Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-06
Party Leaders Make Last
Effort TO Win the
Doubtful"
ACTIVITIES CEASE
Pomerene, Democrat, Seems Favor
ite Over Fess. Republican, for SEN
atOrial Seat From Buckeye State
Smith Looks Good in New York.
lBy In.tcd PreSs.D

New York, Nov 6.-Spurring their
weary workers to one last effort, pos
htical strategists Of both parties to-
day put everything they had into an
eleventh hour attempt to win the
doubtful" states and districts in to-
morrow's elections.
With the voting less than q hours
off, campaign activities in most
states had died down to virtually
nothing. The workers were devoting
their time to checking up on ar
rangements for getting out as big
vote as possible but the speechmak-
ing and red fire features were al
done with.
In most states, too, the voters APP
peared to have made up their minds
about their choice for senator, mem
bers of the house and for such state
and local officials as were to be elect
ed. Signs familiar to experienced
politicians showed the direction of
the political wind in majority Of
the states.
Ohio, President Harding's home
state, remained the most hotly con-
tested battle-ground of the year, up to
the last. With both sides claiming
victory it was evident neither side
knew Just how the vote would 20
There were indications that Senator
Atlee Pomeree democrat, had the
better of his fight with Representa-
tive Simeon Fess, republican, for the
Senatorial seat. These indications,
however, were discounted by some of
Pomerene's own friends who recalled
that he was elected at a time when
everything pointed to the overwhelm>
ing success Of his republican oppon-
ent.
The Ohio governship contest be-
tween A. Vic Donabey democrat, and
Carmi Thompson, republican, looked
like a dead heat today. Everything
that the Harding administration
could do, short of a personal appeal
by President Harding to the people
of the state, has been done to Win
for Thompson. Donahey has had to
combat not molly the effective and e2-
tensive republican organization but
has suffered from thinly veiled hos
tility of some Ohio democrats VINO
fought him in the primaries and arc
said by Donahey's friends to have
done little for him in the campaign
proper.
The national administration will
be more elated by q victory IN ONO
than in Other states and correspond.
ingly, will be more downcast by a
defeat there than anywhere else MI.
Harding has his heart on getting
/ approval for his administration thus
far from his home folks and if they
/ do not approve, he will feel 1t keeniy.
! In New York State, also last MI
mute efforts were being made IN be-
half of both governroshlp candidates
Al Smith, democrat, and Governor
: Nathan Miller, republican. smith =
/ cohorts were more in evidence than
Miller'S. though the latter were qule.,
ly actice "cu the inside" of the Z. ..
p organization.
] In Missouri, where Senator Jim
Reeds fate hung in the balance both
he rad his republican opponent, K. K.
Brewster were trying u turn the
nal moments into votes, with the
aid of their state wide organizations
Other states where the issue seer:-
ed somewha- IL doubt were Wyoming
where Senator Kendrich, democrat,
is opposed by f.ep. hondell, republ-
can and majoritv leader in the house
Maryland. where Senator France, re-
publican, was neck and neck with
, William c. Bruce democrat, and IN
Rhode Island where Senator Peter
q. Gerry, democrat. was eonteSung
with former Governor Beechman.