The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-10-21

The eRepublican candidate for sena-
tor. Shortridge will run far behind mis-
competitor, Phelan, il universally look
ed up by California. as 8 credit4hlr
figure He has stronghold on thc
affections OF the state He has made
fine public record in many ofsic'>
and has always shown the kind n
keen and intelligent interest il paallc
affairs that California appreciates.
Phelan will probably run ssooe
ahead OF Cox. Which is the same
thing as saying that il Harding ma
joriiy in California is less than 7s
90, Phelan will win.
or course three southwestern
states. which have three electoral
votes each, New Mexico is prohat.,
lost TO the Republicans this year Ari.
gona is very even. and Nevada. al
though normally Democratic state.
is from the Democratic point of view
.n danger this year NeyadAs popu
laiion is small at best. and the receAl
census showed that during the las
ten years ii has lost four or five thou
sand Of its sN,9po people
Il Ii Nevada's population there t.
rather large number ot Irish. who arr
opposed to the leagne Of nation
4 Nevada no Democratic candidate
aside from President Wilson. wa
ever gwen more than :, 800 majority
nfitlnia eosstate,csoriairelilll 4
Utah 10 Elect Snoo,
4 This year the Republicans may car
~ Nevada for Harding, but the Demo
erals will probably re-elecl their sen
ztor Henderson.
Utah is fan OF com mplexiiies. inclnd-
I ing ecclesiastical ones, which make
1.-THE situation in that state not easy 10
understand and sin less easy 10 tx
plain to the public outside The stale
The aes af the J.ah situation IL
lshai Cox bay carry The stale. bur The
Republican senator. Smooi, will pr d.
ably I've reelected. Everybods ial
Utah knows the distinguished oosi
non that Smoot has in the senate ar1
as a national figure Local pride ia
Smoot's position viii be enough to|
give him considerable margin over
the normal Republican vote
Colorado IS another Of those states
which went strongly for Wilson -
l1sl6 and which the Democratic
claim this year But the best 5uGg-
nent is that Colorado this year . III
20 for Harding The senaiorsai..
however has not yes fully cleared UP
from the chaos caused by the Septem-
eer primaries. and Is made very CON
piex ay the existence OF regular Re
publican candidate and threat Of
an independent Republican candidate,
4 regular Democratic candidate ana
a non-Fzrtisan league candidate out
ot this chaos il is hard 10 predict
what will come.
Kansas and Nebraska will both z,
Republican heavily AS to Oklahoma
the best Judgment IS thai the stale
Is safe Tor Cox Missouri. as .he
election draws close, seems to tend
more and more in the direction of Re-.
publican victory
iowa to Elect currlins
| Iowa. OF course, will 90 heavily Re
| publican. As 10 the Iowa senator
ship week ago. / said Cum nins |
would run hundred thousand behind !
Harding. Today would not say that
~umnins friends have become aware
Il his danger and are stirring up the
'i2ie TO be loyal 10 his fine character
and the prestige he has given Iowa
r The senate.
Cammins vii suffer from the o7po-
.tsitsOn Of The Iowa farmers to the
recent RAILROAD bill he helped lo
lske. bur he will win readily.
Those are The details The nets 81
: ail IS this; q al tie states west Of
- Nfssi<xluui river Cox win es~r.-