Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-21

ability to catch the ear OF the country
and chose the issues to suit himself.
The day left no question as to who
is the master Of the Democratic party
when anything had to be done. Ed
mond Moore, for Cox. rose and told the
party what to do. He continued to do
this even after he had resigned from.
the national committee to make a place
for White, fact to which the governor
alluded yesterday in the speech.
And though Moore has no official po-
sition. the party will go right on lis
tening to him throughout the campaign,
for Moore will be. for campaign pur-
poses, Governor Cox's Colonel House.
He will be the unofficial manager of
the party speaking for the governor.
You have only to see Moore and White
in action to see that the relation which
made White Moore's assistant durins
the primary campaign was not acciden
tai. and that il will continue though
White is chairman. Moore has no Off =
cial position. Moore. older than White.
his mind always at work. forceful and
resourceful, is easily the dominating
figure in the national committee. White,
less confident. Of inferior physical sta
nina. less experienced. with less men
tai readiness. acted like man surprised
at his sudden elevation to the chair =
manship.
Cox Takes Leadership
That elevation took up most of the
day. Two forces worked to bring II
about. One was the determination OF
Governor Cox to be the master of his
Marty. The theory that the national
committee should pick its own chair
man and that the candidate should abide
by its choice of campaign manager
does not work. 1t hasn't worked in
the case of the Republican National
Committee, for the real power over this
Republican campaign resides elsewhere
than in the hands Of Chairman Will II
Hays, where it nominally lies.
And it hasn't worked in the cas-,
of the Democratic National Committee
for Governor Cox has just done what
most candidates of both parties hav,
always done; he put his personal repre-
sentative in charge of his own cam
paign.
The force working for the replace.
ment of Mr.. Cummings was the desire
Of the state leaders, who. by naming
their candidate for President. hat
| wrestcd the control of the Democrat,
party machinery from the hands o.
the administration to make their vic
tory complete.
Wilson Element In Background
You had only to enter the parlor il
the Deshler Hotel. where the nationa
committee gathered. to realize tina
something had happened to the party
The Wilson element. so conspicuous fo
eight years. was strangely inconspicu
GUS The odor Of sanctity had departed
The lean faced and bright eyed ideal
lists stayed at home. Mr.. Cumming
alone spoke language that might no
have sounded out Of place at uni
, versity faculty meeting.
Busy heads together in conference
rising to make all the motions, lis
tened to with profound respect. wcr'
the fat heavy jowled gentlemen whom
no one could mistake for other thar
the professionals Of whom Washington
has been contcmptuous for eight years
the Brennans. the Marshes. the Tag
CARTS, and the chief Of these by virtu,
Of his personal relation to the candidat,
and the quality Of his political intelli
gonce. Edmond Moore.
! Mr.. Cummings is not fat or heavy