The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-16

Democratic vote in Montana Is lrish,ano
tho Irish are against Wilson and the
League. or course, II Is also true that
many OF these same Irish leaders are
strongly identified with the local Demo
crntic organization. Nevertheless. the
bulk OF them will probably be against
Cox.
The net about Montana Is that II 1t
goes Democratic at T,ll. II viii only DC
by 4 very small majority. The real IN.
trrcst in Montana pol:tica-and TINS Is
true of most of the northwestern states
lis not in the national situation but IN
the local triumphs OF the Non-l'artisah
League.
Idaho will surely SO for Harding. Here
again ue Republican candidate od dTr
behind Harding. Two weeks ago /
would have said that the DEMOCRATS
would re-elect their senator from ldaho,
but the Republican trend IS so strong
that to-day ii appears probable that the
Rspublican candidate for senator VIII DC
carried in on the wave.
Washington will so heavily for Hard
ins Here also the Republican, canaidate
for senator will run behind. The kcpup-
liCan senator, Jones, who Is hlmScll
candidate for reelection. has much OPP
position from business men In Seattle
who are normally Republican, because
of some OF Senator Jones official acts
In regard to shipping. But the best
Judgment Is that while Jones VIII run
b,hind Harding. he. too VIII win"
Oregon Likes Chamberlain
Oregon. apparently. IL about to DO
curious thing. which confirms the rcpu-
talon Of Oregon rs one OF the most In
telllgcnt ciccIoratc3 In America. otc-
ron will 70 for Harding by very large
mn orily--probably as large q mn)"rlty
IN Roosevelt got In l00t. but III INC
II tan In DRAGON
Chamberlain who has held tho scat Tor
lively. yours. Is Il candidate Tor re-"lcc-
tom Chamberlain IL L Eood SENATOR
aud Oregon likoa HIN. Ih"roloT". Al
though Oregon viii give ono OF Inc larE-
,tu itcpublicHn ma rIiieb In Tho c0un-
nv I'm Droportiun to It's poPulntnn. IL
viii urobubly also elect the l'"morra-
tlc senator. Chamberlain. At least TINS
Is tn. present tendency. lhrcc "r lou,
wcGAr ago every body took II f"T granted
thai Senator Chamberlain would WIN
hut lust now the Republican tread iH so
sirnnE that II II continues To roll up
mini election day. Chamberlain may be
IN danger.
California will 20 Republican. Hope
ful Democrats place California IN lhcn
rulumn. and observers who nave
rr',udIv feeling for the under dog lchd
10 Mace California in the doubtful col
urnn: but the truth Is that the wiScI
democratic leaders In California do not
fool themselves.
Tho total registration in California
Will DO about I.oVU,OUO, % ~hlch Ap Uue
SOC, 900 will be Republican,. 30V,oVo
democratic and 10000 declining 10
tttto their party affiliations. Of course
the mere prepUnderance or registration
does not make the election 4 1oreHone
conclusion; but II Is significant lact
trnt thr percentage of Republican, regis
tr:ltiou this year has risen from ID per
cent Of the total UP to 62 percent uf me
total, while the Democratic registration
As 10 the Senatorship. California 10
the same old Story. only more so. inc
Republican candidate for Senator.
Shurtridge, will run far behind his tick
ct. Tho sitting Democratic Senator.
lhelan. is universally looked S1,, upon by Gs
has strong hold on the affections or
the state He has made fine public
rec I'd in many offices and has always
shown the kind of keen and Intelligent
Interest IN public affairs that California
i'hclun will probably run $4,000 ahead
OF Cox. which Is the same thing as say
ing that If HardIng's majority in Cali
fornia Is less than $1,000. Phclan Will
win.
states Of the Southwest
OF those three Southwestern States
which have three electoral votes each.
New Mexico is probably lost to the Re-
publicanS this ycnr. Arizona Is very
oven. and Nevada. although normally
Democratic state. In from the Demo-
cratic point OF view In danger this year.
NevAda's population is small mt best
and the recent census showed that dur
ing the last ten yenrs II has lost four
or i've thousand OF It's eighty thousand
people.
In Ncvada's population there Is a