Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-23
Men of Cabinet
Stump For Cox
Nv ". s. MANN.
BY W. :. MANN.
copyright, 1920, by The washington
Star.)

BY w. 8. MANI.
Copyright, 1920. by The Washington
Star.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-What-
the campaign of the Democratic
party may lose by The enforced In
activity OF President wilson VIII pc
offset TO a large measure by the
earnest support which the members
81 the cabinet will give the ticket
headed BY Governor Cox. With
congress not in session and with a
presidential campaign of SURPRISING
interest in progress, Washington's at
tention is conferred in the coming
election and it is not surprising that
the cabinet members are anxious TO
get in the game"
Fol this reason persons mere
attached more than usual interest TO
me recent speech of Secretary OF
War Baker before the Democratic
state convention in Columbus, Ohio,
a few days ago, as they regarded IT
as indicative OF the line when MS
fellow cabinet officers would follow.
President Wilson was much PLEASED
with the way Secretary Baker spoke
for the peace treaty and the League
Of Nations. and the others of the
chief executives official family arc
CAP01ACa W
.tention to the league.
Secretarv Bakers chief rival dur
ing the campaign will be Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, who has a
he does not expect to tour the
country, but will leave Washington
whenever his official duties viii
permit and will speak at large
meetings which the campaign man
Besides being q man
with a long standing interest in
politics. and one who has supported
the league from the first, Secretary
Daniels is especially interested IN
this campaign because of his close
association with Franklin Roosevelt,
who resigned as assistant secretary
of the navy to accept the Democratic
nomination for the vice presidency.
Although Secretary of State Colby
Is the youngest of the cabinet in
point of service. he is nevertheless
its ranking member, ana Is a cam
paigner of ability. His position makes
him second only to the President in
the matter of foreign relations and
he is prepared to strike some power
full blows in behalf of the pro-
league ticket. He may also be ex-
pected to outline more fully this
nations attitude toward the Russian
Polish conflict. The recent note to
Italy on that subject, though drawn
by President Wilson, contained sew
eral of the secretary's ideas.
Secretary Meredith of the depart
ment of agriculture, in whose behalf
the Iowa delegation was so active
at the national convention in San
will do some speaking in
home state and in other parts OF
the middle west, but not so extensive
ly as some of his associates.
The campaign in Missouri. where
much interest centers over h ena
torial fight between Selden P.Spencer,
and Breckenridge Long, |
will engage the attention
of Joshua Alexander, Secretary or
who was a member or
from Missouri at the time Of
of his appointment. He is a sup
of the League of Nations as
outlined in the Versailles treaty, and
how extensive his work in the cam
paign will be depends on the extent
TO which he will be expected to cover
his home state.
Another Missourian to be reckoned
with is Secretary Houston, of the
treasury department, the only man
W ~ log AAtA4 wv
cabinet. Though not famed as a
campaigner, he is a convincing
and is counted on as one
fitted to talk to farmers
and to educators. He is looked to
the exponent of the fiscal program
Of the Democratic party for the next
four years, in case of their c.
next November.
Postmaster General Burleson's
contribution to the campaign will
be that of advisor, for though he is
not rated as a speaker. he has been
in politics all his life and knows
every man of consequence in the
Secretary Wilson of the depart
ment of labor. and Secretary John
Payne, of the department of
the interior, so far have shown no
indication to enter the campaign,
and though they may make a few
speeches it is not expected that they
will be very active. There is left
only A. Mitchell Palmer, the at
torney general and erstwhile candi-
date for the nomination. That he
will take an active part in the polite
al fight in his home state of Penn
sylvania is certain, but whether he
will go further afield in the interest
of the ticket is a question which
neither he nor the managers of the
campaign have answered
to date.
The dates for speeches by cabinet
members are in the hands of Senator
Pat Harrison, of Mississippi, head of
the speaking bureau for Governor
Cox, and he has sem a letter to
every one Of them asking them to aid
the ticket to the fullest extent con-
with their duties.