The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-21

won IN the election as did also
Chambcrlin I'm Oregon
Chambcrlin Is generally regarded
as having the best chance for re-
election, but for the first tive in
his political history he IL having real
opposition. While "a democrat he
has always played the independent
fluto In his previous political eN-
periences and this year gave out a
red-hot statement against Presi-
dent Wilson which has caused two
or three democratic clubs to re-
pudiate him. When Cox was here
in Portland Chamberlain had to
meet him of course, but the inside
facts are that ho hated to do It and
the republicans are circulating n
picture showing Chamberlain greet
ing Cox at the Union station as a
campaign document against him.
And when a United States senator
cannot greet his party's choice for
president in his own homo state
without endangcring his own
chances for re-. election, what must be
thought of the chances OF Mr.. Cox
out here in the wilds OF oregon?
And he will be beaten worse in
Washington and California than In
Oregon | have just had an op-
portunity 20 talk TO the bell hops
and the Mattresses In the inter
mountain states but IL they talk
anything like their brothers and sis
ters down along the border and I'm
the Pacific coast belt I'd almost DE
willing to wager that Cox does not
carry a state west OF the Mississippi
except Arkansas, Texas and Louisi-
ana, And IL all OF Texas was like
the Panhandle there is no tcinch
that he will carry Texas.
Non-Parrisan Strength.
There is a new fly In the political
ointment OF this section that threat
ems i'm the near future to upset
things considerably. 1t is the nom
partisan IeaBue. but, il has not
gotten organized sufficiently well TO
cut much, If any figure, In the re-
sult-this year in the extreme north
west. In Colorado, the Dakotas and
Montana the -partisans have al
ready captured the regular demo-
cratic organizations which Is fore
ing more or less OF coalition be-
tween tho democrats and repub,i-
cans. When Cox went through the
west he played up to the non-parti-
san crowd and alienated a lot of
real democratic support. That may
or may not aid him in the election.
The opinion of most observers IS
that It will hurt him and any votes
he may get from the radical element
arc much more apt to be for them
selves first and Cox afterwards.
II there was any chance 20 swing
votes around in the ELECTORAL col
lCCe these red d-handkCrchiefcd boys
would probably vote for Debs as
quickly aa for Cox The folks at
home know this and that is why
| say that Mr.. COX's chances through
ont the whole western section OF
the country are reduced to the
minimum. II will be no surprise
If entire communities are found
where not a single vote will be cast
for the democratic presidential can
didate.
l asked one long. slim young fell
low who was over in France and is
back home now working in ga
rage in his home town in southern
Oregon. what he thought about the
election. And between red-hot
cuSsing everybody in the administra-
ton from Baker down he told me
| and was still talking as we drove
| off. And that is the whole story.
| There are so many things the mat
ter with the Wilson administration
] that people are sick and dissusted