The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-19
WASHINGTON IS =
DISAPPOINTED
Republicans In That State
Do Not Know Warren
!! G. Harding
NOT. MUCH WET ,........s..
SENTIMENT THERE
Therefore Democrats Favor McAdoo
Rather Than Cox - People Do Not
Hold Johnson Ideas Regarding the
League of Nations.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright By The Reformer.)

Copyright By The Reformer.)
SPOKANE, Wash, June l9-Warren
Harding is little known out here, so the
first reaction toward the man chosen by
the Republican national convention is one
of surprise mingled with hope. This part
sives, though the aggressive number who
are willing to be characterized as such is
dwindling. Some disappointment over the
failure of the Republican convention to
name either as president or vice president
some one around whom the progressives
could rally is inevitable
Four years ago the women of this
state gave the electoral vote to Wilson.
This year women seem to have made them
selves vocal only with respect to Herbert
Hoover and now that he is eliminated in
the presidential contest the feminine sec
tion of the electorate has no definite OBJ
jective. Senator Harding is being repre-
scented as a good citizen, a simple Amer
lean born on the farm and self made
man. If his managers are skillfll in their
approach to states like this, they win
win votes for Harding
! For, broadly speaking the Republicans
here would have preferred Governor Low
den. or Leonard Wood Indeed, there
was substantial confidence felt in the
capacity Of the Illinois governor. But
/ Harding is all new to the voters. The
/ people are favorably inclined however
| They want to vote against the mistakes
of the Wilson administration, but mostly
/ they want an executive IN whom they car
have absolute confidence. If the cam
paign managers can instill such confidence
with respect to the Harding personality
the result, even at this early date, is not
difficult to conjecture.
But on the Democratic side there Il
pronounced leaning toward McAdoo ant
as one Republican of prominence. expressed
it, the nomination Of McAdoo would Civ
the Democrats a fighting chance here
abouts He was basing his assertion OF
the strength hold which McAdoo has upol
the railroad brotherheods and organized
labor and their families.
| Governor Cox has been very httl
| known ont here, but since the newspaper
| have been telling how he carried Ohm
| three times during the same period tina
| Harding served the people are begnnin
! to wonder if the Democrats. too, are goin
1 to nominate man from Ohio. Curiousl
i | enough. however, there is vital Interes
i in whether or not Cox and McAdoo ar
II dry on the liquor question, McAdoo Ina
Il the endorsement of the Apti-saloon league
II while Cox is believed by local Democrat
Il to have moist leanings So far as tn
II state is concerned, the dry would have
Il better chance. The people of Washingto
II are tired Of the liquor question, but VIII;
i they are mostly tired of is the liquor que
ton in politics Any Democratic cand
date need not apply for votes in the stat
y of Washington on the basis of wetne
alone He had better count on some
\ the populous eastern states where the a
vantages of prohibition are still imaginar
4 Another thing is that William Jennin
4 Bryan is looked upon by the farmer
4 teacher Of agrarian gospel, and this
4 the country where he is by no means he
1 in such light esteem as in certain parts
the East To be sure this is an e
\ tirely lifferent part of the world fro
/ New York, New Jersey and Massach
I setts For instance, while Republca
4 dislike the Wilson administration as
HI matter OF prlHclpie thTy 40 loG ulsli
! with the bitterness of depth of feeling tn
the average Republican in the East re
ICES when engaged in political CONVEX.
= tons.
- Perhaps it is distance, but the state
= Washington or at least this end Of il
isn't afraid that the league of nations
the pending peace treaty will work t
harm that Senator johnson says it W
IN Even the Republican newspapers in t
he section are willing to take a chance on
a: treaty of Versailles and the league W
ss. reservations They think it is better til
'k. nothing and if there is any concrete
appointment about the Republican c.