The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-29
REPUBLICAN FIGURES
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Judgment Of those Democratic leaders
who are conservative is 10 the ERECT
that Harding will get these fourteen
electoral votes.
In NSw York. It is generally conced-
ed that the real fight Is not bet"cen
Cox and Harding. Harding Is conf
IDENTIFY expected to carry the state. Nel-
Their is the real fight on Wadworths
return to the senate. although ne Is
opposed by an aggressive group or Ike
publican women leaders who resent ms
attitude on woman suffrage The r"t!
light in New York is. on the governor
ship.
presence OF Dudley Field Malone. run
ming on u third ticket. Mr.. Malone
eight years ago. when Mr. Wilson was
first running for the presidency anu
both before and after that event w%
leaders who worked hardest for Mr.. WI
son end were closest 10 him. personally.
President Wilson appointed Mr.. Malone
collector of port Of New York. but ABOUT
three years ago Mr.. Malone suddenly
resigned his office. He gave as his re2-
son resentment against President VIZ
son for what was at that time the lat
ter'S attitude Of resistance TO woman
suffrage Whether or not this was me
whole reason for Mr.. Mnlone'S reSigna-
only left MIR. Wilson but loft the Demo
cratic party and became identified with
the clements that came together at CAT
caEo last June 10 organic" third
party.
In his candidacy for governor Mr..
Malone has just this week received the
endorsement of the Hearst newspapers.
and il has been demonstrated in recent
elections that the Hearst newspapers
of votes in New York City. What eff
feet this development will have on th''
fortunes of the two regular party caa-
didates can only be guessed.
The Democrats have renominated inc
present governor. Al Smith. who is un.
doubtedly the best vote gcttcr. and
probably justly 10 be called the best
available man they could have named.
He has not only mad" himself popular
in his own party but has won praise
equal certainty tho Republicans are
running their best possible man. In
deed. Judge Miller Is probably the best
candidate for governor that the 70
publicans of New York hay" put UP
since the time of Justice Hughes.
Judge Millcr'S candidacy restores 70
New York politics something Of tho
flavor Of such men as Justice Hughes
Grover Cleveland and Samuel j. Tlld"n:
Miller has had much the same sort OF
as struggling lawyer and rose to be
Justice Of the Supreme Court. Justice or
the Court Of Appeals and head OF the
Bar Association of the State. He at
tractcd national attention as n man Of
independent leanlngs by his willingness
TO put Mr.. Hoover in nonunation for the
Presidency at the Chicago convention,
an act which was by no means dcteren-
tial to tho Republican organization.
The fight for the governorship is con-
ceded by leaders of both parties TO be
the real fight in New York. AS to the
Presidency, New York must be conceded
now. as it was in 1916. to the Rcpuoli-
cans.
Smaller vote For Penrose
Pennsylvania Is. OF course sure Re-
publican State, but there is ono interest
ing situation there which has escaped
public attention outside. Senator Pen
rose Is q ca ndldate for reelection. With
out doubt he will win. but have heard
one of the two or three highest Demo-
cratic leaders in that state offer to make
4 bet that Penrose would get less than
half the votes. This does not mean any
expectation that the Democratic candi-
date will win. but there is woman run
ming indc pendcntly who will get very
large number Of votes. Also tho Demo-
cratic candidate. John \. Farrell, is an
effective young campaiGner and is eN-
pected to get what will b? for PnnnSyl-
vania a rather large Democratic vote.
These four states have among them
exactly 100 electoral votes. The Demo-
ocratS did not get any on" of these
electoral votes In 1916. and there is GER
tainly not any moro expectations that
they can get any OF them this year.
/ DOWNRIGHT 1920 hy n Y. Evening Post