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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOMAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 17, 1920
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PIVOT IN CAMPAIGN
Mid-West and States on Bor
der Also Vital.
COX MAY LOSE IN OHIO
Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri and
' Oklahoma Fights Regarded as
Highly Important. .
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Oct. 16. With the na
tional election only a little more fban
two weeks off the presidential battle
in its final stages is centering in the
middle west and in several border
states, which .include Maryland, Ken
tucky. Missouri and Oklahoma,
Indiana, as usual, is becoming the
pivotal point tff all the fighting,
democratic hope is now almost en
tirely predicted on the chance of win
ning Indiana, the two adjoining states
of Kentucky and Ohio and of reach
ing out and pulling Missouri back
into line.
These states have 70 votes in the
electoral college, which, added to the
126 sure votes from the 11 states of
the solid south, give a total of 196
. out of 266 necessary to elect.
, Oklahoma Practically Cinched.
Oklahoma is practically certain to
add 10 votes to this total, notwith
standing republican claims to the con
trary. Inquiry fails to disclose, how
ever, on the face of democratic fig
ures. how the balance of support is to
be gained to elect Cox if he were to
carry every state heretofore men
tioned as possibly debatable.
It is learned that the other states
In which democratic reliance is placed
are Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey.
. Nevada, Arizona. Montana, Utah 'and
West Virginia, but these states added
to Oklahoma would ' only ' raise the
democratic total to 251, or 15 less
than enough to win. The remaining
votes needed, it is supposed, are
counted upon to be obtained by turn
ing the tide in som- one of the states
where democratic prospects now look
hopeless.
Leaders Claim Colorado,
Democratic leaders claim Colorado,
which would bring the total up to 257.
still nine short of the required
number.
A survey of developments in sev
eral of the states where the hardest
fighting is now being carried on re
veals but little foundation for demo
cratic optimism. To begin with as
the situation stands today Governor
Cox appears to have lost his own state
of Ohio by a very wide margin. He
returned from his western tour to
find his home people exceedingly hos
tile to his candidacy.
It was in the cemocratic town of
Wapakoneta in rock-ribbed demo
cratic county of Auglaize that the
democratic candidate encountered the
first signs of bitter antagonism.
Ohio Held For Hardin.
It was in this town that the presi
dential candidate indulged in an al
tercation with a small boy carrying
a Harding banner, resulting in the
charge that this boy and others were
"paid br.WUl Hays" to annoy the
democratic standard bearer.
Tests of sentiment made in all parts
of the state not only indicate that
Ohio is going for Harding by more
than 100,000 but also that for the
first time since he entered public life
Governor Cox is on the verge of los
ing his home city of Dayton. A poll
taken by the Cincinnati Enquirer in
15 places of business in Dayton in
cluding factories, offices and railroad
depots, gave Harding 242 votes and
Cox 154.
Harding led in all but three of ths
15 places.
Dayton Women Favor Harding.
Straw votes taken yesterday at a
dinner given by women for members
of the Kiwanis club in Dayton, of
which Cox is a member, resulted in 102
for Harding and 28 for Cox, who ran
20 votes behind the democratic con
gressional candidate.
The Cincinnati Enquirer's poll cov
ering a large number of counties in
southwestern Ohio gave Harding a
total of 7276 votes and Cox 5198. In
the turnover of votes 4S6 republicans
changed to democrats to 1202 demo
crats changing to the republican
ticket.
Polls taken In central and north
ern Ohio by the Columbus Dispatch
show a similar trend to Harding.
There Is nothing in the Enquirer's
poll up to this time, although it em
braces but a relatively small number
of votes, to indicate anything but a
republican victory for the national
ticket in Indiana.
So far the Enquirer poll has been
taken in southern Indiana, which is
the democratic section of the state.
HardlnK Gets 12.TS, Cox 8B3.
Harding received 123S and Cox S53.
Polls taken in five places in Indian
apolis, where the situation is more
favorable to the democratic ticket be
cause of the defection of the big
republican newspapers on the league
of nations issue, gave Harding 169
and Cox 82.
In the democratic city of Shelby
ville Harding broke even with Cox.
Indiana women voted 174 for Harding
and 111 for Cox.
As to Kentucky, there Is nothing in
the straw ballots to warrant Repub
lican claims either that the state will
go for Harding or that the republic
ans will have a chance to carry it. un
less it would be in the turnover of
votes. In a poll of Kentucky made by
the Enquirer Harding, has 1707 and
Cox 22 votes. At the same time the
turnover shows 89 republicans voting
the democratic ticket and 245 demo
crats going over to the republicans.
Misaouri Seems Republican.
The only explanation of republican
claims as to Kentucky might be. the
fact that the poll takers have not en
tered the mountain sections of the
eastern part of the state, where the
most of the republican majorities are
rolled up outside Louisville, a repub
lican city.
Missouri appears safely republican,
by 35.000 or more, with the likelihood
that Knasas City, the democratic
stronghold of the state, will break
away from its old political moorings.
Maryland looks more republican than
democratic, but the democrats are
putting up a heroic fight which may
jet win for Cox by a narrow margin.
' The registration in the city of Bal
timore shows the democrats leading
by a good margin in the men's vote
and by a much smaller one among
the women, but democratic observers
admit that there is something omi
nous in tbe fact that almost 30.000
voters have declined , to state their
party preferences.
Such a number is unheard of and
the fear is expressed by democrats
that many of these non-committal
voters are democrats who were not
willing to record their intentions of
voting the republican ticket.
