The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-31
WHITE WIRES
TENNESSEANS
Democratic Chief Says Friend
ship Of Women Will Be Won
by Ratification.
cox TO MAKE ALL CLEAR
AZ to League in Acceptance
Speech 80 Harding With
Taft or Hiram9
cox TO MAKE ALL CLEAR

Washington. yNily. 81. THE position of
the democratic pafty with reference to
the league OF nations Twill he made
perfectly clear when Gov. Cox delivers
nomi1ation. GeoiEe 'whltc. new sS national
chAifnNn. declared today, In answer to
the inquiry or Senator Harding AZ Ia
the paftyss stand on tile Adminlstfa-
Ions foreign policy.
Gov. cox had delivered liz speSoh *
acceptance he did not care TO engage
IN 4 newspaper controversy with tho
fcppbllcan candidate. W Il
II might be pertinent 20, ask. how.
eyfN he added. whether former Pfeai-
Ne III TAFT or Nnnator johnson. Of CALI
49, ,sttltudo with respect 70 the
sifs white probably win leave wash
iuHtpn today without having called az
tho White HOUSE. Hhs has not faoRived
mn INVITATION TO wish the preAideMt and
expexts none, Ne said, adding that he
hqQ had Al accidental mesting" With
"svn{ his rernrds~ 10 MI. Wilson.
Tho appointment of WILLIAM II.
offion. of LhwrencehtrF. md. fofnasr
state auditor. a. WeAteIn cHtNHAikH'
maRaHtr WAS Rpunnhned. MI (l NfINn
VIII have henda0artere at Chicago.
Nc White made public A telekrnml
lssislsss EYE ne nus nrrISe Ssns
the thirty-siSth state to tatify thp fed;
erai suffrage amendment This would
insurn tho friendship Of all Afnerf-
can women .''Athe telegram said.
TeSt Of Telegram.
The text of Mr.. Whites message, adj
dreased 70 democratic members OF the
The governor Of your state has slgni-
fed his Intention OF calling your legis-
lature IN the near future Into. extraor-
dinary session for the pufopae OF acting.
on tho FEDERAL suffrage amendment, Gov.
Cox WIN make Bis speech OF acceptnnce
Of the dnmocratic nomination for prcsi-
pSas pisSsln q o~ cox wS"ld sna dsmospess n noss
throug'|0llf the nation II on Aug. I.
when Ne begin the drive In tho coming
Hu that wlii break the repubii-
can linf4lID the November elections, we
had a4fitfAnco from a majority of the
TennestH# legiNlRtnrc of their inten-
tion. VA fofshconiing special ses-
sixth stat<to rntify the suffrage amend
ment, hAA ensa,ring the eufranchise-
ment ofIt,lf wonsAn Cf Anaoficae As the
new cbhifihan pf the democratic ma
tional shfopitteest invitekyouf co opera.
tion hs thih great pfonrpaaivei move
ment a1Q shall gfeRtiy appreciate .
ISSUED Is III senator HardIns
AZ Marian II which The republican can.
didate at&fd Gov. Cox whether he had
pledged Ntnself 10 President Wilson on
without Essential notifications and II
he had Neeepted article TO-,
CANaee @netht BArNln0.
White also cRf4a back " SeRstor
Harding N0n the qeAAtion e0f eAmpaian
finances, The senator from Ohio as
sailed the no-limit fund plan OF the
democrats for raising campaign money
and declared the big money group was
behind the democratic party.
II suggest that Senator Harding get |
together with Fred Upham, treasurer OF |
the republican national committee. who |
has confessed that appeals to the small |
have fallen down and has |
contributions raised" White |
said.
Democrats welcome full investigation
u campaign contributions and expendl- |
lures" White declared, adding that II
was the democrats who, In the closing |
hours OF congress. obtained the COM
linuation OF the Kenyon senatorial com-
mittee hearing, which unearthed such
arge expenditures In the republican
Replying to Senator Harding's charge
hat 1T Is quite true that certain pow
srful international interests deeply con-
'erned in carrying out the present ad-
foreign policy are pre-
Jared TO contribute most literally TO
he democratic funds" Chairman White.
'aid he had not seen any such con-
-ributlons so far and that yesterday
when the national democratic commit
ce's payroll was laid on his desk II was
With the remark that there were no
unds. White declared tho democratic
'arty had always depended upon popu-
ar support In It's campaigns and would
10 so this year. Some 500 900 names, he
aid, were on the committees list and
that the machinery for can
'aHsing these would be apaeded up. II
lad not been determined whether w. y.
amieson, who has been In charge OF
his work In the past. would continue to
unction In that capacity or do other
york In the campaign.
Senator Robert l.. owen, Of Okla
oma, himself n candidate for the
nomination for the pres,.
ency mt San Francisco, had a long con-
eFeHee with white.
II shall do my utmost To assist Gov |
OK and the democracy In the pending
ampaign," said Senator Owen. II feel
bis IA the best way IN which TO serve
he American people"