free distribution
and the supply was quickly exhausted.
The democrats who were inclined to
scoff at the league of nations issue as q
vote-getting proposition admit that
they should have become enthusiasts
about IL earlier In the game.
Tney now see its possibilities. They
insist that mere reading OF the COW
enant has made votes simply because
the text of the document refutes many
or the arguments and his representa-
tong that have been made by opponents
OF the pact.
On the other hand, Hamilton county
reveals as elsewhere fundamental de-
sire for change in government at WASH
ington based entirely on domestic Is