While West Virginia and Delaware
are said by republicans leaders to be
sure for Harding by large majorities.
the straw ballots put them at least
la the doubtful class. As to New Jer-
sey, there is no doubt that Just after
the San Francisco convention the
state was strong for Cox, the wet
voters believing that the Ohio candi
date would go the limit to restore
the liquor business. Since fhen the
candidate lias wobbled on the prohibi
tion issue so much that he has alien
ated much of the "wet" vote. Added
to the latter class are the women of
New Jersey who have come into pos
session of the ballot since the con
vention and are out to beat any can
didacy containing an alcoholic con
tent of more than one-half of one
per cent.
Nevada Appears rrncertaln
Of the other states mentioned as
debatable, Arizona. Nevada. Montana
and Utah, every starw shows them in
line for Harding, but returning trav
elers seem to have the impression
that Montana and Utah are going for
the democrats. As to the Nevada
trend, no one seems to be quite sure,
while Arizona looks strongly repub
lican for the frist time since enter
ing statehood.
All of the talk about the repub
licans carrying Tennessee and North
Carolina is moonshine, although
many of the voters of those states
actually are going to flop. It might
be true. If the election were held to
day, but by the time November 2
rolls around every white denjocrat in
Tennessee' and North Carolina will
have had his attention called to a
plank in the republican platform
which commits the party to enact
federal legislation against lynching.
In all the south the privilege of
lynching negrces under certain cir
cumstances is held as inviolable as
f tee speech, free press or ti se sun
shine. - - - -.- . ...
Uoaton Seems Republican.
One - interesting fact- is the prac
tical certainty that for the first time
in any campaign it looks like all of
the large cities of the north and -west
would cast their balance in favor of
one party. Of all the large cities in
the country, Kansas City alone is
counted as anything of a democratic
prospect, and some of the city major
ities as forecast are so large as to
look bewildering.
Even staid old Uoston, heretofore
always reliably democratic, looks 15,
000 republican; New York City, tar
ried by a national republican ticket
but once, looks republican this time
by 60,000 or more; Philadelphia,' 250,
000; Pittsburg, 75,000. and Chicago,
200,000.
Investigation discloses that a few
democratic leaders privately concede
to Harding all of the New England
states, as well as New York, Pennsyl
vania, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Da
kota, Iowa, Nebraska and. taking the
rest of the states alphabetically, Ida
ho, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon,
Washington and Wyoming, a total of
258 electoral votes, or eight les3 than
a majority.
CONCERT THIS AFTERNOON
Church Choir and Police Quartet
to Be Among Features.
A large crowd is expected to greet !
the musicians who will ake part in
the second 'concert to be held by the
city at the public auditorium this
afternoon at 3 o'clock. !
Among the . features . on the pro
gramme will be the choir from the
Centenary Methodist church, an or
ganization composed of 22 voices
under the direction of Robert Louis
Barron. Another feature will be the
police bureau quartet. The police
men will sing popular selections.
Mrs. Gladys Morgan Farmer will
play several selections on the audi
torium, pipe organ.
PHILOMATH GETS $2000
Money Part of $20,000 Fund Pro
Tided lor College.
PHILOMATH. Or.. Oct. 16. (Spe
cial.) Philomath college yesterday
received $2000 of the 20,000 it is to
receive from the united enlistment
fund of the United Brethren church.
This probably will bring, about the
building of a new gymnasium soon.
The campaign for J50.000 to raise
the endowment to WOO. 000 has just
been completed.
Edgar A. Griffith enrolled as a stu
dent yesterday. He was two weeks
on his way here, coming in an auto
mobile from Los Angeles with his
wife and baby.
ELECTRIC LEAGUE LIKELY
ASSOCIATION IX XORTHWESI
STEP XEAREB FOKMATIOX.
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J. R. Tomlinson and S. C. Jaggar
of Portland Organization to
Serve on Advisory Body.
With trie appointment of J. R, Tom
linson and S. C. Jaggar. two members
from the local association of elec
trical contractors and dealers, - to
serve on the advisory committee of
the Northwest Electrical association,
one of the final steps toward the
formation of a Northwestern Elec
trical Service league was taken in the
closing session of the Electrical Deal
ers' convention at the Multnomah
hotel yesterday. ,
The projected league will be built
up along approximately the same lines
as the California association, which is
said to have achieved distinct success
in the southern state through co-operation
between the different branches
of the industry. "
The -importance of co-operation and
harmony between the four depart
ments of -the electrical industry, the
manufacturers, dealers, jobbers and
the powercompanies, was featured in
all the addresses delivered before the
convention. It was pointed out that
unless the manufacturer realized the
particular demands of the public and
unless the dealers understood the
product they were handling, the best
results could not be achieved.
Yesterday's meetings consisted of a
business session in the - morning1, in
which general problems of the associ
ation were discussed and the mem
bers to servet on the joint advisory
committee were appointed. Follow
ing the business session, the delegates
assembled in the lobby of the Mult
nomah hotel for a trip to Municipal
terminal No. 4, where a luncheon was
served at the cafeteria and the vis
itors inspected the giant terminal.
PRO-LEAGUERS TO TOUR
Party to Include Secretary Baker
and Henry Van Dyke.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. Secretary
Baker and Henry Van Dyke, ex-min
ister to Holland,-will be members of
a party of league of nations support
ers who will leave tomorrow night on
ha pro-league special for a speaking
campaign to California.
The party, it was announced, will
be headed by Professor Fisher of
Yale, and will include also Major
Charles Whittlesley . of Pittsfield,
Mass., who commanded the "lost bat
talion," and Herbert 1'arsons, ex-
member of the republican national
committee, who recently announced
his support of Governor Cox.
Treasury Certificates Sell.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. Total sub
scriptions to the last issue of treasury
certificates maturing March 15, 1921,
amounted 'to $185,076,500, Secretary
Houston announced tonight. '
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