The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-04
ROOSEVELT IN WEST
AS COX TOURS EAST
Strenuous Itinerary Made Out
for Vice-PreSidential
Nominee.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic
nominee for the Vice Presidency. vindi-
Gated yesterday the claims Of his man.
ayers that he ia literally chatting at the
bit when he consented to one Of the most
strenuous speaking campaigns ever un-
dertaken by any candidate. According Ia
the programme outlined by Senator Pat
Harrison of Mississippi, director OF the
speakers bureau, Mr., Roosevelt will be
almost in the act Of reaching for his suit
case as he utters the last words Of his
speech OF acceptance at Hyde Park next
Monday Iie viii start West on Tues
day. and his first speech will be de-
livered in Chicago on Wednesday night.
After that his itinerary will be as fol-
lows:
August IL noon. Milwaukee night,
Madison, Wis August IS, noon, Min
neapolis night. st. Paul; August IA,
South Dakota cities en- route August l6,
neon, Bismarck, y. D.. August II. night,
Billings, Mont, August 49, noon, Butte,
Mont; night Helena, Mont: August 49,.
night, Spokane, Wash. August 20, noon,
Seattle night. Tacoma August 2l, noon,
Portland, Ore. night, Salem, Ore; Au-
gust 23, night, San Francisco August
"a, noon, Sacramento; night, Reno; Au-
gust rs, night. Ogden, Utah; August 20.
noon, Salt Lake City; August o. noon.
Cheyenne, Wyo.; August rs, night,
Omaha. Neb, August 80, night. In
dianapoNs.
Senator Harrison said Mr.. Roosevelt
would be accompanied by two speakers
Of national reputation" a man and a
woman, but he Is not ready TO announce
their names yet.
While Mr.. Roosevelt Is transforming
in the West Gov. Cox, Presidential nom
inee, will stump the East. The Gov
ernor's itinerary has not been made out,
Senator Harrison and George White,
chairman Of the Democratic National
Committee, will leave tomorrow for
Dayton and will pass three days with
Gov. Cox working out the details OF his
speaking tour and comforting upon other
campaign matters.
When Mr.. Roosevelt completes his
dash to the west coast he will return
East and later will go back West over
southwesterly route, probably with Los
Angeles as It's western terminus. The
Democratic National Committee, aroused
by the rather formidable plans Of the
Republicans for a campaign in Maine
prior TO the State and Congressional
elections there September l3, are pre-
pairing a pretentious counter campaign.
Mr.. Roosevelt is expected TO furnish
the oratorical heavy artillery for that
engagement and will be supported by
an imposing array Of other Democratic
orators. Senator Harrison said he ~
gathering tremendous speaking force
and is receiving plenty OF volunteers.
among whom, he declared, are three
men who were prominent speakers for
Theodore Roosevelt in hin Bull Nose
campaign OF 1912, but he did not give
their names
Republican claims Of inroads In the
solid South were scofred at by Demo-
cratic leaders in committee headQuar-
ters The only places the Republicans
might have a ghost o: show in the
South. according to the Democrats, are
Maryland. Kentucky and Missouri and
there, they said. the Democrats are
gaining every day.
Among callers on Chairman White
was Franklin X. Lane, formerly Secre-
tary Of the Interior.