The Washington times., 1920-11-05
COX PHONES
TO TUMULTY
Undecided About Making Trip
To Europe, Defeated Can
didate Says.
WINS PRAISE FOR HIS FIGHT
Friends Feel Presidents Resig-
nation Would Be Miscon-
strued by Foes.

President Wilson will complete his
term OF office. The suggestion OF
William J. Bryan, that Mr.. Wilson
resign to pave the way for Senator
Harding's assumption of the Presi-
dency, has gone unnoticed at the
White House.
Indeed, II was said today in off,
cial circles that the one thing that
would make the President remain in
office until March is the COM
moner's suggestion.
HAVE LITTLE IN COMMON.
Bryan and Wilson never mad much
in common, political observers de-
clare, and they have had increasingly
less In common during the last :hree
years.
1T Ia most unlikely that the PIes-
dent should now retire because the
selection of a Republican successor
and the unsought advice of Colonel
Bryan" said one Of the leaders Of
the Administration today. THE Pres
ident is fully capable of discharging
the duties of his office.
Whatever may be his physical lin
itations and the WEAKNESS Of body
suffered since his nervous breakdown,
President Wilson is understood to be-
lieve that 1t is not incumbent upon
him to quit office because Of politi-
cal reverse. Such a course no doubt
would be misconstrued. The possi-
biIities are that IL critics Of the Presi-
dent did not see in such a course
evidences of pique they would, ct
least, claim that the President was
taking a step which he should have
taken previously and would 50 in
Iventory his action.
"Such suggestion furnished = live
ly topic for conversation in clubs and
on street corners in Washington. but
no one in reality expects to read about
the resignation of the President, Hor
was there expectation that the Bryan
suggestion would be met with a state.
ment. either formal or informal, from
the Administration"
cox TALKS TO WHITE HOUSE.
1t became known today that Gov
ernor Cox last evening called the
White House on the long distance
telephone, his first communication
since the election.
How is the President" WAS the
first question the governor asked
when Secretary Tumulty took up the
receiver at the Washington end Of the
wire.
"He is fine" responded Tumulty,
"and We wish to say to you that 1t
was a noble and inspiring fight that
you made"
Cox apparently had heard reports
that Bryan was suggesting President
Wilson's resignation and the appoint
ment of Senator Harding as Secretary
of State. to which Tumulty made COM
ment over the phone as follows:
"One thing we can be sure of
Woodrow Wilson is no gutter"
Then followed discussion between
Cox and Tumulty of the campaign
issues and the results. Tumulty out
lined the forces working in the in
terest of Cox's defeat and. summing
up, he said: I'm view of these, you
made wonderful fight and a re-
markable showing"
In reply to Tumulty's question, "Is
1t true that you are going to Europe
for a time. later?" Cox replied that
he had made no definite plan.
WILL REsUBMIT TREATY.
President Wilson has not yet de-
cided his course with respect to the
Versailles treaty. The chances favor
the Presidents resubmitting the
treaty with some recomme n dations
that might possibly obtain its ratifica-
tion, regardless of the vote of the
people. The League covenant Is still
dominant in the Presidents thought
and for that reason those intimately
in touch with him believe ne will
make 1t the leading subject of his
final message to Congress In Decem-
Der.