The evening world., 1920-09-27
BIZ DaUid lauren
Special Correspondent Of The Eve
Ming Worldly

By DGUid Laurence.
Especial Correspondent Of The Eve
Ming WORLDLY
BOISE. Idaho. Sept ~ copy
right iS1ol-Not that they love
Hhrding moro or Cox even less
but because they want a change.
that's the way people VINO know
Idaho's political habits anaiyze the
drift toward tho Republican national
tickot this year. Dissatisfaction and
unrest are due 10 variety OF rea-
sons. some OF which have nothing 20
40 with the Wilson Cabinet But
just tho Same. the Democratic pSrty
viii suffer because a Democratic Ad-
nninistration happened 10 DO in power
when these ills aud irritationB came
upon tho land.
t- They Will be voting one man and
ona parry out" said a Republican
eIltor privately. and they haven't
any particular promise that the next
Administration win be any better. but
they want b turn back. We viii
have 20 educate them up afterward
70 understand that they have chosen
rightly. and We hope that events viii
justify their votes"
Tue foregoing opinion indicates that
senator Harding Is BY no means popu-
Jar IN this stronghold OF Senator
Horah. but that tho Republican Party
ia Moreover. Senator Borah made
about twenty speeches IN this state
against tho League Of Nations and oil
fhotiona OF the Republican Party are
united behind that doctrine.
CLEAN CUT FIoHT-LEAoUE OR
NO LEAGUE.
20 tie q clean cut dpht nstween
thoss who favor some league and
thoss who favor no league. Senator
Nugent the Democratic candidate for
re-elootion. voted every time he could
70 ratify the treaty OF versafloa He
voted for Il without reservations and
with interpretative reservations. and
he voted for tho Lodge observations.
He made HIS record on tho principle
Of a league OF nations and took every
opportunity 20 try 10 get America to
join.
The press OF the state 10 FREEDOM
inantly Republican. Out OF about ito
publications only twenty are DEM
rooratio and four or Eve independent
the bulk OF the newspapers arc
against the League and behind SEN
ator Borah.
Nevertheless Senator Nugent Il
confident that when the Democrat,
get their organization perfected thoy
win DO able 10 swing tho State q
CcE Nugent viii run far ahead Of
the Presidential ticket. and unloni
there IN a landslide for Harding ever
Republicans conoodo that be has I
good chance 20 win the Senatorial
race again. He defeated two year
ago for the short term the same maj
who l. running against him now
Practically tholsaHne influences ar
lined up on both sides. The Non
Partisan League has withdrawn II
candidate from tho Senatorial rae
and indorsod Nugent This strength
ems the latter very much and IN
Donioorats think Il also HELPS IN
Pteuiduntiai ticket
NoN.PARTisAk LEAGUE NEU
TRIAL ON PRESIDENCY.
10 this he Republicans answer tina
uhe Non-TAartisan League vote con
ssts largely OF farmers who arc Re
publican on Presidential iasues. IN
Non Partisan League newspaper
opaniy declare they viii not tai
sides In the Presidential contest. s
d would appear that as league n
ilion-partlsan membership will be le
"a its own devices, and the bulk
ta vote Is Republican FOR agrlcultur
reasons similarly, the MormC
Church membership, which Is q
other large factor IN Idaho's situatio
AZ not being instructed Ia this sta
how 20 vote. The leaders Of the churu
in Utah, who are Tor the League
Nations kept hands on and unle
something unforeseen occurs the Nc
mons who nave been impressed
idaho by the Borah argument W
vote the Republican ticket.
A. matters stand to-day even I
Democrats are not over BanguiI
though they admit they have an u
min hight and that It all depends up
the effectiveness IN the next +,
weeks OF the speakers and organic,
who are just being put into the RAJ
The Mormon Elders and the N,
Partisan League leaders could swi
fhe State 70 Cox without any trouh
but there iH no sign Of extraordino
interest on their part IN the success
the Democratic Presidential nomin
@. o. p. PAPERS AL AoAlN'
THE LEAGUE.
The Republican papers have fed