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Show I THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE. In nominating James M. Cox, governor ot lii, as llicir candidate fnr president, the Democrats have placed at the head of their ticket a man of ability, bul it is questionable that they did not make a political mistake in failing to nam.' McAloo, who is recognised as the friend of labor and the one man in the parly who conld have consolidated con-solidated the labor vote. The governor of Ohio is known to he a "little hit wet.'" and might he expected to draw a heavy wet vote in the big cities if it wore not for the fact that his opponent also is a "little bit wet.' The Democrats of I'tah would have been in a hotter position had McAiloo been named. With Oox a.s their standard hearer, they will be forced to do some explaining as 1o their leader's attitude on liquor. Tammany Hall and other similar forces in the convention made Mi Adoo's election impossible One reason Tanunanv opposed the ''frown Prince'' was the fact tint the Wilson administration virtually vir-tually ignored Tammanj in the distribution of patronage and. therefore, there-fore, any one identified with Wilson was objection&ble, As to the 'Crown Prince" fling, that odious comparison would not have been cry effective against McAdoo had he qualified, as there have been a number of "Crown Priuces" in OUT national life The BSCOlld Adams and Benjamin Harrison dr. were 'CrOWH Princes' to whom the people gave their votes of confidence, As the partus are lined up, the big isiie will be the "League of Nations" and the record of the Democratic party in the pssl eight ears. Much interest will center in the vote of Ohio, as the two presidential presi-dential candidates are from that slate Ohio continues to refuse to be denied the right to name our presidents. |