Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-18
VICTORY SEEN
In TENNESSEE
G.. O. P. Claims In State
Not Borne Out BY
Facts

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 18.-Un-
questionably the Republicans have
gained strength in Tennessee, bu
it is difficult to see how their dream
of Harding carrying the state can
come true.
1t seems safe to predict that Gov
ernor Cox will carry Tennessee, al
though it is very likely that Repub-
lican governor will be elected. Re
publican leaders themselves subscribe
to that statement and a good many
Democrats hereabouts and west
ern Tennessee is a. Democratic
tronghold-admit the probable sue
cess of the Republican gubernatorial
candidate.
Hays Ignored Women.
Senator Harding might have had
a chance of carrying the state had it
net been for a bonehead play byI
Will Hays. Republicans down here
are exceedingly wroth against Hays
They claim the national chairman
spoiled everything by ignoring the
whites, and especially women, in
picking Tennesseans for the Repub-
lican platform committee and for
membership in the headquarters
council
"Hays picked Robert Church,
leader of negro Republicans, said
John W. Farley, Memphis lawyer
and Republican leader. although
Tennessee Republicans had ousted
that element, he put him on the plat
form committee at Chicago and now
has him at national headquarters.
The rest of us were ignored and so
was the important now feminine
factor. Had Hays taken advice,
Harding would have had more than
an even chance of carrying Tenn
essee Now we Republicans are CEN
tering our fight on putting Repub-
lican governor. Only a miracle
could give Harding Tennessee's ~
electoral votes"
Farley's estimate of the situation
was echoed by Republican State
Committeeman Murray.
Under ordinary circumstances
there might be aid for the Harding
candidacy in the bitter fight being
waged against Governor A. H. Rob
erts, Democratic candidate for re-
election. Roberts is in bad odor be-
cause of his anti-labor platform, in
creased taxes and public utility rate
increases. His advocacy of suffrage
in the big fight that resulted in
Tennessee's ratification has not help
ed him. Anti-suffragiSts, compris-
ing both Republicans and Democrats,
the latter led by Speaker Seth Walk
err, are solidly against him.
In addition. the Republicans
have picked as his opponent the most
popular Republican in the state, Al
ferd Taylor, brother of the lat
Democratic governor, Bob Taylor.
Bob and ALT used to run for office
against each other. Both were violin
players, and at campaign meetings
would fiddle duet and then make
speeches against each other. Now
Alf has the old fiddle out and he
and his son are going to put on
duets. They will get away with it,
too, for Governor Roberts barely
squeezed through the primary, al
though his opponent was extremely
weak.
All this might react badly against
Cox were it not for Republican
wrath against Will Hays and the &C
tivities of the Nonpartisan Political
club organization, which is cam
paigning to bring about the splitting
of tickets for Cox for president and
Taylor for governor.
Solid Labor Vote for Cox.
WI. Rohr, secretary of the Non
nartisan organization, is former
Ohioan, an original Cox man, who
helped elect Cox governor of Ohio
the first time, and was member of
the Cox commission that framed
the Ohio Workmen's Compensation
law.
"Cox will carry Tennessee bv
from twenty to forthy thousand, "
said Rohr. "Our statewide cam
naign is against Roberts md. at the
same time. is emphaeizing the need
for the polling a hundred uer cent
Iebor vote for Cox labor is follow
mo the American Federation dioc-
,osis of Cox and Ha~dino. literallv