Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, October 30, 1920, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextTTTE MOTtXTXG OREGOXTAX, SATTTRDAT. OCTOBIiTR HO. 1920 SIX STATES CENTER ELECTION INTEREST Democrats Can Not Win Even Counting Those. ALL IN DOUBTFUL CLASS AVest Virginia, Maryland, Ken tucky, Missouri, Utah, Montana Are in Limelight. THE OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, Oct. 29. Practically all interest in Tuesday's election centers in a half dozen states which are put down as doubtful, but which would not be sufficient to throw the election to Cox should every one of them go democratic. These states are West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri. Utah and Montana, with a total of 55 elec toral votes. Most peculiar of all is the situation in West Virginia, where the demo crats appear to be confident of vic tory. Their confidence is said to be bolstered up entirely by the result of several straw votes which, on their face, grive the democratic nominee a slight lead. An analysis of these votes, on the other hand, shows that the turnover from 1916 favors the republicans by a larcre margin. Hughes having car ried West Virginia by a small lead in 1916. republicans insist that- this turnover must indicate a much larger majority for Harding, notwithstand ing the Cox advantage- in straw bal lot totals. Mnrylnnd DrinAornt) Aroused. In Maryland the democrats have become thoroughly aroused and are putting up much the better campaign of the two parties, but observers still hold out that the chances favor the republicans. The city of Baltimore is -a deep mystery, and when Baltimore grows mysterious, the local politi cians say it invariably means that a large number of democrats intend voting the republican ticket and say ing little about it. Kentucky affords as peculiar a sit uation as West Virginia. All polls give it to the democrats on compara tive totals but there is a very notice able republican advantage in the turn over. As Wilson only carried the state by 28.000 votes four years ago, the turnover there also would indicate republican victory. Both republicans and democrats also who have been in the state re cently, however, -ive it to Cox, ad mitting at the same time that they were not in the republican sections of the eastern part of the state where the poll takers have not so far ven tured. Missouri Held for Harding. Missouri is declared to have passed out of the doubtful stage in the last two days, so much so that odds are now given in St. Louis and New York on the state going for Harding. The city of St. Louis, normally 20,000 re publican, promises a Harding plural ity of 75.000. Although the republicans continue to claim Utah, the state is myster iously polled in fragmentary tests as for Cox. Most of the polls taken in Salt Lake City indicate that Cox will carry that city by 5000 to 6000, this being due, it is said, to the popularity of the Wilson league of nations among the Mormons. No reason, whatsoever, can be found for giving Montana to the democrats except that the state has been going democratic quite regularly for several years. Turn In I. en -me Tide la Hope. "Democratic hope now is based en tirely on a reported turn in the tide on the league issue. There is no doubt that democratic leaders are sincere in their assertions that the drift has changed, but neutral observers say that, if true, there cannot be enough change to prevent the election of Harding by a very large majority. An example of last minute demo cratic enthusiasm was afforded to day when the democratic state chair man of Minnesota telegraphed the national committee in New York to solid $5000. that the tide was turning and a little money would assure democratic victory. The national committee telegraphed for the opin 5ons of 15 leading democrats in Minnesota and received replies that there was a favorable drift, but that the situation was hopeless just the same. Jtig: Odda Expected Monday. Jt is predicted that by Monday the petting will be at odds of 12 or 1 to 3. One New 1 ork firm has re ceived Jl, 000. 000 to be offered at odds of 10 to 1 on Harding;. This, it is thought, may bring out some Cox money, which so f..r has not re sponded to offers of odds of 7 and S to t. The trend toward Harding con Unues to develop in the straw ballot t-kcn by the Cincinnati Enquirer ii Ohio and Indiana. As already men tioned. the ballot in West Virgin!; and Kentucky Is favorable on the turnover of votes. The results in the four states up to yesterday stood: Ohio Harding. 