New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-25
Cox to Begin
Ills Acceptance
Speech Monday
Nominee to Seek Seclu.
sion i'm Drafting 1t, and
Critics Wonder How He'll
Square Stand ON League
Discusses Campaign Plans
Intends to Devote More
Time to Upstate New
York Than Greater CITY
speoia, Dispatch to The rribuns


DAYTON, Ohio, July Ex-Governor
James M. Cox spent to-day cleaning UP
final details of his campaign plans pre-
paratory to going into seclusion Mon
day to draft his speech accepting the
nomination as Democratic candidate
for President.
His day was filled with conferences
IN which campaign plans somewhat
ecilpsed his speech of acceptance with
discussions Of the advisability of hold
ing the notification ceremonies on the
outskirts of Dayton instead of at the
Governors home at Trailsend, several
miles from the city, and with considera-
ton of where the Democrats will CEN
The Governor indicated that he has
rather definitely mapped out the gem
eral plan of campaign, subject, of
course, to change, and intends to leave
the details to be worked out by the
national and state committees. He
will spend nearly all of September in
the West, will spend October largely
in the East and in the Middle West,
and may touch the South, and will be
home Election Day
Plans Upstate Campaign
In New York the Governor saws he
plans to devote more attention to up
state campaigning than to New York
City, although he anticipates one or
more addresses in New York City. In
fact, the Cox plan is to work hardest
where the situation is most uncer-
tain, and to pay little or no attention
to points regarded as certainly Demo
cratic, and Governor Cox relies upon
Murphy to take care of New York CITY
for him.
In Ohio, the nominee will do little,
if any. campaigning, and he may en-
tirely ignore the Solid South" on
the assumption that no work is needed
there to place it safely in the Demo-
cratic columns.
"In general, l shall not pay much
attention to those states regarded DIS
safely Democratic" he said. "There
aren't any that are safely anything
else"
Conferences began at the breakfast
table and extended into early evening,
during which time the Governor talked
with E. N. Hurley, former chairman
of the United States Shipping Board !;
E. D. Hubert, Chicago banker; Henry
L. Doherty, New York interurban,
electric and street railway fnancier
and Senator w. c. Beckham, of Ken
lucky. He also was prepared to see
James W. Gerard, former Ambassador
to Germany, if he should arrive later
in the evening, and expected to confer
Monday with Senator Atlee Pomerene,
of Ohio He discussed banking and
finances with Hubert, politics with
Beckham, and expects to talk over the
international situation with Gerard.
Discusses Shipping With Hurley
With Hurley Mr.. Cox said he dis
cussed shipping "and things in gen
eral," but did not say whether the dis
cussion had touched upon the wet and
dry situation in the Middle West, which
topic was said in some circles to have
been one of the main reasons for Hur-
ley's visit.
1t is expected that Governor Cox
Will indorse the new merchant marine
act, details of which were explained to
him by the former Shipping Board
chairman.
81 wanted to be informed about ship.
ping because it may possibly come UP
in the campaign" Cox explained.
When he was asked concerning per
sistent reports tht Hurley was to be q
member of the campaign committee
and perhaps take the stump, the Coy
ernor said he did not know.
Tells Boys to Go Ahead
AThat will be for the national com
mittee to decide" he said 81 Just told
the boys to go ahead and make their
plans. Of course, They probably will
| consult with me-"
| Doherty spent the longest time with
| the Governor, but the only intimate or
, of what transpired at this meeting
was that the conversation had beer
general. Doherty is a former Ohio
man and close friend of the nominee
The Governor did say that Dohertv hae
explained the Toledo traction situa
ton to him, and told him a solution
had been reached by which the CITY O.
Toledo was to take over the interest.
held in New York.
Cheering news concerning the out
look in Kentucky was brought by Sen