The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
DEMOCRATS PLAN
 HOT CAMPAIG IN
 HARD|NG'S STATE
Believe Victory Against Re- pubIicans in Presidents Territory Would Be Good
 Argument in 1924
Br RoBERr T. SNAIL

Special Correspondent of The Age-Herald
 Washington, January 21.-Word' has reached the White House that the democrats in the congressional ! campaign of the coming fall intend I to center their principal effort in President Harding's own state of Ohio. The gist of the plan is ap- parent. The democrats argue that victory against the administration in Ohio would wonderfully strengthen their hands in the presidential fight two years later.
 Senator Pomerene is up for re-elec- ton this fall and already some of the democratic managers are predicting that ho will sweep the state. They base this claim, they say, upon his record in the Senate. He will have no opposition for the nomination. The republican situation, on the other hand, Is somewhat involved and no one can predict at this time who will be the nominee. A three or four-cor- nered fight may ensue, with the usual aftermath of half-submerged bitter ness.
 Former Governor Cox
 Senator Pomerene's closer friends are so enthusiastic over his prospects in ohio next November that they are laying their plans for the presiden- Hal nomination in 1924. Naturally, these plans run counter to the con tentions of the political adherents of former Governor Cox who believe that if the democratic nomination is to go to Ohio again, the candidate of 1920 should be given another chance at time when politics have returned to greater "normalcy" than was the case at the last cleo tion.
 There is no question, however, but that a smashing victory by Senator Pomerene this fall would put him in line for the presidential nomination. Some of the republican leaders are inclined to believe this possibility might make the Cox adherents luke warm in support of Senator Pome- rene for reelection. The democrats scout this talk, and no less po- litical chieftain than Ed" Moore of Youngstown, Governor Cox's pre-con- vention campaign manager in 1920, who had been in Washington the last week, has been predicting landslide for Pomerene. The senator and Gov ernor Cox are warm personal, as well as political, friends
 Cox for Governor
 Some talk has been heard of an ef- fort to induce MT. Cox to run for gov ernor again this fall in the drive to win the state away from the repub- licans, the argument being that a vtc- tory would reassert the former gov ernor's hold on the state and place him in better position for the pres ldential nomination in 1924 If he should desire to make the race. It Is gravely doubted here in Washington if Mir. Cox can be won out of his pres ent political retirement by the dang ling of a possible fourth gubernato- rial term at Columbus before his eyes.
 The republican situation in Ohio is giving some concern to the national party leaders for they realize full well the psychological effect which would follow a democratic victory or narrow margin of success for the republican ticket. The republicans admit Senator Pomerene will make a dangerous fight for reelection, and are conscious also that the present state administration has not proved combination.
 Senatorial Nomination
 The situation as to the republican senatorial nomination also is dis turbing but 1t may work itself out by the time the primaries are held. Rep resentative Nicholas Longworth, for instance. who has been regarded as one of the strongest candidates for the nomination is being urged by some of his best political friends not to hazard the senatorial fight. but to stick to his place in the house of rep resentatives and stand for the leader ship of that body as successor of Rep- fesentative Mondell. who has decided to run for the Senate in Wyoming Nthis year. This rather happy dispo-