The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-28
SENATOR HARDING
Will CARRY OHIO
BY DECISIVE VOTE
By DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright by The lntelliGencer

Cleveland, O.. oct. Ex-senator HARD
ing will carry Ohio by decisive ma
jurity. but il looks as II the state "i''
elect a Democratic governor.
II James NJ. Cox were running iur
governor again, he probably would cur
As presidential candidate. Cox stall
has Il host Of friends. but the Demo
cratic party ON national affairs IS un-
popular. ,,o1,o
The vote is not SO much for Harding
but against the Wilson administrator.
1t Is not against Wilson the man. put
the Wilson cabinet and acts Of the VIII
son administration. ,,,,
No other conSlusion seems possible
after Il careful survey of this state
Indeed, there's swing on toward tTN
at the present moment Senator Hard,
ing has been steadily losing gLounII
since his Dss Moincs speech ana h;t
unfortunate encounter with President
Wilson on the difference between
Representative" Of France and
Spokesman" But the drift toward
Cox, while noticeable. hasn't approached
thu. sweeping proportions OF tlde or
Northern Ohio is for Harding. This
city. which is normally Democratic ana
which helped Wilson materially whch
he carried Ohio is doubtful. The coun-
~ Is also doubtful. The WORD aouot-
fur in these instances. is the differ
.nce between Il narrow majority Tor
COX or Harding and an overwhelming
majority for Harding. Most people OK
The reader who is not familiar with
Ohio politics. can judge Tor himself
what the situation is when he discovers
that in Democratic centers like Toledo
and Cleveland, the two principal NORM
crn Ohio cities, the advantage l!es WIZ
Harding. Moreover, Cox cannot expect
ANYTHING in Hamilton county. which N,
rludes Cincinnati. a district that heipeH
him win the governship IN 1910.
Ohio Is Anti-Wtlson.
1t seems to be case or antl-N IiSoh
and not antioch SO rar as tnls scclloh
Of Ohio is concerned: the expectation
of n change is scarcely less strong than
the desire for change in governments
personnel ut Washington.
some Of nv Democratic friends here
whose judgment III the past mas oeeh
accurate, whose viewpoint is dispas-
sidnate and whose acquaintance Is
large, insist that the whole thing IS
reaction from the war, u
Il am more partisan than l have ever
been" said one prominent Dcmocrd..
Il am more anxious for COX TO III
than | was for Wilson To win in l9lo--
and YOU know how hard l worked for
that-but l can Sec no chance ior inC
DamocratIc national ticket In Ohio this
year, am afraid the majority VIII ho'
be less than 100000 Tor haruins. 49,,
D,moCratic, the writer obtains lntorma-
ton that Vic Donahcy, the Democratic
candidate for governor. is mucn strohs
er than former Mayor Davis OF C!e ley
land. tho Republican nominee. ms
merely proves the point that II Ism
vote this time against Cox so mucn
as against his party In Washington.
Respect for Harding.
One can hardly say that Sen@atGr
Harding is any more S p %ps nom M a
He has never held an executive posi'I;nh
in the state and the folks know very ~,
tic about his ability TO manage tv
strong men If he selects them TOT ms
cabinet. He has reputation I1r rus
not be intimately known even IN nus
cwn state, but he Is by no means un-
popular IN any section. ferhaps' iap1'
is the only group that CONSIDERS haru
ing hostile. The farmers think well CT
bi1, The city people think more OF the
personnel in the Republican party as a
whole than the one individual VINO mas
been selected to lead the party .,o,
There Is a peculiar confidence tnu'
the Republican party WIN run the 81;
eminent and do n better Job than us
predecessor. Almost nothing mas nCsh
said b. the Democrats about the RepuD-
lican party's failure 10 produce ieau'rs
or remedial legislation IN me iaSI W.
ycors in congress. They have permit
I'D thought 10 be concentrated entirety
ON the executive side Of the govern
mcnt Congress is expected 10 develop
leaders and teckl" troublesome leeisla-
ton such as the excess pr"nIS TAX u''
dor the Harding leadership. The Demo
Crats on their part have not been aplf
10 convince the voters h"r"ahouts that
,bav have any better leaders. The
whole burden is being placed upon thc
next executive and his cabinet. ONO
is voting for n new party ana ne"
"a binet In Washington. Harding is the
SYMBOL sSmbei or exponent Of the whole move
r3cnt' Ohio would 70 Republican IL al,
most any other member Of the lnitcN
States senate or Republican narIE MCr"
can year in Ohio on the presidential
ticket.