Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-30
NEBRASKA FAVORS
LEAGUE, But COX
MAY LOSE STATE
Overwhelming Harding VIC
tory Expected -''Wet" Is
sue Has Great Influence.
by DAVID LAWRENCE.


braska has had the same layer of re-
publican confidence spread over it's
electorate as has obscured the DEM
ocratic chances of other states.
Gov. Cox's visit made some votes.
but mostly it revived moribund or
ganization, though the task of achiev-
ing victory in Nebraska in the re-
naming weeks of the campaign. Is
an uphill climb, with the prospects
that the summit cannot be reached
in the short time available between
now and election.
ness of the league of nations issue is
abundant, but with many of the voters
who favor the league there is con-
spicuous distrust of Coxs views on
the prohibition question. they are
dry in Nebraska. ans bryans ,n1Ss 1ns
campaign. On the other hand, the
wet elements in the state are FREEDOM :
inantly German and Irish, both OF
which groups have grudge against
Wilson and Cox on the league OF ma
|tions and the foreign policy.
j.. Gets 1t Going ann ComiaE. u
So the democratic presidential
nominee gets 1T going ana coming IN
able number who viii vote for Cox
because he appears more friendly to
the league of nations than Harding.
But the other groups. who are op-
posed to the league. will be sufncient.
with the dry vote, to insure Victory
for Harding.
Gov. Cox received an unusually inn
pressiye welcome in Omaha. The city
and county are wet and the hight Tor
the league of nations has been success
fully waged by the Omaha World
nv Hitchcock
Got Big Reception.
Gov. Cox's audience. and the recep-
ton he got were as big as anything
Wilson or Bryan received in recent
years. And the governor made big
hit with his crowd. He was not slow
to draw questions from his audience
his handling of hecklers has always
been adroit. Every now and tnen
crowd shouts its disapproval of inter-
ruptions. and calls of Put him out"
are hurled toward the section Of the
hall where the intruder sits. With
wave of the hand and a. generous
smile on his face. Gov 2 Cox e. calms MS ms
country and 1 believe in free speech,
let the man have his say" This wins
a roar of approval and applause.
Naturally Gov. Cox is making capi-
tai out Of the fact that Senator Hard
ing failed to give his protection at
protest when the chairman of the
meeting took vote about ousting the
interrogator. The incident will hurt
Harding to some extent.
Harding Will Garry State.
But hardly anything can hurt Hard
ing's chances of carrying this state.
The press is friendly to Cox, but the
elements with grudge and desire
for a change are numerous. Enthu-
siaSm for Harding himself is conspIc-
uous by it's absence.
Yet republicans who tell you this
say that with the women voting the
majority for Harding will be in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
Democrats who know the state well,
but who. of course, cannot be quoted,
told the writer they would not be sur
prised if the republican majority was
as large as $4,000. Normally they
would expect 10000 majority, but
the woman vote is counted upon to
double the ordinary republican mar
gin.
Although Gov Cox's visit made
friends, a fair example of the Nebraska
situation is afforded by the attitude of
q newspaper like the Nebraska Jour-
nal, which, as stanch advocate Of
the league of nations. takes the demo-
cratic nominee to task for his failure
to say uneQuivocally that he will not
weaken the Volstead act and criti-
cises Harding for not coming to Lin i
coin. though he, plans to speak at
Omaha, two hours away.
Papers Views Presented.
For the present." says the journal.
which is published in Mr.. Bryan's home
town, I'VE must compare the Cox seen
with the Harding heard about and the
familiar figures Of previous campaigns.
No one will disagree when We say that
in general. Gov. Cox is to be classed as
a less imposing figure than Bryan,
Roosevelt, Taft. Hughes or Wilson. That
list Of old timers is hard one to stand
up against. Cox's speech was as well
thought out as most Of Bryan's. but in
the personal charm and effectiveness of
manner they are not to be compared
Compared with Wilson as a prevailer
over audiences, Cox is in the apprentice
stage. Taft is perhaps the only one of
the Ave who is less effective as an orator
than Gov. Cox.
Found Cox Impressive.
"It is not enough. however. to con-
fine comparisons of today's candidates |
with the giants of yesterday We |
should guess that Gov. Cox's audience |
found him more impressive and con- I
than they had expected. for |
as a matter of fact. expectations were /
not high. The picture he presented |
was of man of good ability--such a |
of man as we could scare |
up a hundred Or two of in Lincoln-i
his appeal in a well con-
structed speech and holding his au-
aience with success. He had the good
Judgment and taste to attempt no |
aourishes. hence made no breaks.
"At some points he descended be-
meath presidential dignity in his ar
gument. He gave the impression Of
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