Evening star., 1924-11-02
The End of the Campaign.

The presidential campaign is practi-
cally closed. The speakers have gone
the length and breadth of the land.
praising their respective candidates.
The party organizations have main
tanned intensive activities to arouse
the voters to the duty OF going to the
polls on Tuesday next, and there is lit
tie doubt that practically all of those
who will thus discharge their duty as
citizens have made up their minds
how they will vote. The time for roor-
backs and sensations is past. The
country. as the saying goes, is "all
set for the decision.
Tomorrow will come the wind-up
formalities, the final arousals, the last
minute preparations for getting out
the vote and at night the concluding
statements of the candidates broad
cast by radio. All such activities. how
ever. will merely lead TO the point of
insuring as far as may be that all
those who have been convinced will
register their convictions al the polls.
At this time every indication points
TO the election Of Mr.. Coolidge as
President by substantial perhaps a
very large, ma jority of the electoral
votes. II is in any case assured that
he alone of the three candidates for
the presidency can be so elected. The
alternative Of the casting Of the election
in Congress through a deadlock of the
electoral college would seem now to
have been averted by the arousal of
public support of his candidacy suf-
ficient to grant him 266 or more
electoral votes. Naturally the other
candidates do not grant this. But
neither Of them can reasonably expect
direct election in view of the virtually
certain alignment Of the States of
greater voting power in the Coolidge
column.
Undoubtedly the possibility OF an
electoral deadlock throwing the choice
into Congress has had much to do
with the Strengthening of the Presi-
dents position to the present point of
prospective victory. The Republican
party has shrewdly and effectively
presented that possibility in the plea
for support. Indeed, the capacity of
the people themselves to choose their
executives has become an issue of this
campaign. Thus the third party candi-
tiacy, which al the outset appeared to
threaten Republican solidarity, has. it
would seem at this stage, served
rather to solidify the Republican sup
port.
4 year ago the prospects of the Re-
publican party seemed dark. Scandals
were brewing to the point of fragrant
disclosure that greatly stimulated
Democratic hopes and placed the ad-
ministration party in d defensive posi-
tion. But those scandals came to
head in time for such correction as the
law permits, and for a housekeeping
that has, 1t would appear. satisfied the
country. Certainly the scandal issue
has not played an important part in
the campaign. The integrity Of Mr..
Coolidge and his devotion to duty on
the highest plane Of principle have al
layed the public apprehension. Con-
tidence has replaced doubt, assurance
has succeeded to question. 1t has been
impossible for the speakers for the
opposing candidates. to arouse the
electorate to the point of demanding
a clean sweep and a complete change
Good times have prevailed. Pros
perity has continued unchecked. The
people are content. why changer"
has been the slogan most effectively
sounded in behalf of retaining the
present Executive in office
Glasses and groups of people have
been formed as blocs in the interest of
opposition candidates, but they have
not, as the reckoning stands now,
made the weight in the balance neces-
sary to overcome the predominant
disposition to place in Mr.. Coolidge's
hands for a full elective term the reins
Of Office which he has held so capably
during the months of his recent serv-
ice.