Evening star., 1924-11-03
c. 0. P. LANDSLIDE
BELIEVED CERTAIN
Leaders, JubiIant, Predict
Election Will Be Massacre
Democrats Uncertain.
BY n. o. MESSENGER,
Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

NEW YORK, November 3.-"It is
not a battle-it is to be a massacre"
this is the conviction Of the Republi-
can leaders here on the eve Of to-
morrow's election, and the real
thought of the Democratic leaders as
they have that sinking feeling is
there is probably much to be said on
that point"
No campaign can be recalled when
there was such a mass of advance
indications Of the probable outcome
as have been accommodating from
every source in the past few weeks
and with entire unanimity pointing
to the election of Coolidge and Dawes.
Their victory appears insured not by
a narrow margin, but a vote in the
electoral college reaching the pro-
portions of a Landslide" which sug-
gest the query whether the Republi-
can leaders were spoofing us when
they ran around sounding the alarm
that the election might be thrown
into Congress and Brother Charles"
chosen.
The statement that the Republican
ticket will win does not break upon
the country as surprise: indications
have been pointing that way for
many weeks, even from the first trip
made in the campaign by John w
Davis, and his failure to max an
impression upon the voters. l asked
a keen politician here to what he
attributed Mr.. Davis failure to make
a dent in the situation, and he said
Satisfaction with Coolidge" There
it is in nutshell. The voters had
become acquainted with Coolidge the
man, Coolidge the executive, and
could see no reason to replace him.
Coolidge Is Not Blamed.
Even though Republican officials
had betrayed their trust and tainted
the organization with scandal, no
amount of assertion could convince
the country that President Coolidge
was party to or even responsible for
it, but that the conduct of Govern
ment would be as safe in his haHuS
az in any others. Every knock
against Coolidge has proven a boost
Another explanation of the Repub-
lican victory which is looked for to-
morrow is tha. the country is play
ing safe in martial affairs and is
expressing a vote of confidence in
the Republican party TO conduct gov
ernmental affairs and the Nations
business rather than either the Dem
ocratic party or a hybrid tomblna-
tion Of bipartisan and semi-sucial-
istic political and economic clements
Another phase of safety first.
But after all when all is said and
done, it cannot be denied that at the
foundation of this expected verdict
at the polls lies the spirit of satisfac-
tion with and confidence in Coolidge
the man and also with his running
mate, the business-like Gen. Dawes
with his rugged character. This will
be largely a personal victory for these
two men and further exemplilcation
of the growing tendency in super
politics to put men above the parties.
The Republican victory will be, of
course, singing rebuke to the
third party, with its platform of as
many colors as Joseph's coat 1t is
promised by the third party leaders
that their fight is to continue, but
there is every Indication that tomor-
rows verdict will put a crimp in it.
AS Secretary Hughes pointed out in
his speech, hereafter they will have
to come out in the open and not un-
dertake any Trojan horse-stalling
under the Republican banner. And
that will help some.
Tonight the country will be "all
ears" with Davis and Coolidge ION
the air" to have their last say. Poll
ticians think it is doubtful If many
votes will be changed for they be-
lieve the game is Set" and in fact
has been for some time.