The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-05
.COX'S CHARGES
PUT IN DISCARD
BYDEMOCRATS
Washington Leaders Favor
Making League Big Issue
as Last Expedient.
PRESIDENT APPROVES
No More False Alarms on
Slush Funds and Plots
to Carry Election.
NEW VIGOR IN CAMPAIGN
Hitchcock Going to COnnecti-
cut to Combat Brandegcc
and BOrah.
NEW VIGOR IN CAMPAIGN
Special Despatch to THE HnnALD.

SpcctuI DcSputcH 70 IHE fiEhALD
WASHINGTON. Oct. All thoughts of
alarming the country with mythical
slush funds and the other plots re-
vealed by Gov. Cox have been thrown
into the discard, and the Democratic
party, as a last ditch effort, has de-
cided to stake everything on the league
issue.
The ever swelling tide of Republican
sentiment has convinced Democratic
party leaders that something has got
to be done quickly If they are to have
any kind OF chance in the elections.
They have decided in conferences held
here to-day and at Dayton yesterday
that the one move left is to acknowl
mount issue must really be made so
in the last desperate drive to try to
head off disaster.
From this time on Democratic
speakers will tour the country trying
to persuade the voters to believe that
the League of Nations. as Mr.. Wilson
| framed 1t. is a great and glorious thing
and that it will not make America the
| policeman of the world, dragging it
! into every European and Asiatic dis
I pute
| Developments of the last several days
! have been leading up TO the decision that
/ Las been reached. II was not until to-
! day. however. that Democratic leaders
| here were willing to admit that the party
! lad crossed the Rubicon."
Settled by Cox's Confession.
The hrst development was the con-
+ fesslon of faith recently wired here by
I GOV. Cox In which he declared the lea que
| had taken hold Of his very soul This
! II is understood stamped him as one
worthy to carry on the work of vlndi-
| eating Woodrow Wilson and won for
/ hiin Administration support more than
anything he has done hitherto.
Before this telegram was received and
( digested here Il. II. Moore Cox's per-
/ sonal friend. was here comforting with
Administration Democrats in an effort
TO get them to do something for the
( Democratic nominee. He left here de-
caring the Administration Democrats
/ were not properly helping Cox. This
( las changed. and apparently the Cox
telegram did II.
] The next development was the Presi-
I Cents statement OF last night declaring
! the people had been misled about the
( League of Nations. This is the first OF
= series OF Wilson statements. Future
I statements will take up Objectionable
causes of the league and attempt 10
explain these to the voters Thus Mr..
Wilson'S work will be educational. the
aggressive part of the campaign falling
on shoulders better physically able TO
bear It.
Calls League winning Issue.
The final development of the Demo-
cratic decision TO stake all on the league
vas made known here to-day after con-
fcrences attended by J. =. Tumuty, sec
retary to the President Homer $. Cum
mings. formerly. Democratic national
chairman. and Attorney Palmer.
The sense OF this conference was that
the league was the Democrats last hope.
with one reported to have been reached
al Dayton between Gov. Cox and his
running mate, Franklin ID. Roosevelt.
THE league is the winning issue
said Mr. Cummings following the con-
ference "It needs only proper pres
entation before the forum OF the people.
our speakers throughout the country
find the voters more, interested in the
league than in any other thing. They
want to know about IL and their interest
lags when anything else is presented
TO them.