Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
cal Tide Toward Democrats Apparently Has Come Too Late
THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary of National Developments, Based
Reports From The Stars Special Core
spondents and Staff Writer'S

sands OF voters. The league of
nations issue has been RELOCATED to
second place. and the very decided
increase of sentiment favorable to
Cox and Roosevelt has been
checked by this new issue of canal
vs. canal.
Maryland was so enthused by the
visit of Gov Cox that the demo-
cratic management now claims
confidence in the outcome. but the
republicans insist that the only
question is as to how big the ma
jority for Harding and Coolidge
will be. They are hopeful also
that they will elect O. Z. Weller
United States senator over John
Walter Smith and capture at least
two House seats now held by the
democrats. The democrats, with
out conceding that Cox can. be
beaten, say that even should Hard
ing carry the state. they believe
Smith will pull through for the
Senate. The relative stoutness of
these claims is probab bly, a reason
ably accurate reflex of the Mary
land situation.
But if Maryland is still to be
classed as doubtful. the sister Dor
der state of Kentucky seems to
have been removed from that COL
umn and to be safely listed as a
democratic asset. There is no lin
it to the possible democratic ma
jority in Kentucky. is the way the
Louisville correspondent of The
Star puts 1T. There isn't any apa-
thy there, he says. but. on the con-
trary. the state is afire with po-
litical excitement and enthusiasm.
Registration is proportionately
heavier than in any other state.
and in fifty-eight cities and towns
the democrats have lead of 1000
in declared preferences, condi-
ton which has not existed for
many years. The republicans,
while not admitting that they have
abandoned hope of carrying the
state for Harding, are making a
desperate effort to elect r. P.
Ernst to the United States Senate
1t is conceded that Senator Beck
ham. the democratic candidate. will
run behind his ticket, but it is not
believed he will lose enough demo-
cratic votes to endanger his re-
election.
X x X X
Indiana is another state where
the principal fight is over the SEN
dloA llC uCiIlOCIdlS are iol
believed to have the slightest
chance of carrying the state for
Cox. but tom" Taggart is giving
Senator "Jim" Watson the fight of
his life. The democratic program
is to win ten votes away from
Watson in each precinct and give
them to Taggart, which would
make Watson run 10000 behind his
ticket. AS no candidate for any
office in Indiana has ever proved
that unpopular, the republicans in
sist that it simply can't be done.
and that Harding's plurality will
be large enough to carry Watson
through.
News coming from several states
in the northwest indicate such a
complete breakdown of party lines
as to confuse all efforts at fore
casting the results. The latest sem
sation is the reputation by United
States Senator Myers of the demo-
cratic state ticket in Montana on
the ground that it is dominated by
the non-partiSan league. In North
Dakota the republicans and demo-
Gratis have united on fusion tick
ct in an effort to defeat the league.
but the fusion comes SO late and is
so incomplete that it is believed
the non-partisan ticket will win.
The big drop in the price of wheat
has been great help to the league
orators. who charge that it is due
to manipulation in the Chicago and
Minneapolis markets, for which
they hold both the old parties
blamable.
No one can complain that the
campaign in its final stages lacks
pep and ginger, but through all the
news from everywhere there runs
a note to the effect that the people
will be mighty glad when it's over
Downright, 1920. BY The Washington Starl