New-York tribune., 1920-09-29
Knox Sees Lead
OF 100000 I'm
Pennsylvania
Senator Says He Believes
Harding as President
Would Sign Declaration
of Peace With Germany
Would Halt War Machine
Now Costing Sis, 1000, 900
a Day, Ten Times the
Normal Peace Figures

United States Senator Philander @.
Knox, of Pennsylvania, who was at Re-
publican national committee head
quarters yesterday. says that Pennsyl-
vania doubtless will give Harding and
Coolidge a plurality Of 100000. Sem
ator Knox adheres to the conviction,
expressed in the Senate, that there
Germany, and that the governments war
machine, which is costing S15.000,000
a day, should be put on a peace basis.
Before the war, Senator Knox said, the
disbursements for the War Department
were $1,50O,000 day.
When asked what would happen to a
peace resolution such as he introduced
in the Senate. the Senator said that
Senator Harding had expressed himself
in this matter to the effect that he
hoped to sign a resolution putting
peace into effect.
'The strong belief is that Pennsyl-
vania this year will give Harding as
great a majority on the question of
preserving the sovereignty of the
United States as it gave Roosevelt in
1904 on the Issue Of the Square Deal
500,000," said the Senator.
Roosevelt Denial Anglers Montanan
DR.. o. M. Lanstrum, of Helena, Mont.
member Of the central committee of
that state, who called on Chairman
quarters yesterday, says that the peo
pie of Montana, and especially of
Helena, have poor opinion of Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, since he denied
statement attributed to him as hav
ing been made in his Helena speech.
Mr.. Roosevelt denied that he had as
serted at the Helena meeting that evil
son slipped one over on Lloyd George"
in the League of Nations parleys at
Paris by giving the British Empire six
votes, and then obtaining one each for
dozen or moro small Latin-American
republics.
DR.. Lanstrum said that the city edi-
tor of his paper attended the meeting
and reported Mr.. Roosevelt's speech.
1t also was reported by the local DEM
ocratic paper, and both reports agreed
that Mr.. Roosevelt said what he denies
having said, and that he added words
to the effect that up to few weeks
ago he carried two votes of the league
in his pocket. DR.. Lanstrum says that
no Democrat in Helena denied the
story and that the men who heard the
speech agreed on the text. Or, Lam
strum said that the people out his way
do not regard Franklin D. as a "regu
lar" Roosevelt.
]. G. Culbertson, Republican nomi
nee for Governor of Texas, called at
National Committee headquarters yes
terday, bringing the news that Demo
cratic defections were SO pronounced
in the Lone Star State that the Repub
licans believe they have chance to
elect their candidate for Governor.
Neff Democratic Candidate
The Democrats have nominated Pat
rick Neff for Governor. Because Of
some charges to the effect that his
draft record is not all that, it should
be NeR is being opposed by what is
asserted to be nearly the solid soldier
vote Of the state.
"Ihe whole country is going to do
just what Maine did" said United
States Senator Bert NJ. Fernald, Of
Maine, at National Committee head
quarters yesterday. "Tf we had had
pleasant weather on Election Day in
Maine our majority would have been
100000. In certain parts of the state
it was virtually impossible for elderly
voters to reach the polls. Every one
in Msine-Democrat and Republican
alike-is rejoicing over the result"