New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-24
McCombs Urges
Cox as Choice
Of Democrats
Former Democratic Chair.
man Asserts Governor
Is Only Member of Party
Who Can Win Ohio
McAdoo Poor Candidate
Declares His Nomination
Would Carry ''Handicap
of Crown Prince Idea''

William F. McCombs, former chair
man Of the Democratic National Com
mittee, in statement issued last night
declares he favors the nomination of
Governor James M. Cox, Of Ohio, for
President at the San Francisco
convention. He said Ohio will be a
pivotal state in the campaign and
Governor Cox Is the only Democra.
capable Of carrying it.
The selection Of William G. McAdoo
Mr. McCombs said, would not be advan-
tageous to the party, because 1t would
carry into the campaign the handicap
Of the Crown Prince idea, or to put Il
more elastically, a suggestion Of a
dictated dynastic succession; and our
opponents might we'll say SOM thine
along the line Of the creation Of an
American empire
Mr.. McCombs said he recently had 8
talk with Governor Cox and was con-
WINGED the latter would not accept the
nomination for Vice-President, eithe,
as the running mate Of Mr.. McAdoo OF
of any one else.
State Pride Big Factor
"The last time he ran he was elected
by some $4,000 votes and the rest Of
his ticket was defeated badly" said Mr.
McCombs. "1n my opinion, he car
carry the state for President, and i,
is doubtful if any other Democrat can
A popular misconception exists as tx
the state which turned the tide for Mr.
Wilson. in 1916. If nomination hae
been given to strong Ohio candidate
Republican would new be in tn,
White House. 1t would have smoothee
over the fractional differences then ex
listing there and state pride would hav,
carried Ohio for the nominee from
OhiN'
Concerning the reports that Mr.
McAdoo intended to rely on large vot,
from railroad men Mr.. McCombs said
mo man ever gets class vote and i
class has an intimation that it il
to be delivered at the polls it vote.
contrary to the intimation. Further
more, 1t Is an insult to a class vote t,
say 1t can be delivered" Mr.. McComb
said Mr.. McAdoo "would carry all tn
hlandicaps of the present Administra
ton" The same, he said would b.
true Of A. Mitchell Palmer.
! Vice-President Marshall can have tn,
delegation from his home state as lon,
as he wants it, but the difficulty in tn,
way of his candidacy is that he ha
not been active, according to Mr.. Nc
COMBS. He declared that Governor Ed
wards, of New Jersey, attracts man,
people of sound business judgment ant
looms large in many quarters"
Opposes League as Chief Issue
Taxation and problems arising GU
Of monetary imitation rather than tn,
league of nations should be made vita
issues from the Democratic standpoint
Mr.. McCombs said. "A tax plan SHOULD
be evolved which would spur the in
dividual to produce and make MONEY!
he said. "In connection with luxur,
tax and production, suggest on,
angle. If man has two chauffeur
he should pay tax on the second
This would raise goodly revenue. bu
in any event would tend to send peopl
into active production"
The question of the freedom of tn,
seas, Mr.. McCombs said, should b,
considered by the Dem ocratic conven
ton. If the convention considers tn,
league of nations at all it should TAX,
up those of President Wilson's four
teen points, which deal with the free
dom of the seas and with the right O.
every people to choose its form O.
| government, he said.
The principles of Thomas Jeffersc.
should not be forgotten by any de'~
gate to the convention, he said. "The,
are our chief reason for our existenc,
as party and we have never gon,
wrong when we adhered to then
! strictlv" he added