Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-12

in" for Senator -wadsworth be-
No doubt is entertained. however.
that Senator Wadsworth will be
the primary choice.
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A suffrage situation with some
what peculiar angles has devel-
oped in Kentucky. In Louisville.
and possibly in other cities. negro
women are making house-to-house
canvasses, prevailing upon every
negro woman who is entitled to vote
to qualify herself to exercise that
right. The republican campaign
management cannot AFFORD TO OPP
pose this effort, nor can it afford
to give it open encouragement for
fear that 1t may solidify the white
women voters in opposition to the
republican ticket.
Belief which widely prevailed
that southern women would not
generally avail themselves OF the
privilege of the ballot Is being
gradually dispelled. In virginia
large numbers of them are paying
the poll tax and havingtheir names
placed on the registration lists.
A Richmond dispatch expresses be-
lief that $4,000 Virginia women
will vote for presidential electors.
The Virginia League of Women
Voters is making a determined ef-
fort to get every eligible woman
to the polls. and not only that; but
an attitude Of political independ-
ence which is disconcerting, to say
the least.
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The straw vote stage Of the CAM
paign has been reached, and can
vassers are active throughout the
land. Ohio is on regular straw
vote spree. possibly due to the fact
that the state is the home of three
presidential candidates. Several
newspapers are engaging in this
entertaining, even il not convinc-
ing, pastime and already have
begun to announce results. Tne
non-official balloting so far. ac-
cording to a Columbus dispatch; Is
favorable to the republicans. but
not sufficiently favorable to indi-
cate that Harding is going to have
q walk-away over Cox. The rate
81 republican gain Of the voters so
far canvassed. when applied to the
whole vote of the state. would in
dictate a total republican gain over
four years ago of $4,000. But as
President Wilson carried Ohio four
there still is sufficient margin to
save the democrats from despair.
The value of the straw vote may be
judged when it is known that
women voters are not counted In
arriving at the above forecast. The
women are being "strawed" sepa-
rately. and about the only disclos-
>ure is that some Of them will vote
the republican and some the demo-
thing the straw ballot in Ohio
shows is that the socialists will
draw votes from both the repub-
1icans and democrats. the latter
suffering more heavily than the
former.
Colorado will hold primaries
Tuesday. but about the only fea-
ture Of outside interest is as to the
numbered democratic nominations
which will be captured by the Nom
Partisan League. The leaguers
have set out to take over the Colo
and. despite court action which rs
still pending, the namesNof their
candidates remain on the demo-
cratic primary ticket. The repub-
licans haven't any primary contests
of serious consequence, and demo-
Gratis are hoping republican voters
will come to their assistance and
help beat the league candidates.
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One of the bitterest republican
fights in the history of Illinois
politics will be decided at the
primary to. be held next Wednes-
day. The real contest is one for
party supremacy between Mayor
Thompson of Chicago and Gov.
Lowden, but the fortunes Of rival
candidates for state Offices are in
volved. Gov. Lowden. with the
support of the state outside Chi
cago. is expected to go up to the
Cook county Zine with a vote big
enough to overcome Thompson's
plurality in the city. and 1t is con-
fidently predicted that Thomp-
sons vote in Chicago will be much
reduced below that Of last spring.
(Copyright, 1920, By The Washington Star. }