The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-25
FINAL BATTLE
TO BE WHIRLWIND
Continued from page 6.)

detection in Toledo, that city being
selected for the final speech because
Cox was elected governor OF Ohio
every time he wound up his cam
paign there and was defeated the
only time he did not follow that rule
Cox was optimistic over the re-
suits of his last eastern campaign. !.
1.-THE tide toward the league OF
nations came with leaps and bounds
during the last week, according TO
reports to the democratic national
committee" he said.
The governor found democratic
contributions were coming In more
rapidly, and as a result the party
Organization was to make supreme
effort this week to win November z.
The belief in the democratic camp
is more pro-Ieague republicans and
independents will swing to Cox as
the result of his definite announce
ment in New York that he fayors
reservation to article ten which pro-
vides that under no circumstances
can the armed forces of the United
States be used under the league I'M
less specifically authorized or ap-
proved by congress.
His statement apparently was
countermove against what he believes
to. be an attempt by Elihu Root and
other republicans who have advo-
Gated the league to misrepresent his
attitude toward reservations by say
ing he wants the covenant lust as
Wilson negotiated it.
Sixty Electoral Votes.
lBy Ed L. Keen, United Press Starr
Correspondent
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Sixty cleo
toral votes is the prize toward which
republican and democratic managers
will devote most of their energies In
this closing week Of the campaign
Approaching that the election
may depend on the results in the
more or less doubtful states OF West
Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and ONO,
both parties are concentrating atten-
ton upon these states. From now
on until election day, Governor Cox
will spend all but the one day re-
quired for his visit to Chicago in the
four states mentioned. And although
Senator Harding is to confine his
final stumping tour to Ohio, repuD-
lican managers are planning to flood
the other three states with speakers.
The fact that the republicans al
tered their plans at the eleventh
hour and decided to have Harding
visit Cleveland, Akron, Cincinnati
and Columbus, instead of remaining
on the front porch, is regarded with
considerable satisfaction by leaders
at democratic national headquarters.
Originally, it was the intention to
have the republican candidate visit
New York City, Connecticut and New
Jersey this week, but this project
was abandoned on the ground that
, conditions in the east were SO sat
isfactory. that Harding's presence
was not needed
Republicans continue to predict
with confidence that these four
states will return large republican
majorities, but democrats are equally
positive Cox will carry at least West
Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana and
has an excellent fighting chance for
Ohio.
Will H. Hays, chairman Of the re.
publican national committee, is ap
parently unmoved by democratic
!! jnbilation over the effects of Cox's
visit to New York and democratic
assertions generally OF IAN increas-
/ ing tide for Cox" His predictions
continue to be as optimistic as they
were earlier in the campaign. Other
republicans admit "a slight drift, but
/ a tide-distinctly not"
I Inspired by the conferences with
his chief and other leaders over Sun
/ day, Chairman George White, of the
democratic national committee, today
made his first detailed prediction
He places in the democratic column
222 electoral votes esat of the Mis-
souri, river and "a west, total OF
25s "as good as counted" This is
within ten of the number necessary
to elect He comedies to the repub
1icans only 154 as absolutely certain
| Thus. according to his calculation
there are III votes in contest I'm
the decided swing now in progress
we will carry majority Of this III, ,
he said.
Last Lap Of the Campaign.
Harding's dates:
Monday-Marion.
Tuesday--Marion.
Observation-Disclosures
Thursday-Akron.
Friday-Cincinnai
| III, ,hr,c