New-York tribune., 1920-08-04
7. V. O'Connor.
Ex-DenOcrat.
To Aid Harding
Chief of the International
Longshoremen Says Bulk
of Workingmen Will Vote
the Republican, Ticket
Senator New Visits Marion
Signs of Trouble Between
Cox and White Interest
Leaders of Opposition

Of trouble between Governor James NJ.
Cox and George White, the newly ap
pointed chairman of the Democratic
National Committee. over the League
of Nations issue were discussed with
interest to-day at the headquarters Of
Senator Warren G. Harding.
Another development of the day
which caused much attention was the
arrival of T. V. O'Connor, president of
the 10000 members of the international
Longshoremen's Association, who came
to the front porch 10 say that, after
lifetime OF voting and thinking as a
Democrat, he was going to vote for
Harding and believed the bulk of labor
ing men also would.
On top of this Senator Harry S. New.
OF Indianapolis. chairman of the Re-
publican Speakers Bureau, arrived
from Chicago and ate breakfast, lunch
con and dinner with Senator Harding.
lie told many details of the speaking
schedules with which he hopes to put a
punch IN the campaign soon after Gov
ernor Cox has delivered his speech of
acceptance.
Harry NJ. Daugherty, of Columbus.
pre-conventlon manager for Senator
Harding and now his representative on
the executive board of the National
Committee, came he. to listen to the
nominee deliver a speech tomorrow
He discussed with a good deal of in
terest the situation Of Governor Cox
Who is confronted on one hand by
President Wilson demanding that the
league be made the dominant issue and
on the other by Chairman White, who
said the league was not the most i'm
portant issue. Mr. Daugherty said:
II he quarrel over control cf the
Democratic campaign has broken out
~,
( would. The other day George White.
National Chairman. announced in
Washington that the League OF Ma
tlons issue was to be sidetracked and
'progressivism' pushed to the front by
The Democrats. To-day | read that
Governor Cox's confidants declare Mr.
White was mistaken and that hereafter
there will be no disposition to burden
me national chairman and campaign
pertaining to the direction of the cam
paign. In short, Mr.. White is already
repudiated by his chief, Governor Cox,
aud will not be permitted to make any
more policy announcements.
This is highly interesting to those
who know the inside of the Democratic
situation. Homer Cummings was the
candidate of President Wilson for
chairman, and Ed. H. Moore was Gov
mad because Governor Cox made his
pilgrimage to Washington, and took
himself out of it. Mr.. Cummings was
too Objectionable to the Tammany
crowd who had helped nominate Cox,
and who assumed that if Cummings
we're made chairman he would run the
campaign practically as the vice-re-
gent Of Woodrow Wilson. SO they
compromised by naming Mr.. White.
Now. Governor Cox has already felt
compelled to administer rebuke to
Chairman White for talking about the
issues. 1t seems that the Governor is
going to do all of that
well, if the National Chairman
can't be trusted to indicate what are
'hc issues, it's going to be pretty
cramped campaign. Very plainly, Gov
ernor Cox was afraid that the Whit.
statement about sidetracking the
league issue would offend President
Wilson. and so has hastencd to get
from under. The Governor is in diff
fcult position. If he tries to get away
from the league issue he will have
the Wilson club swung over him, and
+ he sticks by the league issue, he
Will offend the very people who nomi-
mated him in the belief that he was
more nearly independent of Wilson
control than any other candidate.
Its wide open secret that Cover
nor Cox's visit to Washington split
his party at the very beginning of the
campaign. and that half the Democrats
who assisted in nominating him are
mad all through. Now we find the
candidate and his campaign manager
harply divided as to the issues. It's
tine kettle of fish, but as to US Re-
publicans-we SHOULD worry"
After a long conference with Sena-
tor Harding Mr.. O'Connor issued
statement in which he explained that.
although he has been Democrat, he
Is going to vote this year for Harding
and Coolidge. A few years ago he was
elected as d Democrat to- membership
I'm the New York Constitutional Con-
Nention. The members of the Long
shoremen's Association, which he has
headed since 1908. include the great
majority of the dock workers of the
Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf and Lake coasts
O'Connor's views were especially well
come here because of the insistent as
.eGtions of Cox campaign leaders that
labor would vote for the Democratic
nominee. Mr.. O'Connor said:
81" am for Senator Harding because
believe change Of administration
absolutely necessary to restore con-