The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-03


be changed beEDke the campaign IS
over and contflpualons Inaexeesss OF ST.
000 be accepted.
Iufn, theh, " 1ne democratic camp. |
rev weeks ~ oandldate COX mast
ened to the Nnite house and talked
Stkhlngs over ana statements We're IS
sued by poth saying a perfect under
standing had peeh reached. rev
days later sfiolitef cummings, fetlfmg
chairman OF ~ " a.s. atfloefatlct natlonal
commits YlsIss 81 ~ asillngfoH ana the
Presidency spenas an hour with hlm.
Two Gays i3see sYiies UeoTge Whlle,
the. news ehfalf}IssHi OF the democratic
ipaeionaf eoniAltf sc =. who is. bombarded
by the Reporters ana nalvely lets loose
a few sentences 70 the effect that there
rs no 1ronclleatffs. AsIeeneht between
President W9asefr saA a9l candidate, Cox
on campaign flssnes ftllH That consider
able telasttelty y posslble IN inter
preting the Obligations OF the Cox
| Wilson conference. Ihen George White
doesn t get an lnVltatlon to the WHITE
House which instead OF Ignoring the
uRwisdom of MI. White $ remarks,
| takes him to TASK ana keeps nm out
side the. preclhcts OF the presldentlal
Fsanctum..
| The truth or the matter IS that MI.
/ White WASH tfyihs 60 give an impress
sion OF divergence .peIWeen the views
| of the President ana those or dovefnof
Cox but to emphaslze that the Demo
| cratic nominee Is the leader OF the
party and Is dong ms own thinking
and that such OF ms views as may
square with the PRESIDENT are the re-
sultsof conviction ana not polItleal CO.
ercion. The Whlfe House IS good
deal more tonchy apout these things
| than Is necessary N Spoii1ledi cam
palgn as Will be clearly demonstrates
when the speech OF acceptance writ
ten by Governor Cox y made pnble.
The wise thlng from Inc viewpoint u
party harmony anu strategy Woald
have been to warmly welcome George
White Just the same ana thus keep
political foes from taking advantage
as they did OF apparent friction.
Mlsmanagement Is commonly sald 70
have cost hugnes the presidency y
1916. me tactles VI the hePuoileth
managers are ALREADY causing comment
The determination 70 keep cahdid1le
tied to the front porch has been Sc
yerely criticized. One Republican ma
tional committeeman OF long experience
in politics told the writer recently that
he didn believe Harding could WIN
If he stayed on the front pofeh. Ihe
movement to get the candidate out on
the stump has resulted IN temporary
compromise. Chairman HAYS decided
to let Senator Harding talk IN the big
eities-New York, chicago, Boston
There is serious talk Of adding Denver
and San Francisco 70 the list Inques-
tionably there would have been 9
change Of plans sooner and Mr.. HARD
ing would have been permitted by ms
campaign committee to make an ex
tended tour except Tor Tear OF taunts
of the Democrats who, 1t was thought
right gleefully claim they had driver
Harding from the front porch.
Bat the more thoughtful leader:
who know that campaigns are not wor
by taunts would welcome even now
frank reversal Of planzso that the. Re
psbliean candidate. who Is splendls
mixer and makes tine impression
| Whenti hehl.Rln gleSa. tFfth - the ,er9qlYfi
might see more of the, electorate. Th'
front porch campaign. was. originate
champloned because u was supposed 6
keep the candidate from saying mas
Greet things on the stump, but It D
serious question whether Infinitely
more damage will not be done by from
porch publicity This IS always tn