Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
ROOSEVELT PAYS
VISIT TO GOV. COX
Heads of Democrat Ticket De-
clare They Will Carry Cam.
paign Fight Into Every State
In the Union

Columbus, o., July 12.--Franklin D.
Roosevelt. Democratic nominee for vice
president, announced to-day after a
conference with Governor Cox, the pres
idential candidate at the governors
mansion here that both he and the
governor had decided that they wouli
consider no State as being hopeless
and they would carry the fight into
every state in the union during the
coming campaign.
This was the first definite announce
ment to come from the heads Of the
ticket since their nomination. Both
the governor and myself are not GO
ing to consider any state hopeless. We
intend to go into everyone" Mr.. Roose-
welt said.
Mr.. Roosevelt, also reiterated Governor
Cox's recent inttnetion that the campaign
will he carried into tho West at an early
date. He said he expected to take the
stump Immediately after his official
notification. The notification ceremonies,
he said. he hoped would lie at his home
at Hyde Park, y. Y. He also stated that
ne expected to resign as assistant secre-
tary of the navy about August, / o. inne-
diately after the return of Secretary
Daniels from Alaska. His desire to begin
preparation of his notification speech, Mr..
Roosevelt said, would hasten his fesigna-
ton. lie will 60 to PASSPORT, Maine. where
his family now is to prepare the speech.
The vic~e-presidcntial nominee stated that
he considered tho League of Nations oas
of the dominant issues of the campaign,
not only in the East but also in the West.
He said he expected TO make his cam
paign chiefly on the League OF Nations
issue.
Mr.. Hoo<:rp>it stated thar he hopoS 20
be in Dayton on July 20 when the Demo
cratic national committee nloets there and
also that he hope5 TO see the President
soon. lie said the time Of his conference
with .he President would depend solely
upon the desire of he chief executive.
Governor Coy did not discuss the on
ference with his running mate other than
10 say they had talked some of campaign
plans and that they expected to continue
the conference tonight until MIR. Roosc-
welt leaves fcr the East at ?46.
It was Governor Cox's first day at the
executive office since his nomination He
arrived on an carly train from Dayton
this morning and went directly to the cap
itol. At an informal reception, the COVER
nor spoke from the steps Of the State
House to several thousand people as
serting he had never broken confidence
with the people of the commonwealth
and adding that he had the deepest con-
viction that the guarantee of progressive
government would be adopted by tho peo-
pie of the nation in the election of Mr..
Roosevelt and myself"
The Governor this afternoon received a
telegram from San Francisco from Will
bur Marsh, treasurer Of the Democratic
national committee. stating that f. II
Moore of Youngstown, Ohio. Governor
Cox's pr~e-convention manager. was seri'
ously i'll in a hospital there from a nerv'
Gus reaction. The message stated that
he was under a nurses care and that nc
one was permitted to see him. 1t added
however, there was no occasion for alarm
The Governor Immediately sent a mes
sage of sympathy expressing the hope
that his manage would be able to be
out soon.