Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
With Campaign Both Parties Claim Be Confident
THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary Of National Developments. Based on
Reports From The Stars Special Core
spondents and Staff Writer'S.

record as dry as that of William
Jennings Bryan. and democrats who
know the insides of Ohio politics
think master stroke has been
made.
The republican trouble with the
liquor question arises from the
fact that Mayor H. L. Davis of
ture the nomination for governor.
He is rated as wet" and if nomi-
mated 1t will be because he has
the support of the larger cities.
He is unpopular in the country
and smaller communities both be-
cause OF his prohibition record
and because he is supposed to be
single taxer and to hold other
views not Endorsed by farmers.
There is a saying in Ohio that the
cities can control primaries, but
that the country controls elections.
The democratic candidate for
governor is expected to be Vic j.
Donahey, at present state auditor,
who has made big hit with
workingmen and farmers by
scaling down the expense accounts
OF state officials. including men,
bers of the judiciary.
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both parties are lining up their
forces for a titanic struggle. in
the outcome of which both sides
express confidence, which they
may or may not feel. An Albany
dispatch forecasts the nomination
of Judge Nathan l.. Miller of
Syracuse for governor. in oppo-
sition to Gov. Smith. who is ex-
pected to be renominated by the
democrats. Judge Miller. it will
be remembered. made the speech
at Chicago placing Herbert Hoover
in nomination for the presidency.
But this doesn't seem to have hurt
his standing with the party man
be in sympathy with his guber-
Material aspirations, and it is
shrewdly figured that it will
strengthen him with the rank and
file Of voters. among whom there
was good deal of Hoover senti-
ment in New York state.
Connecticut democrats were great
. 1y disappointed, according to a dis
patch from Hartford. because Homer
Cummings. was not retained as
chairman Of the democratic nation
al committee, and it is indicated that
he probably will be nominated for
the Senate. in opposition to Senator
Frank b. Brandegee, who will be on
the republican ticket as a candidate
for reelection. The democrats con-
tend that Connecticut is at least a
doubtful state, but there are no sur
face indications of republican disaf-
lection, and in normal years Con-
necticut goes republican. The same
situation apparently exists in other
New England states, where dis
patches indicate the Harding and
Coolidge ticket. a month after the
convention, is generally regarded as
acceptable. even if it has not as yet
aroused any intense enthusiasm. In
Massachusetts it seems to be the
democrats who are having troubles.
There are four or five candidates
for the nomination for governor. and
fractional feeling is running high.
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A somewhat peculiar situation in
Washington state Is indicated in a
dispatch from Tacoma Republicans
out there want to make prohibition
the leading issue. because Washing
ton sentiment is very dry" and
they believe they have the better of
that argument. Democrats. on the
other hand, want to ignore the liQ-
paign with the league of nations
as the paramount issue. They be-
lieve sentiment in the state is over
whelmingly for the Wilson league
From Montgomery comes the re-
port that in Alabama and several
other southern states the republicans
are preparing to conduct sure
enough campaign, just as though
they thought they had chance to
capture some southern electoral
votes. Headquarters are being OPP
ened in the principal cities and COM
plete state organizations effected.
Every effort is to be made to pre-
vail upon Candidates Harding and
Coolidge to tour the south
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