Evening star., 1920-10-29
REPUBLICANS SHOW
SPIRIT |NNEW YORK:
DEMAND CHANGE
Voters Already Specializing
on Harding's Choice for
Cabinet Places.
BY n. o. MESSENGER.

NEW YORK. October 29-Up to last
night this town had not shown anv
republican demonstrations at all. Gov.
Co4 mas been here twice. there have
oeen democratic fareups of many kinds
ana TO all intents and purposes there
were no republicans in the burg. One
neard that there would be several re-
pooi1cans at the polls on election day.
OUT there was no visible evidence Of
republicans to back up this rumor.
out last night they showed An old.
time torchlight parade, reminiscent Of
tne Gays of Cleveland and Harrison
ano 6lalne, was staged on 5th avenue.
was packed with thousands of cheer
ing; Wn0oping republicans who gave
PACK yell for yell the plaudits of the
oemocrats that shook the rafters Of
Madison Square Garden last Saturday
turned out last night-a chilly. rainy
evening-and you all know how dismal
NeW YORK is on rainy night out
ooors-were part Of the great mass
o. voters who will troop to the polls
scandalous plurality for Harding in
the Empire state.
Veters Of Business Glass.
The voters in the parade were from
the business classes. They turned
out to show to the city how deter
mined q certain element IL to have a
change in the political administration
OF the nation. In that particular
thsn the event We orStas Vas important-more so
stration. It may be taken as an in
dication Of the feeling existent
throughout the country, according to
the testimony of men who have made
1t their business in the past two
months to sound the sentiment of the
voters in the United States.
1t is this demand for change
which is going to elect Harding next
Iuesday. The sentiment for a league
Of oo, nations cannot stop it; the Des
printing of a stupid and miserable
cartoon cannot stop it; the circula-
ton of vile and unthinkable slan,1ers
cannot stop it The thing ia eoin o,
to happen because the people are
bent on it.
Talking About Cabinet.
Around town they are beginning to
talk about the cabinet. Down in the
savina nnansaal tha, district net the big men are
| which should engage the attention Of
| the new President is the selection Of
q cabinet Of great men. Senator
Harding does not himself pose as
SopeiMdH anu II is a certainty he is
not SO regarded, but the country does
expect him. so it is said everywhere
| to surround himself with men who
nave the confidence and will inspire
| the respect of the nation.
rms town wants a man of the cali
| Der OF Root or Coudert to be Secretary
OF State. 1t wants big man for Sec
| retary of the Treasury, not member
| of the money trust by any means. but
a sound business man, and it wants an
eminent lawyer for Attorney General
The report has been going around
that Gen. Leonard Wood may be
gesuon is universally deprecated.
| The people do not want a military
man to All this civil Office. Former
sets may be Secretary Of the Navy.
Hoover Ii Mentioned.
Herbert Hoover is suggested for
who recently talked with Mr. Hoover
predicts that he will not accept a
cabinet position; that he must devote
himself to replenishing a depleted
| fortune.
Senator johnson can have cab
met office if he wants it. but nobody
thinks he would consider the idea
, for moment. He expects some day
,, to be President of the United States.
| There is one thing which is wor-
| NylIS lHc
more than anything else at this time
it is the certainty that in the next
! Senate the conservatives will con-
front a group of radical senator's
who are likely to cause them many
| worried days and nights.
Balance Of Power.
Senator johnson. Senator Borah
Senator Norris, Senator La Toilette
and If his man Thompson wins IL
Wisconsin,. one more radical, Senator
Medill Mccormick, and DR.. Ladd from
North Dakota constitute a group who
may hold the balance of power in the
new Senate.
TO tell the plain truth, these repub.
llicans over here, while congratulatine
themselves on the prospects of a big
republican victory. realize that wher
it is won their party troubles are
just beginning.
But isn't it a fact that there is al.
ways something to take the joy out
Of life?