The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-14
Third Party RadiCaGSm
Does Not Appeal to
DiSgruntIed Voters
By DAVID LAWRENCE
(copyr1g1t BY The IntelAg sncer)


Chicago. us. July l2.-Ou,s,ds of N"
ranks Of the professionals poilc'tas the
nominees oc the EeruhNcan and N"m"-
cratic conventions have Awakened II"
popular chords IN 'nN West. AMI we're
- not for the Suspicion tnl; IN ir"Lot"HH
'IUcs lke the present th,7d part
would add - the governmental ccn'"
sion rather than stability. ;A.s would be
an ,dnal third party year
As Il Is. there are p-"Sr"~S.'"S ERlore
who ar" eager :" take retnE" some,
whe-o but The tendency VI the minority
S-ourS meeting ~ rh'CaE" TO go t. "a"
extremes Of radicai:$rr VIII NeSp large
numbers Of voters IN the t"o otd 'ihc
rartics as a choice between lNS>"r cNllS
Tut bo.h senator Harding and G"Ncrn"r
Cnx have splendid opportunities - WIN
ming much Of this dISAfteCtNd vote. EH
showing themselves able TO rise anoYe
tho organization environment whence
ihcy came. they vii, regain much Cc
What would otherwise ~ 4 dead loss.
Eor this time th' discounted '";cr 'Sn
going to express hGmSNlt necessarily IN
a N I'd party, huc by something tTtlNitN-
" moro suhvcrSiyN ot campaign CotcGia-
c:on. namely staying away from the
polls.
inside 'Nc Ecpuhitcan Hl-'y IN" Sltu-
alton g different or'y u d"Cr"N from
that wh'ch C\lStS ~ the Democratic
partv. For tho fh-t -. = decided S"ut!-
men, prevailed IN IN" WciS f'r Hiram
Johnson. Herbert Hoover. Leonard Wood
and William Gibbs McNd0N. Neither
Iox nor Harding could awaken rlpHi"
oC interest whore any a. tn" Hr%t four
would produce an emotional uph"lVai
Leonard Wood a2p"a'"i - III" youth
- ths nation and - business rolk as
decisive character who lNpjtlcd national
efficiency. Hiram johnson came forth
as The cru usads- ~ tur W">; unInfiC"H"Cd
ard urcor'ro|i.d by party bosses Or or
EaNiZaUCrS nat full o. a dOCt~!n" ~
America first tAat sounded piauSihl"
Herbert Hoo:er stood OUT rs n" heroic
prcduct oc tho war n master mind in
executive and Atn,r.strativ" tasks an
amateur in 9oli,'cS and therefore not
altogether eliminated from, consideration
simply because n" huHSlea his cards this
year William Gibbs McAdoc typiflcd
wisconsin IN :n'srrational affairs and
friendship fer lahor To TN" millions
who were carried away ny President
Wilson's arpSal rcr tho LCaKu" nt Ma
ton on his "trip west las YEAR N"Adoo
seemed 20 BE- moro nearly the her, of
Wilson policies han either Wood o.
johnson wAr" OF ch~ Roosevelt policies.
McAdno in tAr. Democratic and Wood.
johnson and Hoover IN the Republican
party 10 represent decided waves OF pop
U,ar sent rrc0r which have not been sub
N~erEAI ~ ~ ou-:. ROY. nations.
Looking For 1924.
-'hc are-aE" Nm"r,~an -+ 40 snon"-
norH vfth or" CamTa. gU han ?" .O"kS
forward - tHN roNt contest NAd judy
'rr by tho expressions which n" writer
heard or his western trip. = - safe to
aSSum" that unless cox and Harding
both discover thc roots cf the power
which Wood. Johnson. Hoover and Nc
Adno held IN tNc western country. these
fnpr individuals Will ," heard from m
Nc contest four wears from now. Surely
Y cox is defeated tho opportunity OF
McAdoo 20 lead N" party IN 1929 will hc
greater IRAN i vas this time. with ;hc
four wears. there vii hS no 2iauSibIN'y
behind the cry o. crown rr;ncN" Cr son
ln-law. an argument that had wei ght
not merely with Ec7uhlicans. bur WIKI
Democrats too. FUrth "rnorH 4 Cox
loses IN" Wilson branch % the Demo-
cratic party will engage m a M sghty
struggle next time 10 overthrow the
Tammany Tiger.
on The other hand should Governor
cox be elected and 90 20 tho Tammany
bosses wha, Woodrow Wilson AID To tho
New Jersey bosses whom once hN Sc
cured tho nomination Sror1 them and
was elected - office, ~" entire Demo
cratic party would ~ obliged 70 rcnornI-
nate Cox for second term.
The Futuro OF Hoover
In The Republican party. the talk o.
1924 also has q definite bearing on what
Mind of support will bc given tho Re-
publican ticket this year. Friends OF
Herbert Hoover who always have want
ID 20 see HIM c,aSsed as 4 Republican
arr glad n" has com" out In favor of
Harding THIS. they think. will assist
Hoover four years from now. especially
u Harding iSn't elected next Fall. Incl
Gcntally there is a move on in California
20 make Hoover governor Of the STATE
two years hence II Governor Stephens
decides 20 run FOR the senate. II he
doesn't then Hoover iS being talked OF
for the senate against Johnson Tho
idea seems 20 keep Hoover in the poiiti-
cal lmSHEht IN the next tour years. II
h" occupies \ place in the Harding cab
rot or Is a candidate for senator or COY
frn"r oc his state within four wears y"
WI hNv" wiped the slate C.rar or the
suggestion has hs h.rd abroad too
mar N"ars - und"ra,and American AZ.
'S'r% ard VII NJy" aligned himself lonS
enough VII Ecru hhcaT.Sm - b. con
S'd"rCd ei'Eih'" :or high horo-S
To b" SwCp' 'Uin ruur- uu = v.a,O ~
r"S"niN"O'. N0w"N"-. o1c rurro'E h-,asr
Of verN s""ur" support and unlHSs iia-d.
ing = elected proves hluself = prorrss-
S;ve. tho western part of the United
states VIII reveal rrSIrSrr, progress
sivlsrr that WILL MAKE logical n l7.I A
r"pc'itioR ~ IN" p0l:;Iral cH~nts or inl-
Harding would. Uf course - tho carlt-
date Of the organization mon m nc caS.
for reelection JUS as vas Trf. .,ud
Johnson might easily become the Roo>o.
velt Of tie occasion. tn" sooner Hard.
Ing and the west get Closr together and
tho sooner the Republican managers 70.
allze that their front p"rch campaign
viii not get the rubl:ct', or attention
that a. trip Of speeches would get tAs
brighter Will EApubiI~an chances ho-
come. especially IN such doubtful states
as California.