New-York tribune., 1920-07-30
National Chairman Calls
Suggestion That Gifts
Would Be Limited to
ST. ,OOOEach Buncombe'
Ayers Restrictions
Would Be Useless
VIII Scrutinize Funds
SO That Candidate Will
Have. No Obligations

WASHINGTON, July 29.-Funds
for financing the Democratic ma
tional campaign will be received in
any amounts, and party leaders will
be concerned only with the sources
from which the money comes, George
White, the new national chairman,
announced to-day in paying his first
visit to the party's national head
quarters. He characterized as bun
combe" the suggestion that campaign
contributions be limited to $1,000 for
each contributor.
The party heads will scrutinize
carefully all campaign gifts in or
der that "no obligation will be en-
tailed on the candidate" Mr.. White
asserted, adding that any plans to
restrict the amounts Of gifts would
be useless, since such could be easily
circumvented.
Democratic campaigners will 60
before the country with the slogan
"Peace, progress and prosperity"
Mr. White announced with this
line" he added, humorously, "we will
be 'cocksure' of winning"
Says Cox Heads Party
in discussing campaign Developments,
Mr. White declared that Governor Cox
'as the nominee of the San Francisco
convention" had become the new head
of the Democratic party
Progressivism, with a particular ap-
peal to manual labor and the farmers.
is to be the paramount issue in the
Presidential campaign, the new chair
! man declared.
Pressed vigorously by the represent
ative of strong Administration news
paper, Mr.. White smilingly admitted
that perhaps the League of Nations
could be included under the broad
heading of "progressivism."
But what he chiefly means by the
WORD, Mr.. White made clear, prior to
the indignant questioning by The Ad-
mlnlstration newspaper man, was such
appeals to labor as the workmen's
compensation act, put through the
Ohio legislature by Governor Cox. and
the coal screen law. which forced the
mine operators to pay the miners for
the coal dust which fell through the
screen, IS we'll as the more valuable
lump coal.
is Very Diplomatic
The Cox appeal to the farmers. Mr.
White said, would be based on Cox's
advocacy as Governor of Ohio of good
reads and better schools
Mr.. White was very dinlomatic in his
references to the League of Nations,
the White House and the possibility
Of President Wilson dominating Cox's
campaign, but he left the group Of
newspaper men in no doubt as to what
he thought the Democratic nominee
would do.
~ doubt whether will see the Pres
dent" Mr.. White said in answer to an
inquiry. 81 will, of course, go if the
President should express desire to
sec me. But there is no particular
reason for me to see HIM"
"Will you see the Presidents secre-
tary, Mr.. Tumulty?' he was asked
NO." the chairman said, as though
in surprise.
Commenting on the Presidents In
terview with Governor Cox, MIR. White
said of course there "was no iron
bound contract entered into and there
the statements" He left the strong
impression that the league would be
touched on more or less lightly during
the campaign, with all the emphasis on
the progressive" appeal by Cox to
labor and the farmers.
The most vulnerable spot in the Re
publican defense is the reactionaryism
or stand -,patism of Senator Harding"
Mr.. Write explained. "In the Ohio
primary between Wood and Harding
the Progressive elements lined up be-
hind Wood and the Old Guard ele-
ments behind Harding. Frankly, we
don't know much about the League OF
Nations in Ohio"
Homer S. Cummngs's straight man
date from the President to make the
League of Nations the paramount ia
sue apparently did not. therefore
make 9ery much impression on the
new chairman III their talk in Ne,,
York ycster rday.
Cox Not in Touch With Wilson
On the other leading idea of the
President, that the campaign should he
made nation wide, with an especial an
peal to the West, Mr.. White is more
impressed. but not converted. He is
not sure, he said, whether there shouid
be a headquarters on the Pacific Coast
II there Is one it viii be at San Fran
CISCO ana not at Portland Mr. Cum
mlngs was undecided between the two
towns, but convinced that it should be
d; one or the other.
Mr.. White also made it clear. in
answering questions, that Governor
Cox was not in communication with
President Wilson and probably would
not be before delivering his acceptance
speech on August 7. The chairman
said Governor Cox would formally omen
his campaign within a week after that
date.
Law enforcement, Mr.. White said
when asked about the moist tinge
TO TO the Cox campaign. has been one OF
tons of Governor Cox in Ohio.
The country has approved tho
Eighteenth Amendment" the chair
man said, "and it is now question Of
law enforcement" ~