The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-24
GOVERNOR COX
80
LOOMS LARGE
Will Be Democratic NOmi-
nee for Either President
Or Vice President
HAS STRENGTH WITH
VETS AND DRYS
Governor Edwards Not Likely to Fig
ure Outside of His Fight for Liquor
A Champ Clark Boom Is Incubat-
(Bv DAVID LAWRENCE.)
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WASHINGTON, April 81 = Enter
Governor James Cox of Ohio as fac |
tor of rapidly increasing strength IN |
the contest for the Democrat presi- |
Dental nomination. Gradually, like a
ground swell, the movement for Cox
has grown until the leaders here recog
nze it as a full fedged boom which
is more than apt to be in at the finish.
It's "McAdoo or Cox' or possibly
+" McAdoo and Cox said one of the
administration Democrats today And
concidentlv the news comes trickling
in from New Jersey and Ohio that there
Is some sort of understanding being
developed between Governor Edwards,
exponent of the ''wetS,' and Governor
Cox whose inclinations are clamp,
but who is not viewed as an extremist
on the prohibition question. One story
has it that Governor Edwards pres
| emily will withdraw in favor of Gov
ernor Cox, thereby transferring to him
all the momentum which has been gath
| Cltt ny lIIt -NtN OtI0Sg SohtIiO oIytII
| advocacy of wetness in the Democratic
| platform.
But Governor Edwards himself told
| the writer today over the long distance
| telephone that he didn t intend to with
| draw at all.
On the other hand friends Of Gov
crnor Cox are not altogether sure the
acquisition of the Edwards boom would
be n wise method of procedure. They
want to see Cox hold much of the prohi-
btion vote and they fear that the Ohio
| governor would be embarrassed if he
were to be regarded as holding the
same views as Mr. Edwards There is
no objection for instance in Governor
Edwards eliminating himself from the
race and Governor Cox would naturally
fall heir to the Edwards sentiment.
| But it is an interesting commentary on
the situation that the move has not yet
been made and that apparently the Cox
supporters are not certain the tactics
are politically good,
SO far as the White House is con-
cerned, Governor Cox stands in good
favor. He may develop sufficient
strength to be the presidential nominee
| gnu CiiNi gum II iO ttOtSH l. tut
chances are not at all slim that he
will be the vice presidential nominee
For it begins to look as if Cox would
be in the final reckoning
But it would not be surprising if
Governor Cox had to declare himself
definitely on the prohibition question
in order to gain control of delegates
who come from states where Governor
| Edwards has polled substantial vote
in the primaries The New Jersey gov
ernor advises the writer that his main
purpose in the presidential race is to
see to it that the Democratic con-en-
i ton writes wet plank i'll its platform.
1 He will stay in until that is accom-
1 plished. And the inference is that be-
ing a modest man, seeking nothing for
himself alone and only for the cause
for which he is working, the New Jer-
sey governor might get behind Cox
if the latter showed evidences of Mill
fancy on the side of the vets.
However. the sentiment for Cox
which is beginning to be noticeable
here proceeds not alone from the fact
that he would appear to be satisfactory
on the liberalization program which so
many of the Democrats think will be
the outcome Of the prohibition contro-
versy 1t proceeds from the fact that
Cox has carried Ohio three times and
is still popular there And it is very
important for the Democrats to select
their candidates With an eye to the big
states like Ohio. A presidential cleo
lion can be won by the Democrats with
the West and South and the addition of
Ohio.
Moreover, Governor Cox doesn t bear
he responsibility for acts Wilsonian