TTTE 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.
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