The Washington times., 1920-07-18
PAIR MEETS ON
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Immense Throng Cheers Two
Candidates As They Enter
Executive Mansion.
LUNCHES WITH PRESIDENT
Pose Before Camera Battery.
Plan to Leave City This
Afternoon. "

The conference with President
Wilson lasted just an hour. At .,
11:8O Cox and Roosevelt, accom-.
panied by Rear Admiral Cary T.
GraysOn, left the south pOrtico
and walked through the grounds at
the south of the mansion to the
Executive Offices, where an inter-
view to newspapermen was
granted.
Governor Cox assured the Presi-
dent he would make his fight on
the League of Nations.
Gov. James M. Cox of Ohio, Demo-
cratic candidate for President, and
Franklin Roosevelt, Democratic can
didate for Vice President, this morn-
ing held their much-heralded confer
enee with President Wilosn at the
White House to discuss important
political issues.
crown ON HAND.
Cox and Roosevelt arrived at the
White House in an automobile
promptly at 1920 o'clock. A large
crowd was massed along the front Of
the White House grounds and down
Executive avenue. between the White
House and the State. War and Navy
building.
Instead OF entering the main White
House gate with pomp. as had been
anticipated, the automobile drove up
Executive avenue and stopped at the
Executive Offices Cox and Roose-
welt, amid the cheers of the throng.
posed at the entrance to the Executive
office for the flock Of movie men and
photographers.
After the cameras had clicked and
the movie men had ground out yards
Of film, Cox and Roosevelt walked
leisurely through the White House
grounds to the main entrance, where
they were ushered in. President VIII
son was waiting to greet them warm
ly. The three went Immediately to the
south portico of the mansion, where
the conference was held.
MEETS NEwSPAPERMEN.
Following his conference with the
President, Cox was to hold confer
ence for newspapermen in the office
of Secretary Tumulty.
Goveror Cox, following his inter
view with the newspapermen. re-
mained at the White House to have
luncheon with President and Mrs.
Wilson.
About noon Senator Carter Glass OF
Virginia arrived at the White House
and went into conference with Gov
ernor Cox.
Cox's program for the day. in ad-
dition to his conference with the
President. included:
Luncheon probably at the White
House.
Conferences with Representative
Flood, Secretary Colby of the State
Department, Senator Glass and
others.
Departs for Ohio at 4:30 p. m.
Roosevelt was to accompany Cox
back to Ohio to attend a meeting OF
the Democratic national committee.
Cox rose early today to get in the
full program planned for him.
HELD UP BY FREIGHT.
Fhe train bringing Governor Cox
to WASHINGTON to confer with Presi-
dent Wilson got caught behind a
freight" aud was iate in arriving
ycsterday aftarnoon.' 49,
Tho Democratic Presidential can
d,dats was welcomed at the stati0r
by several thousand men. women. ara
children. Official greetings were ok
tended by Franklin ID. Roosevelt.
Vice Presidential nominee; Serntsr-s>
Fletcher of Florida and Sheppard ot
Texas. Representative Helm ~ Ala
bama, recently elected to the Senate
and District Commissioners Brownlsw~
and Kutz.
After a few minutes at the station,
he candidates motored to the homo
~ Judge T. T. Ansberry, former rep
sentative from Ohio, who Is his
Bort during his stay in Washington
1T took the combined efforts OF q
regiment OF policemen to keep the
enthusiastic crowd or the nominees
motor car, but they did IL. and finally
upscrambied the crowd enough for
the car to proceed,
No more hearty and noisy welcome
has been given to a prominent man
arriving in Washington since the
niamorRble NJ day last autumn when the
entire city turned out to give a glad
hand to the King and Queen OF the
Belsians.
With his running mate aboard. the
governors car sped rapidly up Penn
sylvania avenue until II reached the
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