Evening star., 1920-07-13
Democrats Will Take
Offensive in Battle
About to Be Opened
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, July 3.-Goy.
Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt in
tend to take the offensive in the
campaign and to put the republicans
on the defensive from the start il
lieve that they will succeed in doing
this, if Senator Harding clings to his
front porch campaign as now plan
ned.
The democratic candidates are go
ing to take the stump and cover the
country in speaking tours. Mr. Roose-
Welt announced when he arrived here
yesterday afternoon that he would re-
sign as assistant secretary of the
Navy as soon as Secretary Daniels
to Alaska. probably about August l.
He said he was anxious to get out of
Office and into the campaign. He in
tends to begin his speaking tour as
soon as possible and keep it up until
November.
With Roosevelt out of the Navy
Department. the ticket will be en-
tirely disassociated from the present
administration, and this appeals to
democrats who sense the danger of
the enmities which the Wilson ad-
ministration has aroused in the last
seven years.
League Is Main Issue.
Mr.. Roosevelt announced, too, that
in his opinion the league of nations
would be the main issue of the cam
paign. In this, his views parallel
those of Gov. Cox. The democratic
west-"a democratic victory means
league of nations; republican victory
means no league" 1t is clear, too,
from the remarks of democrats now
make a great play on the fact that
the "unterrif1ed democrats" in open
assembly selected their candidates.
and that the republican nomination
for President was the result of secret
conferences on the part Of the lead
ers.
Roosevelt reported that when he
spoke at Glenwood Springs. Col, on
the league of nations he was given
close attention, and the mayor, re-
vote for the democratic ticket be-
cause he believed if the republicans
won there would be no league.
Another interesting bit of informa- =
tion dropped by Mr.. Roosevelt was
that he had received warm per-
sonal message of congratulation from
William Jennings Bryan. In view of
the recent statement by Gov. Cox that
the prohibition law would be en-
forced, democrats here are expecting
an announcement from the commoner
that he will get behind the ticket.
A Young Mans Ticket.
The meeting of the democratic can
didates was most cordial. Gov. Cox
came from Dayton early yesterday.
riding in the smoking car of a local
train The governor is a democrat in
more ways than one. Incidentally he
travels about without any guard. Mr..
Roosevelt did not arrive until several
hours later.
AS the two men clasped hands Mr..
Roosevelt declared that he was de
lighted" to meet Gov. Cox again.
Roosevelt lowered above Cox. But
the pair of them looked strangely
young to be the heads of national
ticket. Cox is fifty years old and
young mans ticket.
The two put in the afternoon and
part Of the night discussing plans for
the campaign. Roosevelt leaving for
his home. Hyde Park, n. Y. at 1896
o'clock. The vice presidential nomi-
nee on Thursday will watch the in
ternational cup races from destroy
er and on Friday will return to
take up his duties at the Navy De-
partment.
While he is in Washington Mr..
Roosevelt hopes to be able to confer
with President Wilson and obtain his
views on the campaign. These he
will carry to Dayton Monday. where
he will meet the democratic national
committee July 20.
Movies Make Up Lost Time.
1t was noticeable that the crowds
here today were more anxious to get
n glimpse of the youthful nominee for
Vice President than they were to see
Gov. Cox. In way, the governor is
an old story to Columbus. but Roose-
Welt was entirely new. The movie
men worked overtime on Roosevelt
1t seems that of all the presidential
possibilities the movie men had over
looked Roosevelt, and when he was
nominated they hadn't film in their
offices.