South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-15
WILSON HELPING
COX'S CAMPAIGN
President Taking Active Part
IN Drive 10 Elect Ohio
Governor.
~ LOUIS LUDLOW


WASHINGTON o. g.. oct f.-
Pre- Wilson has shown more con-
sidrratior t.- GOV COX tu tta pres
ent cawpaI-u than is generals
supposed 20 have em4ratcd from
he white aoIe..
Fgr example. % learned here
tnat before tns president took AN
active part ir The campaign br WRITE
ms letters and giving our h- etlts-
ment 20 the American people iu rec
Tard 90 upholding tho League Of Ma
lions Do was rorsiderate enough Of
Gov COX fa ask the latter N if would
be agreeable 20 the latter for him
TO take this course AT that time
Gov. Cos wa- masking his swing on
his special train through thr west
and Do was mot easy for the whit
house 90 -et 80 communication with
him auf the president took no ac-
ilon until he was assured that such
"a course on has part would not r.
Objectionable fo Gov Cox he took
The position thar this consideration
was due 20 Gov. Cox as the caudf-
date ri the party on whom The re-
possibility OF The campaign pri-
marIly rests.
Republican critics have made "a
good deal OF the fact hat the pres
ident and members Of his cabinet
have not mentioned GOV COX bg
name in urging the people t1 vote
he democratic party into power.
bar have confined their uttcrauces
90 the League Of Nations aad in
fercutlally % "a defense OF Jhe exist
ing o"moCTa tiC Administered
There i~ The best CT authority foI
thc belief that This H not 90 be
construed ae an attitude OF uufrierd
Illness toward Gov Cox. huf rather
as inspired bE "a desire go b. helpful
to him TIE president aduiuistI-a-
ton family is fully aware Of the feel
ING that exists throughout the couu-
Try iu favor of turning the present
administration out of power There
PSI no desire In administration quar-
ters 90 put an unnecessary handicap
ou GOV Cox. us would Doe the case
tratiun NJ Washington were To- con-
stantly iterate and reiterate his
name in pleading for votes thus
creatue the impr, ssiOn iu the pub
lc mind That Gov. Cos is the pres
ident's oman Friday and that if be
Isl elected there viii be "a coutinu-
ance of the Wilson administration.
Ey holding 1IOof from Gov Cox I'M
flo personal sense the administra-
ton aids iu creating the impression
that GOV. Cox is independent Of adj
ministratiou influences. and the
more this impression gets abroad the
better viii be Gov. CoN's chances OF
election Therefore the fact that
the administration spokesman AFRO
not PLAYING up" Gov. Cox iu their
recChes is a kindness 20 Cox how
ever. it may De viewed by the OPP
position press
Tor the first time I'm many a ma
tionsl campaign Postmaster Gen
Albert IS. Burleson viii not be in
evidence or the stump I'm both OF
She Wilson campaigns me was one
80 rho directing generals of the dem
ocratiC forces and for many years
prior thereto he had been a con-
-uicuous Inquire ou the stump iu close
ld western states like Ohio and
Indiana m every national campaign.
This wear hc will make no speeches
at al Gov. Cox I'm statement re-
gently said there were some admin
istrative acts of both Mr.. BurIe~on
end Ativ Gen. Palmer that be- could
not approve. Palmer viii go ON the
stump later.