Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-19

.THE>WEEK IN POLITICS
Reports From The Stars Special Core
spondents and Staff Writers.

that many thousands Of miners
will vote, for the socialist or other
minor party candidates.
When Gov. Cox started on his
western tour he committed Ohio to
the democracy Of that state. ex-
pressing belief 6that it would not
need a great deal of personal at
tention from. him. But since his
departure. Tho Stars Columbus
correspondent says, things have
been going from bad to worse, un-
I'll there now. Is generally belief
that the governor will have to
take over direct control of the
Ohio situation. The voters of
Ohio. according1 to the Columbus
CORRESPONDENT. are not much
issue or-cox's ssiusn funds
charges. but are thinking sullen-
~ and resentfully Of the high cost
of living and seem disposed to lay
blame for present economic condi-
tons at the door Of the democratic
party. While union labor generally
issfor Cox. the unorganiZed work.
erS are showing "a pronounced
preference for the republican NOM
poll among the new woman voters
gives Harding two-to-one advan-
tage.
That the woman voter remains
and is likely to remain the un-
guessahle equation in the campaign
is shown by the fact that poll
in Kentucky. just to the south of
Ohio. shows eight women for Cox
to one for Harding. :.
Not only are the party manag-
ers unable to guess how the wom-
EN- as \ whole are going to vote.
but they are amazed, not to say
appalled,. at the number Of them
who evidence determination to
take full advantage Of their enc
last week the republicans held old
fashioned precinct caucuses. and
about as many women as men
turned out. In Virginia women
are paying their poll tax and reg
istering by the thousands. despite
the fact that in some counties the
men are placing every possible OBJ.
stacle in. their way. In one district
. z registrar resigned rather than
enroll women, and In another. where
the registrarship was vacant, the
authorities have steadfastly refused
to- make an appointment. though
tax and are ,clamoring for opportu-
nifty to complete their qualification.
. A dispatch from Tacoma gives
an interesting study Of the recent
primary vote In Washington state.
The analysts shows that the voters
OF the state are 10 per cent republic
can and 20 per cent democratic. the
remaining 40. per cent being classed
as independent, socialistic, non-par-
tisan. etc,
The result In November viii de-
pend upon fnroads made into the
40 per cent Of "doater' strength,
with the republicans having a two
'to-pne advantage at the start
Though Montana has but four
votes in the electoral college, the
situation there Is calculated to give
the democrats. a crumb Of comfort.
A .dfspa tch from Helena says that
were the election held. tomorrow
the democratic national ticket
probably would carry the state.
iIHaSs 10 0Ves In part TO eutnuSl0Sm
resulting from the recent visits Of
Cox and Roosevelt, but more to the
fact that Montana voters, being
generally dissatisfied with eco
nornic conditions. are disposed to
blame the republicans. Herein
they diner from the voters Of
Ohio ana other states, who are
making the democrats bear the
burden OF economic wrongs.
fT 80 + \
Getting back to the middle west,
there is a lot OF, interest IN In.
diana in the Forthcoming 6artici-
patton in the campaign of Vice
Prssident Marshall. The demo-
Gratis. especially. are wondering
what he iss going to say about the
league Of nations. or how. he will
be able to say anything about it
without = hurting the democratic
cause. :
tcopyrisht. lsD.. by ..Tne Washington Star,