Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-20
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS MEET AT COLUMBUS
 10 PLAN CAMPAIGN
Refusal of E. H. Moore Leaves Question of Chairman
 ship Open
SMALL ATTENTION IS
 PAID TO POLICIES
Idaho, Oregon and Montana Are Pre- dicted as Sure Prospects for the
 Democratic COlumn-New
 York Democracy United

Columbus, O., July 19-Democratic leaders gathered here today to conn., .sel with Governor Cox and Frank lin D. Roosevelt, the party's presi- dential and presidential nomi- nees on their national political bat tie.
 The democratic national commit tee meets tomorrow to organize the campaign. Much preliminary work was done today in conferences by early arrivals with Governor Cox and MT. Roosevelt following their return from Washington.
 Selection of committee chair. man to manage the campaign, nam Ing of headquarters, choosing an ex- ecutlve subcommittee, plans for fi- nancing the campaign, arrangements for notification dates for the two nominees and their itineries were the major affairs to be considered at tomorrow's meeting.
 Campaign policies received little attention in today's preliminary con- ferences.
 Governor Cox declined to respond to the request of Senator Harding, his republican opponent, for details of the governors conference with President Wilson yesterday on the league of nations. The governor said he would answer anything de- sirable in his acceptance address.
 Disinclination of Edmund H Moore, national committeamaM ftSjg Ohio, and Governor Cox's floor man. ager at the San Francisco conven- tion, to assume management of the campaign left unsettled tonight the election of national committt chairman.
 Governor Cox said that in a teleA phone conversation Mir. Moore indi-N cated that he did not desire the place, but wished to serve in other and unofficial capacities.
 "The question will be left to the committee" said Governor Cox. Mir. Moore's reasons for not wishing to manage the campaign were said by close friends, to be personal, based largely on necessities of his law practice at Youngstown.
 Cox May Visit Coast.
 The committee chairmanship also was discussed late today by Gover- ncr Cox with Homer s. Cummings of Connecticut the present chairman. MT. Cummings has stated that he wished to avoid the responsibilities and labor of another campaign, but many committee members were urS. ing that he be drafted by re-eIec- tion tomorrow, e
 Committee women chosen under the new rule giving women equa3 were here for to. morrow's meeting and there was a X disposition to give them places oi the executive committee. WomeR suffrage leaders are to urge the com. < mittee to make another move toward ratification of the federal suffrag4 amendment Norman E. Mack, Nsw York committee member, is to offer B resolution urging the Tennessee an& North Carolina legislatures to ratify.
 Sentiment regarding notification of the nominee's seemed settled n favor of dates early in August, so that both candidates may soon begin speaking tours. Tentative plans cal1 for tour of three weeks in eastern and central states by Governor Con beginning the middle of August while MT. Roosevelt spends like period in the west. Afterward it was proposed that they transfer tor ritories for another three weekas trip. Both candidates are expectsd to close their campaign in their home E and nearby states.
 Governor Cox said he was befn9 urged to visit the Pacific coast and hoped to comply.
 Virtually all visiting committed members are giving the governor and MT. Roosevelt optimistic reports cis the outlook in their states. The goys ernor had as luncheon guests today in addition to MT. Roosevelt, Mr. Mack, Thomas B. Love, committees man from Texas, Isadore B. Dock weller, California's member. pr. w. Morrow of Oregon, and former Representative White of Ohio.
 Mir. Mack said the democratie $ prospects in New York were livery good"
 "The party in the state never VII x more united,' he said.
 MT. Dockweiler also gave hope full view of the California situation in which he said, factional republi* can troubles figure, while pr. MoSs row. Governor Cox said, prediet < that Oregon, Idaho and Montana MI $ sure respects for the demoe1atie - umn. Charles Boeschenstein. nois committeeman, also told the E ernor that his state was monue n rnnuhl1ean nroNnGe&