The Washington times., 1920-07-07
TO
Be REPLACED
Edmund n. Moore, Manager Of
Candidate, Will Head Demo-
cratic Committee.
CONFERENCE IN OHIO SOON
Ticket will Tour Entire Country
As Vigorous Speaking Cam
paign Is Planned. /

BY w. BOYD GATEwOOD,
International News Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, July THE
council rooms Of the Democracy,
transferred from the White House
to the Palace Hotel here two weeks
ago, moved house" again today, and
will rest henceforth at Trails End.
the country home of Gov. James M.
Cox, Democratic presidential nomi-
nee.
Governor Cox will direct his own
campaign. He is today the acknowl-
edged leader of the Democratic party.
The administration forces. who for
eight years sat in council on party
politics. have fclded their tents and
silently stolen away.
MOORE TO HEAD COMMITTEE.
When outgoing trains carried
Democratic national committeemen
away from San Francisco and the
convention hall today they bore men
and women who admitted generally
that tho agreement of the national
committee to meet In Ohio two weeks
hence with Governor Cox "to arrange
for the campaign" could mean but
one thing-complete reorganization Of
the committee, election Of Edmund
H. Moore, Cox's bulldog manager,
to the chairmanship, and a switch in
the committee control to such Cox
men as Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo;
Wilbur Marsh, of Iowa; o. G. John
son, of Mississippi, and others of the
committee. with leaders like Murphy.
Taggart and Brennan exercising An
advisory" influence.
HOFFMAN MAY STAY.
Secretary e. G. Hoffman. of Indiana,
may be retained in his present posi-
ton. 1ndiana's strategical switch to
Cox In the crisis made Hoffman and
his cohorts acceptable to the new
group which has now gained domi-
nance in party affairs.
There VIII be no fight to stave Oft
the change in the controlling person
mel of the national committee. This
was generally conceded following the
brief meeting held immeditely after
the convention adjourned. Homer 3.
Cummings, of Connecticut present
chairman of the committee had this
to say In that regard:
Gov. Cox can have anything he
wants from the national committee in
furtherance of his campaign. For
my part L should be glad to be re-
lieved of the duties that the chair
manship imposes, IL II can be ar
ranged, and I know there are others
who feel the same way about Ii a.
l do"
OHIO PLAN WAS OFFOsED.
The plan to have the COMMITTEES
meet with Gov. Cox at his home in
Dayton, or at Columbus, or possibly,
Chicago, did not meet with unani-
nous approval when 1t was proposed
by Chairman Cummings. Adminis-
tration leaders like Thomas b. Love,
Of Texas, whose forty votes for No
Adoo withstood even tho last demor-
ali.ing drive by the Cox boomers,
Senator A. A. Jones, OF New Mexico.
Sam B. Amidon, of Kansas, and other
Wilson stalwarts. opposed the idea
and proposed to have the committee
meetings and election OF officers oc-
cur in SAM Francisco while all the
committeeman and women were al
ready on tne GROUND. But COxs man.
ager, Moore, knows his strength and
stayed away from the committee
meeting yet he saw his program go
through.
Cummings insisted that nothing
could be done but meet with Cover
nor Cox to consult his ideas and de-
sires in the matter Of the organiza-
tion he wants in the executive COM
mittee and to conduct the campaign.
Moore, whose grim and dogec<
struggle put Cox over" is non-ct/n-
initial on the matter OF his being
slated for chairman OF the national
committee. But he is positive OF the
kind OF campaign Cox will wage for
the Presidential goal.
PLEASED WITH ROOSEVELT.
"There will be no "front porch"
campaigning in Coxs program
Moore said. He is not that sort OF
a campaigner. He will go out and
meet the Issues In n two-nsted hght.
What he has done in Ohio in vigorous
campaigns he will do In the national
campaign. He IL fortunate in having
as running mate a man OF his owA
type in that regard.
Franklin n. Roosevelt is n spfen-
did csmpaigner in his own right. A
forceful campaign will be built up
around these. IL was the governor 9
desire to meet with the national COM
mittee In Ohio as soon as possible so
that he could outline his campaign to
them and start the good nghting
going. Tho sooner the better for pa.-