New-York tribune., 1920-10-23
Bla@e OF Party Riual'y
To End Campaign ia Ohio
Republicans Claim State by 100000 10 200, 900,
but VIII Continue to Work; Harding Pleased
With Reception on Western New York Trip

campaign, and the contest will be
fought as savagely as political contest
was ever Waged between Lake Erie and
the Ohio River. Harding himself,
Charles L. Hughes, Hiram Johnston,
doubtless, and many other of the lead
ing Republican speakers Will cover the
state from end to end, and in every
district and county lesser folk will be
busy.
While Harry NJ. Daughcrty claims
Ohio by 100000 for publication and
privately believes lIarding's majority
VIII run to 200,000 neither Mr. Daugh-
erty nor any one else is standing idly
bN they arc working and will work
until the last hour of the camt5airn.
Inc same is true of the Democrats.
Cox, having toured Indiana ostensiblv
to help Tom Taggart, but actually in
the interests of James Middleton Cox.
Viii hasten into Ohio in the last week
and then sparks will fly. The bitterest
campaign IN the history Of the state is
predicted
AS for Senator Harding, he purposes
TO continue the calm and even tenor
OF ms dlgnifled way. contining himself
entirely to the issues Of the CAMPAIGN.
the League of Nations especially. lie
does not intend to attack Governor
Cox or President Wilson or any other
lhdlvldual, nor even to mention them
by name. He does not believe in that
sort of fighting. There win be plenty
Of 1t, however, without him. and in
spite OF his personal position. for Cox
VIII ind IN this state Republicans
quite as familiar with rough and
tumble scrapping as he is himself
League Issue Emphasized
So far as the Republican campaign
20 be conducted in Ohio and else
where, for that matter, is concerned,
esr,eclal efforts viii be made to hold
III line Republicans who are still, more
or less, touched hypnotically about the
league and who seem to be wavering
~ their course. 1t can be stated that
Senator Harding himself will take tow
ard these The following attitude:
First-He will essay to prove that
the league covenant as presented to
and rejected by the Senate is a war
breeder and not war prevcnter.
wholly un-American in certain parts,
such as Article X, and entirely unac-
ceptable. He will cndeavor TO clear
away any possible doubt as to an un-
amended, reservationless covenant. He
is set against twill not have it.
Second-He viii try to make every
body understand that Europe, and
France particularly, cares little whether
me United States reject the present
league proposition, so long as the
United States consents to Join some
form Of world association levelel
against the spirit of war ana injustice.
lie has to support him in his contcn-
tlon the statements Of Frenchmen Of
position and authority, including Ste
phanc Lauzanne. the noted editor. He
YAH state that his main purpose is to
bring about world association of this
nature, one that all of the people of
he United States can anorove. and that
TO this end he will seek and follow
the advice of the sancst. soundest
minds that can be found Republicans
Democrats, women as well as men.
CoX's Predicamont
Taking their cue from their party
chief, campaign speakers Will follow
these main IDEAS in the CLOSING davs
O, the campaign, ana viii emphasize
one point in particular, that friends o.
a practical, workable world assoc alton
have nothing whatever to expect from
Governor Cox. who stands committed
70 the Wilson doctrine that the present
league contract must be taAen with
out essential change. without any res
tNNations except Clarifying statement.
~'oreover, the point viii be made that
even II Cox were to be elected he could
not find to support him enough Sen
ators to ratify the present league pro-
posal. The appeal VIII b. made gen
rlally, therefore, that the hope of the
idcallsts in international affairs lics
N new deal all round, IN consenting
to now form OF league or assccla-
t'on or society,"
Senator Harding received from DR..
". p. Burris, dean Of the Teachers
College of the University Of C'ncia-
natl, copy Of a letter Dr. Burns
wrote to Professor Irving Fisher, of
ale, rejecting Professor Fishers ia
Ntation that he ada his lame ,o the
hst of pro-]cague indcoenden.s who
have declared for the election of Cox
and Roosevelt