The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-02
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ers generally of sweeping Harding
victory that Hays had some difficult
ty in keeping the party workers up
to the top notch of endeavor. After
the Maine election, which resulted In
such an unexpected large Republican
majority, Hays found 1t necessary to
send out, thousands Of letters to dis
trict managers warning them OF the
dangers of over-confidence. =
Other Republican leaders, not
quite so enthusiastic by nature. as
the chairman of the national COM
mittee, admit that the Democrats
may carry as many as eighteen
sta ties, but they concede only Virgin
ia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, MISSISSIPPI
pi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Oklahoma, Texas and Arizona-tOtal,
1928 ELECTORAL votes. This would give
Harding a total of 408.
Now, here is how the Democratic
leaders figure on elecMng Cox, with
cut including New York which some
forecasters have considered absolute
ly essential for this success: = -
Starting with the states thus
grudgingly conceded by the Republic
cans, they add in the order of prob
ability-Maryland, West Virginia,
Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico,
Utah, Nebraska, Oregon. Colorado,
Montana, Connecticut, Nevada, Indi-
ana, Ohio and California, a grand
total Of 270 ELECTORAL votes, or four
more than the necessary 266. i
They have by no means given up
New York nor Wisconsin, from both
of which states they say the reports
of local observers have been unex-
pectedly favorable, Notwithstanding
the claims of the opposition. They
feel absolutely assured of the border
states of Kentucky, Maryland and
West Virginia, and almost equally
certain Of Ohio and Indiana, and
with even California, which the Re-
publicans have been : claiming by
100000, as a probability.
The. Democrats have been bank
ing largely on the new women vote
thruout the country. But, how many
of the possible 100000 are going
to the polls today, and how they are
voting, is one of the most uncertain
factors in the whole election situa-
ton.
Also, there is the possibility of the
popular vote for Farley p. Christien-
son. head Of the FarmerILabor ticket,
ard that for Eugene, V. Debs. the So
cialist candidate, affecting the situa-
ton in certain localities, even though
neither has any more chance OF cap
turing electorial votes than has the
Rev. Aaron s. Watkins, Prohibition
list. ~e,-s=g ~s.-t rs
The results in the various states
will afford an interesting cOmmen-
tary on the respective merits Of the
two styles of campaigning followed
by the candidates of the major par
ties-the rear-platform VS.. the front
porch. During the campaign, Sox
spent practically three-fourths Of his
! aime on the road; Harding spent
three-fourths of his at his home on
Mt. Vernon Avenue. Marion. AS IN
dictated above, the Democrats are
counting heavily on the results OF
| Cox's travels, particularly In the
west and have made, a good deal Of
capital out of the fact that the Re
publican managers abandoned Hard
ing's projected wind-up visit to the
East, claiming it was a confession Of
their candidates weakness as a tour
list. The explanation Of the Repub'
licans was that this trip was NOT
n necessary, the states of New York
Connecticut and New, Jersey, which
he was to have rear-platformed. hav.
ing already been cinched. But II