The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-21
HAYS SEES TRADING
TO SAVE SENATE
Democrats Abandoning Hope
to Elect Cox, Says G. O. P.
Chairman.
FORECASTS 100000 HERE
Maladministration Is Found
by Him to Be Chief Issue
in West.

"A bigger Republican landslide than
in 1904" Chairman Will II. Hays, Of
the Republican National Committee, said
yesterday. on his return to the city after
flying trip to Chicago. where he talked
with the national committeeman from
all except three States west of the Mis-
sissippi and from Kentucky, Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Michigan. In many cases
he also talked with the State chairman.
1.-THE Democratic organization is en-
tirely demoralized in many of the States
which are frequently Democratic"
Chairman Hays said. They have given
up the Presidential election. They are
saying What's the use? and are trading
Candidate Cox to save their Senators.
The Republicans will carry every State
west Of the Mississippi River except
Louisiana. Texas and Arkansas"
The national chairman received from
the State leaders their estimates OF the
pluralities. He is not ready to make
these figures public. but asserted they
were as conservative as the prediction
Of 10000 he made for Maine. which &C
tually went for Harding by $4,000.
It's just Maine all over; the meeting
Is out" said the chairman as he fin
gered the pink pad which contained the
figures upon which he is basing his pre-
dictions. Those familiar with condi-
tons in this State may judge OF the
conservatism OF the Hays estimates
when he said he thought the Harding
plurality in New York State would be
100000.
Mr.. Hays is confident that Kentucky
will remain in the Republican column
and that there are strong probabilities
that Maryland and Tennessee will go for
Harding. People in the West are not
getting excited about the League of
Nations as here, he found There they
are thinking more OF the maladministra-
ton OF the Wilson regime.
sNIisconception of Public Mind"
1.-THE West has been amused at the
effort of the opposition to try to develop
their campaign to one iague," said Mr..
Hays. ut has been amused at the
Democratic misconcepton of politics and
the public mind. In an effort to placate
the Wilson followers, who were defeated
In San Francisco, Candidate Cox made
his trip to Washington and definitely
made his contract with the President re-
sultinB in their we'll remembered state
ment that they were lin complete &C
cord
Then Candidate Cox went out on his
ayers, and conducted his campaign all
over the West and middle West, entire
ly dropping the President This cam
paign was the most dismal failure in the
history OF Presidential candidates. In
utter desperation their whole plan was
changed and Candidate Cox, abandoning
all .pretence of standing alone, sought
again the hopeless help of the President
and his friends. accepted their rquire-
ment that the Wilson league be made
the sole issue, accepted tn Wilson leader
ship entirely. together with the financial
help from the rich Wilson leaguers. and
started out to vindicate the Wilson adj
ministration and the Wilson league. In
that mire they are now.
desperately seeking to hide behind a
peace smoke screen which is as counter
felt as the 1916 pledge that he would
keep us out of war; desperately but
vainly attempting to escape just and due
responsibility for a score of tragic fall
Tres in domestic administration afraid
20 discuss their party record, and offering
no constructive solution for the problems
which they failed to meet. they strive to
develop a campaign strategy OF one issue