Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-19

| train he motored through Georgetown
and stopped for a few minutes to pay
his respects to Secretary Baker. He
said that his chats with Secretaries
Colby and Baker were purely personal.
1000 Cheer mt Station.
Gov. Cox was given a send-off at
Union station, where a crowd of nearly
1000 cheered him. He was accompa-
MED on the return trip by Mr.. Ansberry,
Committeeman Costello and Love and
by former Representative George White
of Ohio. who had made the trip to
Washington with the democratic NOM
inee. and more than fifty newspaper
men.
The governor said he was much graft
fed by the assurances of support and
the close party feeling he had met dur
ing his visit to the National Capitol.
President Wilson promised to help
in the campaign in every way he could -
but had not indicated details of his
plans for assistance.
President In Good Health.
Asked how he found the President,
whom he saw for the first time since
the executives illness, Gov. Cox re-
piled:
in splendid conditions in most
agreeable shape
Gov. Cox refused to give any de-
President, stating that he regarded
such course improper. To a query
whether he had gone over his two
suggested reservations to the league
of nations. the candidate replied:
I'VE discussed the subject in a gen.
eraI way. the President knowing from
statements 1 had already made what
my position was"
Gov. Cox said the newspaper men
would have to draw their own con-
illusions from the formal statements,
adding:
There will be no mistaking my po-
sition after my speech of acceptance.
how further discussion would be i'm
proper"
The governor, however. in reply to
another inquiry, said that he had no
hesitancy in stating that the prohi-
bition enforcement law had not been
mentioned during his visit with the
President.
Speech to Open Campaign.
Gov. Cox in reply to questions said
it was not decided who would be his
campaign manager. at would be
with you what I have not yet dis
cussed with the national committee
he said.
He reiterated his assertion that the
campaign will be carried into every
state and that he would go personally
into as many states as it was physi-
cally possible for him during the cam
paign.
MY campaign will formally and
officially begin with my speech of ac-
ceptance," said the governor. This
was in reply to a question whether
he could say anything in response to
published statement by Mr. TAFT
In advance of that I do not care to
make replies to any one" he said.
Guided by Committee.
When questioned regarding his con-
ference with Senator Sheppard, pro-
hibition leader, he said: Senator
Sheppard came reporting as a soldier
for duty. He asked where we would
care to use him in the campaign.
After a brief rest-he has not been
well-he intends to give all his time
to campaign speaking"
Asked if he will. devote himself to
suffrage in North Carolina, the gov
ernor said: wherever 1 think I can
help"
"There'll be no delay in the cam
paign," he said. 1.-THE fight will start
just as soon as possible" Asked in
what state he expected to go first, he
said, I'm so full of the cause I'd like
to go everywhere" and explained that
he would be guided by reports from
the national committeeman.