Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-19
DEMOCRACY UNITED
BEHIND cox, PARTY
LEADERS ANNOUNCE
Nominee Departs for Ohio,
L Well Pleased With Visit
e. to Capital.

Gov. Cox, the democratic candidate
Tor President, has gone back to Ohio
assured that a thoroughly united democ-
Tacy is behind him. Gov. Cox, the
new party chieftain, and President
Wilson. the present titular head of the
farty. in formal statements have re-
assured the people of the country that
they are of one mind regarding the
League. of nations and the peace treaty,
which is to be one of the principal is
sues of the campaign.
All-pervading harmony was the
Keynote and essence of Gov. CoxS visit
TO Washington. Details as to what he
said to President Wilson or what
President Wilson said to him at the
white House conference yesterday
morning were refused to the hundred
Or more waiting newspaper men who
3wished to let the voters know some
thing definite about the reservations
TO the peace pact. But there was a
repeated and persist reiteration all
along the line that the party is thor
pughly united" and that there is unity
of opinion" on all the issues of the
campaign Statements of the three
participants in the conference.-the
president, Gov. Cox and Franklin
blsoosevelt-are reproduced elsewhere.
President Issues Statement.
: President Wilson's statement said
That he and the party nominee were
absolutely at one with regard to the
Sgreat issue OF the league of nations -
land that Mr.. Cox lis ready to be the
champion in every respect of the honor
pf the nation and the secure peace of
*he world"
Gov. Cox in summarizing the re-
ssults of the conference said it
Sbrought out that he and the President
are agreed as to the meaning and
Sufhciency of the democratic platform
Sand the duty of the party in the face
-of threatened bad faith to the world
On the name of America
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the demo-
Sfratic candidate for Vice President
Swho also participated in the confer
Essnce. which lasted about an hour, said
>splendid accord was shown in the
conversations between MIR. Wilson
band Mr.. Cox.
Party leaders here expressed sat-
isfaction today over the results of
the ffty-hour visit of Gov. Cox to the
capital. In addition to the confer
ence with President Wilson. the nom
inee saw a number of national COM
'mitteemen, senators. representatives
: and other officials before departing
. for Columbus, Ohio. late yesterday to
confer with the democratic national
committee tomorrow.
Palmer to Take Stump.
One of the moss gratifying mes
kEages received by the governor was
that Attorney General Palmer has de-
; cleared his intention to take the stump
in support of the Cox-Roosevelt
! ticket
Gov Cox and his running-mate. As
-sistant Secretary Roosevelt, were in
conference with the President on
: the south portico of the White House
= for about an hour.
The President was said to have
warmly congratulated both candi-
dates on their nomination and during
their stay at the White House told
many anecdotes of his European
travels. The conference continued SO
long that Gov. Cox was unable TO re-
'alize his desire to attend church SER
vices.
All three parties to the conference
then issued statements. Following
that the governor had a conference
in the cabinet room with Senator
Glass, who was chairman of the plat
form committee, regarding the plat
form and questions of federal taxa
ton. The governor then saw the
-newspapermen for about twenty min
s1tes and was called away for lunch
sRon at Ills o'clock
Meets Other Leaders.
At. the White House luncheon were
The President and Mrs. Wilson. Gov.
Eox, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin D. Roose
welt, Secretary Tumulty and Rear Ad-
aniral Cary T. Grayson.
For more than four hours a great
crowd pressed close to the White House
fence waiting for the democratic candi-
date to come out. AS his automobile
swept down the winding drive and
through the gates Cox and Roosevelt
were cheered. They drove together to
the residence of T. T. Ansberry. at 2s39
Woodland drive, where the governor
stayed during his visit in Washington.
cambridge Colby, Secretary of State,
was awaiting him, and other democratic
leaders called to pay their respects, in
Guiding Thomas B. Love of Texas, ma
tional committeeman; John F. Costello
national committeeman for the District
OF Columbia; John B. Colpoys. secre-
.tary OF the state central committee;
George B. Cooksey, assistant secretary
OF the Treasury; Daniel c. Roper, former
commissioner of internal revenue.
Representative Henry .. Flood. chair
man of the congressional campaign COM
mittee. had a brief conference with Gov.
Cox He assured Mr.. Flood of his desire
to cooperate fully with him, and said.
II hope you'll have good democratic
House"
As the governor was driven To his