The Washington times., 1920-07-19
COX GETS ALL /.
WILSON POWER
Administration Leaders Pledge
Utmost Support After White
House Conference.
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dents views and wishes. IL was ex-
planned.
The statements Issued by the two
men after their Sunday conference Al
the White House. TO the effect that
they had found themselves In com
plete accord, did not surprise official
Washington. The knowledge that the
White House had been In almost con-
slant communication with the OHIO
governor prior TO his yisit'to Wash.
ington. and that the President ana
the man who aspires to succeed him
had found themselves In agreement
before they met, prepared Official
Washington for the statements.
Cox left Washington after his con-
ference with potential factors In the
wilson Administration like secretary
OF State Bainbridge Colby and Sena-
tor Carter Glass OF Virginia. giving
definite assurances that he would re-
ceive the utmost support thar all tne
far-reaching Federal machinery could
give him In every State Of the Union.
1t became known at the White
House that the President was pleased
with the Democratic nominee. both
personally and because OF his ex-
pressed willingness to take up the
Presidents night for the entry OF the
United States into the league or ma
tions.
COLBY 10 ENTHUSIASTIC.
Secretary Colby expressed himself
as enthusiastic about Cox, who, he
said, reminded him in many ways OF
the forceful personality or the late
Colonel Roosevelt. The former Pro-
gressive Republican leader had not
met Cox before. He explained he was
greatly impressed by Cox's "inclsive
manner OF utterance and OF handling
himself"
Upon Secretary Colby will devolve
the task of stumping the country Tor
Cox in a direct appeal to Progressives
or former Progressives to support the
Democratic ticket, II was stated.
Senator Glass. who was quoted
while the fires of the San Francisco
battle were still smoldering as stating
that "Cox won't do" assured the gov
ernor of his willingness to take the
stump in his behalf
Thomas b. Love, Democratic ma
tional committeeman from Texas;
Daniel c. Roper, former Internal
Revenue Commissioner, and others
who were conspicuous in the move to
nominate william G. McAdoo at San
francisco. wfre among those who op-
posed Cox's nomination. but who
called upon the governor during his
stay here and pledged themselves to
ego to the limit to further hisJcandi-
dacy.
Considerable Importance also was
attached by Cox's friends to the
Agreement reached between the gov
ernor and Senator Morris Sheppard
Of Texas. the principal champion OF
the prohibition cause in Congress-
whereby the Senator promised to
take the stump for the Democratic
ticket.
NO "DRY, DISCUSSION.
Cox denied. however he had dis
cussed the question Of the modifica-
tion of the Volstead act with either
the President or Senator Sheppard.
Further evidences of the harmony
program" mapped out by the Presi-
| dent and Cox and other Democratic
leaders here were seen in Cox's state
ment that he had reached no decision
as to who he desired to be chairman
of the Democratic National Commit
tee during his campaign.
1t was learned that Ed III. Moore,
Cox's convention manager. had said
II 1t were definitely offered him. He
was assured at San Francisco he
could have it IL he desired 1t.
1t was also stated that Homer 8.
Cummings would. however. not be
| reelected when the Democratic Ma
tional Committee foregathers with
Cox at Columbus, Ohio, tomorrow,
and that whoever was selected to
head the committee and manage the
details of the Democratic campaign
would be one satisfactory to Cox,
Moore and former Congressman
George White of Ohio, another of
Cox's convention managers.
| Selection of a chairman is not a
personal matter" said Governor Cox
today when asked as to his choice for
the post. L shall not inttrude my
personal wishes. but shall leave the
matter entirely to the committee"
Though the Democratic national
| committeeman met for a few minutes
! following the San Francisco conven-
zion, this is the frst actual business
| meeting of the committee under the
new rules which provide for equal
representation for women on the
| body, and for the frs, time In the
| history of the party women will have
an equal voice in the selection OF a
national chairman. This meGps that
| the committee will number 100 in
stead of SO as heretofore, anditn some
| quarters today fear was cSprassed
that on account of its meie bulk
action might be slowed down 70 some
| extent.
Following the selection of q chair
man, the committee will proceed 20
the perfection of details OF the CAIN
paign, such as the appointment %
assistant chairmen to act rs heote ~
ants in various sections OF the couW
try, the determination of and focatioh
| of various headquarters ana tho
working out of a system OF tactics
calculated to sweep the Cox-Rousc-
Welt ticket to victory in the Novcr1-
Der elections.
That headquarters will be main
| tained at New York and Chicago H.
| n foregone conclusion, and II is rca
sonably certain that another will be-
established at San Francisco. but be
yond this committeeman are 'uncer-
| tain.
| DECLINE sTATEMEN1.
Governor Cox declined to make any