The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-08-03
COX IS HAILED AS
NEW PARTY LEADER
NEW CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL
COMMITTEE SAYS ALL DEMO-
Gratis ARE RALLYING.
WILL BLAZE OWN TRAIL

OPeakInB OF Whte E1ouSe NOnTcE~
ence, George White Says Governor
Will Explain 1t All Aug. 9. Peace,
Progress and Prosperity Slogan.
WASHINGTON. - Peace, prog
ress, prosperity" has been adopted
by democrats as the party slogan in
thescampaign.
This announcement was made by
George White, new chairman of the
democratic national committee and
manager of Governor Cox's cam
paign, shortly after he had taken
charge of party headquarters.
White characterized Governor Cox
as the new leader of the party,
around whom all are rallying." Nc
Adoo, he said, at a conference in
New York, had offered his services
and would take the stump in behalf of
Cox. He lunched with Senator Pat
Harrison of Mississippi, who smade
the same offer and was accepted. At
torney General Palmer and others
have volunteered, he said.
Talks of Conference.
Speaking of the Wilson-Cox con-
ference at the white house in answer
to reoprt that the governor was
trying to get away from" its effects
as stated in some newspapers, White
said the Ohioan would undoubtedly
make his position clear in his speech
of acceptance.
"There was no iron-bound con-
tract entered into at the conference,
he stated. There was some elastici-
ty in the statements given out. .
While he had not talked with Govern
or Cox on what the notification
speech would contain, he thought ne
could say the governor would handle
| the situation at that time.
White declared he had no engage.
ment with the president, but woulc
call and pay his respects by leaving
his card. >.
"Will the democratic campaign II
nance committee accept donations OF
more than $1,000w White was
asked.
at WILL" he answered, providing
the source is all that it should be
The source, rather than the amount
is what concerns us most"
Governor Cox, White declared
would GO into most of the states II
person. He would carry the figh
into the west, and into New England
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois he charac
terized as "the battle-ground"
No Cox-Wilson League Contract.
In simplifying what Governor Coz
said after the white house conference
several days ago, Chairman White
| said that Governor Cox had entered
into no agreement with the president
| to support the Versailles document
just as it was brought back by Mr.
Wilson.
Mr.. Cox. upon his visit here, pro.
duced the first live story the capital
has had in several weeks. Within
three hours after his arrival he saw
newspaper men at democratic head
quarters and told them three out
| standing thing, to wit:
That there is no "iron-bounc
agreement between President vii
son and Governor Cox on the league
of nations.
League Not Dominant Issue.
That Governor Cox is not bound to
make the league the dominant issue
in the present campaign and that ne
will not make it the leading issue.
That Governor Cox, and not Presl.
ent Wilson, is now the titular head OF
the democratic party.
There was no defiance of the white
house in the statement of Chairman
White, but he did make it plain that,
althoug 9Th the president may desire the
league to be the chief issue in the
campaign, Governor Cox is under no
obligation to make it so, and the
nominee will blaze his own trail.
He further said that in the Wilson
Cox conference at the white house
the spirit of the league was discussed,
not it's details. Governor Cox is
with the president so far as the spirit
of the league is concerned, but it was
plainly shown that he has not swal-
lowed that instrument just as 1t IS
written.
Mr.. White said, indeed. that he had
heard little talk about the league in
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