New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Daugherty Sees
Harding Victor
In Hard Battle
Senator's Pre- = Convention
Manager SaysRepublicans
Must Not Forget Need of
Getting Every Voter Out
Gore Defeat Explained
McCraw Asserts Opposition
to Wilson's League Had
Nothing to Do With 1t


Ohio, manager of Senator Warren G.
Hardlng's pre-convention campaign,
now member of the executive COM
mittee of the Republican National
Committee, following a meeting yes
terday of that body at headquarters, in
West Forty-tourth Street, said that the
outlook for Republican success all
along the line was excellent.
THE only thing we need to guard
against is forgetting that we have
first class battle on and forgetting to
get out the last possible Republican
VOTE, said Mr.. Daugherty last night.
Things are going we'll under the di-
rection of Chairman Hays, who keeps
every one on his toes. We have a Win
ming candidate. He was the second
choice of three quarters of the dele
gates. He likes every one and everv
one likes him. The organization men
IN Ohio are enthusiastic ana united.
and, while we are not talking figures.
all of our people know what the result
will be-,
Ohio Senate Fight Hot
Mr.. Daugherty will return to Ohio in
time to witness the hottest primary
fight in the Buckeye State in wears.
The primaries are on Tuesday next.
AS his work is with the national com
mlttee, he is not taking a hand in the
political fracas at home. Former Gov
ernor Frank B. Wills, Walter F. Brown
and Judge Reuben NJ Wanamaker are
contenders for the Senatorial nomina-
ton. Mr. Wills nominated Senator
Harding for President Walter f.
Brown is the former Progressive
leader and was chairman of the Ohio
delegation at Chicago.
Judge Wanamaker also has wide
following. For the nomination for Gov
ernor there is a brisk battle between
Harry l.. Davis, former Mayor of
Ralph D. Cole. congressman also are
to be chosen.
James j. McGraw, who until recently
was Republican National Committed
man from Oklahoma, called on Chair
man Hays at headquarters yesterday.
Commenting on the defeat of Senator
Gore in the Oklahoma primaries, Mr..
McGraw said:
1T was not Senator Cores opposition
to the Wilson League of Nations which
defeated him. The Democrats would
like to have the people think otherwise
Senator Gore was doomed to defeat
more than year before President Will
son went abroad to carry out his inter
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because of the many offensive things
he said to members of the American
Legion, to other soldiers and to Ameri-
cans generally.
Ferris's Best Weapon
"The friends of Representative Fer
rs reproduced in the papers of Okla
homa all the words Of praise that the
eign-language papers in this country
and the papers in Germany printed
about Senator Gore ard his attitude in
Congress- Gore. in effect, was defeated
before the armistice and before there
was any chance to oppose Wilson's
League of Nations"
Mr.. Hays, following a meeting of the
executive committee of the national
committee, said that he would go to
Marion to confer with Senator Har-
ding on Tuesday next.
Mrs. Ohm /. Pratt, vice chairman of
the National Ways and Means Commit
tee, announced yesterday that Republi-
can women in each state are to be as
signed definite quotas to raise for the
campaign fund. Mrs. Pratt will leave
Monday for Chicago to confer with
Mrs. Lambert Vile and Mrs Joseph
Coleman, the acting vice. -chairmen of
the Illinois Ways and Means Commit
tee, and probably will visit other Mid
die West cities to discuss quotas with
women leaders.
Interest was manifested at headouar-
ters yesterday in a statement by Sena-
tor Arthur Capper, of Kansas, who
visited Senator Harding in Marion d
few days ago and later talked with the
Ohio leaders about the campaign. The
Kansas Senator said:
81 do not claim to be familiar with
the ins and outs of Ohio politics, but
the shrewdest political observers in
Ohio are predicting that Harding will
carry the state over Governor Cox by
upward of 100000 majority Governor
Cox probably committed a political
to confer with President Wilson. The
impression is that Cox was handed the
Presidents mantle. And along with
that impression, Cox has taken UP the
Presidents program The country as
whole Is not enthusiastic for President
Wilson's policies. Cox would have done
better had he not indicated so plainly
an eagerness to let his mind travel
willingly with mine