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Show 1 BITTER FIGHT 1 FOR OHIO VOTE Political Struggle in Hard ing's Home State Sharply Contested COLUMBUS, O. Nov. 3 (By Tlio Asaoclatcrl Press ) One of tho htinl-Mt htinl-Mt fouKht political struggles In Its history Is bclnjc staffed In President Hardlnjr's home state of Ohio, where both Republicans and Democrats have made tho president's administration An Issue with both parties claiming success. Ohio voters have been urged by the Republicans to uphold the work of President Harding's administration. Accomplishments of the national administration ad-ministration have been recounted by both natlvo and Imported campaignc-, virtually every menebor of tho president's presi-dent's cabinet halng visited Ohio for tho Republicans LARGE CLAIMS MADE Tho Democrats have concentrated on the Republican national and BtutO administrations. The Democratic campaign has been conducted almost entirely by homo talent, but thce home speakers have made a campaign equal to the Republican off&rl. The result Is that, despite a plurality plural-ity of approximately 400.000 for Mr. Harding In Ohio two years ago. iho Democrats are making large claims I for tho success of the entire Democratic Demo-cratic ticket In Ohio at tho election on November 7 W. W. Durbin. Democratic campaign manager, said ho believed the Democratic majority would reach 200,000. He said that polls conducted by Cincinnati and Columbus Col-umbus newspaper sshowed the Democrats Demo-crats would have a big lead. He pointed out that these same polls two years ago Indicated an overwhelming victory for the Republicans. William H. Miller, the Republican campaign manager, Insisted that rhe entire Republican ticket in Ohio 1 A Bilroocflll j.i Vir. r.fiK ' I to indicate by what margin "We are busy getting nut this Republican Re-publican vote, and believe that it w:il all bo out." he said "I do not believe be-lieve that any Republican votes Wjll switch to the Democratic column. We are depending upon the Republican votes." Democratic Chairman DiirWn pointed to the list of cabinet member and other out-of-the-state speakers who have been sent Into Ohio by the Republicans as Indicating In his opinion opin-ion that the Republicans are worrying worry-ing about the result In Ohio. Among such Republican Campaign orators have been Secretaries Dougherty. Dough-erty. Hoover, Hughes. Davis. Denby, Wallace and Postmaster General Work of President Harding's cabinet, and Senators Edge of New Jersey. e-Sen- J ator Bevcrldge of Indiana. Governor Morrow of Kentucky and Roy Haynr federal prohibition commissioner In a speech at Mlddletown, Ohio, in support of tho Republican candidates, Senator Edge declared that the v. r-diet r-diet of the voters In Ohio "should settle for all time, any question of President Harding's capable handling ' of the grave responsibilities pl&cpd upon his shoulders. Ohio Is on trial' 1 j He added that party leaders who formerly said, "Look to Maine " now say. "Look to Ohio " In addition to the speakers frvn other states. Colonel Carml A Thompson Thomp-son of Cle't eland, the Republican nominee nom-inee for governor, and Congressman Simeon D. Fess, the Republican nominee nomi-nee for senator, have stumped tho Btate from one end to the other. Governor Gov-ernor Harry L. Davis also has taken I the stump for the Republican ticket, although ho is not a candidate for re- i election- On the Democratic side. Atlce Pom-ereno. Pom-ereno. tho Democratic candidate for re-election to the senate, and A. Victor Vic-tor Donahey, the Democratic nominee nomi-nee for governor, have born the brunt j of the campaigning, although Jorinor I Oocrnor James M. Cox pf Dayton. who was the Democratic nominee f -r president against Mr. Harding two years ago, has also taken tho stunio. |