New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-17
Presented With Gavel, He
Says He Will Use 1t or
"a Heavier Weapon ON
Senate if Necessary
Harding Must QuitP orch ?
All Washington to Turn
Out to Greet Cox When
He Arrives for Conference

e"S An viz .eainPaigH. ne CON depu-
tation of workmen from the Washing
ton Navy Yard that if he were elected
ne would use "a heavy hammer" to get
quick action out of the Senate
Mr.. Roosevelt spent the day at the Navy
Department trying to clear up the large
/ amount of work that accumulated while
he was at the San Francisco conven-
ton. He arrived at Washington at 1920
O'Clock this morning and was met at
the Union Station by Rear Admiral
c. j. Peoples and other officers of the
navy.
Late this afternoon he received all
the naval officers in Washington at an
informal reception in the Navy Build
ing. Later workmen of the Washing
ton Navy Yard. over whom he has
direct charge, presented him with a
gavel made from the handrail of the
Presidents yacht MayAower.
Governor James M. Cox, Democratic
nominee for President. will be given
an official reception when he reaches
Washington tomorrow for his confer
ence with President Wilson at the
White House Sunday.
All Washington at Station
The commissioners of the District of
Columbia will greet Governor Cox in
the Presidents room at the station
upon his arrival at 1890 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon, and they have asked
all citizens of the capital to be pres
ent, In proclamation issued to-day
to residents the commissioners de-
clafed that Governor Cox should be
given nonpartisan reception, and that
he should be welcomed as former
resident. The Governor lived here
during his two terms in the House.
Governor Cox will be the guest of
Judge Timothy T. Ansberry, forme r
Representative from Ohio, during his
stay in Washington. He will 60 to the
Ansberry home imm ediately after his
arrival, and will remain there until
he goes to the White House with Mr..
Roosevelt for the conference at 1880
O'Clock Sunday morning.
The Governor has expressed a desire
to- attend church Sunday morning if
the conference with the President per-
mits. Judge Ansberry has arranged
to take the nominee to ST. Johns Epis-
from the White House, for late serv-
ices, if the conference does not last
/ too long.
Only Governor Cox and Mr.. Roose
welt will confer with the President.
1t probably will take place on the
south portico of the White House,
where the President spent many
hours last winter and spring recuper-
ating from his illness. Afterward the
two nominees will meet the newspaper
men in Secretary Tumulty's office and
discuss the results of their talk with
Mr.. Wilson.
Harmony Expected
Mr.. Roosevelt and every one con-
nected with the White House and the
Wilson Administration expressed con-
| fdence to-day that the conference
would be completely harmonious and
that the difference in views between
the nominee and the President on the
League of Nations and other issues
would be satisfactorily bridged.
Mr.. Roosevelt said to-day that he ex-
pected to resign as Assistant Secretary
official notification of his nomination
which he expects will be made at his
home in Hyde Park, New York, the
first week in August, a day or two
after Governor Cox is officially mott
fed of his nomination.
Mr.. Roosevelt expects first to take a
short vacation at Campobello, a small
island off the Maine coast. For the in
formation Of his newspaper friends he
said that although the island was Brit
ish territory, it was now as dry as
Maine.
+ Asked what he considered to be the
IF NJ
Roosevelt replied: "The League of Ma
tons is the most important"
What about the other issues 2" he
was asked.
Read the Democratic PLATFORM he
replied. "They are all there, and like
them ALL"
Governor Cox and he will stump the
entire country during the campaign
| Mr.. Roosevelt said. He declared that
! three-fourths of the newspapers of the
North and West were Republican, and
nominees could hope to reach the peo-
pie was by speaking everywhere.
Harding Must Quit Porch
| 'Do you think that kind of a cam
paign will drag Senator Harding from
the front porch?" Mr.. Roosevelt was
asked
! quence," he replied. Il think he will
have to follow us. l am willing that
he should at least have a chance OF
trying to catch up with u.s.
| The country will be divided up be-
tween Mr.. Roosevelt and Governor Cox
the presidential nominee said
each taking different sections. The i'm
portant meetings, he added. would be
addressed by both candidates. The
stumping tour will start Immediately
sfter the notifications, he said.
A deputation of Washington Navy
Yard employees, representing all the
workmen at the yard. marched to the
Navy Building late this afternoon be-
hind their own bands and expressed
! their appreciation of what Mr.. Roose-
welt had done for them during the
seven and half years he has been
Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
The gavel was presented to the nom
inee by Paul r. Donley. president of
the Metal Trades Council of the ward
who said that he hoped that Mr.. Roose-
welt would have an opportunity to use
it "to knock those fellows down"
off | am elected the Capitol will be
! brought whole lot closer to the Nayy