New-York tribune., 1920-10-01
Harding to Win
N.Y.by300,O 900,
Hilles Predicts
Warren Puts Majority for
the Republican Ticket
in Michigan at 100000
as Dem Ocrats Desert
Mccormick Sees Sweep
Illinois Senator Declares
Only Danger for Party
Lies in Overconfidence

The Republicans will carry New
York by more than O,OOO.-Charles D
Hllles, Republican national committee
man from New York.
The Republicans will carry Michigan
by more than 200, O0,O00.-Charles B
Warren. former Republican national
committeeman from Michigan.
The foregoing predictions were made
yesterday at the Republican National
Committee headquarters by Hilles and
Warren after checking up on facts and
figures obtained by the organization
workers in their respective states.
Mr.. Hilles, who accompanied Senator
Harding from Baltimore to West Vir-
glnia this week, says that the meeting
addressed by Senator Harding in Balti-
more was the greatest political dem
onstration ever witnessed in that city
Great Baltimore Audience
Il was there with Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt, and the attendance and en-
thuslasm were tremendous, but the
crowds were much smaller than those
which greeted Senator Harding this
week. said Mr.. Hilles. THE meeting
was held in the 5th Regiment Armory
in which Wilson was nominated in
1912. There were 5000 seated and 12,-
600 standing in the audience
"ln West Virginia Senator Harding
expected to make only one speech, at
Wheeling. He reached Grafton at 1880
IN the morning, and about 5000 persons
were on hand to see the next President
They demanded a speech and got it.
The Senator made seven speeches to
good sized gatherings before the train
reached Wheeling. In Wheeling SEN
ator Harding made an address in the
Auditorium and another to an overflow
gathering of about 1000 at one Of the
clubs. Then the West Virginians in
sisted that he 60 out to the state fair
grounds so that all the folks could hear
him.
HE compromised by making his third
speech from a hotel balcony. Alto
gether he talked to about 10000. There
is no MISLEADING the temper of the peo-
pie or the drift of sentiment 1t is un-
mistakably favorable to the Repub-
licans. The registration in the State of
Maryland is regarded as distinctly
favorable to the Republicans, and all
the predictions we heard in West Vir-
Glnla 1NQlCdJeQ q heDuDIlCaD sweep IN
November"
Outlook in Michigan
Asked about New York, Mr.. Hilles
said:
"A month ago I thought we would
have about 100000 majority in this
state. Now l am confident our margin
will be above 100000.
Mr.. Hilles was in conference with
Samuel S. Koenig, Republican county
chairman, prior to making his predic-
Michigan situation interested every
ters. He said:
Woodbridge ~ Ferris, Democratic
candidate for Governor of Michigan, a
man twice elected to that office, has
announced publicly as a part of his
platform that he is against the Dem O.
cratic platform position on the League
of Nations.
every Democratic candidate for
Congress from the Detroit districts
has taken the same position. This
means that these Democratic candi-
dates have abandoned the national
party in the hope that they will pro-
mote their own chances of election.
The Democratic business men every
where show that they are totally dis
satisfied with Cox and they believe
and say that he does not measure up
to the requirements of the high office
which he seeks.
Harding and Coolidge will carry
Michigan by the largest vote in the
history of the Republican party. Their
majority will be greater than that
given Roosevelt in 1904. 1t will ex-
ceed 100000"
Danger in Overconfdence
Senator Medll Mccormick, of Hi
nois, one Of the callers at national
committee headquarters yesterday, said
that the only danger to the Repubi-
cans was overconfidence.