The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-22
How White of Marietta
Slipped Into The Dem
National ChairmanShip
SY DAVID LAWRENCE
tCopyrtEht BY The 1ntelJiEenoer.)


Columbus . ruIv o. -Govarnor cox
doesn't n,Isplay ,hS sIlchtrs, concern
ever tha Rsnuh,iran ,nanosuyer which
ATTEMPTS 70 axh,bt, him a. surrendsrtng
any difference ne may have had on
the league OF nations or az favoring
Mr. wilson's league OF nations exactly
az IL was written
The Ohio governor expects to make
very clear during the campaign just
what he stands for and the people can
judge for themselves whether he lnher-
ITS all the flaws or wisconsin or wheth-
er he is indeed a new leader OF the DEM
ocratic party. who has subscribed TO
what seemed TO be 10 him the virtues
nf the league OF nations. As a mat
ter OF fact. II there WAS any bending.
opposed to changes in the treaty and
league. Mr. Wilson accepted Governor
cons reservations and gave his full
approval 70 the sstatement on the league
written for the New York Times by the
governor on May %. This statement
o hat America should enter the league
with the definite understanding that
nothing In II shall impair the indepen-
dence OF tho United states or interfere
with Americas constitution.
But Governor Cox Is Tor the present.
much more worried about what the Ne
campaign expenditures than what tAey
may say about his Attitude on tho lea
que OF nations He Is afraid tho Re-
EatnE may He be Ss"SS
by the Republican campaign 10 refrain
from lnVesHSHting this campaign as II
develops
Cox's ChAlIenSe
In dramatic address to the Demo,
cratic Sational counlttes asSethoIea
much use investigating campaign funds
Nter primary or genera eIect.on, huS
while the campaign was In progress ne
tresuhaoIy ne expects ms own Cat! ,
paiSn managers TO revea! constantly
ne sourSe or All their c1ntrlSuClohs.
rms cn4t!ehSe 10 tne hepuoIiCan sen
ate committee was made after due de-
liberation and Will be insisted upon.
Hiram Johnson made quite russ IN the
central west about campaign eNpendt-
lures and Governor Cox believes the use
~ money 10 purchase Republican dele
gates in MISSOURI VIII anord oasis
for the acceptance or the cha'lenSe no
He wants the senate committee 70
keep the spotlight on expenditures OF
Doth parties and will be disappointed II
nc Kspaotieon ca SeTSise niss committee 'u'"S
But while all is serene In me Cox
camp today. the same could not be said
yesterday. The selection Of George
and campaign manager TO succeed HON.
sr s Cummings was no, accomplished
without much furrowtns OF the brow
ana anxious LraEH'L. ,,nns m w.
.nIoSS 800 uTSn. Sa,,o.-st. or SbIcb Gov
'rouoIeS among beItoN a. ..oncIIs
"rnor Cox must consSSantLy coS r'Go,.cj,e F,r ps
ana compose and =" m,''|" '''1
haS SHOWN SpIenu'o '"C
,..,, An onn tn'ia' oS SO go 5,,uu,ps .pt.
sode - this:
Mr. Cummtas accepted ine chairman
ship virtually at the request OF the
White House, TWO Years. ago "ncn ~
haF
920 campaign could not begin too soon.
lie was called 70 duty only taree "tehS
before the 1918 congregational CeiuI'%lSu
100 late 70 turn the adverse toe "nICn
had begun. In the ensuing two years
he worked tndehtigabiy out ne ulun
coddle some OF tho ors9u|"t'"s ,,,T,, m,uu ~ -
q they wanted to oe coaa!eai - nao.shss
spent more OF his time moNins spe1Sethes pISets
han ne did playing petty po!i''cS W. men
the San Francisco convention Catne: 1Un,
some OF the organization men. inciuaihs
I'd. Moore. or one S,Snei Were PEI, %st them
enough tickets for their boosters In tne
galleries Moreover Cummlngs was
talked OF as a dark horse oy tTiehhus. tehn.
",,S rod no FOR the nomination and
when he was petttioned 70 release the
,'onnecticut delegation Of fourteen
votes to Cox, ne refused 70 40 so-4e
any rate his friends over whonl ne -
Sunpossd 20 have influence didn't break
"a COX when the latter needed votes.
Az 60 Cummings
~ .h. tho hand Cummings had
.,sSa grcst speech and was IN" idol
maze 81 ~ ne delegates. Now il so
a' ,L,, avery successful nominee
hAppeHs '"o. g. cannaIeu manager or
fICKS nus ~ y i-r,an n was logical that
nationat H. ,yho had manaEed the
MooFe % % srlendIdly should be-
OK CaIipaL9u manager but the Ohio
""me cauIpStsh Ia a1so rubbed some
'ofnmlIteeniarl 90 ryav ~ san Francisco
peUPie Ta InI 20 bsve 6een out Of sympa-
MA - SOU Icagnc Of nations as an is
my WIN nv - envcrnor offered the
sue. NatuTatny ny w. wouId rather have
HIdce 70 ory. other lob IN public
AScep'e3 - S,ony required his sacr'-
ne bu. -, ~ can,e 70 eliminating
zee AhH w ,iso eliminated somr-
nlnSeti, Mo,r,oly Homer Cummings Il
Nody eiSe eiS,. No. ossur,ed when Moore de-
was generaLsS % RAJ Cummings would
lined tne ,. pc ,yhsn Moore got here. ne
nc CHOSEN. ouI wi, Sard on such a pro-
2ut MS ioot uo" u,.nror ~ tho national
posaI ana IL, adj herr irrttatcd
.ouiriiISee',' ,si-s =, San Francisco began
~ Et 'tr,T,nr,invs' cloQuence on the
P" praise - ~ exccutlve ability
stump Du' nS,tr.N rs , and the iirs, thAng
% run tc,cu they had fine
nc ~, o., ,heir hands Il took
,ah'S soH ,tt,,- and d.nlomatlc con-
'"a,s a,,or - w5rE out a solution.
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