The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-07
Hands Off Policy
Of Wilson Gave the
Nomination TO Cox
BIZ DAVID LAwRENCH
tCopyrtEhs BY The InsellLEeneer)

vidcd AGAINST i'Srlf no house stands
Governor Co.'S : triumphant i'"m''
and Mrhdou are beaten.
Thus fails the houS" ~ N'.>"" Z" '''
great HATH" hrtw e"U the "Ii i"'n'''rH
nc organization N"'rh "ss defeated a.
Raltimorr IN l%i-. bat which ;'"'N ~ ~
-, cnEc IN i32n ny "GmluN,:u- ~"
members uf Frs .sra- Wilson's Hd:"iu -
rration, Attorney GENERA! i'NlH''' 'T9
former Secretary ot IN, Treasury Me
AdCC. and Hvnluti'nS a rtnd'd't'' N3n
haS not boon ,dontiftcd with In" federal
administration ~ N" last "iGH' A'.Irs.
ard who VII lh-rrtor" not uh'";t a>
much 81 ;h. rnS, njnlrnt aSainH; tine NiI-
son cabinet as IN" "ln'" TWO might have
bCc"r, N" c,"ctu-at" next au;Ui''H.
II was within thc power Yi IN" VII
son administration t. NomInat" ",tHt"
Palmer or MCNdoo ~ some ono els"
who had been ! part % the President :
Official family. Bur Mr. Wilson ''l'--
ally kcrt hands off and his t"" Expo.
nents Palmer and MCNdC", suffered
from poor leadership and inexperienced
management. y coalition nt Palmer and
McAdo-r forces early IN the convention
would have defeated Cox. When Pal
mcr released his delegates ~" mo
ment fCr such coalition had passed.
The convention had grown ~ weary
that the Cox managers Hncw they had
but Ia hold out and win th,.r M;t"
IN the basis Of a tatiGucd body - ds'"'
gates.
To-day the McAdoo and Palmer inca
are unhappy The defeated always feel
that way.
Ohio tho Battle Ground.
Rut Just as the disappointed friends
Of Lowdcn. W6oG and Johnson gave one
thought only - tho prOSpyC; ~ per
pctua,ing the Wilson rule. So the Demo
Gratis here compare Cox and Harding
and say that as between IN" Two they
can make but ono choice" indeed the
fact that Cox carried nhlo tire" t.m"s
.IN,.. ysN-ss - Ia
his supporters 10 carry nhl" over Hard
ing IS buoying Up the democrats n"peN
Uf victory next fall.
We will beat Harding ~ ph.0 j. YOU
give Us cox was IN" reiterated we'd
pom ~ In. cox men hrr~ and 1t sank in
the minds of the delegates who com
pared Cox with the SoU-ln-!aw arGu-
mcnt Which III" Republicans "cr" stare
10 use about McAdoo. Yet. !. was tn"
Son-in-law relationship that dcfcat'A
NcAdoo and set aside all considerable
Of his eNccutiv" ability and II was N"
nomination cf Harding a. Chicago which
gave Cox his impetus here. The Nc
Adoo forces were swept off their tSet
IN the last ten ballots by superior
strategy.
Ed Moore. the national committee
man and floor manager toc Cox. had the
assistance Ct such astutc politicians as
gent Of New Jersey. ard George RCcn-
nan oF Illinois. Taos" ont.."tlSNn
forces Won 4 victory o,cr tho Wilson
people There was ~" douh; a.: =;
They shouted for Wl,SON and IN" lea
cue Of Nations on platform questions
but thny nominated a man who docsn
convey the same antaconl$m t" n" Old
line Democrats that y Wilson mau
would have carried.
Cox Not And-wiliscn.
Governor Cox isn't anti wilson As 4
ratetr Of fact. ~" President mad a.
~ hrr ,Iv> ~ "a
Ohio governor and has praised To" rH"-
ord OF Governor Cox as a progressive.
