Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-01
ELEVENTH-HOUR
VOTE FORECAST
OF NO MOMENT
Experts Opinions Principal
Iy to Bolster Ranks or
Give New Courage.
COUNT ONLY WILL TELL

Eleventh hour predictions of success
for one party or the other from wrltera
who have been carefully advertised as
a preliminary to the publications of their
forecasts do not influence elections
directly.
They seem in this campaign TO have
been promulgated for the principal pur-
pose of bolstering up wavering organ
ization ranks and nerving certain ele-
ments of political parties to last minute,
desperate efforts.
The truth about the election tomorrow
is that no ONE can predict with any de-
gree Of certainty who will or who Will
not be elected.
In the last month Of this campaign the
Democrats have made the most remark
able inroads ever seen on A Republican
organization that had everything "sewed
up"
The Democrats win win nationally II
their last months efforts have been sufh-
cient to arouse the voters TO the mon
strous hypocrisy and mstchless wigghng
strous wobbling Of their candidates.
The Republicans VIII win nationally II
the lead which they built up by their
defamation Of the President and their de-
ceit concerning the League OF Nations is
not swept away by very easily discerni-
bic drift OF voters from their banners.
ALL STATES DOUBTFUL
UNTIL VOTE COUNTED.
1t is utter folly 20 line up list Of Re
publican States and a list Of Democratic
States and place between them a list OF
doubtful states with the assertion that
the vote NJ the doubtful States will carry
the election.
There are no States that will not be
doubtful until the extent Of the drift to-
ward the Democratic ticket Is ascertained
at the polls tomorrow.
The most carefully built predictions OF
the most knowing writer's In the country
are subject to overthrow by the drift
IN any one OF thousands Of counties
which the writer's never heard Of and
probably never will hear Of politically.
The Times has not attempted to pre-
dict the outcome OF this election, for
the sole reason that it can not be pre-
dicted. and those among the Republican
managers who are honest enough 10 say
so will agree with this statement.
In Indiana the Democrats never had
a better chance TO carry the State.
In Marion County they were never
more fortunate IN their organization or
In the issues than they are today.
A verdict against the Democrats to-
morrow will be indicative OF nothing so
much as a blind love Of the Republican
party that trnnsceuds reason and indi-
yidual inclinations.
Throughout this campaign the Re
publican party has had the advantage OF
organization, money and paid workers
who hold tE- offices.
ISSUES AND MEN
With DEMOCRATS.
The Democrats have had the advan-
tages OF issues and men.
The question IN this State IS really
whether office getting has developed
into profession where professionals
have more ability to carry elections than
volunteer workers. moved by uEselAsh
desires 70 servo their country.
Illustrative Of this Is the fact that
while the Republicans OF Marion County
will have hundreds OF paid drivers help
ing 10 get out the vote election day, the
Democrats viii rely on volunteer auto
drivers, many Of them women, who VIII
furnish their own cars and their own
gasoline in an effort to compete with
trained and paid workers.
The question OF success has now
reached the stage whore Il IS a contest
between amateurs and professionals,
question OF citizenship or politics.
There may be many opinions held and
expressed concerning the results.
Four years ago there were some mis-
takes made by some Of our most widely
touted touts.
This year there is very likely to be
an even greater mistake made than was
the premature announcement OF the cleo
tion OF Charles Evans Hughes four years
ago.