New-York tribune., 1920-10-26
Million Rail
Men Will Vote
For Harding 9
Survey Shows Brotherhood
Members Are Dividing
on Party Lines, Not
Taking Leaders, Orders
Democratic Leader Bolts
Judge Carman, Formerly
Pennsylvania Chairman,
Condemns the President
From q star Correspondent

MARION, Ohio, Oct. Ex-senator
Warren G. Harding has received s
confidential survey of the political
sentiment in the rank and file of rail.
road brotherhoods, which indicates
that slightly more than half of these
100000 men will vote for him. The
survey was made by men in high
places in the brotherhoods.
The information is especially pleas.
ing to Senator Harding, because shortl,
after the close of the Democratic con-
vention in San Francisco the heads OF
an the railroad brotherhoods issued q
JOINT declaration in favor of Governor
CoX and against the Senator because
OF his vote in favor of the E,sch-Cum.
MINIS law.
The survey shows that the railroad
workers are voting this year according
10 tnelr past party affiliations rathe
than al the dictation of their leaders
four years ago President Wilson won =
majority of the railroad votes because
o, 0i MS sponsorship of the Adamson law
ms year the railroad men have been
wrought up over the Esch ~Cummjns
law, and many Republican leaders. IN.
ciudlng Senator Harding, have believed
that this was due solely to a failure tc
understand the law and what it docs
for labor
Always Explains Act
Acting on that theory, Senator Har-
Ding invariably has confronted audi.
ences composed of railroad workers
with statement of facts about thc
tsch- -Cummins law. He has told them
that 1t is one of the most advanced bit
OF legislation from labor's standpoin
that has ever been written on tn,
statute books, reminding them of tn
provision that fixes d minimum WAC
Tor railroad labor and other safeguards
OF the pay envelope.
lhe railroad workers, when he talked
never hecked him or otherwise dis
played disapproval
Something in the nature Of labora-
tory experiment to test the reactions
OF railroad workers to an explanation
OF the Esch Cummins law was con-
ducted in the 22d Ohio Congressional
District in the August primaries
representative Emerson, a Republican,
seeking denomination and counted p
strong man with labor organizations
was opposed by former Senator Theo-
dore L. Burton.
This district includes Collingwood
Wtere are the principal railroad yards
Of Cleveland, as we'll as Cleveland
Heights, an exclusive residential sec
ton. MIR. Burton won the nomination.
by majority of almost to /. The
basis Of his campaign was a defense
Of the Esch- Cummins law. In every
campaign speech he explained this law
ard told howyit protected the rights
Of railroad labor.
Democrats Bolt Party
A statement received to-day at Har.
ding headquarters told Of the decision
of Judge John M. Garman, Of Wilkes
man Of the Pennsylvania Democratic
State Central Committee, to bolt hi
party and vote for Senator Harding.
The Democratic leader enume ra c 4
his reasons for determining to support
Senator Harding. Excerpts from his
statement follow:
Il believe the welfare of our coun-
try demands Harding's election and
that the welfare of the Democratic
party demands that the pirates now
controlling the good ship democracy be
thrown overheard, weighted by their
political sins, forever submerged in the
deep, dark sea OF oblivion.
81 favor Harding for President first
because am Democrat. II any can
Gidate for office can indorse Woodrow
Wilson's course in endeavoring to
coerce the Senate when it is eXercis-
ing its constitutional tight, such can
didate does not represent any kind
of democracy and cannot have my vote.
"Some one may ask, why vote for Har
ding, who surely is not Democrat
The answer is that his platform and
addresses have shown that he is sup
porting the Constitution and is safer
than one who openly commends efforts
to subvert that grand old document.
"Harding should be elected because
ne believes in the Democratic doctrine
tnat American citizens engaged in law