Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-15
TWELVE STATES
TO DECIDE RACE
FOR PRESIDENCY
Here's Lineup as Cox
Harding Battle Gets
Under Way
By GEORGE B. WATERS.

WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE
political battle-ground in the presi-
Dental election will be in twelve
states.
The storm centers will be in Ohio,
New York, Indiana and Illinois, wax,
ing hottest in Ohio.
Each party is reasonably certain
to carry 18 states, giving the Demo-
Republicans 1876. The Democrats
Republicans IL.
can column by both Democratic and
G. o. P. dopesters, but the Democrats
will carry the big fight into this ter
ritory, if for no other reason, to
trv to break the G. o. P. ranks and
to keep the Illinois crowd out of the
common battle-ground.
The party that can carry the three
doubtful states, New York, Ohio and
Indiana, can win. There are "a cleo
tors in those three states, three more
than the Democrats would need to-
win and IS more than the Republi-
cans would require, provided both
parties hold the states here conced-
ed to them.
California is considered doubtful
because Wilson carried it against
Hughes by less than 5000 votes.
The state is strongly Progressive
The "pep" that Hiram Johnson puts
into his anti-league campaign may
have bearing on the outcome in
California.
Colorado Doubtful.
Colorado has gone Democratic I'M
five of the last six presidential cleo
tions, but is now considered doubtful
: because a Republican senator and
three Republican congressman won
~by heavy majorities in 1918, despite
Wilson's request that Democrats be
returned.
Idaho is doubtful for the same rea-
son that California is-dissatisfac-
ton with Harding, who is too reac-I
tionary to suit the Progressives.
Democrats and Republicans agree
that Indiana and New Jersey are ex-I
ceedingly doubtful
New Mexico was carried by Will
son and is considered doubtful for
the same reason that other western
''ISgS On New New, York both parties are 60
ing to make the fight of their lives.
How the state goes will depend very
largely on how labor "up state"
swings it's strength.
But Ohio, home of both candi-
dates, will be the hottest battle
ground. The Republicans are claim
ing it by 100000 votes. Cox has
been elected governor three times
and lost the state once. Wilson
carried it in 1916. When Cox was
elected governor in 1914, Harding
was elected senator by 100000
majority.
Other "DoubtfuIs."
Both parties put Utah in the doubt
full column. Wilson carried it,
against Hughes by $4,000 and Bryan
lost it to Taft by 10000. 1t is pro-
league and Progressive. Washing
ton is the same.
Wisconsin is normally Republican
but is doubtful now because it is not
known what Robert LaFollette will
do.
Wyoming was carried by Wilson
by 5000. The Republicans think
they will carry it this time, but they
do not count it as certain.
If the Republicans hold their con-
ceded strength, and fail to carry
Ohio, they will have to get New
York, California, Colorado, Wilcon-
sin, New Mexico and Utah to win.
Then if the Democrats should steal
Illinois from them, they would have
to take in addition Idaho, Washing
ton and Wyoming of the doubtful
states to get over.
1t isn't necessary for either party
to have New York to win.