Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-19
HAPPY
OVER OUTCOME OF
COX'S CONFERENCE
Democrats TickIed, So Is G.
o. p, and Both Think
It Helps Them.
BY n. O. MESSENGER.


days party conference at the White
House conforms to the ditty in the
popular opera, For I am right. and
you are right and they are right and
all is right as right can be-" Every
body satisfied everybody happy and
the goose honks high. Oddly enough.
it appeared today that the republicans
are highly delighted, too. so it's a reg
ular love feast all around.
Viewing the situation as it now
stands in the aspect of practical
politics, these features are presented
to the politicians:
The democratic party. under a new
captain, is to march in united ranks
under the old banner. The Wilson
program as to the league of nations
is to be the policy of the party and
upheld by the new leaders. Garry
on" is to be the slogan; carry on
nations covenant was thrown into the
ditch by the treaty-ratifying power,
the United States Senate.
Party Omcially Pledged.
What he promised. shall if elect
ed, endeavor with all my strength to
give" is the declaration of candidate
Cox, referring to the Presidents de-
mands on the league of nations issue.
Every person who is in the slightest
heart the Presidents reiterated afie
nouncement OF position and his re-
peated promises. The democratic party
is pledged ofhcially and solemnly, by
platform pronouncement and personal
declaration of the candidate, to give
the Presidents policy and attitude
100 per cent support. The democracy
was divided in the Senate, ON the
league of nations. 20 to u on the rec.
ord vote. greater still on convictions,
put Tor the purposes of this campaign
it is to be solid. t t3sf
All Of which is said to be highly
gratifying and satisfactory to the re-
pubhcans. Their first cause for Erati-
fication is declared to be realisation
that the democratic campaign will
the league of nations. At San Fran
cisco the northern democrats and
those OF the south who favored reser-
vations foresaw the possibility of
straddling the league issue in the
campaign; It was deemed possible
date favored reservations to the COW
enant, and il elected would uphold
them. might offset the downright in
dorsement of the full Wilson policy
in the platform.
Dual Situation.
Republicans also realized the pos
sibility of such a bridging over Of the
apparently contending positions, which
would operate to minimize the league
as an issue. Yesterdays conference
leaves no such course possible of
being followed, it is said. The party
is committed wholehearted edly to the
Wilson construction of the covenant,
Objectionable as it is to an important
element of the democracy
1t is argued that unless voters think
that Candidate Cox is playing a dou-
Bile role; unless they believe that his
complete acQuiescence in the Presi-
dents position is for campaign pur-
poses only and to make a show of har-
mony. and that he still has in mind to
modify his views on the covenant if
he should be elected. and stand for
to support the democratic ticket with
view to ratifying the treaty as the
President presented it or vote for the
republican policy of Americanizing
reservations.
Republicans say they are at a loss
to understand how the Irish vote can
be expected to support the Wilson
program. and unable to conceive how
the independents. with democratic
leanings. who sympathize with reser-
Vatlons. can go to the democratic
ticket.
Democratic politicians of what is
known as the practical type are not
concerning themselves with the fine
ly drawn deductions and conclusions
OF the republican logicians They
VIII tell you they believe that before
the campaign has progressed very
Iar the league will naturally fall into
secondary consideration as an issue
They think that the rank and file Of
oemocrats Will simply accept what
ever their platform and leaders de-
clare to be the proper dope" and will
turn to other subjects. The essential
thing, they think, is that there is
complete unanimity between the ad-
minlstration and the candidate on the
league, and the man in the street will
"let 1T go at that"
Battle Gets Under Way.
This week will witness important
der way. The democratic national
! committee is to, meet at Columbus
| tomorrow to select a Chairman and
to organize in all details for the cam-
paign. According to custom. the de-
cislon as to the chairman of the ma
| tional committee will be left with the
i candidate for the presidency Jt is
his campaign. and his wishes always
prevail.
A report Is current that Representa-.
tive cordell Hull of Tennessee is
succeed Homer s. Cumminps No TO
/ Hull is very popular in the HonSa
He is lawyer Of acknowiedred at
tainments. and father of the income
tax law. 1t was thought at san
Francisco that a northern democrat
would more likely. be chosen, and
former Representative George White
| of Ohio was prominently mentioned
E. H. Moore. the manager of the Coy
campaign at San Francisco, was also
| discussed in this connection.
| IN view of the fact, however. that
| northern democrats are expected to
| figure extensively in the executives
management of the campaign. IL was
regarded as quite possihle that ~