Evening star., 1920-01-04
KEEP GOV. cox IN RACE
FOR THE PRESIDENCY
His Ohio Friends Boom Him While
Watching the Pomerene
Supporters.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. January 3 {spe-
ciaD.-A development OF the current
week in Ohio politics has been a pro.
nounced boom for Gov. Cox for the
democratic presidential nomination.
In the absence of any indications from
the governor himself that he con-
templated trying for the nominate on,
party leaders here were marking time
and watching the operations of the
organization having in hand the boom
for Senator Pomerene. From a num-
Der of western states. mostly west of
the Mississippi, word has come that
democrats there are thinking very IA
vorably Of the Ohio governor for the
nomination, and At the same time a
leading independent weekly in the
east has announced that Gov. Cox is
more generally favored among the
oemocrats than any other person
mentioned for that nomination.
Stlil the governor maintains silence
on the subject. He IL to be a speaker
at at, the Jackson day dinner OF the
on that occasion. it is rumored. viii
make pronouncement in the mat
ter. Senator Pomerene has declined
the clubs invitation to attend. A
conference of the senator's support
ers which was arranged to be held
mere this week was postponed fndef-
initely for the reason that neither the
senator nor his secretary, Arthur P.
Hlack, could come to Columbus at
TINS time. A new date will be set for
the conference.
Favor to Senator Hardinx.
In changing the date for entrance
into the senatorial primary SO that
Senator Harding might file his decla-
ration Tor that nomination after the
result of the republican national con-
vention is known, the legislature did
not leave the same opening for Gov
Cox, who. it has been intimated, may
wish to contest for election to sue.
ceed Senator Harding, if he has no,
in the meantime been nominated fol
a higher Notwithstanding that the
| democratic national convention will
be set for a date later than that OF
| the republicans.
Republican newspapers in all parts
| OF the state are stating that Harding
delegates will be selected in theil
congressional districts by acclama.
! ton unless the Wood supporters at.
tempt to start. trouble by entering
opposing candidates. The latter seen
to have become inactive and not in.
clined to open a fight in any distric
with the prospect of a victory as un.
| favorable as it is now.
Toledo Blade Against Harding.
| An exception in the general ton,
Of the state press is found in the cas-,
Of the Toledo Blade, principal repub
Hcan newspaper in northwestern
Ohio. which has taken 4 stant
against Senator Harding. In an edi
torial in Fridays issue, in which i
| n q 20 An
state for the senator for the nomi
nation is artif1cially produced, tn,
Blade makes this comment:
'The Harding boom Is not to b.
taken seriously so far as Ohio is con
cerned. The politicians may do al
the Alphonse e-Gastoning they wisl
and handpick committees. The peo
pie do the voting and the people ar
not for Senator Harding for Presi
dent"
This is the first plain indication o
it's sentiment in the matter that tn
| Blade has made, and It comes as tn
surprise Of the Harding canvass 81
far.
All Eyes on Cincinnati
All eyes are turned on Cincinnati
and Hamilton county. where the onl!
! important local organization Of tn
republicans has not already declared
Harding, expecting Harding oppo
sition there If it appears anywher'
in the state. A telegram from Rut
K. Hynicka, the head of the part,
organization at Cincinnati, who &C
,ompanied National Chairman viii
mas day. stated that he would reacf
home during the first week OF thu
"'" J. H. GALBRAITH.