Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23
COX PLANS CABINET.
POST FOR ENGINEER
Would Give Portfolio to Indus
trial Expert If Elected,
! He Declares
CAMPAIGNS IN NEW YORK
BY the Associated Press

I" New York, Oct. Ex-Governor Cox
today told several hundred members OF
the Young Americans Democratic
League that. II elected, he would devote
his energy to accomplishing an indus
trial readjustment throughout the coun
One OF the first steps in this direc
tion. he snid, would be the appointment
of the highest class industrial engi =
neer available in the country as mem
Der of my cabinet."
Governor Cox said he was "abso
lutely free and unfettered by campaign
promises-even in the matter of ap-
pointing a fourth class postmaster"
Although l feel myself an utterly
free man." he added. II shall recog
nize my election as positive mandate
for the League of Nations. l conf
IDENTIFY expect to be elected, but l will
not consider my election as a personal
or party victory, but as triumph OF
the great principle which the Demo =
cratic party represents.
Sees Republican Confusion
''If Senator Harding is elected there
will be. on the other hand. a multi
tude of confusions in Washington. The
certainty of this is evidenced by the
statements of other prominent Rcpub
leans. In the newspapers nearly every
day Senator Johnson declares that the
Republican candidate is firmly set
against the league, while in the same
newspaper former President Taft de-
clnres with equal positiveness that
Harding is for il"
After speaking to the Young Ameri :
cans Democratic League, composed for
the most part of college men and women,
Governor Cox went into conference with
his campaign advisers in New York
receiving in his apartment George
White, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee Senator Pat IIar-
, rison. Of Mississippi, chairman Of the
speakers bureau, and other national
and state party leaders.
Discussing his campaign informally
with newspapermen. the Democratic
nominee reviewed his speech making
tours since his nomination.
with a few exceptions I have beer
IN every state in the union barring what
Is called the solid South, be said
''There is no denying the drift toward
the Democratic party, which followed
revival of the League Of Nations issue
several weeks ago.
upon the Importance Of Republican
leaders coming out in favor OF the
League of Nations. l am fully confident
of the drift in public sentiment toward
the league. and the aspirations Of tn,
Democratic party
Discusses Hitchcock Reservation
The governor briefly discussed the
Hitchcock reservation to Article Y oi
the League of Nations covenant. He
said that this materially differed from
the Lodge reservation on the same sub
ject, but said he had not time to &C
fully into the distinctions between them
"If am elected the country ncet
not fear that the Senate and l will no
agree on the question Of signing article
of peace. We will agree, and the reaso,
that we shall Is that there will be
great many new faces, new Democrats
Gin the Senate chamber
" Leaders Of the Democratic party last
night went to Newark or Jersey City
n. j., TO meet the presidential can
didate and escort him into the city.
The governors arrival here, long
after midnight, was piCturesquely cal
culated TO arouse late passersby in the
streets to more than ordinary interest
in the event.
Following the closed car in which
Governor Cox was driven from the Jer
sey City school house where he made
his last speech were more than 10C
touring cars. from which blazed rec
fire and other brilliant pyrotechnics.
At advantageous points along hi
route in New Jersey elaborate displays
Of fireworks were set off to provide color
while the procession of flag draped ma
chimes filed past. hanked by a motor
cycle police escort
Arrived at the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel, the candidate met Mrs. Cox, who
had come from her Dayton home dur
ing the day TO be with the governor
here and accompany him on the last
week Of the campaign tour.