The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-07-23

teenth Amendment. He was siren
uously opposed by William j. Bryap
and the Anti-Saloon League. This
gave Mr.. Cox the support of large
delegations, particularly from the
Eastern and Central States where
the Democratic organization has long
been locally under the control of the
saloon interest
9TH, Democratic party, Disregard
! ing the sentiment of the West and
counting the South as certain in any
event, is to make its main struggle
in New York, Connecticut and New
Jersey and in Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois. The party returns to its old
campaign strategy-to working for
combination of Solid South and
Northern cities.
"Ohio is a state of strong local
pride and likes to add to the num-
Der of Ohio Presidents. Governor
Cox, it was claimed, was strong at
home, and it was said to reject him
meant concession of pivotal state
to Senator Harding. The argument
that Ohio must be carried was stead
lily hammered on and at last secured
converts. SO the convention named
a man it had little thought of a week,
ago. But the alleged Cox strength
in Ohio is largely a myth He has
run behind his ticket; in 1916 he
had but 5000 plurality, whereas Will
son had $4,000 and Pomerene 49,
OOO.
THE Cox nomination, following
the inclusion in the platform of the
Walsh plank indorsing the reserva-
tion prircipleI makes impossible
referendum concerning the Wilson
league. No one appears to uphold
the affirmative. Twenty-three DEM
ocratic Senators voted for the Lodge
reservations, and If there is another
roll call the number will be increas-
ed. A two-thirds majority being ne
cessary to ratify, what conceivable
chance is there of getting two-thirds
of the next Senate to accept the
Presidents plan?
THE campaign promises to be a
distressing one to those who like
politics explicit. The verbal indOrse-
ment of the Wilson Administration
coupled with its practical abandon
ment. makes it matter Of extreme
doubt what votes for Cox will mean
"Wilsonism is identified as a body |
of death, and, as far as possible, con
nections with it are cut. The rep
of the President were |
dutifully allowed to write, in the |
main, a White House platform. The |
delegates politely cheered the name |
of Wilson, but the great majority of |
them then tried to forget the horrors
OF the last four years. At Washing
ton it was unconcealed that the Adj
preferred any one to Mr..
Cox. New York Tribune.
"An attempt to line up organic
ed labor behind Gov. James NJ Cox,
Democratic Presidential nominee, was
put under way here today a few hours
after Cox's nomination
1.-THE movement, which is under
he wing of officials of the American
Federation of Labor, is planned as p
climax to labor's so-called 'notpar-
.isan' political effort which has beer
carried on for several months agains,
Representatiyes in Congress who re
used to accept labor's dictates <on
Tie E5ch-Cummins bill and other
measures before the Sixty-sixth Cor
,ress
I'm exchange for promises of la
,or support 'oficials Of the American
federation of Labor will expect from
will indorse the labor
blank of the Democratic platform
which was adopted at the Suggestion
# Samuel Gompers. president of the
ederation., This plank declares
gainst the labor clauses of the Esch-
law and arbitration schemes
f the kind contained in the Kansas
Industrial court law. Labor leaders
amiliar with Cox's attitude for labor
xpect no trouble in getting such an
ssurance from him New York
mn.