New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-22

will be content with forcing treaty
plank to suit himself, and will not at
tempt to gain n denomination. No one
knows that he will not seek the nom-
nation when the time comes, but very
few Democrats can be found who will
admit that there is any possibility of
it. Certainly the wish is there, it is
thought, whether it is father to the
thought or not
Hope to Win in Ohio
In the last few weeks Democrats in
tho capital have gained confidence as
to their chances for victory in Novem-
Der to surprising extent. They are
basing their hopes on tho belief that
the Republican row in Ohio between
Harry NJ. Daugherty and Connie
dore Robert Wolf, always bitter but
famed into renewed intensity during
the Harding w God primary campaign,
has given the Democrats a chance to
capture the twenty-four electoral votes
OF the Buckeye State. The Democrats
are claiming that with Cox as the Vice
Presidential nominee, and the almost
certainty that Harding will not get the
Republican nomination, Ohio will be
easy for them, especially with the Re-
publican organization IN the state so
badly divided.
The Illinois situation, which gives
the Democrats hope of anneXing her
twenty-sevcn electoral votes, is that for
the first time in twenty-five years the
Democratic organization of the state
is harmonious, and for the first time in
seven national conventions there will
be, as a result, no contesting delega-
ton from Illinois, Ex-Governor Dunno
and eX-Mayor Carter Harrison, of Chi
cago, with Representative Rainey, who
have led he anti-Sullivan forces for
years, were all included in the dele
gates-at -large. despite the fact that
the old Sullivan machine controlled the
Democratic state convention. illinois,
therefore, the Democrats figure is real
fighting ground this year.
Counting on Labor Vote
On top of the situations in these two
big states is the appeal to labor that
they count on McAdoo capitalizing. No
Republican has been mentioned for the
Presidency, the Democrats say, and
many Republicans privately admit, who
can take the so-called labor vote away
from McAdoo. The only difference OF
opinion is as to the size of this So
called labor vote which would swing
across party lines to labor candi-
date branded as favored by labor.
While dascounting this optimism
the Republicans arc we'll past the
stage they had reached last December
at the time Of the national committee
meeting here when it was thought that
the proverbial "yeIlow dog" could be
! elected if nominated on the Republican
/ ticket. For instance, there is no doubt
that Senator Penrose has abandoned
/ all idea of attempting to force the
nomination Of Senator Watson, al
though it is generally realized that il
/ penrose could simply install any mar
he chose in the White House without
the formality Of an election he woulc
name Watson.
The changed situation in Illinois has
| improved the chances Of Governor
Lowden considerably, especially as re
ports from New York State show thai
many Of the upstate delegates are
leaning to the Illinois Governor. 1t i.
hoped here that Watson will bring
back from Philadelphia an accurate
idea of whether Lowden would be &C
ceptable to Penrose. In the statomen
in which he praised Mr.. Knox, Senator
Penrose rather dismissed Governor
Lowden as not being a very stronf
candidate, saying if Illinois intended
to present him Pennsylvania nigh
present Governor SDroul. This, how
ever, was before the Illinois Demo
Gratis had smoothed out their differ
cnces. The choice Of Governor Lowdel
might now appeal in a much bette,
light, from a practical political stand
point, than at the time Mn. Penrost
issued his Knox statement
What the Republicans here chiefly
hope to learn from the Penrose- " atsoI