Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22
EXPECTS TOCARRY
NEARBY STATES
Cox Counts on West Virginia,
Indiana and Kentucky-Am-
bassador Davis Coming.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, August 81
Charleston and Huntington demo.
Gratis are making elaborate plans fol-
a return engagement of Gov. James
M. Cox. democratic presidential candi-
date, to West Virginia, on Labor day
September 6, when he will make
speeches in the two Kanawha valley
cities. He will speak in the capital
city at noon and then go to Hunting
ton by automobile for a speech at
o'clock. Arrangements for his coming
visit have been completed by R. F.
Dunlap, chairman of the state demo-
cratic committee.
Coming OF Ambassador Davis.
John w. Davis of Clarksburg,
American ambassador to the court o.
st. James. who figured in the voting
as a candidate for the nomination for
President until the final ballot on
which Cox won the nomination in the
San Francisco convention, will
occupy the platform with Gov. Cox at
the Labor day meetings and make ad-
dresses at both places. Ambassador
Davis started for home from London
this week for vacation, most of
which he will spend quietly at his
home in Clarksburg. Gov. Cox had
originally planned to spend Labor day
in Indiana, but later decided upon
Charleston and Huntington for the
double engagement after he had been
assured that Ambassador Davis would
come here on Labor day and make
companion speeches. Gov. Cox ex-
pressed his confidence to Chairman
Dunlap that he would carry his
neighboring state of West Virginia
with a healthy majority, along with
Indiana and Kentucky. which states
also border on Ohio. ..
Arthur B. Koontz, democratic candi-
date for governor. announced this
week that he will open his fall cam
paien with a speech to Raleigh
county democrats at Beckley Au-
gust %.
Republican Plans Complicated.
Republican leaders say their plans
Of uniting their ranks in the fall cleo
ton were further complicated Tues
day when leaders in the non-partisan
made plans for an aggressive cam
paign for their candidate for gov
ernor. Samuel B. Montgomery, state
labor commissioner. The non-parti-
sans represent the labor element in
the republican party. Montgomery
was QeIedIeC III tHoF pEHhaI ieS W
Judge E. F. Morgan, a former public
service commissioner. for the repubii-
can nomination for governor. Futile
efforts have been made by Senator
Harding and other national leaders
to close the breach. The Morgan
faction gained a technical victory IN
the courts Tuesday when Judge H. D.
Rummel, of KanaWha circuit court.
dismissed proceedings of Montgomery
against Morgan for judicial inquiry
into the May primary election. under
the corrupt practices act. The petit
ton for judicial inquiry was
thrown out by the court on the
grounds that the state supreme court
of appeals recently held the entire
statute relating to judicial inquiry as
to corrupt practices unconstitutional.
The Woman Vote.
With equal suffrage ratified by the
reuuired number of states to make it
operative. there is wide difference
of opinion among lawyers of the city
and state as to tho liability OF
women voting in West Virginia in
the fall election. Leaders in both
parties claim they will profit i'm case
the women vote Former Representa-
tive Adam B. Littlepage, who is a
candidate for judge of the circuit
court of Kanawha Clay district, says
that under equal suffrage 27S.0O0
white women and $4,000 colored wo-
men become qualified voters in West
Virginia. 1.-The state is about 10000
democratic now on a straight white
vote" he says. land with the women
voting, the ratio Of gains for the two
parties would change the political
complexion of the state by a safe
margin" HERBERT L. GRIMM.