The Washington herald., 1920-08-04
Both Parties Face Huge Task
Of Untangling Faction Lines
In Jumbled Fight for Senate

puDlicdn votes, us the aumlntStr8-
tion forces have not forgiven him
for his attack OH the War Depart
ment in January, 1918, nor his more
recent difference with the Presi-
dent over the league of nations.
In Colorado, the Democratic State
organization has scored Senator
Charles S. Thomas for his irrecon-
cilable. opposition to the treaty of
Versailles. The fuss stirred up by
Wilsonian antagonism to Senator
Thomas P. Gore in Oklahoma, re-
sulting in a contest that already
has been raging for more than
year, has given some Republican
managers hope of winning there.
Oklahoma has sent two Republicans
to the House of Representatives, and
the State has come to be regarded
in some quarters as good hunting
grounds for Republicans. with Gore
leading such an anti-Wilson fight.
1t is not disputed that Gov. James
NJ. Cox emerged from the San Fran
cisco convention with more handi-
caps imposed by his own party
than did Senator Warren G. Hard
ing.
McAdoo enthusiasts have not rail-
lieu lnt LUX III lnlHS
like the spirit that might be ex-
pected with a party in power and
desirous of so remaining. Some
of the women who were ardent Nc
Adoo bosters have returned to their
homes in many States in anything
but a flag-waving mood for the
nominee. Added to this, the we'll
established view that Gov. Cox must
shake of kinship with the Wilson
element in order to stand a China
mans chance in many States, the
personal trials of the Democratic
nominee are viewed as greater than
those of Harding.
Senators withhold Aid.
The Harding forces have set out
to gain Progressive support through
the medium of men who were prom
inent in the Wood and Johnson
campaign. They are aware that
several Republican Senators who
were in Washington when Senator
Harding returned from Chicago as
the party nominee failed to call
upon him. So far as they have in
dicated they have no desire nor
intention of making pilgrimage to
Marion this summer.
The Harding managers are re-
garded as being especially fearful
OF his being drawn into the SEN
atorial contests in Illinois and Wis
consin. In Illinois. the Senatorial
/ night is between Representative
Frank Smith, supported by the
COOK County forces, led by Mayor
William Hale Thompson and Repre-
sentative William Mckinley. who is
the Nhninn Of he 4 II
licans, allied with Gov. Frank o.
Lowden. In Wisconsin. Senator
Robert NJ. La Toilette has set out to
retire Senator Irvine L. Lenroot
Early reports from the Badger State
indicated that Lenroot, parliamen-
tary aide to Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge during the treaty fight in the
Senate, had a lot of trouble on his
! hands.
1 Iowa Fight Expected.
A Democratic fight of real propor-
| tions developed in Iowa because of
differences at the national conven-
tion, according to reports reaching
! party managers in Washington. Ed
win T. Meredith, Secretary of AEri-
culture. and Wilbur w Marsh.
/ TREASURER of the national committee.
were the figures about whom a Sc
we're conflict waged as to who should
obtain 1owa's twenty-six votes un-
der the unit rule at San Francisco.
Meredith was able to control only
ten for McAdoo, while Marsh held
sixteen for Cox. The McAdoo men
were wild with rage. A fight for
control of the State organization
now is in order.
The disappointment of some of the
McAdoo leaders in Minnesota is re-
garded as being so keen that there
is some doubt whether they can be
counted to enter into the campaign
with vigor or enthusiasm. One of
the women leaders, who worked for
McAdoo. has been quoted as hav-
ing declared the nomination of Gov
Cox meant "burying of party in a
beer keg."