The Washington herald., 1920-07-18
COX MEETS WILSON 10 A.M.;
CONFERS ONLEAGLJE AND
DRY ISSUES HEADER
In Complete Accord With
Hitchcock on Covenant.
Satisfies Father of Pro-
hibition- Greeted by En-
thusiastic Throngs.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
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(Puollc Ledger Servlce-J
Heartily welcomed by enthusi-
astic crowds at Union Station,
Gov. James NJ. Cox, of Ohio, DEM
ocratic nominee for the Presi-
dency, arrived in Washington at
2:Io. o'clock yesterday afternoon.
His conference with President
Wilson on league of nations af
fairs-the principle object of his
visit-will take place at the White
House at 1880 o'clock this morn
ing.
Meantime the Democratic candi-
date claims to have made sub
stantial progress. At the end of a
protracted conference with Senator
Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, late adminis-
trstion leader and treaty gen.
eralissimo in the Senate. Gov. Cox
announced that he and the Senator
were 'in complete harmony" He
added that he did not now "antici-
pate the slightest differences of
opinion with the President" Sem
ator Hitchcock concurred in those
assurances.
Meets Senator Sheppard.
Gov. Cox accomplished another
stroke of paramount significance for
his Presidential campaign. After
seeing Senator Hitchcock. the candi-
date was in consultation with Sem
ator Morris Sheppard. of Texas.
When their talk was concluded, the
master-builder of the Eighteenth
amendment declared that he would
take the stump for Gov. Cox on the
prohibition issue.
Vice Presidential candidate Frank
ain d. Roosevelt. who was the first
to greet Gov. Cox at the train yes
terday. will participate in the coun-
Gil of war at the executive mansion.
Gov. Cox says he has come to the
Capital to discuss international af-
fairs with the President who
knows more about them than any
man in this country that know Of"
Expects Pleasant Visit.
81 am expecting a very pleasant
visit with the President" the DEM
ocratic nominee continued. Il have
not seen him since his illness. Our
relations have always been very
agreeable"
Asked to comment on William
Howard Taft's statement that If he
Is elected President, Gov. Cox can
not conceivably accept the Repub-
lican reservation on article ten of
the league of nations covenant. the
nominee said:
II have made no statement about
the league of nations at all. have
referred all inquirers on that sub
ject to the article / contributed to
the New York Times some time in
May"
Confers With Hitchcock.
Gov. Cox will go to the White
House this morning primed with
up-to-date Democratic political in
formation in consequence of a busy
afternoon and evening of confer
ence with a variety of party leaders.
Not long after his arrival at Tree
Tops" the suburban home of his
Washington hosts, Judge and Mrs.
Timothy T. Ansberry, on the fringe
of Rock Creek Park, Gov. Cox
plunged into a protracted confer
ence with Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitch
cock, of Nebraska.
The late Democratic leader of the
Senate and chieftain of the Wilson
treaty forces in Congress acquainted
the Presidential candidate with all
the ins and outs of the long and
futile fight for the pact of Versailles
on Capitol Hill.
Senator Hitchcock also gave
Gov. Cox the benefit of up-to-date
Western sentiment about the league.
As the principal purpose of the
candidates visit to Washington is
to decide on campaign strategy in
sofar as the porcupine issue of the
canvass is concerned, he was much
interested in what the Nebraska
Senator had to tell him.
1t will be of considerable weight
in determining whether Gov. Cox's
mind Is to "go willingly along" with
that of Woodrow Wilson or not
during the impending great and
solemn referendum"
Talks with Sheppard.
OF almost equal Importance, for
Gov. Cox's campaign purposes, was
his conference at Tree Tops" today
with Senator Morris Sheppard, of
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