Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-20
PANIC SEXES c. O.P.
AS HARDING PLEAS
DRIVE VOTES AWAY
Republicans Fear Results
If Nominee Exposes In
efficiency Longer.
LEADERS ADMIT TOURS
ARE W0EFUL EXHIBITIONS
Women's Vote, Estimated at
90 Per Cent, Declared Doubt
full by Both Parties.
ny LOUIS sE,poLp.

CHICAO. ILL. Oct 19.-gauot!ng
for the next President OF the United
States cannot come any too soon to
suit the Republican party. The ma
tional leaders, apprehensive of a fatal
break" on the part OF their standard
&earer. admit the fact. The Demo-
Gratis contend. with complete justiti-
cation. that If Senator Harding should
be permitted to continue exposing his
inefnciency as a statesman, for an
other month, Governor Cox would GER
tninly be elected. The Republican
view OF present conditions is fully il
Illuminated by one OF the chieftains Of
that party who said TO me this after
noon in the Auditorium Hotel:
we have got the fight won now
and our greatest concern is to keep
from losing it." The reasons that die
tated this astounding admission from
man who declared a month ago that
no development of the ca mpaign could
injure Mr.. lIardinG's chances are
pretty much the same as those which
prevail among the leaders OF ri! po-
litical parties throughout the coun-
try. They are crystallized in the woe
~
presidential candidate has provid ed
every time he has left the front porch
and attempted to explain his previous
league of nations.
Keep Harding on Porch.
His last crack" permitting the in
ference that the French government
had manifested it's sympathy with
one Of or two OF Harding's plans
for promoting world peace. has un-
auestionably created the greatest con-
sternation among; the managers of the
party They Will indulge In n deep
breath of relief when he has returned
from brief visit to New York state
and settled down in his rocking chair
on the Marion porch to await the de-
cision that'probably 27,oo0.O00 Ameri-
can citizens will deliver two weeks
from today.
1t would be exceedingly difficult 10
reflect the depth OF anxiety which Mr.
Harding's gyrations on the league OF
nations has inspired to trouble the
souls of his hackers. Their priva.c
comment regarding him is almost un-
ht for publication. II reflects neither
confidence In his judgment. admira-
ton for his mental processes in meet
ing the outstanding issue OF the cam
paign nor respect for his political
sagacity. II is tho character OF these
comments more than any other single
circumstance that justifies the state
ment of Governor Cox. National
Chairman White and other Demo-
crntic leaders that the Republican
candidate has reached and gone over
the peak OF his advantage that was
not to be disputed month ago.
There is no question but that Demo-
cratic chances Improved 90 per cent,
according to Western Manager Dore-
mus, with whom I talked this after
noon. This percentage is mounting
by leaps and bounds. and within the
next two weeks will have wiped out
the unquestioned lead that the Re
publicans' national ticket stnl re-
tains.
Probable Results Estimated.
The Republican managers assorted.
and with very good reasons for do
ing so. that even their own candidate
cannot prevent them from winning
the election two weeks hence. The
basis for their confidence is that re-
sentiment against the Democratic
party for grievances. real and fancied,
is too deeply imbcdded in the minds
OF the average citizen to be eradi-'
fcnntinu.b nm Sernnd pnuc