Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-29
by Bascom y. Timmons.

back in town. bat slow To get down 10
real business members today were die.
GUESSING Presidential possibilities for
1924.
on this there was agreement. The
elections narrowed the field of posi-
biliiics for the regular Republican non.
nation for President II they did not
certainly fastcn necessity for renom.
mating President Harding as matter|
Of party preservation. they sat up pos
sibiltios that bodc IN for Republican
success In 1924.
The elimination of Governor Miller of
New York, 81 Albert j. Bcycrldge i4
Indiana, and the breaking away from
old mornings generally. uoccssitates
closer adherence Of administration fore.
*, and removes men like Hoover and
Hughes from consideration. even i'll
Hughes failure m his work has not
already done so II Is not So much d
case Of renominating the president now
ns II IL Of making him stand by theI
guns and face the fire.
ON the other hand the elections havoI
enlarged the prospects of the Democrat
&c party. The sweeping victory OF AL
Smith in New York would ordinarily
point "a "a definite conclusion which iu|
this case is not altogether absent. and
the triumphant election ot former Cow
cruor Samuel W. Ralston Boo Indiana
has brought his name into discussion
as d presidential candidate.
Republican leaders. who saw their
drive ON that state. They succeeded
~ defeating senator Atl,y romeryuv.
hut the Democrats elected a governor.
thus keeping the state In the Demo.
cratic column. ana depriying the prosl.
dent of the claim OF personal endorse.
mcut IN his own state Taking the
Ohio returns Is guide. and viewing
thu reelection OF Republican congress
man boz tho third district statement was
made that both pomcrcuc and cN. Cover.
nror Cox had been eliminated. and
promoters Of the candidacy Of ". G..
M,Aduo were found 90 express gloc.
But when complete returns cam, show.
Ing that IN Montgomery county q hug,
majority had been given Vic D1ulh,y
Democratic candidate for governor
that the plurality Of Fyss was less
there than iu Pomcrru,'s own county
of stark and that "a part of the county
ticket had b,.u elected. the expires
sion changed.
Anti-McNdo leaders QUICK 90 tak,
up the challenge. pointed Go the obi,
results in comparison with results 30
California tie home ~ McAdoo 7,
the general and local returns they 1d
ded the fact that Ohio had made a me-
gain Of six Democratic congressman
showing az the same time that car
forn1 had not changed scat. hut hl'
returned the old delegation OF . Repuh
Leans, and > Republican. Democrats \
the same time they gave credit 10 ~
Governor Cox fcr victories in Indiana
Tennessee ana Virginia, whore he IN,
h"ou called 60 speak show 1E that In
diana hli mad @ gain of a Dcmocrl,
t. senate and Democratic congress
men. THAI |tar.sseo had come hack {
the Democr'tc fold, olc'ting AusiH
prly as Co.tuor by nearly 5000,
votes. ana rat Virginia was once solid
" Democratic, 10y olcctiug "a DcmoCn
tu succeed "a Republican IN the u'ntl
district, where Cox spoke. after tina
district had been held continuously Ro
publican FOR thirty years They AIS
pointed To- tho election Of Represent
tive Ben Johnson. and the elevation "a
Judge McCtudlpss, TN Kentucky "a
due in part TO support given by ~
former ohio governor.
While IL is apparent that the mas
feeling In the Democratic party Is Il
vorabe 90 tho standard bearer OF l92
% Is also evident that ihy pre-, uuvcf
ton alignmcnts Of that year are 9
process ~ re.mlkiug. There ia ger
Dal belief that tho nomination Of ~
Governor Cox. and the fight he mad
an support Of Wilson democracy. mad
establishment Of principles, saved "a
party from total distiutcgratiou. am
entities him now 10 an opportunity :
present himself on platform oi hi
own making That hc earned the sur
Port Of the Wilson followers IS gcuc
ally admitted. Eut the McAdoo pr,
motors. made up largely az the vas
army Of federal employees 90 the W,
son administration. have perfected
form OF organization which D. uctiVtl
81 work now. with McNdou's approval
90 uin tho Democratic nomination Ca
their patron, and EN.GoVrruor Cox vi
find himself meeting 90 Formidable e..
ray OF tho McAdoo army in his ow
state u iS evident az this time TIN
the lining up ~ forces is hack 90 CO
and McAdoo Whether either win o.
opiyc the 'acit support of IA prysid,u
Wilson remains "a d. seen. hut sine
the election 81 Mr. Wilson has h,c
found taking renewed interest On pol
tics
Tho mere election o. Ralst0n On 10
diana does not make him ID ur0sId,r
tlal candidate. any more than the stat
mont than that De- looks OBS, Grove
Cleveland which might o. offset O.
~" expression. now heard. that b
looks also like Igdrc TIff bur RI
sion has an crc,llyut executive recor
nnd besides WIS horn in ohio ~ ti
time q o. O. D. remembered that NJ
Cox made four speeches Boo Dis lchl
81 the recent campaign.
The triumphant sl,rtion OF 81 Sm'
IN New York E7inrl hoclus, Of h
record 81 service accentur1tOi hv
remarkable personality. throw. him O.
10 the lmc.nghf boldly Smith d
rraoated presidential talk. hut shou
h. succeed in aiding mstro 90 DTS rC
ord while a Republican H1wiulsfratio
~ Washington grows Dim. Dr. miEl
succeed in ov,rcom.ur what ErpIb
cans have made tho greatest ohstlc
~ American rofIsfnr