There is absolutely no doubt that tho
president viii congratulate COX aad
help him IN his campaign by written
statements C that De rieemed advisable.
u may not helr Cox IN tho east (" h1V"
tho stamp ot Wilson'S approval hut tha :
will bc somewhat offset thereby ny tho
approval ot the regular Democrat" Or
SanizatinnS Bu: In ths west unless
Woodrow Wilson says Cox Is \ PrnGrcS-
S!IC and rommcndS Cox - N" c'c"'"r-
ate. tho west viii NOT warm up I" cox.
The present inclination "t tn" west =
10 go Republican anyway and - wII
AXE z good deal Of Wilson'S influence"
.o.maks Cox known in TN" western cNun-
'ry, let alone make him strong canS~-
jatN.
Considerations Of this sort ar, tn:lu-
rnc!ng the Cox managers IN trying 10
select a candidate ior vice president.
franklin II. Roosevelt. assistant ,"rr"-
AIRY Of the navy. VINO was expected -
-un for the United states senate ~
New Cork STATE. has IN" approval o.
Tammany fC- the vie" r~:Sid.u"y. but
while Cox and Roosevelt would pleas
many delegates here, ticket sucG as
OK and Murdock or Cox and M"r"dith
would be eve" so much NOR" effective
n Getting western votes Meredith =
Being doomed hv some Cox adhc~rn;S
because Of the hclicf that Il Will cement
he Wilson branch " the party wG:"h
:cst the fight here and Will tend "a
make for party harmony.
Meredith for McAdoo.
Secretary Meredith Tough. h1-d for
McAdoo inside the iowa delegation but
under the unit rul" n" "n'ir" vote was
cast for Cox It IS said tha. the OHIO
governor would like IN" secretary uf
sEriculturc aS running mate b"cSu>"
az tho latterS understanding Cf ih-
agriculture situation in th" was pW
the other hand. Victor Murdn,i -
Kansas. an original Bul. Moosrr. "a
90 have been IN" second man If NcAdoO
had been named ard tho sam" consider
acions which made tn Mctdoo pcuni"
think Of Meredith may appeal I" the
Cox managers The first task &c Cover
nor Cox is to pring into line FOR MN - (
tho western democracy which fought y"
varlantly for McAdOo. tn" main :rnU-
hlc will be the prohibition question.
Bryan himself has written articles "a
lore during this convention calling E"\
men OF the west arc not inclined - Nn'o
for Wet candidates especially - thH.
are champiopCd by TlwmHul. 'i"'.r-
nor Cox's statement a. TODAY s1v..'G
rho only question involved m l'- 'ltNi-
.ip was onA ot law cnfnr ."rr"u'. VII %
all r-Dbability bS tho linz. ne 49,, t7A-
during tho campaign irI$muCH - IN
democratic platform doesn't we'' "r
the subject. But II VIII ilhr = good
dcal more than that 20 carry c"n,lct..n
i;orcrnor Cox viii hav" 20 "hn'-' 81"
,,csr tho moro or lcSS wet -,,S- ard tho
arid west as hts battle-ground and b"
c,,ll find IL iuet aS difficult. - 10 EcI-
tral IN the fight as "A man VIZ iris :"
carry water on bUtR ShpGtI"f-. Th!>
convention has given cox "'t ~taH'"
The. support OF the Edwards crowd ~
\ew Jersey together with othsr ~
states gave him either ms piEee't ">''-
or his biggest liability.
I, IS too early TO say and al" = q,
too early TO know whether cox = 3I
Harding will fight II out In ONO ara
EASTERN states or whether the 1r.fi'
Will turn on tho west
Spectacular Contest.
Governor COX triumphed. h""HN'-.
after a battle Of ballots not less d~'," o.
tic or spectacular than III" Bali re
convention % eight years ago. Ih' '''''
came suddenly after Palmer ntd '''
leased his delegates Instead OF - =
10 McAdoo. the bulk wont 20 Cox " '-
cause ma waa leading and quickly ~ ..
ad the majority mark Many waN"r-
ing delegation under tho unit rug N'"
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