Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-27
Democrats
Lose Hope
of Victory
Election Of Governor Cox on
Ncxt Tuesday Would Be
Huge Surprise to Lead
crs, Hennings Says.
Concentrate on Senate

by ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
tstssss Tssssas- -0msss Zee Leased wiss.
New York. Oct. b.--If Governor
Cox should be elected next Tuesday.
there would be few persons more
Surprised than his own campaign
managers at democratic national
headquarters here.
After discussing the situation with
isss topinos, leaders of the Cox cam
sisn today. am OF the opinion thar
they have gives no hope Of clecting
The democratic candidate. and are
concentrating their last week drive
om the effort 10 elect democratic
senate.
There was q foundnp cf demo-
-~aiie Chairman George White aud
iieuiesafits this morning az which
inc party prospects were assayed.
Reports from various parts OF the.
country that There Is noticeable
tread 10 Gox." wcrc examined. Will
hur Marsh. the treasurer. reported
si7.OOl additional contributions In
tho firs nmii and gold watch from
Ikdgar Carlton Singer OF Clear Lake.
Minn. who said he wished he had
some niouey 10 give.
Whits Issues Statement.
rAisef ;he conference ar. White
4 sesd a statement asserting that
jrhc Harding high command IS
ls.ric-stfikep," aud that by the end
n the wsek. tho panic will be CON-
nisfe."
so mseb Tor the surface develop
msnts OF the day. Beneath the SUR
saer. there 10 different aspect Of
ahe situation. When Say that the
Cos eanlpa;gnsrs themselves would
be surprised by the election OF the
fIlsGc governor. sprak advssedly. l
sausot state the reasons IN detail. for
ssps woaid be betrayal Of conf
sieaxs.
There Il no bseach Of confidence
IN saying. however, that Mr.. White
nnw refies mpcn the newly cnfran-
ehIssd women and the influence
wisided By ministers OF the gospel
and college rpesidenss, to save Cox
sg..n defeat. ffe thinks he perccives
gains sss Coz already as the result
I'll the zppeal OF Mrs Carrie Chap
man casf,-cf the 1900 preachers !
the democratic committee says are
working fer the league OF nations.
anA es President Enerslus Eliot OF
Harvard and other college profess
sosa -
nsssin Away From Wilson
0Nxhst republican headquarters !
yfonoune<s Cox's eleventh hour
wohhIiex un the hague, the demo-
esxfie leaders believe win gain votes |
ier she ticket. The democratic candi- |
sEass row hints that he would accept |
shx L1fQe reservations II again |
tossd ~ the senate. This Is break |
away from Wilson, which is wei /
eemed BY those democrats who be- |
lisvs Cos wofud have done better
hass~ he thrown the president over.
beard 10 besim with. i
Ii u admitted by the democratic
ehssltnms that 10 win at all. Cox
msmss rvpeas tine feat of Wilson IN
easryimx Ohio ant the far wsA. All
hooe ~ carrying New York. New
, Enalasd and Ncw Jersey IS gone. /
FheFs ~ more confidence oil carry
inx Indiana than Ohio for Cox. In
sAx lar west, democratic hopes have
10 txmgfhEs hasss. except in MonlanaN
CaM Nsvaaz and Colorado That
Indicates hsw mach surprise there
xeatd Nc "A democratic headquarters
4 Ces shouia carry eaou9h states
iseaa Ohi0 westward 10 win. =
Fv slsetimg : democratic senate
u hssidsmw the republicans 10 bare
ssassrity, che democrats could block
se Harding peace program and
laxFs is every evidence that the
.tsaascfafix eampaign - new cen
3essd on fhAS effort. The democrats
s#a isahasax hasd 10 save Senator's
~asfk IL Maryland. Beckham IN
xeasaekv. Naxems IN idaho. Hem
EafsK.m Ia Nevada. PheIan i'm Cab
hsFaiA snd Saaifh IN Arzona. and
- asfsas Meses IN New Hampshire.
.nxsndexee ~ Connecticut Watson in
INma. Spencer Sn Missouri. and |
ssnsat n Utah
nsxnk9ss Psobshls Winner.
Moses and SFaHdrzee. IN my opin-
ion. wiH wins while Watson. Spen-
eax and snans xFs Ia danger. The
ssnablieams. however. probably will /
xsla senasr sesfs in California, Colo
tzsI.s ama Seatf Dakota whiIe they
Aaw8 sxvslsent chances ia Kentucky.
saalsu and ArmJaz. The fepubii-
ssas hsus considerably less hope OF
tsfeatiax Smith I'M Maryland and
AfeHdeFsan im Nevada
! hspesn 60 know that the demo-
1eaEae asasaa3eKs entertaan ne illm-
ss@nR ss ~ she prospects Of defeat
ffR >eaazaf Cninmlns in Iowa. and
iseV are aot eoahting even en- she
segublisam split in Wisconsin put
saa Rssnsth eseSe The democrats
3eileva sat sifheS LenFoos or
faemipsoa wili he elected III Hard
iss shotsiss carry lRdiana by sonl~
aarsElxely large etsFahty. Watson
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