Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO Inc sur
COLUMBUS. Ohio, october 16--The
departure Of Senator Harding on
tour of the central southern states
apparently carrying the campaign
into the old solid democratic south,
has taken the breath away from the
Ohio democrats. giving evidence as
Il does that the claims of the repub-
1icans that there will be rift in the
south this time is no idle talk. Still
it is not on the program of Gov. Cox
to make further visits during the
campaign into the territory south or
the Ohio river. He will still assume
that that portion of the country at
least is safely democratic.
The disposition of Gov. Cox to play
close to his home base since return
ing from his Pacific coast tour.
speaking frequently in his own state.
is interpreted by the republicans
here as meaning that the governor
fears that things might be much bet
ter in Ohio for him than they are.
and is DESTROYS of making as good
a showing as possible in his own
state, whatever the result of the gen.
eTdl elcCllOu may pC.
Harding support Shaken.
! PROFESSIONALLY the position taken
by Senator Harding on his first west
ern trip, against the peace league
the most decisive utterance he has
made on that materials shaken his
support a little here. Among the
church element of the republicans IN
the peace league in a general way.
and who were sorry that their candi-
date was not giving 1t more pro-
nounced support, but because of their
were willing to stand squarely be-
hind the candidate of their party,
hoping that out of all the contro-
versy something would come that
would be in effect peaceful method
,of adjusting international disputes.
To see their candidate take almost
the same position on the subject as
Senator Johnson and Senator Borah is
disconcerting to some republicans
here. beyond question. 1t does not yet
appear that it will result in their de-
serting their party. 1t happens that
with this same element the moral is
sue involved. as they see 1.-THE pres
ervation of the Nolstead law I'M
amended-has a strong tendency to
keep them on the party line. for they
generally fear that the election of
Gov. Cox means advice from the
White House that light wines and
beer be exempted.
No Great Detection.
So it will probably turn out that no
great republican detection will result
from the position that Senator Hard
ing has taken against the peace
league. though many members of his
party deeply regret his course and do
Tot hesitate to say so.
The antioch democratic organiza-
tion which fought the governor in his
last three campaigns for the COVER
Eorship. once successfully. has re-
formed it's lines and. financed by the
republican organization. the demo-
cratic state chairman charges, is con-
quoting a campaiE1 against the gov
ernor and for air other democratic
chairman of the antioch organiza-
ton. Ben F. Mckinney of Marietta.
The organization will at least afford
center and nucleus about which the
democrats who are opposed to the
governor may form and work. It's
effect on the whole. however, can
hardly be of much importance in set
ting the election question in the
'state.
Factions lily Hide Feeling.
The Daugherty and anti-Daugherty
republicans are lilly concealing the
fact that both factions are looking
forward to the period after the cleo
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for supremacy in the state organiza-
ton again. Though the antis have
been numerically and inf1uentially
stronger, they realize that with the
election of Senator Harding to the
presidency, as they all believe will
be the result of the election, Daugher-
ty will have new strength that will
enable him to dictate in party affairs
Of this state to far greater extent
than he has been able to do for some
time. Mr.. Daugherty has frequently
announced that he does not expect to
claim anything in a party way be-
cause of his work in bringing about
the nomination of Senator Harding
and the fact that he was mainly in
strumental in accomplishing that is
not for a moment questioned even by
Daugherty's opponents. This situation
would under almost any other politi-
sal conditions but those which pre-
vail in this state now, tend to greatly
endanger the party success. But now
no one seems to fear that this fac
tional fight, just now suspended under