The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-26
Greiiner Sees
Gov. Miller
As Possibility
David Lawrence in First of
Series of Articles on the
Political Situation.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Copyright ny The Intslngsnesro

Ruttslo. Y Y. Sept. "5-Wester0
New York as crcSs-Sect'cn OF H'
rmpirc state reveals so many poitttca
sicns and symptoms that it often en-
ahlrx the political waHtarer 20 get MS
bearings. Ordinarily Republican II
presidential year. strong for Harding
and bitter against Wilson IN 1920. one
i. amazed a the revuls!on OF feellnE
aEa:ust the Washington administrators
which ts encountered here.
70 state II briefly. there's an antE
Republican drift on throughout thiS
ra-t OF the state. This doesn't near
:hc people are pro- Democratic. nun
dreds OF Republicans who are dissatts
tcd with the president and win thS
Republican congress Will frankiy SAY
so only 10 rcassure the inquirer IN 'n'
next breath that they are not yet ready
- turn TO the Democratics. WHAT VII
happen In 1924 depends % course or
,wo years more OF performance a
Washington. and much can always hap
ren 20 retrieve = political los. Su
for tho moment the anti-Eepu0t'canisr
will manifest itself IN two ways: =
return 10 the Democratic party or man!
wh" ler, IL in 1920 and protest agasns
Republican mistakes by staying ava!
from :hc polls altogether.
Local FACTORS
No genera, snterences can he d7awr
.or :ne rest OF the country s-om th'
situation here fo- there have been many
Vocal factors TO influence polittca
thought. For one thing. the busiuos!
:u.r and staunch Republicans who fel
on Friday last that the HARDING admin
istrstion hadn't been firm enough II
handling the rail- strike awo&c SInda!
morning 20 fiCd tina; the government
had been granted permanent injuh'
'jen Of tar reaching importaHce IN inE
history OF Industrial conflicts in Am
crtra The street car strike here ac'
compau;ed as !: has hasr, by acts oil
violence has arcentuatcd what mish'
-: :h~rwise be a normal reaction 10 Wash
iustou's behavior In a strike crisis.
Talking to Fred, Gre'uer, Republican
boss OF Erie county. the writer hearc
vehement deuunch,io" pe la"leS'
clements in America ard n pre,:ctio'
that unless courageous men fought f";
law aud order the nations future wouic
Re lmpcrIllcd Mr.. Gre!n"r feels that
Governor Miller IS one ot tho tew ~hc
is alive to the dangers o: the situation
and that the speech made by tho gov
crno- at the state fair the other day ur
nold;rg the activities OF the state con
stabula-v in labor riots was \JpUlsouiC
Mr.. Crcicer would like nothing better
than a clean cut Issue on law and order
but unless the Democrats nominate io'
governor man WHO takes umhrase a.
\ Governor M!ller's course and caters &c
tpe many labor elements who hav" beer
af.tasonized by the incumbent. there Is
i..,,e chance OF any sub clarified poi
itlcs this fall. II ~ SIn.;n - nominated
BY tn Democrats the .amraSsr ma!
;uru largely or personal popularity aaa
~ Smith IS very popular
The 1ootlegger.
one couldn', hclp asking NJ. Grein''
as typtcaI political chiettaii> how
much he attributed ia- present tsn'
Gcrcy TO override the l.,w IN !aoor
troubles - the flaSraut dIsrcpc"t q the
law IN which IN" boo,iegScr has pro
pAgated And NJ. Grcincr answered
,hs: he wouldn't DC surprised 4 populai
notions o; law breaking weren't Oh III:
increase because % &. He senses NOR
unrest than twv Years ago aud insists
that the big battle Of the .Hoch he
tween labor and capital IS vet 70 come
Naturally NJ. Grcincr = ior Govcrno,
Miller and naturally he would be or'
"s tie frs; 10 support ircStden, ard
irs trr denomination If the latter in
GltAiCa '"e s''6n'sS' 'SS"c :" u" 10
otttce aga" wv II cas-! |" Sc '""' '.'
"dh''a'"" '"' 'n' Nc" ioi ~, "''
att'tude toward !aooE Foup'cS - h"'t
Or less -" same as tha' "hICh 'h''"reo
lawn 'oo'HsS =" Toe CONSERVATIVE '>f
l'''b.icane Ok Massachusetts ana s'SS'
where.
The Presidency.
Mr.. Miller = looked uP"" distinctly
sS pre-ld"uttaI 'aioT"-and !; rceiSHt"'
:G;s fa.i VIII -" factor IA the prtSi
Dental coniH-t "t l&ei. always 2sSum
ing that MI. &Td'nS should Noiuntarh!
withdraw. NJ Republican leaders o.
experience. h"wc'"r, t""' that Nr. Hard
: entitled I" "a" termination Tor
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