Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-02
cox REAL MANAGER
Of HIS CAMPAIGN,
INQUIRY D|SCLOSES
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

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CHICAGO. ILL.,. September Flames
NJ Cox. democratic nominee for the
presidency. and James NJ. Cox. man.
ager OF the democratic campaign, are
one and the same person. There are
men like George White. national
chairman. and Ed Moore. pre-conven-
ton manager. and a host of others
who are helping, but the testimony
before the senatorial investigating
committee shows conclusively that the
Ohio governor is the real executive in
the democratic campaign.
Candidates for the presidency here
tofore have tried to manage their ow n
campaigns, but usually have given II
up at the end of a brief period OF ex-
perimenting. but in The case of Mr.
Coz his friends say he always man.
ages his own campaigns and that he
will be equal to this job. too
The fact is. Gov. Cox is a natural
born manager and he has the
faculty Of getting loyal and enthusiasts
tic support from his subordinates. but
managing a campaign and managing
a business property are two different
things. In the first place, the Ohio
governor can't give all his time to tn e
TASK OF management. and in the Sec
ono place the time of the whole cam
paign Is too short to select the per
sonnet who can get maximum results
in the period of two months left be
fore election day.
State Of Differentiation.
Every Indication. both from the
testimony of the democrats about
their finances and from the talk of
the leaders who have drifted in here.
points to state Of ton
democratic camp. The money insn.f
in sight and the organization work
OF campaign is hardly started. The
sudden intrusion Of the Investigation
OF finances has taken men like viii
bur Marsh. national treasurer. and
and even George White, national
chairman, away from their Jobs at q
time when they ought to be at work
trying to clear away the prelimi-
naries that should have been done :iu
July.
The arrival here of Ed Moore. per-
sonal representative of Gov Cox, and
the man who engineered the nomina-
ton night SO successfully at San
Francisco. will relieve all the demo-
cratic leaders somewhat. as they
nave testified to their ignorance OF
the proof on which the nominee bases
his charges and have said he alone
could furnish that proof.
lntrusted With E> idenee.
In talking with Mr. Moore the
writer learned that he has been in
trusted with the evidence that Gov. Cox
mad In his possession when the charges
OF a $15.000.000 fund were first made
Mr. Moore insists that the republicans
nave dual organization and that fhe
natlonal committee and it's subordi-
mat . nave planned to raise sums
Whiie. independently Of them. state
directors of finance and local chair.
men OF ways and means Committees
nave started to raise quotas such az
GOV. Cox mentioned in his Pittsburgf
speech. Mr.. Moore says there is M
special need for Gov. Cox to TESTIFY
as he himself wasn't present al tn.
meetings at which these quotas wer,
discussed. but he-Mr. Moore-car
urnish the names of some of tn,
the Cox case rests upon the expecta
ton that there are republicans VIII,
VIII testify to the authenticity of til,
Cox statement about republican quo
chatrmen have been summoned III,
real quotas will come out so that i,
the aggregate the sums being raise,
Independently of the national republi
can committee will be found to hav,
Cox In Pittsburgh. Mr.. Moore is a,
able lawyer and makes the thraa
that II the men who were present a
these meetings do not tell about i
frankly on the witness stand the,
viii lay themselves open to charges q
perjury.
Moore Takes Charge of Case.
1t begins to look as if Mr.. Moor
VIII handle the case from now on an,
that Gov. Cox will not appear befor
the senatorial committee at all. hi
attitude being that the republican
wi VINO are IN the majority on the Sen
ate committee will have been give,
All the leads and clues necessary r
prove the case conclusively, and thu
III finances of the several states ar
prooed to the very bottom it win b
because OF republican partisanshi,
senator Pomerene, a democratic mem
Der Of the investigating comm;tta.
TWO days ago. and both Mr.. Pomeren
ana Mr.. Moore received from the dem
his possession.
Meanwhile somewhat of a sensatio,
has been caused by the threat OF in
dictments on both sides. The renuh
hcans say the democratic finance di
nee holders. but the democrats saw j
is not a violation OF law to do SO i
FEDERAL ONCE holders home and tina
the statutes merely prohibit solicitjn,
IN q public building Federal ofiic
holders in republican and democra ~
parties have always contributed i
Indirect ways.
May Ask Indietments.
But Mr.. Marsh. the national treas
nrer OF the democratic party. hinte
that indictments might be aske
against wealthy men who signed
paper pledging their moral and fnan
cial support to spread republican 90
lftical propaganda and subscribed bi
sums OF money for the purpose. TIL
republican defense is that the none
was given for the publication Of
book by William Barnes, as the ed
Stor of newspaper. and was in nc
wise different from the issuance of
special edition or supplement by an
republican or democratic newspape
The democrats insist that the pledR
itself doesn't mention the book, bu
refers to political propaganda ger
orally. Some of the biggest corpora
tions in the country pledged thei
support They are estimated to hav
an aggregate wealth of many hun
dreds of millions of dollars. 1t is un
likely that indictments will be press
ed in the courts on either side. TIL
effort will be to secure indictment
by the court of public opinion o