The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-18
SeiboId Says Concentration of Group Grievances Is Being Used Effectively by Re-
 publican Leaders
By LOUIS sEIBoLD


 better chance of benefting from rebel lions against both parties than the re- publicans. Of the thirty-three senators 5o be elected existing conditions seem to point to democratic successes in nineteen contests as against fifteen for the repub- Means.
 Supremely confident that their presi- SSdentia1 ticket is not in danger. the re- publican managers are therefore turning fheir attention to the congressional bat ties. They are making determined ef- forts and undoubtedly spending great deal of money to save their candidates for the Senate in California, South Da- kota, Utah, Missouri, Oregon, Idaho and Iowa, who are admittedly in need of help.
 LOCAL COMPLICATIONS
 Because of local complications that do not directly affect the presidential con- test in most of these contests elements, normally democratic which have lined up against the democratic presidential ticket on the League of Nations issue, are taking their grievances into the Con- gressional and state fights. This para dox is presented in almost every state where under normal conditions the demo- crats would have chance to win the electoral votes. Republican leaders with whom I have talked fully confirm the impression which prevails. in every
  citizen wants to vote against the demo- cratic party for reasons generally illog1- cal and will cast his ballot for Harding because he is the only agent available for donig SC.
 One of the most astounding features of the campaign is that even the leaders who are progressively directing the bat tie for the republican presidential can flsete express little admiration for him. 't'-g to concede the democratic
 tk 4A4 Sovernor Cox is a more at- f8Mct a lidate; that Mir. Harding tsa n aeeai to the popular inagnia- siss faE II an even contest on indi- rdga merit his opponent would beat tiss1 sNs Co one.
 f3W STRAINS POINT
 Ese Advaa age enjoyed by the republi- ean easafiaate is. therefore, not at triSWGsH to either the belief that he is 1ns aetter andidate of the two. but Ialher tslat ne must be voted for in or Ger Co accomplish the defeat of the demo- tsatiz pattv All of the signs, straws :d offlss gencies of popular express sicn reported by the leaders of both Iarfies palns to MT. Harding's election two sge3ks before the contest, the re- puNiearr a1ldly assert and the demo- crats, hoI.Ag for some unexpected re- versal in present conditions, are com peIled to admit it.
 
 Mississippi, where the democrats be- fieved popular sentiment would swing around to them as it did four years ago, the existing prejudice against their party in the eastern states seems just as pro- nounced. The same story is told in the report of the democratic leaders there State and congressional candidates are now held to have better chance than their presidential ticket.
 The republicans are aided by inde- pendent groups, such as the Non-Part!- san League, and even to some extent by the milder socialist units. The influ- ence that dictates this temporary policy Is purely one of individual goup exps- diency and is not inspired by any gen. une belief in republican doctrines or am bitions. The truth of the matter is the.t the strategy of the republicans in com centrating the grievance of many dis- tinct groups against the democratic party has been apparently up to the present time successful
 FALL ON UNWILLING EARS Democratic arguments have fallen on unwilling and prejudiced ears and those of the republicans accepted without analysis or complete understanding. Sys- tematic organization, adequate financial means and lot of good luck rather than the best case have all contributed to republican advantage.
 
 publican camp is the League of Nations. Here the democrats are conceded by the republicans to have the best of the argu- n1ent, The trouble is that there appears to be as many democrats opposed to it as there are republicans in it's Favor. The exact division of sentiment will only be determined in the final baIloting Evi- dence that the republicans appreciate the amount of dynamite in the issue is easily 1 Obtainable. The managers of the party have done their best to prevent it from 1 engaging the attention of the voters l 1 was informed by republican who is in a position to speak with authority that several million copies of the league cove nant were ordered printed Subject to call." but that none was actually dis- tributed. Governor Cox charged the re- publican managers with the suppression of 1t. When either one or two million l copies were finally sent to state man. agers the document was .'edited to sub- l ordinate the terms of text, and the i Lodge reservations were set forth in 1 conspicuous black type. Copies of this edited covenant have not been generally distributed but sent l only on request. It is the republican theory that the less said about the l league the better it will be for the | Harding Coolidge ticket
 REPUBLICAN PLAN Anotner feature or the republican pialJ in dealing ,yith the league has been to instruct party workers to divert the mind | of women voters from it, by calling their l attention ito the failure of the Wilson l administration to improve living condi- l tions." Another has been suggest to l republican editors that they refrain from | commenting on the daily shifting of MT. 1 Hardings position on the issue" Demo- ! cratic leaders, while admitting the ad- vantage enjoyed by the opnosifiop as- | kert that "the widespread interest in the | IeAR#e issue recently evidenced by voters | i ft4e western states is most encourage il.g Some of them venture the predic- | ton that the result of this widespread l ih>eress will surprise the republicans Tne aaanagers Of both parties are pre- fhrius to concenErSte or tfe doubtful i AstAs in the reysaininx s~o weeks of f flzx can paien, pa sic-Aariy hose in the |