The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-29
Storm Center Is Ohio With Other
Hot Battles In New York,
Indiana and Illinois.
MANY UPsETs ExPECTEn
Democrats Are Reasonably Sure
of 185 Electoral Votes and
Need 81 More to Win.
(Ry oeorae 3. Waters.l

10y George D. WaterS.J
Washington, Aug. 28.-The poiiti-
cal battle-ground in the presidential
elcction will be in IL states.
The storm centers will be in Ohio,
New York. Indiana and Illinois. wax
ing hottest in Ohio.
Each party is reasonably certain to
carry 18 states, giving the Democrats
185 electoral votes and the Republi-
cans 1876. The Democrats must have
81 more to win and the Republicans
II.
Illinois is placed in the Republican
column by both Democrats and G.. o.
p. dopesters, but the Democrats will
carry the big fight into this territory,
IL for no other reason, to try to break
the G.. o. p. ranks and to keep the
Illinois crowd out of the common bat
tleground.
The party that can carry the three
doubtful states, New York, Ohio and
Indiana, can win. There are "a
electors in those three states. three
more than the Democrats would need
to win and 13 more than the Republi-
cans would require. provided both
parties hold the states here conceded
to them.
California is considered doubtful
because Wilson carried it gainst
Hughes by less than E,e0O votes. The
atate. is strongly Progressive. The
pep" that Hiram Johnson puts into
his anti-league campaign may have
a bearing on the outcome in California.
Colorado has gone Democratic in
five OF the last six presidential elec-
tions. but is now considered doubtful
because Republican senator and
three Republican congressman won by
heavy majorities in 1918, despite Will
sons request that Democrats be re-
turned.
Idaho is doubtful for the same rea-
son that California Standardization
with Harding, who is too reactionary
to suit the Progressives.
Democrats and Republicans agree
that Indiana and New Jersey are ex-
ceedingly doubtful.
New Mexico was carried by Wilson
and is considered doubtful for the
same reason that other western states
are.
On New York both parties are go
ing to make the fight of their lives
How the state goes will depend large
ly on how labor "up state" swings its
strength.
But Ohio, home of both candidates,
will be the hottest battle-ground. The
Republicans are claiming it by 1O0.-
600 votes. Cox has been elected gov
ernor three times and lost the state
once Wilson carried it in 1916. When
Cox was elected governor in 1914,
Harding was elected senator by 10000
majority.
Both parties put Utah in the doubt
full column. Wilson carried it against
Hughes by 10000 and Bryan lost ii
to Taft by 10000. 1t is pro-league
and Progressive. Washington the
same.
Wisconsin is normally Republican,
but it is doubtful now because it isn't
known what Robert LaFollette will
do.
wyoming was carried by Wilson by
5000. The Republicans think they'll
cars it this time but they do not
count it certain.
II the Republicans hold their con-
ceded strength, and fail to carry Ohio,
they will have to get New York, Cali
foIma. Colorado. Wisconsin. New
Mexico and Utah to win. Then if the
Democrats should steal Illinois from
them, they would have to take in ad-
dition Idaho, Washington and Wyo-
ming of the doubtful states to get
over.
Is isn't necessary for either party
to have New York to win.