The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-22


. eoddled. Cummings spent mOrs
II Tine making sDsschss than
n playing pstty politics. When
~. ~ Ffancisco convention came.
$3.50. Il the organization men, in
MI "a Moore Of Ohio, were
'sSved because Cummings didn't
N fhsm enough tickets for their
1870 IN the galleries. More
~ Cummings was talked Of - .
S.rt horse By friends and Il sup
S..sd 10 Rave had his lightning rod
- for the nomination. and whom he
~ peutioned to release the Con-
s1rticut delegation Of u votes to
~. 10 refused to do so-at any
IN Ills friends, over whom he IL
z.poosed to have had influence.
Iidnst break To Cox when the lat
~ needed votes.
: On the otner hand, Cummings
~ made great speech and was
( ~ IDOL Of many OF the delegates.
xov It 10 happens that every sue
saasfpl nominee picks his own cam
S1tru manager for national chair
~. II was logical that Moore Of
I 6hio. who had managed the Cox
ycampaign so sHendidly, should be-
cone campaign manager but the
Ohio committeeman had also
ribbed some people the wrong way
~ San Francisco and is said to
Asye been out Of syrIathy with the
Leegue Of Nations as an issue.
Naturally the governor offered the
slace TO Moore, who would rather
have accepted 1t than any other
lob in public life. But harmony
required his sacrifice. And when
Il came to eliminating himself,
Moore also eliminated somebody
else. namely Homer Cummings. 1t
Nas generally assumed. when Moore
declined the place that Cummins
would be chosen, but when Moore
rot here, he put his foot down hard
a such q proposal. And several Of
the national committeeman who
had been irritated by Cummings at
4 San Francisco began to praise
Cummings eloquence on the stump
Abut bis lack OF executive ability to
un Z campaign and the first thing
ne Democrats knew they had q fine
family row on their hands. 1t took
hours Of shifting and diplomatic
conversation to work out solu-
ton. Ed Moore himself came for
ward with a suggestion made to
him by Franklin Roosevelt that
George White of Ohio would be q
splendid compromise. Mr.. White
happens to be q dry and was talked
81 seriously for governor of Ohio
this year. Also he il an intimate
friend Of President Wilson ant
tame back with him on the George
Y Warrington from Europe. He sal
y Z student at Princeton under
Mr. Wilson, who has a deep affec.
tlon for George White. Moreover
White earned considerable esteem
Ind popularity as q member OF the
nays and means committee Of the
house Of representatives and Ii
Known to the congressional poll
hcians, perhaps even better thar
|Scummings. MIR. White was secont
command to Moore in San Fran
cisco. so Governor Cox pays hi
Ydsbt to his personal manager!
\ there first by offering the place tt
Moore and second by using his in
duence to secure the election O
White.
Under no twist Of the imagina
ton can White be regarded as az
ant-Wilson man for he is for the
League of Nations and he has al.
Ways been known as a Wilson sup
porter in congress. Mr.. White
helps Cox retain the dry strength
IA the Democratic party Of Ohio ant
brings to the campaign q high de
gree Of conscientiousness and earn
estness. The Democratic presiden
tal nominee has certainly wealth
cred ono storm that threatened dis
cord. All the Democrats wen
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