Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-20

tioffa1 tShafaitteefsaan from Connecti-
cut AND chairman for the last two
yeats, bhas Tbsen the candidate for the
ofTfee, supported by not small num-
beraof the1celffnittee members, among
whom she dis very popular. On the
other hand. there Is an element which
is opposed to the retention or cum
mfRgs because he is regarded as a
dyed IN -the-wool Wilson man. Get
away from that Wilson stuff is their
cr?f But II Moore declines absolutely
tosseesss then how can Cummings De
turned down without offense! others
aslsedsS 500
The national committee, in addition
to BeffeetiTg the organization, under
tooHftosIuake arrangements 1or the
formal NOTIFICATION of Gov. Cox or ms
nominations Gov. Cox Will remain IN
Columbus until July 80, and then re-
turn to Dayton. where there VIII De
a rheme -coming" celebration in his
honor of large proportions. The mott
fication EXERCISES will take place, II
isl GhHerstood. at Trails End. the
bea0ffftf nome of the governor, Few
miles outside of Dayton
Gox- Gex-so far has made no reply
to- the QUESTIONABLE put up to him
by Senator Harding on the league of
nations. There is no doubt but that
the questions are difficult to answer
specifically. On the other hand. some
of the committeeman are pleased at
the apparent stand the republican
nominee has taken. They call him a
"bitter-ender" against the league of
nations, aud believe he is playing into
the hands of the democrats.
1t is noticeable that the democrats,
who few months ago-even a few
weeks ago-nad little or no hope of
winning the coming elections. have
ination of Gov Cox and Mr.. Roose-
Welt. All of the committeeman are
in favor of a vigorous speaking cam
paign conducted by Cox and Roose-
welt, re;fching all parts of the coun-
try.
Costello Highly Hopeful.
Both Gov. Cox and Mr.. Roosevelt
held frequent conferences with the
national committeeman yesterday and
today John F. Costello. national
committeeman from the District OF
Columbia, travelled with Gov. Cox from
Washington. Mr.. Costello expressed
democratic ticket was winner
Coy. Cox. he said, was the aggressl We
type which would draw a great fol-
lowing, particularly with his record
as a progressive and a friend of labor
The business men of the country also
have confidence in Cox. he said. be-
cause of his administration of Ohio.
Mr.. Costello was in conference with
Gov. Cox today and with leaders OF
the committee.
Norman E. Mack. who has just been
elected national committeeman for
New York for the sixth time. and who
was formerly chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee, put the
soft pedal on wet" and dry" talk,
declaring that he saw no reason why
he or any other democrat should dis
cuss the issue at this time. The ques-
no
and il can only be reopened by con-
greSSional action, he said.
His attitude reflects that of Gov.
Cox and is expected to be the attitude
of the democratic party in the cam
paign. This will not prevent Cox,
however. from getting wet votes.
for he cannot escape the reputation
that has followed him of being a SYM
pathizer with the "wets." The vet
eran New Yorker is anxious to have
Gov. Cox get out on the stump. Mr..
Mack said that he had been going to
national conventions since 1884, but
that he had never come away from
one when he felt so confident of vic
tory as when he left San Francisco a
week ago.
Thinks New York Democratic.
The prospects of carrying New
York were never brighter than they
are today" he said. Mr.. Mack is re-
garded here as a '1eetle" over en-
thusiastic when he makes that state
ment-
There is a demand for the estab-
lishment Of a branch of the demo-
cratic national headquarters on the
Pacific coast, either in Washington or
7. w. Morrow Of Oregon and A. r.
Titlow of Washington both insist that
the far west is to be deciding factor
in the campaign and that a western
headquarters is essential to demo-
cratic success.
Col. Bill Decker of Arkansas, who
is here with a proxy for that state,
is an old friend of Gov. Cox.
'T remember when Bill first went
to Arkansas" said the governor to-
Der of friends He ran newspaper
and was sued for libelEfor $4,000.
AS recall, he offered to split $4,000
with any man who could find that he
owned that much money"
Base Ball League Launched.
The winning Cox picture has been
selected by the national committee as
the official picture to be used in the
campaign This picture, which will be
reproduced by the million during the
campaign, has been used by Gov. Cox
in his successful campaigns for cleo
ton as governor and in the San Fran
cisco convention.
Gov. Cox has always had weakness
for base ball. He used to play the
game himself, though now, when he
needs exercise, he goes out and swats
the golf ball And now the Cox-Roose-
welt League of Professional Base Ball
Players have been incorporated and the
lea que has sent a message to the gov
ernor extending best wishes for his
success in the election. The incorpora-
tors OF the league are:
Jake Daubert, Cincinnati; Ivey B.
Wingo, Cincinnati; Ed D. Roush, Gin
cfnnati; Walter j. Maranville, Boston
Nationals; Charles D. Stengel, Phila-
delphia Nationals; Ivan n. Olson,
Brooklyn Nationals.
= Each major team is represented by
3. vice president. The officers are:
Jake Daubert, Cincinnati, president;
Ivan n. Olsen, Brooklyn. secretary;
Roger Peckinpaugh. New York Ameri-
cans, vice president; Luther McCarty.
New York Nationals, vice president;
Leon Galore. Brooklyn, vice president
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