New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
s,nporters Believe Increase
h wilson Popularity win
Rebound to Benefit of
Their Candidate at Polls
1920 Defeat No Obstacle
R.uubIicans Are Confident;
Attach No Significance to
Recent Election Results
By Carter Field
WASHINGTON.

H.. They characterized the reports
- Ar.,t between Cox and the men
-, him over two years ago at
~. -, Francisco Is distortions.
rA,, asv.lopnsnt whatever the
~ nav bs With regard to the sup
.rs vhisA Coz may mrstor. is the
s,r.,. ,slIassl surprise since the No
-, .l.stion. Il had been assumed
-. ~ republicans as we'll as By
n.-s,nis that Cox's friends would
...lI,, that the 100000 majority
,o,lun him IN 1920 would eliminate
kIu for sll time, 90 far as the Presi-
dsney was concerned.
Substantial reports have reached
WnAinTton. in addition, that Ed
Moore, Of Youngstown, former Nation
Al Committeeman and manager Of the
Coz forces at San Francisco; W. W.
Durbin, former State Chairman, and
George White. Chairman Of the Demo
rstie National Committee in 1920,
have all split With Cox in a series Of
rows leading up to the gubernatorial
fght in Ohio this year. These reports
ere emphstieally denied by Cox's
friends, who say that there may have
been a little friction, but that It was a
result Of a series Of misunderstand-
lngs, and that meantime everything
has been amicably adjusted.
Friends Explain Defeat
The 100000 majority against Cox.
hb friends hero explain. does not
AIRY the Significance normally at
sndsnt upon such = defeat, for the
reason that II was not really q vote
against Cox at all, but against Wood
row Wilson and his policies.
Since 1920, they assert, the estima-
ton in which the country held both
Woodrow Wilson and HIS policies, but
particularly Woodrow Wilson. has been
slowly but surely rising. Incidentally.
It is generally conceded by Republi-
cans As we'll as Democrats that the
feeling Of the country against Wood
FoV Wilson reached its peak in No
v,nbsr, 1920.
The Coz supporters believe that this
increase N popularity By Wilson will
redoand 70 the benefit Of their eAndi-
dsse This does not mean that they
sfs anxious for the next Presidential
campaign to be fought on the League
Of Nations issue. They are still q bit
gun shy on the league. As a matter Of
fact they are not at this stage par
teularly keen TO sound any note.
hey are anxious to wait develop
nsnts and take advantage Of any fur
her splits there may be in the support
q President Harding.
Like most practical politicians-no
one ever accused Cox'S managers at
San Francisco Of not being practical
they assume that II President Harding
wants q nomination IN 1924 no in
surssnt movement inside Of the Re
publican party will be able to prevent
him from having 1t. They further as
sume, in common with most other poll
tirians, that no matter what he may
think now, when the time comes Presi-
dent Harding will have no choice but
to take the nomination. Hardings
strongest human Characteristic. per-
haps, ls his extreme loyalty TO his old
ffisnds. Nothing could be more cOr-
hia politically than that all Of them
viii be using every argument and plea
they can bring to bear to force Mr..
Harding to run again. Naturally. their
tslf.intsrsst will make them want him
10 rsay IN the White House, 40 othor-
wise their power and their c6ces will
fade away after March (. 1925.
Cor IL Ready 10 Flight
From q Republican standpoint the
certainty which has just developed
that Cox will make q fight for the
Democratic nomination is one Of the
n'Si cheering bits Of information that
a. dsvslOped since the election. Re-
fsisan leaders are certain that Hard
Tszn defeat any Democratic csndi-
~ Who is now out in the limelight.
~ believe this despite the disas-
a'a results Of the election last
.sa they are unanimous in believ-
eteA Cox will be the easiest Demo
eh u that have been mentioned
70 Sstsn
ntfsk is that q good many preni-
''n' Dsnosrats agres with this theory,
''b raiurally, they are not talking II
:" publication. A very prominent
''zoerat who has demonstrated very
"a Political saRacity. admitted to the
MIR that the probability at this
me seemed to be that william G.
ssAdoo vonld bs nominated. An I'M
s''a u not Outspoken Endorsement OF
M League Of Nations and wilson's
Psnsi'' generally would. he thought
''.onpsny this nomination.
Sneuld this turn out to be accurate,
= ,aid, there would be q repetition Of
,'10' except that the Republican me-
'Ilty would be smaller.
iou have told us who the Demo-
81" can lose WITH" this Senator was
..a' WIN you not tell Us who you
"lak could sinl"
can ssseribe him, but / cannot
'ns him." said the Senator, "fOr the
"npe reason that no man now out