El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-06
COX SLIGHT To
BE IN WEST
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
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graduate Cox and help him IN his
] campaign by written statements Il
] that be deemed advisable. It may not
Z help Gov. Cox in the east TO have
! the stamp Of Wilson's approval but
] that VIII be somewhat offset there by
the approval BY the regular Demo-
/ cratic organization.
But in the west. unless woodrow
! Wilson says Cox is a progressive and
] commends Cox to the electorate, the
: west viii not warm up to Cox The
] present inclination of the west is to
I go Republican. anyway. and IL wiz
I take a good deal Of Wilsonian infiu-
{ exec to make Cox known in the west
I ern country, let alone make him z
] strong candidate.
Tammany for Roosevelt.
/ Considerations Of this sort are in
Z fluencing the Cox managers in trying
] 10 select q candidate for vice presi-
! dent Franklin D. Roosevelt. assist
/ ant secretary Of the navy. who was
! expected TO run for the United States
senate IN New YORK state. has the
/ approval Of Tammany for the vice
presidency, out while Cox and ROose-
Welt would please many delegates
here. ticket such as Cox and MUIR
dock, or Cox and Meredith. would be
ever so much more effective in get
ting western votes. Meredith is be-
ing doomed by some Cox adherents
because Of the belief that il viii ce-
ment the Wilson branch Of the party
which lost the fight here and viii
LenQ 70 make for party harmony.
Secretary Meredith fought hard for
McAdoo inside the Iowa delegation,
but under the Unit rule the entire
vote was cast for Cox 1t is said that
the Ohio governor would like the sec
rotary Of agriculture as a running
mate because Of the latters under
standing OF the agricultural situation
IN the west. On the other hand Vic
tor Murdoch, Of Kansas, an original
Bull Mooserr was to have been the
second man II McAdOo had been
named and the same considerations
which made the McAdoo support
think OF Meredith may appeal to the
Cox managers
Cox's Fight Is in West.
The first task OF governor Cox Is
TO bring into line for himself the
western Democracy which fought so
varliantly for McAdoo. The main
trouble viii be the opposition on the
liquor question Bryan himself has
written articles galore during the
date OF the vets" The women Of the
west are not inclined TO vote for wet
candidates, especially II they are
championed by Tammany. Governor
Cox's statement Of today saying the
only question involved in his mind
was one Of law enforcement, VIII, in
all probability, be the line he viii
take during the campaign, inasmuch
as the Democrats platform does not
mention the subject But ii viii take
good deal more than that to carry
conviction Governor Cox viii have to
choose between the more or less wet
east and the arid west as his battle
ground, and he will find il just as
difficult to be neutral in the fight !
as a man who tries 70 carry water
on both shoulders
This convention has given Cox a
wet stamp. The supporters OF the ]
Edwards crowd in New Jersey to- !
Eether with other wet states, gave I
him either his biggest asset or his
biggest liability.
It is too early to say, and also It
is too early 10 know, whether Cox
and Harding viii fight IL out in Ohio
and eastern states or whether the
battle will turn on the west
Struggle Is Drastic
Governor Cox triumphed. however, ]
after a contest not less dramatic OF
spectacular than the Baltimore con
vention Of eight years ago The end
came suddenly after Palmer had re-
leased his delegates. Instead Of go
ing to McAdoc, the bulk went TO Cox
because the latter was leading and
quickly passed the majority mark
Many a wavering delegation under
the unit rule had entered into an
understanding that when candidate
secured a majority its entire vote
would be cast for the high man In
the race. Moreover, the Cox mana
gers had bored their way into Nc
Adoo delegations and were bending
up a block which could not be budged
even f. the entire Palmer vote had