The Washington herald., 1920-07-26
AIMS To LEARN
WILSON'S PLAN
Chairman Whites Task. to
Square Party Program
With Chiefs Views.
(Psblic Ledger serviee.)

The participation of President
Wilson in the Democratic Prssiden.
tisl campaign will be determined
this weok when George White, new
ly-electsd chairman Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee. comes to
Washington for a series OF confer
ences, which will include a visit
to the White House.
As far as can be learned, Mr.
White will see FIRST a number Of
Congregational leaders in the Dem
ocratic party with the hope of get
tins the viewpoint OF these men
prior to his visit TO Mr.. Wilson,
so that he may be able to discuss
with the President from every an
gle the activities OF the campaign.
There are Democratic leaders in
the Capital who think that Mr..
Whites task will not be an easy
one. for he, as chairman Of the ma
tional committee, will be forced to
endeavor to reconcile whatever
plans the President may have made
himself with the program of the
party
Consider Victory First.
There is considerable sentiment
among the Democrats that the cam
paign must be conducted to put over
Gov. Cox and not to perp~tuate
the figure of Woodrow Wilson.
These men are wondering II the
President in the campaign will be
willing to have his mind go along
with the nominees. or attempt to
continue 70 dictate the issues that
his party shall champion.
Expressions from Gov. Cox al
ready have shown that he intends
to make tho night for the league
from an entirely different basis than
the one adopted by the President
The Democratic nominee will ask
for ratification OF the treaty with
interpretative reservations, az a
debt that this nation owes to the
men who died while fghtinx with
the allies for the destruction OF
militarism as menace to the
world. He will appeal more through
sentiment than any other medium.
while President Wilson in his
swing around the country for the
league endeavored by cold. passion
less rhetoric to convince the ma
tion that the league as he had
brought It from Paris was the only
one worthy OF ratification.
Sole Interest in League.
There arc but few who deny that
the entire interest OF Mr.. Wilson
lies in the league OF nations issue
IT is felt certain that the President
in whatever plans he may have made
himself for taking part in the Demo-
cratic campaign, has centered on
the conviction that he should get
hA+nrA ~. La ~
tions. and be the interpreter Of the
Democratic platform plank dealing
with this subject.
Democrats are at a loss 10 deter
mine the outcome of such a course.
Actually they are inclined to doubt
the wisdom Of such procedure, due
to the belief that the country is tired
OF hearing from its Chief Executive
only on the one subject. more cspe-
cially since the feeling is general
that the White House on more than
one occasion blocked efforts at COM
promise which would have removed
the league OF nations from among
the domestic equations Of a Presi-
Dental year.
They fear that Senator Hardings
pledge, expressed in his speech OF
notification. will be interpreted by
the public TO mean that the election
of a Republican would permit the
resumption OF business on a peace
time basis. while the election Of
Gov. Cox would only bring about a
renewal and extension OF the Bit
terness between the Chief Executive
and the Senate that robbed the last
session of Congress OF much OF its
efficacy.
Democratic nolytjciaps rsr, 80
subdue the Wilsonian expositions OF
the league of nations and hope that
Mr.. White will prove equal to the
ell