The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-09
COMMITTEE Will
CONFER WITH COX
Cummings Calls National
Board to Discuss Campaign
With Nominee.

DAYTON, O., July 9.--The first i'm
portant conference TO arrange Demo
cratic campaign plans will be held here
July 20. according TO telegram re-
celved by Gov. Cox, the presidential
candidate, from Homer s. Cummings,
chairman of the national committee, to-
day.
Mr.. Cummings telegram said he had
called a meeting of the entire national
committee for that date to confer with
the governor.
Gov. Cox stated, however, he was not
oeflnitely certain whether the confer
ence will be held here OF at Columbus.
The proposed conference with the
entire committee is understood by the
governor to mean that there will be no
subcommittee here for a previous con-
ference and that everything intended
TO nave been considered by the subcom-
mittee VIII be handled by the full COM
mittee in addition to many things that
the subcommittee could not arrange.
rams for the notification probably will
ence
Mr.. Cummings telegram notifying
follows:
After consultation with Moore (E.
n; Moore, national committeeman for
ONO and manager of the governor s
PreconVention campaign, and others,
l nave called z meeting OF the Demo-
cratic national committee to assemble
at the hotel Miami. Dayton, at ii
o'clock in the forenoon of Tuesday, July
20. This will enable us to proceed
IN body to Trails End IL this accords
win your wishes. A few of the COM
mlttee viii probably arrive in town the
DAY before. | expect to follow that
course as there are various matters I
would like to have an opportunity to
take up with you personally. Please let
me know whether this Is In accordance
win your wishes or whether you have
any notifications to suggest
GOV. Cox Indicated that the arrange
ments were satisfactory to him.
The Democratic candidate learned to-
Gay that Texas has James NJ. Cox.
Inc Texan, whose home is at Tyler.
wired as follows:
Congratulations l know YOU will
be elected You have good name. .
-, The governor said he did not know
the Texan but apprehended that he
must be Democrat.
GOV. Cox stated today that his per-
sonal campaign headquarters will be AT
Columbus. He would not comment on
reports that national headquarters NAV
be established there. That is a mat.
ter for the. national committee to de-
termine,' he said He said II was
probable there win be an Eastern and
Western headquarters.
Inc PRESIDENTIAL candidate arrived at
his newspaper office from his home All
IraiIs END, at 10 O'Clock, and imme-
dlately saw newspaper representatives.
among the morning messages was one
from ID. d. Ewing, chairman of the
Democratic state central committee of
California. 1t told the governor that
IL VIII be easier for the Democrats to
carry California this year than in 1916.
Gov. Cox had no comment to make
today on the refusal of the Louisiana
legislature to ratify the suffrage amend
ment.
Gov. Cox has given no intimation
as to whom he wants for campaign
many of his friends are urging the Sc
lection Of Il. II. Moore, of Youngstown
OHIO, the governors precOnvention
campaign manager, whom the nominee
IS known to give much OF the credit
for the final action Of the San Francis
would accept the position, or like Harry
NJ, Daugherty, Senator Harding's pre-
convention manager step aside for
some other person, may not be known
until his return from San Francisco
lnasmuch as Ohio Is to be the chief
battle ground In the campaign both
candidates being from that state some
of the governors friends say it is i'm
perative that a manager be chosen
who is thoroughly acquainted with the
political conditions in the state. They
admit that Homer s. Cummings, chair
man of the national committee, who is
being urged In some quarters for the
position, would be a good man for the
job, but because of the expected bat
tie in the Buckeye state they feel Mr.
Moore is the logical man TO manage
the campaign.
Whether Gov. Cox has discussed the
question of selection OF a manager with
any Of the leaders, is not known. This
is expected to be one of the questions
considered at the coming conference.
Gov. Cox will talk over the matter with
Mr.. Roosevelt before any announce
ment is made.
The governor declared half holiday
In politics yesterday and spent the
afternoon at his old home, near Jack
sonburg, 80 miles south OF Dayton. A
score OF newspaper men and camera
men who trailed the governor found him
in a grass covered ravine roasting po-
tatoes and broiling lamb chops over Il
camp fire He personally served his
hungry, intrusive guests and spent part
OF the afternoon in the shade Of d
big willow tree, answering questions
about farming.