Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-05
.CQX DISCUSSES ELECTION
WITH TUMuITY BY PHONE
Governors First Question Is In
quiry Regarding Health
~ of Chief Executive.
WILSON'S COURSE UNDECIDED
Likely He VIII Address Joint Scs-
sion of Congress in Effort to
Bring About Peace With Ger
many.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-Govcrnor
Cox Thursday called the White House
on the long distance tclcphone-his
first Communication with executive
headquarters since the Harding Cool
fidcc deluse on Tuesday.
'liov' is the Prcsident?" was tho
first question the Governor asked
when Secretary Tumulty took up the
receiver at the washington end OF
The wire.
''He is fine responded Tumulty,
and We wish to say to you that it
was 4 noble and inspiring fight that
You made"
Cox apparently had heard reports
that Bryan was suggesting Presi-
dents resignation and the appoint
ment Of Senator Harding as Secrc-
gary of State. To which Tumulty
made comment over the phone as
follows:
One thing We can bc sure Of
Woodrow Wilson is no gutter"
This might be regarded as n defi-
mite answer TO those who have
thought the President might resign
his post on or Immediately after the
rcconrcninG of Congress next month.
Commcnds Cox Fight
There followed discussion between
Cox and Tumulty of the campaign
issues and the results. Tumulty out
lined the forces working In the In
tercst of Cox's defeat. and. summing
up. he said:
I'm view of these. you made a wen
al 80,
ing"
In reply to Tumul,y's question.
is II true that you urc going TO
Europe for time, latcr?" Cox re-
Piled that he had made no definite
plan.
The telephone conversation con-
GUIDED with Tumulty speaking as fol-
lows:
1t has been glorious cause, in
which you may feel happy that you
played trying but conspicuous part.
You may we'll be, and the res: of us
are. proud or the battle you fought.
The time will come when the people
generally will recognize this"
(which brings us down to the
league OF nations and what is to be
done next about it,
President Wilson has not yet de-
cided his course. Had II not been for
the report that Bryan had suggested
his resignation, there might have
been real reason for thinking the
President would adopt such course
as n result of the election in order
to remove himself, since the Repub-
licnns have said he was an obstruc-
ton in the path Of peace.
:. Bryan and Wilson, however. never
had much In common. and have had
increasingly less in common during
the last three years. Were Bryan,
therefore TO suggest Wilson's rcslg-
nation, the odds might be placed at
Toe to that Wilson would remain
in office.
TO Present Pence Treaty.
That he will do something with the
session OF Congress in
regard to the treaty is considered
AT present he Is studying
how he might proceed in order TO eff
feet a decision on peace and relieve
the present technical war status OF
the nation.
He would like to appear in person
before n joint session of Congress
when he makes his final plea, and
outline the last suggestion for do
nestle Legislation which he will he
able to make. az. Presldent of the
United States. He has been told BY
his physician that ne could do this
ff he thought 1t vitality necessary.
but there is no doubt that Grayson
feels II would he better il the Preai-
dent did not go personally before the
forthcoming Joint SaSSinp
For that reason il may be assumed
that President Wilson has made his
last appearance in delivering n mes
sage TO the House and Senate OF the
United States
In the meantime the chances favor
the President resubmi,;ing the treaty
with some recommendations that
might possibly obtain it's ratification
Regardless of the vote Of the people.
the league covenant is still dominant
N the Presidents though, and heart
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