Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-29
PRESIDENT WANTS CUMMINGS
TO RUN AGAINST BBANBEG1

TO kCA AGAINST BBAkREGEE
 Homer s. Cummings. of Connecticut, dsposs5 head Of the democratic national committee, called on President Wilson in Washington thEs week to receive coun- ssl and instruction on his future course In the campaign Mr. Cummings, it is about decided. iz 10 do one of two things -becoms a sort of Iaison officer between ths Cox and Wilson factions of the dem ocrs tic party or try to be elected to the senate from Connecticut. according to despatch 10 the Sun and New York Hsrsld- While both these subjects were disCusSed. final decision was not reach ed MT Wilson would hN to have Mir. Cummings do both. but this would be impossible mznifestly-
 To observers what is bothering MT. Wilson ts whether he would prefer to have Mir Cummings take an active hand is the presidential campaign. with view to seeing that no heresy or the League of Nations matter crssps inton the minds Of Governor Cox and his followers or have Cummings try Co win a seat in the senate
 President Wilson has a strong per soasl ambition to fulfil in the election of a democrat 10 the senate from Connecti- cut While the gain in democratic mem hsrship h the senate would please Mr. Wilson IL is not that account that the election of Cummings or some ether Will son democrat and supporter of the League of Nations would be so gratifing to the present administration. It is practically purely because thereby Frank E BrzndeEee would be eliminated from the senate. and Senator Brandegee long has been a shaEo thorn in Mr. Wilson 2 side
 Senator Brande=ee is one of the IT, rscoHcilizble senators who will have none of the League of Nations in any form He thinks the league, shorn of its iuternstionziism with which it briSties now and it's un-American an nulzszt of iadependence and freedom of action is bad enough. but that the issEue as the president wants it is pre- posterous.
 Senator Brznde-ee has been at nc pains 10 conceal his disgust with the course the pres z II has pursued since the zrmistice and the course to which he has striven with all his strength 70 commit the nation Next to Senator Lodge. who has been instrumental in checking Mir Wilson many, many times in his attempted flights of vari- ous sorts. l. IS probable that Mir. Wilson most abhors. at least politically Senator Brandegee.
 MT Cummings personal feelings will be considered somewhat He is known to have had a longing eye on the sen ate for some time. In fact one time before the day of direct election of sen ztors he tried to get to Washington run ing against Senator George P. Mclean On that occasion the Connecticut legisla- ture sent Mr. Mclean to Washington by a biz majority
 Another thing to influence the task which Mr- Cr--minEs will be assigned is The situation la Connecticut as reported to the White House. If the president iz satisfied that no democrat would stand much chance against Senator Brandeges h the coming election. Mir. Cummings will act zs Mir Wilson's agent in trying to keep the unchanged League of Nations to the front in the campaign as one big issue.
 Mir Cummings always has been re- Ezrded as guided entirely by whatever Mir Wilson says or wishes and it is be- Ee-ed the president would not like tc have such a champion of his pet idea trzmpied into the dust if the sacrifice would gain nothing. Mir. Cummings say. he will have to talk over the situation with leaders in his state.