The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-20

Evident President Believes
Governor Cox Worthy to
Wear His Mantle
CNI1Y LEAGUE OF
NATIONS DISCUSSED

Cox VIII Go to the West on That Is
sue-Wil Take Up Domestic Ques
lions I2.cc - Not Bound to Support
the Personnel &C Administration.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Especial Despatch to The Reformer Copy
right 1900
COLUMBUS, O., July 2O.-Goyernor
Cox's conference with President Wilson
opens the Democratic campaign. To Re
publican eyes it reveals the Democratic
nominee partner in the sins of Wilson
Democracy To Democratic tacticians it
makes the Ohio governor a partner in the
virtues of Wilsonian idealism, best ex-
pressed perhaps in the league of nations.
But inside the Democratic party, where
the Sam Francisco convention had opened
a few old wounds in the contest between
the reactionary and progressive wings Of
the party, there is redoubled interest in
what sort of an entente really was es-
tablished between the President and the
Democratic standard bearer.
From staunch Wilson men III Wash
ington who usually get accurate informa-
ton on White house politics and from
, Franklin Roosevelt and other members
of the Cox party with whom the writer
made the journey from Washington, these
impressions of the White house confer
cnee were drawn:
First and foremost, the President
showed plainly his pleasure that the Dem
/ ocratic party had selected young and
! vigorous champion of the principles for
(which he himself had fought in public
/ life Mr. Wilson's attitude was that Of
man who was turning over the leader
| ahip of the party to a successor who he
! felt, was worthy of the job.
! Second, not a word was said by the
/ President concerning the management OF
the campaign or the personnel Of the man
| ayers, nor did the President ask for the
perpetuation of his policies. The whole
! conversation was of a general character
with the league of nations as the princi-
pal subject As a matter OF fact, there
was little new to be gone over. Although
the public hasn't perhaps observed it,
i Governor Cox has been in rather close
touch with the White house for many
months and was in frequent communi-
cation by telephone with Secretary Tu-
multy while the San Francisco conven-
! ton was in progress.
The President has always looked upon
Governor Cox as one of the younger pro-
pessives in the Democratic party who
would be depended upon to carry out for
ward-lookiug principles He regards Gov
crno Cox as the product of the newer
school Of Democratic statesmen and as a
splendid refutation of the argument that
the Democratic party doesn't develop able
executives.
Third, Governor Cox pledged the Pres
ident his whoIe-hearted support for the
league of nations. This may b6st Cox
some anti-WiIson votes in the Democrat
ia ranks, but the Ohio governor even be-
fore his nomination made it very clear
that he stood for the ratification Of the
peace treaty with such reservations as
would not impair the independence Of the
United States or interfere with its consti-
tutional rights Governor Cox doesn't in
tend to 60 back on what he said before
he was nominated, simply because GER
tain influences more or less hostile to the
Wilson administration were effective in
gaining for him the nomination at San
Francisco.
Fourth. the Endorsement by Governor
Cox of the league of nations with reser-