El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-01

IN NEBRASKA
SEE VICTORY
by DAVID LAWRENCE.
Continued from page II

The interrogation. The incident viii
hurt Harding 90 some extent But
hardly anything can hurt Harding
chances or securing the state. The
press is friendly TO Cox, but the eIe-
Inents with a ErudEc and a desire for
n change are numerous Enthusiasm
for Harding himself is conspicuous 10y
its absence. Yet Republicans who
tell YOU this say that with the women
voting. the majority for Harding VIII
be ia the nGighborhood Of 5000.
Democrats who nov the state we'll
but who, Of course. cannot be quoted
told the writer they would not be sur
prised N the Republican majority was
as large as $4,000. Normally, they
would expect a 10000 majority. but
double the ordinary Republican vote
Although Gov. CoE's visit has made
friends, fair sample Of the Nebraska
situation Is afforded by the attitude
Of a newspaper like the Nebraska
Journal which Is a staunch advocare
Of the league Of nations, but takes the
Democratic nominee to task for his
failure to say that he viii not weaken
the Nolsread act and criticizes senator
Harding for not coming 20 Lincoln
though he plans TO speak at Omaha
two hours away
For the present" says the Journal
which Is published in Mr. Bryan
nome town, we must compare the
about, and the familiar figures Of pre-
vlous campaigns
NO one VIII disagree that when wa
say, in general Gov. Cox Is 10 be
classed as less imposing figure than
Bryan Roosevelt, Taft Hughes, OF
wilson That list Of old timers is a
hard one 10 stand up against CoL's
speech was as vel brought out as
most Of Bryan's 8, but in the personal
charge and effectiveness Of manner
M 30 NHan wa
Is IN Apprentices stnre.
Compared with Wilson as a pre-
waller over audiences, Cox is In the
apprentice stage Tart IS perhaps the
only one OF the five who IS less ef-
receive as an orator than Gov. Cox.
i IS not enough, however TO confine
comparisons Of today's candidates
with the giants OF yesterday. We
should guess that Gov. CoE's audience
found him more impressive and con-
vlnclng than they had expected, for,
as a matter OF fact expectations were
not high The picture he presented
was Of g man Of good ability. such
magnitude OF a man as we could scare
up hundred or two Of in Lincoln,
presenting his appeal In a well con-
structed speech and holding his audi
ence with success. He has the good
judgment and taste TO attempt no
1lourlshes, hence made no breaks. AT
some points he descended beneath
HaHarAaaHM aAA aAAM ca E.
He gave the Impression Of youth, al
most tnlu,a turity, as he faced his
crowd OF greatness, there was no
sign at all OF a certain strength and
a more certain ability he was plainly
possessed As TO depth OF his nature,
his appearance leaves one iu doubt
such Is the Democratic candidate as
We should suppose the general run Of
his audience saw him Did he make
votes for himself2 Il is possible.
Gov. Cox spoke almost wholly on the
league OF nations. the subject on
which he is strongest and on which
his opponent, because OF Republican
lounderlng on the issue, is weakest
mat gave him an advantage II the
e lection were turning on the league
Of nations, the Republicans might pay
dearly for surrendering 20 Cox the
clearer appeal 10 the better nature on
this point AS 90 happens, the evil
dence Is overwhelming that other con-
alterations are governing the attitude
Of a vast majority Of voters The
election is not going TO be a verdict
on the league OF nations
The foregoing IS presented at length
because IL expresses accurately what
the writer found in personal talks 10
other parts Of Nebraska This state.
ike Iowa has a press friendly 90 the
league and, though voting for Harding.
IlrInly expects him 20 enter the United
states IN the league Of nations some
day.-Copyright 1920, by David Law
renee