The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-13
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has seemed to 60 farther In the direc-
ton Of the bitter-enders-
When an old-fashioned States right
Democratic voter is innoculated. as some
Of them have been in Tennessee. by their
own party leaders with the idea that
the League Of Nations implies partial
surrender Of sovereignty, and when they
have got thoroughly set" and hardeneo
In that Impression, then. as one disgust
ed politician expressed It. about the
only thing that will change them Is a
rock crusher.
Finally. among the reasons for the
Is the fact that a certain number or
business men in the State who are nor
mally Democratic this year wish Tor a
Republican Administration and are will
Tennessee has never been so solidly
Southern States. In 1915 the Demo-
cratic majority was only $4,000 and the
year Taft ran. in 1908. It was only
on two occa sions the State has elect
cd Pnruhlican Governor.
Spencer May Meet Defeat.
AS to the other border" states,
Missouri still leans toward the Re-
to what I said about Missouri some days
aro-as 1t now looks. the Republican
: Senatorial candidate in Missouri, SEN
ator Spencer, is expected to run some
$4,000 votes behind Harding. That is
to say, even though the Republicans
should carry Missouri on the PreSiden-
tial election, they might readily lose 4
Senator there.
The estimate Of $4,000 as the dis
lance between the Republican Prcsi-
Dental candidate and the Republican
Senatorial candidate comes from Re-
publican sources. 1t illustrates again
what is almost universally true. name
~ that In practically every State where
there Is Senatorial contest the Repub-
lican candidate for Senator will run be-
hind Harding.
To any one who goes into these sit
uations closely the. probability Of the
Republicans making any Kains in the
Senate becomes the real question Of
this campaign.
Curiously enough. the one exception
States. Kentucky. IN Kentucky the
Republican Senatorial candidate. Rich.
ard Ernst. Is expected TO run ahead
Of Harding or to put il in another way
the Democratic candidate, who is the
present Senator. J. Crepps Wickliffc
BeCkham, is expected to run behind Cox
For Kentucky. Cox was probably the
strongest candidate for the Presidency
that the Democrats could have named.
A large part of Eastern Kentucky reads
the Cincinnati papers. and for that
reason to a certain extent takes on tho
Cox Personally Popular.
Moreover. Cox has frequently cam
paigned in Kentucky. and is person
ally popular there.
Finally. an able and popular Demo-
cratic congressman in Kentucky
Campbell Cantrill. is friend of Cox
and took a leading part in giving him
the nomination. For all these reasons
Cox has little better chance OF win
ming Kentucky than any other pos
sible Democratic nominee would have
had.
In West Virginia. for much the
same reasons. and for the additional
reason that the coal miners of that
state are especially strong FOR him,
Cox will make 4 good run; but 1t still
remains true. as I said two weeks ago,
that West Virginia is more likely 10
so Republican.
In Maryland. when I was there
some two weeks ago, the tendency was
toward Republican success, boIn as
regards Harding and also as regards
the Republican senatorial candidate.
During that time. however. the Demo-
Gratis have been stirred up by the spec
tacle of the large registration Of negro
women.
As things stand today. 1t looks as
II Maryland would probably reflect its
Democratic senator. and as between
Cox and Harding Is doubtful.
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