The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-13

and successful issue. But MT. Bryan
thing and Mr. Bryan as pe'"0''>'
'e"uef rind words for Cox. But
! As 10 Cox continuing in leadership.
that Is hard to see: Many lrieH i's,
words are being said about Cox Just
now. 1t IS proper that this should be.
!, is an expression Of one or the pest
traits Of human nature to pay tribute
to a man who. under adverse c!rculu'
stances beyond his control. made gal
liant tight. ,
An the local party leaders through
ont the country who came In conta&t
, with Cox during the campaign learned
to IKE HIM and r II is t fn' warm jmpuisS
Of added loyalty in time of adversely.
that now creates most OF the talk about
cox continuing as leader or the Demo
cratic party. But Cox himself, wheh
be looks at tho situation with cold an
I llirence. will be the. last man to eH-
meet his recent leadership to continue.
Cox Is intelligent enough to know
that as O leader Of the Democratic par
T. he is as completely OF the past as
frrcd an even less conspicuous defeat
sixteen years ago. Not only Is Cox
made impossible as q leader by the
crushing quality Of his defeat; In addi-
. ton to this. those elements within the
Democratic party who got the nom!nn-
ton for Cox are In the deepest sort OF
disfavor.
Cox's Baokers In pis1avor.
One Of those VIII" brought about Cox
Murphy Is charged to express. It In tAG
current political slang, with having
laid down" on the party In tho cleo
tion. To assume that Murphy and Tam
: is, would be moro charitable than to as
sumo they didn't. II Murphy and Tam
many did their best. aud If their best
resulted in q Harding majority ~ more
than n million in New York state. IT ts
more charitable to assume that they
weren't working very hard.
What Is true OF Murphy Is in Il dc.
gree also true Of Nugent of New ers"y
and Brennan of Chicago. THIS partiru,,
lar group Of leaders won't bo permitted
to have a hand in naming thu. next
Democratic candidate for the presidency,
If 1t can be prevented BY the other eic-
mpntS.
1t is probably true that Cox person
ally was not always tied up to those
leaders ~ close as he at first seemed.
Undoubtedly these men. when they
nominated Cox. did so with the thought
that they could rely on him not Ia
law in the direction Of greater wet
ness" They had no promise from Cox
to this effect. but they took It for
granted. 1t Is apparent. however. tina.
when the campaign got under way Cox
, declined to take a position "a wet" as
they hoped he would. Nevertheless.
regardless .of whatever Is tn" precise
degree OF Cnx's connection with these
men. he Will suffer from their assocrt
tIon in any future. consideration ar
fcrcd from their associates "rrng tn"
campaign. Altogether. Cox. C all the
possibilities for Democrat l. dcrsh!p
now in sight. Is the least
When Cox Turned DowI 1000.
In connection with Cox 'rohibi-
ton. one Of the most int z cpl
sodcs Of tn" recent cnmpai. still 4
little obscure. If Cox, toy "a with
those others who know the It's and
have the documents. should -. IL 20
let them become public. tn. n:sodc
would probably turn out to ha, GOOD
deal of bearing on the question f tut
uro leadership Of tho marty.
The story Is this: The Demo,r,ts IN
tho early stages Of the Campa;G;, ""rH
desperately hard pressed for m""''r.
When the train was hired to take COX Oh
his trip from New York to the l'acific
Coast and back the Democratic organi-
cation was unable to pay the bill in al
vance. The railroad company accommo-
datingly agreed to take the money in
nStallmcnts, hut said that the tr1'N
could not leave New York until an adj
vance Of $500 was paid That sum
was not in the Democratic treasury. md
Senator Fat Harrison. Of mississippi.
who was in temporary charge of h"aG
quarters 1T the time. had to. do som"
energetic hustling TO get the sum to-
gether IN time to let the train start on
schedule.
Under thssc conditions. trying as they
were for Cox and for the organization,
an offer WAS received to raise n c:lII-
paign fund of $1,000. o0O-prov!ded II ,rv-
tain condition were complied with I
have never known accurately the naIr"S
Of all who united In this offer. but
understood that tho group included A',nu
Ryan of New York. Thomas L. Chad
bourn Of New York, and ex-senator Clar-
cnCe Watson. OF West Virginia. These
three, and thc others associated with
them. were fully able TO make good on
tho offer. understood that Nj. Ryan
alone was willing to be responsible for
$500. 900.
The condition named was that Cox in
one OF his speeches in the far west