The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04

wilson FORCES ana the antl-Ieague ele-
ments behind Senator Harding But the
senator from Missouri hasn't bolted the
ticket. Beng practical politician, he
and his friends are now planning to sup
port the Republican ticket.
just now the Kansas City Star is wag-
ing a battle against the. Kansas City
bosses who have been part and parcel of
the Reed movement On the other hand
the Kansas City Post has been making a
fight for the league of nations. Senator
Harding is due to speak in Kansas City
soon, and Governor Cox is campaigning
in Missouri this week
The Republicans brought Harding to
Kansas City in an effort, to swing the
western end of Missouri, but the sources
of the Cox strength are manifold He
gathers in the friends of the league Of
nations from among the church folk and
he gathers IN the vets. The statements
made by Governor Cox tending toward
tht dry side of the issue have re-assured
the drys, but have not disturbed the
vets, whost trust in the fairness of
Cox is not OF recent origin, but long
standing.
Republican presidential ticket was such
as to make the Democratic leaders ner-
vous, but they are confident today it will
not be sufficient to overcome the normal
Democratic majority. 1t is not at all
unlikely too, that Breckenridge Long,
senator will squeeze in.
The league of nations has been rather
widely discussed and agitated in this
state, because of the conspicuous opposi-
ton of Senator Reed, Democrat, to the
policies Of President Wilson. Republi-
cans in Missouri could not help but over
hear the conversation going on between
the Democrats, Senator Spencer, the Rel
publican candidate, has been in a rather
embarrassing position trying to make his
original frlendhness to the league of ma
tions bear the burden of Senator Hard
ing's announced unfriendliness.
Locally there are no disturbing factors
in respect to the governorshiD to cause
the rank and file to take out their troub |
les on the Democratic national ticket
Moreover, while the Republicans have
made much fuss about purifying their
ranks and have done a lot of resolving
and denouncing, as a result of the pre-
convention scandal, in which Jacob Bah
Ter national committeeman, was in
volved, the said Babler remains national
committeeman.
This episode has diminished the mag.
netizing influence of the Republican po-
litical organization in Missouri. New
blood has been introduced in the Republi- |
can organization, and the good Republi- |
cans of the state resent the bad repute /
which some of the older crowd gave to /
Missouri in the purchase of Lowden del /
egates.
In other words, the factional troubles
in each of the two big parties are about t
a standoff There viii be some loss Of
the Irish and anti league of nations fol- |
lowers of Senator Reed, but not enough /
to do serious damage.
The return toward Cox set in the mo-
ment Harding announced publicly that
he would not do anything officially about
the freedom of ireland if he were elected /
president, while Cox has pledged himself /
to bring the Irish question To the atten-
ton of all the nations of the world of /
iciallv, through the league Of nations.
The Ohio governor has also insisted that
article 10 win protect the territorial i'm
tegrity and political independence OF +
Ireland as against external aggression.
lust as much as any other member of
the league that the Irish would some day
be thankful for article 10. This is be
to take hold.
Conservative observers and sympatmZ-I
ers with Repubhcanism in Kansas City
told the writer they lid not share thcl
confidence of the Republican leaders IN
their prediction Of Republican success IN
Missouri. All they would say was that
Missouri is a doubtful state, and that
Harding has a good chance to carry It /
if tile election develops into Republican,
landslide. Gov. Cox frightened his lines
in Missouri by his personal visit. Het
holds the state as matters stanr today. |