The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-23
BY MARK SULLIVAN

lCOpNUgh'. iH2O. by y. Y. Evening
Post. Inc.
Special Dispatch To rh" ENCning cost !
Columbus. O.. July @".A-What r"a-
sons determined the dropping Of Homer
Cummings as national chairman aud
the choice "f George White As his sue
ccssor ar" matters wholly within M"
minds OF Gov. Cox and his intimate adj
NiSFrS
Whatever IS set down here il nec"s-
sRrily NOR" SurmisE or course, that
u change should bH mHd" Is 50 usual
that it hardly calls for discussion.
II Is universally accepted that can
drdate has the right to appoint his
he want 70 be sure of absolute loyalty.
but in addition. the relation ~ ono 81
such intimacy that the candidates
right 10 name a man OF hts own per
sonal choice Is unGursu"""d The cron-
ping NJ an old Incumbent implies no
reflection whatever.
Homer cummings has been An excel
lent chairman and his recent speech
~ San FranCiSC" elevated him 70
position among the Itysi three or four
need have no apologies FOR the change.
Cummings need hay" no regrets. His
position. based on his past perform
anCCs. is assured.
The other cho!C" for tre chairman
would have been r.. n Moore Of Youngs-
II.
Cox over" For many months b" has
devoted himself to tn" enterprise Of
making COX tho Democratic nominee
for the Presidency.
Cox Under Big Obligations.
In that enterprises he has shown
resourccfulncss little short or genius
and a prrsisience which. again ami
agatn-and especially during the last
few hours OF the bailoHng at san Fran
cisco-was ;he one thing without which
success could never have come.
The nomination Of cox waS made by
Moore quite rs much as II was mad"
by Cox himself MANY 81 the delegates
came as much through motives Of
friendship for Moor" a. through mo
tives 81 belief IN cox
Cox IS under obligations Ia Moor" "'
kind which. In the accepted customs
Of politics will call for almos' any
thing that Moor" NAV ,hoose 10 ask.
Moore was ths logical choice for
cha irman. That he was not made rhaIr.
man was undoubtedly mater Of
agreement between him and Cos.
The reasons given 10 the newspaper
men is that Moore could not aoTrd L
That reason undoubtedly exists. but
Is not finally convincing. The cost Of
three and a half months ahscrc" Stom
his law practice would hardl' he
his friend In the White House
, II is a fair guess. aithouEh IT 10
wholly a guess. that an addironal el"-
ment In the decision Us the fact that
Moore Is pronounced wet"
was second IN Command.
Cox's candidacy - ALREADY too much
Identified with the vets" to be en-
tirelv comfortable. Coxs candidacy -
idanilaed with the vets 10 an eNteu:
that they make tho public think Of
Cox 90 more wet" than he himseIf per:
sonally Is
we'll have been inadvisable I" take on
as campaign me- mayer man VINO has
been more or less officially Identified
with the wet" side Of mos, Of the
wet" versus dry" contests that haNe
taken place In Ohio politics IN recent
wears Whether this ra tho motive or
not the fact js ihat Moore was
drornnd and George White chosen.
Geoye" White has been second 7"
Moore in command or 'he organization
which promoted CoI'S nomination.
Whit" IA hlgh-ciass man II" IL n
and. ~ fact. Is an unusual tlrr IN
nTlItjcs white looks like a professor
Of mathematics in country coNeEc.
and has m him streak OF CalNintstc
conscience that difrer"ntiat"s him from
the easy going give-and-take OF the
typical politician.
arnjablIitv and a good deal OF III" COM
aradcric that are essential 10 polIt'-
cal career, there is always at bottom
a streak Of the Sunday school teacher
which h. was in his youth. Whit" VIII
never make martyr OF himse'r w
necessarily. but at tho Eame tiIn- n NJ"
doesn't think a thing is tru" he Won't
say Il Is for the sake OF political eX-
pcdiency- -, -
White will never become as reckless