The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-25
ny CHARLES \. WHEELER


COLUMBUS, Oct, 25.-Govcrnor
Cox. In one of his Kansas speeches,
replied 10 II qucstioner by stating
that had he been IA member OF the
United States senate he would have
voted Just as Senator Harding voted
en- the eighteenth amendment.
This has not gained hin any dry
support at home and has disguised
the vets. The treatment OF Bryan
at San Francisco mad, IL humanity
impossible for the governor to accept
any support from the dry forces Of
Ohio.
The very psychology Of the san
Francisco convention took hat vote
from him forever. For II, as the
Ohio people SEQ Il. there are three
national leaders in the democratic
party today who are wet to satura-
ton, as a political proposition, those
three are Taggart. Murphy and nren-
nan-thc three men who organized
the anti Wilson steam roller at
French Lick springs and wrote Cox
on their program in big letters.
Whatever may be said Of Bryan's
economic views and his dry Y rws.
IL cnnnot be gainsaid that he is a
power In Ohio. particularly among
the church-Eoing people and the coli
legians. Bryan Is a real idol Of thous-
Rnds and thousands OF Ohians be-
cause OF the sheer force OF his moral
views, In this he stands out and
above ordinary political considcra-
tons. To-day he Is the biggest head
liner on the Chautauqua platform OF
the Buckeye state.
And with Taggart, Murphy and
Brennan beating Bryan at every stage
in the proceedings at san Francisco.
finally nominating the one man he
warned them against as n prcsiden'
tial candidate, and so completely re
buffing and smashing him that h,
openly declared his heart was In tn,
grave, there Is no chance whatever
for many airy votes getting into tn,
Cox box In Ohio In November.
The Ohio ncoplc will toll you tina
from ono end of the state To th'
other.
And right here comes In that hi
OF psychology that hurts Cox with th'
home folks both ways. II Is a trai
of human nature to get very angr1
with a candidate who turns dowr
his lifelong fricpds and principle.
In order TO get the votes Of the oppo
sition. Both sides begin to question
his sincerity, and that rs what tn
Kansas utterancc has done for Co.
at home. About the most disgusiei
voters In ChiO are the pfomlncn
men In the wet ranks. Some OF then
are reported to have used the Wort
renegade"
There Is no use In Disgusting tn
fact that CoN's principle strength II
Ohio Is the wet vote. by association
he has been wet all through his pub
lie career. He has other support, o
course. OF recent years he has bee
associated with men Of large wealth
being a millionaire himself, and Z
these associations. and by virtue o
some Of his work as governor, he ha
attracted supporters In some mehsur
outside OF the wet ranks. But hi
principle strength In politics in Obi
has been his wet support.
Ills closest associates in Dayton
have been the brewery mon. An
some OF these men are among tn
, leading men Of wealth and promin
: encc In his home city.
!, Next 10 Col. Deeds, who was rec
commended in the Hughes report o
I the aircraft scandal for court mar
= tial, perhaps the closest friend Gov
ernor Cox has In his home town,
: not In the entire state. Is Adar
/, Schantz, for many years the lcadip
. brewer OF the town. Schantz Is rate
at many times n millionaire. III
great wealth. gnrnered from IN
g brewing business. has been put int
downtown real estate. He IL one .