11,108; Cox, 77S6: Debs, 1157; Watkins. 16!. Change of vote "Democrat to republican, 1651: republican to democrat. 644; democrat to socialist. 204: republican to social 1st. J02. Women Harding. 1204; Cox, .75: icDs, 53; watkins. 16. Indiana Men Harding, 2692: Cox. 1980: "Debs. 132; Watkins, 43. Change of vote Democrat to republican. 2 13: republican to democrat. 171; democrat to socialist. 19; republican to socla.list. 5. Women Harding, 404; im. -4-: J.cos. 3: watkins. 1. West Virginia Men Harding. 354 Cox. S6S: Debs, 11; Watkins, 1 Change of vote Democrat to repub lk-an. 63: republican to democrat, 2 jventucKy Men Harding, 2415; Cox, 2SUS: Debs. 239: Watkins, 39. Change of vote Democrat to repub lican, 40": republican to democrat. Democrat to socialist, 71; repub lican to socialist. 21. AUTO PRICE ESTABLISHED IXKTHIili lLEDUCTIOX CVLIRK- L,V, SAYS K. S. JORDAN. try speaking on the automobile in dustry as a representative of the Na tional Automobile Dealers' associa tion and the National Automobile chamber of commerce. He spoke here last night under the auspices of the Automobile Dealers' association of Portland and the Oregon Automotive dealers' association. Mr. Jordan will remain in Portland for several days. and on Monday he will address the members' forum of the Portland chamber of commerce. Speaking of recent price reductions, Mr. Jordan said: "Prices on the stand ard cars are now stabilized and will remain about as they are until next summer. The public need not ex pect any further reductions. They will be fortunate if there are no in creases, because the production dur ing the past -few months has been so reduced that I confidently prophesy a shortage of all good cars after the first warm days of spring. The short age will continue throughout the summer of 1921." The automobile business, the speak er said, has passed through two stages and now is in the third stage. The first stage was the experimental one, in which maunfacturers were merely trying to build cart that would run. Next came the exploitation per iod, when there was abundant de mand, and manufacturers were trying to fill a portion of it. Now comes the stage of competition. Survival in the motor car Industry in the future, for both manufacturer and dealer, he said, will in the last analysis depend upon service to the consumer and the second hand valuation of the motor car. HAYS SEES LARGEST POPULAR VOTE EVER Official Republican Survey of Country Made. STAXFIELD BEHIND BY THREE BALLOTS AT FKAXKLIX. High School Straw Vote Gives Big: Lead to Mayor Baker; Mann and Bartur Aliead Also. Harding and McArthur led in a straw vote taken Thursday by the students and faculty of Franklin high school unHer the direction of the civics classes. Chamberlain won by- three votes over Stanfield. Baker, Mann and Barbur all were far ahead n the race. On the state measures, the students and faculty voted against single tax fixing the legal rate of interest, and voted in favor of all the other bills. The three-mill tax levy. carried 390 to do 1. the faculty vote was not kept separate from that of the students Groups of rooms were divided into precincts, tally sheets were kept, and clerks and judges were chosen from the students. The vote follows: For president, Harding. 607: Cox. 346; Watkins, 4; Debs, 52: W. W. Cox. For United States senator. Cham berlain, 452; Hayes, 34; Slaughter, 20; Stanfield, 449. ror representative in congress. jonns, dk; Lovejoy. 387: McArthur, 6. For secretary of state. Kozer. 739: Sears. 52; TJpton. 94. For mayor. Baker. 580: Oordon. 2HR- Richards, S9; Kellaher. 77. For commissioners. Mann. 690: Ttar. bur, 701; Perkins, 228: Zieeler. SO. compulsory voting. Tes. 5G8. No ooi; reguiaung legislative session i es, bI4, -No, 18o; oleomargarine. Yes, 470. No, 462: single tax. Yes. 3K7 is.