The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-22
Democwatic Committee.

Neatly Eliminated as Chairman of
Democratic Committee.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Despatch to The Reformer
Copyright 1920
| COLUMBUS, O., July 22.-Governor
Cox doesn't display the slightest concern
over the Republican maneuver which at
tempts to exhibit him as surrendering
amy difference he may have had on the
league of nations or as favoring MIR.
Wilson'S league of nations exactly as 1t
was written"
The Ohio governor expects to make
very clear during the campaign just what
he stands for and the people can judge
| for themselves whether he inherits all the
flaws of Wisconsin or whether he IS in
deed a new leader of the democratic
party who has subscribed to what seemed
Ito be to him the virtues of the league OF
nations. As a matter of fact, if there
was any bending, the President showed
himself as not opposed to changes III the
treaty and league. Mr.. Wilson accepted
Governor Cox's reservations and gave his
| full approval to the statement on the
league written for the New York Times
by the governor on May %. This state
ment that America should enter the
league with the definite understanding
that nothing in it shall impair the indie
Ipendence of the United States or inter
fere with Americas constitution.
But Governor Cox is for the present
much more worried about what the Re
publicans may do about investigating
campaign expenditures than what they
may say about his attitude on the league
of nations. He is afraid the Republicans
who control the senate investigating
committee may be persuaded by the Re
publican campaign managers to refrain
from investigating this campaign as ii
develops. In a dramatic address to the
Democratic national committee assem-.
bled here the governor said there was not
much use investigating campaign funds
after primary or general election. Bat
while the campaign was in progress he
said he wanted daily or weekly reports
| Presumably he expects his own campaign
managers to reveal constantly the source
I of all their contributions.
i This challenge to the Republican senate
committee was made after due delibera-
ton and will be insisted upon. Hiram
4 Johnson made quite a fuss in the Central
West about campaign expenditures and
Governor Cox believes the use of money
to purchase Republican delegates in Mis-
souri, VIII afford a basis for the accept
ance of the challenge he has issued. He
wants the senate committee to keep the
II spotlight on expenditures of both parties
and will be disappointed if the Republi-
| can senate committee turns a deaf ear to
his plea
H But while all is serene in the Cox camp
H today, the same could not be said vester-
n day. The selection of George White as
II Democratic national chairman and cam
Il paign manager to succeed Homer S. Cum
mings was not accomplished without
much furTowing of the brow and anxious
travail. The incident throws a good deal
! of light on the troubles among Demo
4 Gratis which Governor Cox must con
stantly reconcile and compose and in
which thus far he has shown splendid
H tact.
The inside story of the Cummings epi-
sode is this:
Mr.. Cummings accepted the chairman
ship virtually at the request of the
White House two years ago when it was
n realized that preparation for the 1920
campaign could not begin too soon. He
HI vas tdipu " .uutN only JnTec weeks be-
fore the 1918 congressional campaign. too
4 late to turn the adverse tide which had
begun. Ia the ensuing two years he
worked indefatigably but he didn u
coddle some of the organization men as
+ they wanted to be coddled Cummings
spent more of his time making speeches
than he did playing petty politics When
the San Francisco convention came. some
/ of the organization men, including Ed
Moore of Ohio, were peeved because
Cummings didn't get them enough tickets
for their boosters in the galleries More
over, Cummings was talked of as a dark
horse by friends and is supposed to have
had his lightning rod up for the nomina.
ton and when he was petitioned to re
lease the Connecticut delegation of IA
4 votes to Cox he refused to do so-at any
rate his friends over whom he is sup
posed to have had influence didn't break
Ito Cox when the latter neededsvotes.
On the other hand. Cummings had
made great speech and was the idol OF
many of the, delegates. Now it so hap
pens that every successful nominee picks
I6his own campaign manager or national
chairman It was logical that Moore, of