Evening star., 1920-07-09
cox WILL MEET
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manager. It is known. however, that
many of his friends are urging the
selection of E. H. Moore of Youngs-
town. Ohio, the governors pre-con-
vention campaign manager, to whom the
nominee is known to give much of
the credit for the final action OF the
San Francisco convention. Whether
Mr.. Moore would accept the position.
or. like Harry M. Daugherty, Senator
Harding's pre-convention manager.
step aside for some other person.
from San Francisco.
sss Moore Logical Man.
Inasmuch as Ohio is to be tn, chief
battle-ground in the campaign, both
candidates being from the state. some
of the governors friends say II Is
imperative that a manager be chosen
who is thoroughly acquainted with
political conditions in the state. They
admit that Homer S. Cummings. chair
man Of the national committee. and
who Is being urged In some quarters
for the position, would be a good man
for the Job, but. because of the ex-
pected battle in the Buckeye state
they feel that Mr.. Moore is the more
logical man.
Whether Gov. Cox has discussed
the question Of selection of a manager
with any of the leaders Is not known.
This Is expected to be one of the
questions considered at the coming
conference. OF course. Gov. Cox will
talk over the matter with Mr.. Roose-
welt, his running mate. before any an
nouncement is made.
Cooks for Correspondents.
The governor declared half-holi-
day in politics yesterday, and spent
the afternoon at his old home. near
Jacksonburg, thirty miles south Of
Dayton. A score of newspaper men
! and cameramen who trailed the gov
ernor found him in a grass-covered
ravine roasting potatoes and broiling
! lamb chops over campfire. He per-
sonally served his hungry, intrusive
guests and spent part of the after
noon In the shade of big willow tree
| answering questions about farming
| He conducted the news writer's about
| his estate. showing them everything
! interesting about the farm and his old
| home.
The governor has intimated that he
may go to Washington in the near
| future for conference with President
Wilson. 1t is known that he has held
| a number Of conversations over the
| telephone with Secretary Tumulty
! during the past few days.
May Answer Dry Leader Soon.
! Gov. Cox intimated that he may
make an early reply to the telegram
| of Richmond P. Hobson. Anti-Saloon
League leader of Alabama. request
! ing that he make definite statement
soon of his position on enforcement of
| the federal dry amendment and con-
gressional action to modify the Vol
stead act as to alcoholic content Of
1 liquors.
! The civic demonstration in honor of
the democratic nominee will be held
July is. Interest now is turning to
the approaching conference of the
democratic candidate with the sub
committee of the national committee
and Roosevelt. The governor will
make not speaking engagements un-
| til he has conferred with the commit
tee. Hundreds Of invitations to make
addresses have been received.
! Cordial messages of congratulations
and fluctuations continue to arrive by
the hundreds.
Grange Head Sees Nominee.
John A. Mcsparran. Furniss. Pa.
master of the Pennsylvania State
| Grange, on his way back from the
, San Francisco convention, called on
Gov. Cox today and discussed with
! him farm matters which he desired
the governor to discuss in his speech
of acceptance. Mr.. McSparran pre-
sented the oranges farm planks to
both the republican and democratic
national platform committees.
Mr.. McSparran told representatives
of the press that he was rather dis
appointed" with the democratic plat
form declarations on farming. "It
boasts of what the party has done
but does not say what it is going to
do" He declared the farmers want
greater recognition in the Washing
ton government and expressed the
hope that 1.-The time is not far distant
when there will be real federal
Department of Agriculture with a
treal farmer at it's head"