The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-08
TAMMANY SOUNDS
WESTERNSENTIMENT
Find Lines Will Be Drawn
Closely on Prohibition
Issue.
DISAPPOINTMENT SEEN
Delegates Meet Republican
Slogan of Cox and
Cocktails
DISAPPOINTMENT SEEN
NJ s,oU Correspondent Of THE suN AM
Nvu, yonK HERALD.

NJ s,aU Correspondent Of THE srN AND
New York HERALD.
SEATTLE. July They boast OF 40"
ing things quickly out here In the e&-
treme Northwest The Presidential
campaisn is already under way. ana the
Tammany delegation, which is spending
the day In this city, has discovered
signs of approaching bitterness between
the two great parties, with prohif iu'h
as the overshad0wing issue.
Whatever may be the opinion Of the
East. the political leaders Of both camps
In Washington and oregon believe tne
nomination OF Cox for President by IN"
Democrats means that the lines WIN o2
drawn closely between the vets ana me
drys and that the League OF Nations
and other questions will be torsolteh
largely as the campaign advances,
Highly pleased with the nomination OF
Cox themselves for the reason that ne
Is rated as wet, the Tammany dele
Gates and district leaders have been in
curing OF nearly every person they meet
NndL ne OF SIt LIllllhb VI NiN o'NNN~N'S'''
The responses have been rather disap-
pointing They have found most of the
politicians Of every stripe in these two
States very much inclined to extreme
dryness
Row of Political Graves.
Washington and oregon went dry be-
fore the rest OF the country. Also they
have had women in politics much longer
than the Eastern States. The prohloi-
tionists have lost no time in raising the
cry against Cox. Col c. b. Blethen,
editor OF the Seattle Daily Times and
power in Republican politics In this
State, where Democrats do not have
much of chance anyway, sounded what
will be the Republican and prohibition
list slogan in these parts in front page
editorial telegraphed from San Fran
cisco to-day and headed Cox and Cock
tails"
after all the struggle our nice little
Bourbon convention abruptly turned sex
ton and dug fine little row Of politi-
cal graves" says Col. Blethen Into
the first went our now cheerless leader,
Bryan. He squealed to the last, just as
he squealed day and night throughout
the convention. Into the second they led
Cox The obsequies were so obseQui-
ously conducted that the victim believed
nc was being taken to the coronation
room. Into the last, with foaming
splash. dved the Democratic party
Tomorrow at the latest will see the
beginning Of the Republican attack on
the Democratic nominee. One doesn't
have TO be a good gtsesser to forecast
some OF the Republican slogans. Here's
one Cox and cocktails; Harding and
the Home"
OF course Col Blethen is Republi-
can or he would not say such things
Mt least not in 50 bold fashion, but he
has said what Is on everybodys mind
In these extreme Northwestern States.
"PrOhIbitiOn the Issue"
The Tammany men have come to
realize within the last sorty-eight hours
that different sort of campaign must
be conducted west OF the Mississippi
for Cox than in the big centres OF
population in the East. Cox, the liberal
leader the wet hope, is all right Tor
New York city Democrats, they belleVe'
but the soft pedal must be pushed down
hard on that wet stun in the West
except perhaps in California, which Is
considered 10 De pretty eNch'y N'''NN
on the prohibition issue.
THE West put one over on u.s. de-
clared George b. Conger, superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League in the state
of Washington, here to-day, land now
prohibition is sure to be the chief cam
paign issue"
Mrs. lone Holmes, secretary OF the
Kings County Democratic Committee,
said The women Of the country don't
want a wet nation again, but possibly
Gov. Cox will appeal to the men voters
because Of his wet inclination"
Mrs. Hugh Todd, State Democratic
chairman, said: THE nation does not
want to be wet again. But | believe
Gov. Cox can be elected. His so called
wet inclinations will doubtless draw
many votes in some sections"
A. E. Flagg, a business man and
Democrat, said: While Gov. Cox is not
my choice and while l regard his nomi-
nation as a. victory for Tammany and
the wet forces | believe him a good
man and a winner. He should be able
to carry New York, Indiana and Ohio
and fair share OF the Western States"
Satisfied over Roosevelt.
The Tammany men and women on the
returning special train are well salts
fled with the nomination of Franklin d.
Roosevelt for the Vice-Presldency.
They believe he will strengthen the
ticket all over the country, especially in
the West, where the very name Of
Roosevelt Is something to conJure with,
and that he will be a great vote getter
In New York State.
Well surely win in New York with
Cox and Roosevelt heading the national
ticket and Al Smith heading the State
ticket" said Charles w. Calkin, leader
of the delegation on the special train.
From the conversation on the Tammany
train it appears as II the Tammany
delegates could not have been better
pleased IL they had selected the ticket
unaided by anybody else at San Fran
cisco. Most of them believe, anyhow,
that Charles F. Murphy held the conven-
tion in the hollow Of his hand, and I
find out here that they are not the only
persons who think that way.
The Tammany Hall special train will
be deadheaded empty to Vancouver to-
night while the members of thu party
take the trip there by steamship up
Puget Sound. Early Friday morning
the delegation will start eastward on
the special over the Canadian Pacific
Railroad.