-r 431; fixing terms of countv off cers 1 es, (is, NO, 34o: dock commission consolidation. Yes, 565. No. 225: anti- compulsory vaccination. Yes, 448, No, 40.; fixing the legal rate of interest Yes, 396, No. 397: bird refuge. Yes iz. No, 118: dividede session. Von no, io, and state market com mission. Yes, 526, No, 266. Survival of Dealers Is Declared Dependent on Service Oiven to Public. That automobile prices may now be considered as stabilized, and that no further reductions are likely at this time, was the declaration of Ed ward S. Jordan, president of the Jord an Motor Car company of Cleveland O., in an address last night before an audience consisting of automobile tlealerB, salemen, bankers, and others interested in the automobile industry Centralian Finishes Tank Course THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, Oct. 29. Captain David Livingstone or Centralis, Wash., has completed a course in instruction tank corps school at Camp Meade, aiaryiana, ins war aepartment an nounced today. Dr. 13. H. Pence Is Recovering. Dr. E. H. Pence. pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian church who was taken seriously ill last week is now reported to be doing very well and is thought to be entirely out of danger. The doctors said that he on the road to recovery. VICTORY. HELD CERTAIN Responsibility for Extravagance and Mismanagement Declared Dodged by Democrats. NEW YORK, Oct. 29. Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican na tional committee today issued a state ment in which he said an official re publican survey of the country in dicated that Harding and Coolidge would receive "the largest popular majority ever cast" in a presidential election. ' "We are now approaching the con clusion of this campaign. said Mr. Hays. "On the part of the republi can party it has been predicated upon the necessity of the revival of pa triotism in this country. It has had for a main purpose the re-establish ment of an economical and efficient dministration of the country s gov ernment. Spending; Blame Held Dodced. "The democratic stategy in this campaign, has desperately sougnt to escape just and due responsibility for democratic extravagance, autocracy and failure to solve any of the do mestic problems. The. democratic management has attempted to hide behind a 'peace' smoke screen, which is as counterfeit as the 1916 pledge that Wilson would 'keep us out of war.' "But America is uppermost in Amer ican conscience today and that means that the American voter is intent up on making America safe at home as well as abroad, and that the demo cratic party cannot avoid responsi bility for eight years of maladmin istration. The electorate is de termined that the acumulated work Washington will not longer be de nied attention, that all the domestic problems shall be met and solved mmediately, before which problems the democratic party has stood im potent in confessed bankruptcy. Campaign on Highest Plane, "The republicans have succeeded in the earnest effort to keep their cam paign on the very highest plane. In this course they will continue to the end, unaffected in any way by the depths to which the opposition is de scending in the concluding days of the campaign. "I have complete 100 per cent faith in a complete republican victory this fall, because I have 100 per cent con fidence in American common sense and because I have 100 per cent evi dence that this dependable American intelligence will certainly express it self at the November polls. "Thirty-two states are surely re publican, seven additional most prob ably republican and only nine at the most safely democratic. The mini mum number of safe republican elec toral votes is 368. There is very much better than even chances for 24 more, making the almost certain republican electoral vote 392 with a very probable additional 25." Mr. Hays added that the repub lican majority would exceed "the un precedented Roosevelt electoral ma jority 'n 1904." BOARD BERTH DECLINED 31 art in i. oiiien lie I uses to Act as Member of Shipping Board. WASHINGTON. Oct. 29. Martin J. Gillen of Wisconsin has telegraphed President Wilson declining to serve on the new shipping board. Mr. Gillen is third of the seven men selected by the president to decline appointment The others are Theodore Marburg of Baltimore and Gavin McNab of San Frencisco. The only one of the seven known to have accepted appointment is Jospph N. Teal of Portland, Or. REPUBLICANS! Vote Your Ticket STRAIGHT! Vote Your Ticket STRAIGHT! Vole Your Ticket STRAIGHT! Vote Your Ticket STRAIGHT! Vote Your Ticket STRAIGHT! Vote Your Ticket STRAIGHT! Vote Your Ticket STRAIGHT! Vote Your Ticket STRAIGHT! Vote Your Ticket STRAIGHT! Vote Your Ticket STRAIGHT! Vote Your Ticket STRAIGHT! Vote Your Ticket STRAIGHT! Vote Your Ticket STRAIGHT! Vote Your Ticket STRAIGHT! 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