Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-19
COX MEN SEEKING
TO GUST CUMMINGS
Democratic National Chairman
Accused of Helping McAdoo
at Convention
HULL MAY BE SUCCESSOR
BY CLINTON w. GILBERT
ropVrigLt. to20. by Public Ledger 90

Chicago, July 10. - Representative
Cordcll Hull. of Tennessee. is the lat
est suggestion for national chairman
OF the Democratic National Committee
to succeed Homer s. Cummings.
It is likely that new chairman will
be elected at Tuesdays meeting Of the
national committee in Columbus. o. The
talk Of Representative Hull was
brought here by Democratic leaders
arriving in this city on their way to
Columbus from San Francisco.
Edward H. Moore, who managed
Governor CUX's campaign and looked
after the Democratic nominees inter
estS nj Sun Francisco, arrived here
Saturday night. and went on to Ohio
today, Mr.. Moore ungueStionably would
succeed Mr.. Cummings II he were will
ing TO undertake the direction of the
Democratic national campaign, but Mr..
Moore reiterated here the determination
EXPRESSED privately at San Francisco
not to take the chairmanship. Mr..
Moore will undoubtcdlv be- subjected to
n good deal Of pressure at Columbus.
but his friends say he will resist even
thc rpuucSt Of Governor Cox to head
the Democratic National Committee.
For Mr.. Moore il is said his private
interests require his constant attention.
The suggestion that Edward Hoffman,
of Indiana. take the national chair
manship meets no favor among the
Democrats who have arrived here.
Cummings StoutIy Opposed
Opposition to Mr.. Cummings's con
tinucd leadership broke out in San
Francisco Immediately upon the nomi-
nation of Governor Cox. Ii does not
seem to proceed So much from the can
didate himself aS from those Democratic
state leaders who were responsible for
Cox's nomination.
These friends of tn" governor allegc
against Mr.. Cummings that he opposed
the nomination of Cox and that he ia
vorcd the nomination of cX- Secretary
McAdOo until ii bcCam" evident that
Mr.. McAdoo could not be nominated.
They say that. in various ways. he
aided the McAdo0 movement They
even assert that the band in the audi
torium at San Francisco was used by
Mr.. Cummings to help along tho re-
markablc demonstration which took
place in the convention when Mr.. Nc
AdoO's name was presented by DIR.
BurruS Jenkins.
For Mr. Cummings. it is alleged by
his friends that he all alOrfg through
the earlier stages of the convention pre-
ferred the nomination of Cox rather
than of McAdoo. But It is certain.
from what happened at San Francisco.
that, like many others there. Mr.. Cum
mngs underestimatcd Governor Cox,
chances. and early became convinced
that his nomination was impossible Mr..
Cummings was an administration mai
and Overcstimatea the Influence which
the administration forces in the con
vcntion would exercise in the nomna-
tion of a candidate.
Mr.. Cummings is also criticized for
assuming the temporary craftsmanship
Of the San Francisco convention and
thus putting himself forward before the
delegates. especially in view Of his own
ambition to be nominated for the presi-
dency. And there is no question tha,
Mr.. Cummings took himself seriously
as candidate when Mr.. McAdoo's can
didacy failed to move and the Cox can.
ddacy. in his opinion. had been so
mishandlcd as to become impossible.
State Leaders at Odds
Back of all these reasons for rcplar.
ing Mr.. Cummings is real incom-
patibiity of temper between the state
leaders now in control of the Demo
cratic party. through their success in
nominating Mr.. Cox. and Mr.. Cum
mings The present national Demo
cratic chairman is n selection of preS-
dent Wilson. He is an intellectual. n
distinguished lawyer and a> far re-
moved from the Fred Lynch or Tom
e h "a
Wilson himself He speaks the Ian
guagc of the President. and it was mo-,
unnatural that he was chosen to sound
the keynote at the convention bv the
administration forces in the national
committee.
Mr.. Cummings had only one point
il common with the professional poll
tirianS. II" SympathzPd with their
views OIL patronage. and went to the
White House in their behalf. notably
when hc complained to the President Of
Postmaster General BurlcSon's civil
service regulations. which were depriv-
ing the Democrats Of too many post
masters
lie ma, not the Democratic National
Commirto" behind him as Chairman
/ Hays has the Republican National
Marsh. uf Iowa Lynch. of Minnesota
and Brennan. of Illinois. feel that
Cummings is not a man Of their type
According to party custom. u candi
date for President Is free to name the
chairman Of the national Committee
who will conduct his campaign. CndeI
this custom. many purely personal rep
rcS"ntariyos of presidential candidates
like, Chairman Wilcox of the ReDubli