New-York tribune., 1920-10-31

about voting the Democratic ticket.
The Poles, like the italians. have al
ways been Democrats IN Cleveland.
They are indignant at the way the Will
son Adm stration has treated Poland,
and a tremendous percentage Of them
will vote for Harding to punish Wilson
for that.
The Germans Of Cleveland have been
pretty we'll divided between the two
major parties, as they have all over
Ohio except in Cincinnati where they
are soldly Republican, because the
local Republican machine has always
been wetter than the Democratic. The
Ohio Germans have voted the Rcpubli-
can ticket soldly every time the sound
money issue was up, but on most other
occasions. except in Hamilton County,
they split rather evenly until 1916,
when they voted for Wilson.
This year, here as elsewhere, the
Germans seem to be united in their
determination to punish the political
party which four years ago induced
them to vote for Wilson on the "kept
us out Of war issue. The German
wards in Cleveland went heavily for
Wilson in 1916.
Much Larger Negro Vote
There is one other element of Re-
publican strength which is ircrca sed
this year, and that is the negro vote.
and throughout the industrial cities OF
Ohio jumped up by leaps and bounds
during the war, the increase beginning
with the war industries in 1915 and
having kept up rather steadily until
after the armistice. Democratic poll
tlclans told nc there would be 100 900
negro votes cast in Ohio.
1t has been years since Cuyahoga
County elected Republican to the Leg
islature. Bets have been made al even
money within the last few days that
not single Democratic candidate for
the Legislature would be elected in the
county this year.
In addition to the racial groups
winch normally attach themselves TO
the Democratic party-or in the case
OF the Germans give it at least air
proportion of their strength there is
the wldcspreadA fear of hard times if
the Democratic party is continued in
power Cox and the Democratic lead
ers generally have been counting on
Ia Dor to vote with them almost soiidly.
Wilson carried the state four wears
ago by winning normally Republican
German votes and by the labor votes
attracted by. the Adamson so-call.d
eight-hour law.
Repre- sentative Henry I. Emerson. of
the 22d District. although a Republican,
was one Of the most prominent advc
Gates IN the House of the Plumb plan
EX- Senator Theodore Z. Burton de-
!cated MN IN the primary for renom-
nation by handsome majority. This
may not be a fair instance. since the
district includes a la &c six stocking
SECTION: But it is a straw in the wind
the fear OF hard times if Democratic
policies are continued. however. is felt
more keenly perhaps among the work
men IN ONO than any other state save
Michigan as many Industries connected
with the automobile business are To-
Gated IN this state, and the automobile
industry has been hit harder than prac-
tically any other line
As an instance, the Goodyear auto
mobile tire plant, normally EMPLOYING
about $4,000 men. is employing Just
S,oo0 as this is written, and those on
TOUR day a week basis. In Akron. one
OF the biggest tire manufacturing cities
IN America, the reduction in cmploycs
IN tire plants has now reached Is 600
lncidcntally. it is SO perfectly obvious
that the demand has fallen off and the
,lre companies have been unable to sell
thelI capacity output that no progress
has been made, so far as can be dis
covered. by any charges that the re-
ductions are being made for polite al
motives. no one has openly made the
klnd Of attack which was made on the
American "oolen Company around con
vention time.
Cox Popular With Party
Inc real truth is that the Democrats
IN Ohio, as IN one or two other states
| nave visited, have really given up
nope on the national ticket and are
concentrating their efforts on candi-
oaoIes where they think they have
better chance. They want Cox to make
. display Of strength in Ohio in tho
lace of Ropublican landslide so that
Cox Will be the logical nominee four
years hence. ''''i
For there is no mistakinr the poru-
larlty of Cox in Ohio with the Demo
cratic organiaation. The party workers
arc an TOR him It was this evident
1dc,' which pointed ont in The Tribune
Ia5o . January, which resulted in Senator
Htlee Pomerene withdrawing from th.
Presidential race prior to thu primarias t,s
ana permitting Cox to have clear field
IN the state, an advantage which Hard
ing was unable to get.
nu1 me Hemocrats are really fight
ing with the hops winning nm tbo
Govcrnorship. Their candidate. a v
D'hahey, better known as Vic Donahev
IS no" State Auditor, and has eiven
what is generally conceded 70 have
peoh good administration o. +hat
ofhce The Republican candidat.
MAJOR Harry L. Davis. of Cleveland is
nclhg vigorously opposed by elements
IN lhe state which are strong for Har
dlng and for Frank b. Willis. the r.
publican Senatorial nominee. but who
are opposed to the wide open town"
ideas Of Davis
hen Davis vas nominated il wa=
thought ne would sweep the state. He
was reelected Mayor Of Cleveland IN a
normally Democratic CITY. sweenin O
every ward in the town. He was the
IDOL of the vets. BEING wet. If was 6r
ured he would run behind HARDING in
about eighty counties Of the state. but
Would run WsN ahead of HARDING in
Hamil ton, Cuyahoga and six other wet
counties
Recently. however, there has been a
wave OF crime IN Cleveland Threo
quarters of the news snace of the locsl
papers on two DAYS WAS in that city
we're given up to bank rohberies. 2
hght between the robbers and a rroun
OF citizens and other local crime stories
inns mas awakened reaction against
the wide open town" idea which NAV
easily cost Davis his expected majority
IN Cleveland i''S
Woman Vote a Factor
Then the addition of women to the
electorate was hard h1o,, g. ~: