Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
BETTING IN ILLINOIS
ON HARD|NG'S LEAD
Even Money Wagered That
His Plurality in the State
Will Be 100000.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPeeiai OlSpatch TO The Star.
CHICAGO, October 23-While the
democrats of Illinois are perking up
and have practically pulled them
selves out of the slough of despond-
| ency they have been in for weeks. few
OF them have the temerity to claim
tha1 Cox is going to carry Illinois.
ihat Cox is gaining here appears to
be conceded. That he can gain enough
10 overcome the tremendous lead that
Harding had almost from the start
| Is improbable, The best posted poll
tlclans of both sides believe that
Harding will carry Cook county by
at least $4,000 plurality and the
state by 100000 plurality. Even
money is being wagered on Harding
having 100000 plurality in the state.
Index to Sentiment.
In past campaigns the real test of
sentiment was found at the movies y
Harding has it all his own way in the
lneaters this year. When a picture of
COX Is SHOWN there is little APP
piause and perhaps Kisses Then
comes a picture of Harding and the
crowd gets up and cheers. II goes
| that way except in certain Sections
OF the city where everything is demo-
cratic -, - Ne 'iAo
Gov. Cox is going to wind up the
campaign In Chicago, and the demo-
Gratis hope to work up enough en-
tnusiasm by that time to put over
s 1;sWa = local candidates. They be-
lieVe IL they can keep Harding's state
plurality down to 100000, James
Hamilton Lewis can defeat Len Small
| LOT governor. 1t is believed that a
number of Lewis misguided friends
nave injured his chances by playing
up ms whlskers too strong. Even
the Chicago Tribune, which is for
Lewis editorially, treats him lightly in
the news columns, and writes up his
campaign tour of the state in sort
| of joking way
| Republicans Lack Cash.
| Now that the republican leaders ara
| working together again, and there is
| a semblance of harmony, there an
pears another hurdle. The repubii-
cans lack cash. Frank L. Smith,
chairman of the state Committee is
reported as worried over the situation
and thinking of abandoning the elah-
crate plans made for the last week
on account of the expense. The
Thompson crowd has plenty of money,
! ABOUT S4oO.O00 being on hand now for
the election, it is said. This money,
though, is to be used in employing
from ten to thirty workers in each
OF the 2.210 precincts of the city. AS
there are two rival state committees,
the national committee is Supposed
to be holding back the cash and
thereby keeping out of the local
wrangle. The Thompsonites saw that
they will go ahead and take care of
the republican campaign themselves
so far as Chicago is concerned. and
Mayor Thompson is doing more talk
ing for Harding than any one else in
Illinois. The mayor, however, real
ICES that he is unpopular down state
and is combining his campaign to Cook
county.
The visit of Bourke Cochran this
| week and the announcement by sew
eral republican leaders that they are
for Cox and Roosevelt cheered the
democrats greatly, although Cochran
had somewhat stormy time at his
meetings, special police protection be-
! ing necessary. Morton D. Hull, a re-
publican primary candidate for governor
four years ago, declared emphatically
for Cox. JOHN r. BUTMAN.