The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-23
CHAIRMEN TALK
BRASS TACKS'
Campaign Chieftains Declare
What They expect" EIec-
ton Results to Be.
WHITE CLAIMS VICTORY

New York, Sept. I'D. N. ST.
The campaign chleftalns OF the two
old parties talked brass tacks"
today. IN exclusive, thoroughly
frank interviews they told the In.
they hope for. but what they ss.
pect. Both were specific, citing
states and figures.
viii Hays, chairman Of the republic
can national committee, sees the whole
country with the possible exception Of
ten southern states. going republican.
He said the republicans this year would
break the democratic solid south"
Kentucky, Hays predicted. would go
republican by 10000. while North Caro-
Ina lima and Oklahoma and Tennessee were
he asserted would ne republican this
year
why do you claim Kentucky, Mary
land and Missouri, he was asked
Because in Kentucky and Missouri
the republicans won two years ago IN
tie state and we only lost Maryland
bys'less than 800 votes"
How Hays Reasons.
a why do you consider North Caro-
ling and Oklahoma republican possi-
blfftes?'
"Because the people In those states
as elsewhere, are determined that a
responsible political party cannot avoid
responsibility for eight years Of NAL
administration. and because, too, there
as elsewhere. they hold America
FIRST
George White, chairman OF the DEM
ocratic national committee, on the
other hand claimed Oklahoma, Ken
lucky. North Carolina and Maryland
would he democratic as usual. AS to
Missouri, he said
I'VE don't term missouri doubtful, but
the democratic majority there may be
cut down"
Chairman White listed the following
ing thirteen states as "doubtfur' (:
Ohio Indiana. West Virginia, Illinois.
Washington. Idaho. California. New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York.
New Jersey. Delaware and North Da-
kota.
Chairman Hays claimed all Of these
states ms positively republican Thus
1879 electoral votes whichlthe demo-
cratic campaign chief considers doubt
ful are claimed outright by his repub-
lican opponent
Cox to Garry Split states.
While not exactly conceding them TO
the republicans. Chairman white indi-
Gated that the democratic chances were
not good In these states:
Kansas. Nebraska. Michigan, WiscOn-
sin. Minnesota. Iowa. Oregon. Wyo-
ming South Dakota. Connecticut. Maine.
Hcnnsylvania. Rhode Island and Ner-
mont. These states have total OF lfi
electoral votes.
Chairman Nays was emphatic In nE-
sorting that New York viii he republic
can. Chairman White said the night
would he very close In thai state.
The democratic chief declared that
Gov. CoS's record and local Issues had
split the republicans In West Virginia
Illinois and Indiana and thought the split
would swing these states possibly. IN
addition to Ohio for the democrats.
The republican campaign pilot retorted
that Ohio was positively going rcpubl-
can and that the local Issues In the add
incent states would not affect the ma
tiounl Issue IN the least
The democratic national chairman
said
Primarily the doubtful states IN the
presidential election this year are Ohio.
lnatRnn. and West Virginia. while Iln-
nois, within the past two weeks. be-
cause 81 the republican split there. has
placed Itself In the doubtful list
III We can carry these four states. !
have M hcEitAnCy In SAYING that Gov.
Cos win be elected president"
eThc rrpublican national chairman
said.
As 10 Ohio Indiana and Illinois the