Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10

closing month of the campaign with
national figures as orators. Henry
Morganthau. former ambassador to
Turkey, is the latest to be an
nounced.
W. Bourke Cochran and former Gov.
Joseph w. Folk OF Missouri were the
principal speakers at a democratic rally
at the Lyric here tonight.
Energetic Republican Campaign.
While noting the growing activity
and confidence of the democrats. IL
is not to he assumed that the repub-
lican ardor has tagged. The truth
is that the democrats. even with the
increased activity. have not yet come
up to the mark they have set in
earlier campaigns. They were so
the campaign that their present ac-
tivity is. by comparison, highly
pleasing to the leaders. But there
is much yet to be done. if the senti
ment shown at the Harding meeting
here is to be taken as "A criterion.
Meanwhile the republicans. who
had the jump on their rivals in prep
arations for registration. are keep
ing on the job. Their organization
seems to be functioning more effec-
lively. if less loudly. than that Of
the democrats. James \. Gary. jr.
former chairman of the republican
city committee, has consented to act
as chairman of the committee on
speakers and meetings Aside from
the usual meetings in all parts of
the state, rallies Of woman voters are
being held and the new voters are be-
ing reminded of what the republi-
cans did to aid them in getting the
ballot. The ward and district ex-
ecutives are fighting shy Of the liquor
question, since it is being left to in
dividual candidates.
Weller-Smith Contest.
T.
against Senator John Walter Smith for
!, the latter's seat at Washington. has
been emulating the late Silent" MUIR
ray Crane. He has made but few adj
dresses. and the few he has made have
been very brief. But he has been do
ing deal of talking off-stage, patching
up petty republican quarrels here and
there in an effort to present a solid
front next month. He went to SOUTH
ern Maryland yesterday for meetings
at La Plata and Leonardtown.
The indications are that leaders of
both parties look upon Baltimore as the
battle-ground. since it was in this city
that Gov. Richie got his hairbreath ma
jority after Harry W. Nice. his repu-
lican opponent. had been all but
elected
Democratic state leaders declare the
campaign of Senator Smith is looking
! much more hopeful than in the early
stages. Especial attention is to be
given to it in the closing days OF the
fight. The state leaders declare that
charges of lukewarmness toward the
senator by both city factions are un-
founded.
Insistent Women CampaiRners.
Senator Smith was visited Thursday
by committee representing the
League of Woman Voters. who sub.
mitted a questionable calling for his
views upon Legislative program the
league has drafted. The program in
cludes child welfare. women in gainful
occupations and independent citizen
ship for women. The senator is re-
ported to have made beautiful speech
dealing in generalities and taken the
QUESTIONABLE under advisement
The sufragistS are not TO have
clear field in their activities against
candidates who have opposed suffrage.
This was decided this week. when the
Maryland Association Opposed to Suf-
frage announced its support of Senator
Smith and Representatives Charles J..
Coady. democrat. and Sydney z. Mudd.
republican. and its opposition to Rep
resentative J. Charles Linthicum.
democrat.
The association in resolutions
adopted urges all woman voters to
remember that the merl who worked
for the ratification of The nineteenth
amendment are politically unSound
less of party the association urges
all of its members to vote against
pro-suffragists.
The stand of the association in
PRODUCES new element in the poll
teal activities of the women of the
state. Many leaders of the Women's
Suffrage League and the Just Gov
eminent League have declared their
opposition to Senator Smith and sup
port of Representative Linthicum.
John w EIIGERT