Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-10
MOORE IS URGED
AS MANAGER FOR
COX'S CAMPAIGN
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coming conference. Governor Cox
will talk over the matter with Mr..
Roosevelt before any announcement
is made,
May Visit Wilson
The governor declared half holi-
day in politics yesterday and spent
the afternoon at his old home, near
Jacksonburg, thirty miles south, of
Dayton. A score of newspaper men
and camera mon WHO trailed the gov
ernod found him in grass-covered
ravine roasting potatoes and broil-
ing lamb chops over a camp fire. He
personally served his hungry, intru~
stve guests and spent part of the aft
ernoon in the shade of a big willow
tree answering questions about
farming. He conducted the news
writer's about his estate showing
them everything interesting about
the farm and his old home.
The governor has intimated he may
go to Washington in the near future
for conference with President Will
son. 1t is known that he has held
q number OF conversations over the
telephone with Secretary Tumulty
Iuring the past few days.
The prohibition issue is fast COM
ing to the forefront in the prelimi-
nary plans for the campaign of Gov
ernor Cox.
Dry factions of the party. it is
apparent from kilograms now being
received by the Ohio governor, are
bent upon forcing him to declare for
the present prohibition laws. Anti
prohibition forces have started
counter-offensive, thus making him
a storm center.
No inkling of what William J.
Bryan, with the backing of the Anti
Saloon league, intends to do about
the Cox candidacy has been received
here, but the Commoner is the one
leading Democrat who has sent no
congratulatory message. t-'
Although the prohibition question
is becoming so important that-it is
certain to be one of the main topics
of discussion of the big conference
of party leaders,. Governor Cox ap-
parently is not worried over develop
the near future to the demand of
Richmond P. Hobson and the Anti
Saloon league that he declare ooppo=,:
sition to any change in the
law. II a4 ~r II
According to his friends, Governor
Cox will state he proposes to enforce
the Volstead law as long as it is on
change in its terms can come only
through a ''damper" congress.
Governor Cox stated today that
his personal campaign headquarters
will be in Columbus. He would not
comment on reports that national
headquarters may be established
there. "That is a matter for the ma
tional committee to determine, he
said. He said it was probable there
will be an eastern and western
headquarters
The presidential candidate arrived
at his newspaper office from his
home at Trails End at 10 O'CLOCK
and Immediately saw newspaper rep
reSentaotives.
Among the morning messages was
one from D. S, Ewing, chairman OF
the Democratic state central commit
tee of California. 1t told the COVER
nor that it will be easier for the
Democrats to carry California this
year than in 1916. Another message
was from Joseph W. Folk, former
governor of Missouri. Lets Kill ten
horses instead of one" it said.
The Democratic candidate learned
today that Texas has James M. COX.
The Texan, whose home Is at Iyler'
wired as follows:
Congratulations. l know you VIII
be elected. You have good name.
The governor said he did not know
the Texan but apprehended that he
must be Democrat.
A letter highly priced by the COVER
nor came from the Jefferson Masonic
lodge at Middletown, Ohio, OF Whlcn
the governor is member: It COLI
rnented on the fact that the Middle
town lodge has furnished ONO Two
governors, the Democratic pres1den-
fial nominee and former Governor
James E. Campbell, and concluded:
Now our Jimmy has received inc
highest honor IS Of the f. Vim Hmsiioi"'''
Governor Cox had no comment 10
make TODAY on the refusal OF the
Louisiana legislature to ratlfy the
suffrage amendment. .,,o
Two congratulatory messages were
received by Governor Cox TO-DAY ION
They came from the Young women
Democratic league of New YORK CITY
and the Englewooa Jane Jeherson
club Women's Democratic OrganlZa-
ton of Araphoe county, ~ Goi oaadi.
Both pledged the Democratic cai'oi-
Brand Whitlock, minister to Sei-
eium. cabled from Brussels, as 1ol-
M NV wife and 1 send cordial con-
ordinations. Am writing.
The Ohio Society OF DetroIt se sin.
It's
cere we'll Wishes" adding, we az
owing to our native state, nave more
than a common interest in your sue
cess. While we realize that one oI
Ohio's native sons must go down IN
defeat, we glory in the fact that soon
she will have to her credit announcer
president"
Two Men Influenced
Two men, one small-toWn sGnoo5
teacher and the other a rallroau
president, guided his career to a
presidential nomination, Governor
Cox thinks. ,,
The school teacher, John @. Baker,
Middletown, O., changed Cox from
a Republican to a Democrat and the
railroad president caused him to quit
his work as a reporter and become
congressman's secretary, thus start
ing his political career.
Mr.. Baker converted" young COX
in high school by preaching Demo
cratic tariff policies to him: The
railroad president, who is still living
but whose name Governor Cox de-
clines to give, became angered at a
story the nominee wrote about his
railroad and caused the governor to
lose the railroad assignment of
Cincinnati paper. Az few days later
Cox was offered the secretaryshin OF
Representative j. Sorg and went to
Washington.
I doubt if I would have quit being
reporter if it had not been for the