Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
x YITH Senator Harding no.
\A titled of his nomination
v v for the presidency and

w YITH Senator Harding no
AA titled of his nomination
for the presidency and
with the democratic
national committee organized and
the date set for notifying Gov.
Cox. the presidential campaign of
1920 is under way.
Whatever Of lethargy existed.
whatever Of indifference the man
in the street may have evidenced
q while back, indications today
are that the contest will be full of
ginger from start to finish. Dis
patches to The Star from political
correspondents throughout the
country show that the voters are
thoroughly aroused and alive to
the issues, and the conclusion also
is arrived at that men and policies
are going to be studied more
closely than in times past-in
other words. that the tradition of
party affiliatioR sits lightly on the
average man and woman in this
present campaign year.
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The solid south will remain SOL
idly democratic, Of course, despite
evidence Of intention by the re-
publicans to make an aggressive
campaign there, and the electoral
votes of rock-ribbed republican
states such as Pennsylvania al
ready may be counted for Harding
and Coolidge; but in the close or
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large independent vote is going to
be the determining factor. When
to this banning independence OF
thinking is added the injection into
the electoral body Of several mil
lion woman voters, 1t is to be seen
that claims by either republican
or democratic managers that they
are supremely confident Of the out,
come are to be taken with liberal
allowances Of salt.
Ohio, with it's three presidential
candidates. comes first as battle
ground, but the contest will be
waxed no less intensely in New
York. Indiana, Illinois and other
states all the way across the con-
tinent.
Both parties are to make a big
hurrah next month in Maine. where
tho September elections for Con-
eress and state Offices give the
contest an. Importance out, OF pros
the electoral college. A dispatch
from Augusta indicates that re-
publicans and democrats are maxi
ing every effort each to Guido the
other. The republican opening is
to be August %. and the democrats
will launch their. campaign the fol-
lowing day. The nominees Tor
both parties have been invited. and
each has long list of other speak
ers Of national prominence. The
local party managers are taking
their efforts as seriously as II there
were no presidents for questioning
the saying. "As goes Maine, 80 goes
the Union. -
Getting hack to Ohio. the Colum-
bus correspondent Of, The Star.
while unable to discern any .repub-
..Mcan. disanection as regards the
. national ticket, sees signs. of diff
culties over the state ticket which
might operate to the disadvantaEe
Of Harding and Coolidge. The liz
quor question is still the ghost Of
Banauo, and continues to vex both
the republicans and democrats. The
liquor question. In fact. seems to
have played very influential part
in the selection of a democratic
national chairman. e. II. Moore,
Cox's pre-convention manager. who
was looked upon by many as the
logical man for national chairman,
, is recorded as a wet" With the
charge. at least Of dampness. resting
against the nominee, Moore's selec-
ton as chairman would have fur
nished ammunition to the ''drys."
George White, who was finally Sc
lected as campaign manager, has