El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-25
Past HiStO1yM
Ohio Points To
Harding Votes

Washington. D. C.. Aug. 25.-Ohio IS
not the debatable state that many
people have credited "the home Of
presidents" with being. II the cam
paign information the Republican
national committee has just made
public here Is TO believed and the
Democrats have not disputed IT,
Democrats have claimed Ohio as a
debatable state and have asserted that
James " Cox. the Democratic nom
inee. had CLEANED up" 50 much IN the
state that ere was no possibility OF
his being defeated there this fail.
even by a fellow citizen. such as War
rem G. Harding, the Republican nom
inee.
Here Are the Figures
However. the facts as presented to-
day IN a circular issued by the Re
publican national committee. show
that Republicans have won Ohio IN
all but two national election contests
since 1850
twenty OF 20 state elections have
been Republican
Gov Cox. the Democratic presiden-
tai nominee. has never noled a 50
percent vote IN the state: IN three
elections he has lost 80 OF the So
counties eevry time'
In no election has the vote for Gov.
Cox approached that for Mr. Bryan.
Harding versus Cox
IN 1914. Gov. Cox. running for re-
election. carried but 20 counties and
was defeated by a plurality -of 20
20. Senator Harding. on the Repub-
lican ticket for United States senator.
carried II counties, and wQn by the
magnificent plurality OF 1oz573.
Is National Contests, II Republicans.
In che fifteen national elections. be-
ginning with 1850. Ohio has never
twice. Due TO the Republican division
OF 1912. Wilson carried the state as a
minority choice The Democratic
peace appeal IN 1915 Is attributed as
the cause for a Democratic majority
that year.
How Ohio can stand fast IN Its Re
publicanism was demonstrated in the
presidential contests OF 1884 and 1892
In the first year Ohio voted for Blaine
as against Cleveland. and IN 1892 Ohio
again stood n Harrison although the
latter was defeated nationally by
Cleveland.
- State Contests. 20 Republican.
That Republication IS a habit with
Ohio Is likewise shown IN the various
the % elections for governor in this
60-Tear period. the Republican have
carried an even 20. The Democrats
have carried the state but nine times
for governor.
Three OF these happened to James
n Cox
Cox Never Pooled 80 percent Vote.
The statement asserts that Cox's
first success. that OF 1912, was due.
like Wilson's. to the progressive
division OF the Republican ranks Cox
was defeated on his record when he
came up for reelection in 1914. IN 1913
Cox barely escaped defeat In none
-. a.
run for governor has he poued half
OF the total vote Of the state
80 Counties Republican.
Analysis OF the recorded statistics
OF the elections by counties shows
that there are so counties which have
been carried three times running by
the Republicans since 1872 This ap-
ISIS. - '"7 ''-
In addition there are eight counties
which the Republicans have carried
two times out OF three One Of these
counties. Hamilton. was lost IN 1918
on account OF a political mix-up
within Republican ranks. while the
other seven temporarily went into the
Democratic column in 1915 when the
he Kept Us Out Of War" slogan
was doing its work These counties
returned 70 the Republican column at
the next election in 1918.
eBaciC to the Fold-H
There are 10 counties which have
been carried once BY the Republicans
and twice by the Democrats since
1912. Two OF these counties which
were carried by Cox in 1914 and 1915
left him in 1918.
It is significant that the number Il,
which represents the counties which
have been carried by the Republicans
at one or more elections since 1919,
- IL p 90
ties carried by senator Harding when
elected United States senator in 1914.
Where Harding sCleaned Up.1
While Cox lost the race for gov