The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-08

White House, especially what he did
during the war. while Ray Stannard
Baker Is publishing a serial story
Mr.. Wilson at the peace conference.
Also much publicity is given to the
Woodrow Wilson endowment move
ment
The letter Mr.. Wilson recently sent
to Claude Bowers of Fort Wayne. Ind.
president of the Indiana Democratic
Editorial association, illustrates the
former presidents keen interest in DO
litical affairs. He wrote to Mr.. Bow
ers:
st is very delightful to be asso-
ciated with such fighting and for
ward looking force as the Democrats
of Indiana
Wilson "DeIighted"
Mr.. Wilson also is delighted" to be
associated with other forward look.
ing" Democrats in the several other
states. He is suggesting moves on the
national political chessboard. and he
Is putting pep into his party. He is
telling Democratic party workers to
forget the drubbing received at the
polls IN November, 1920, and is assrr,
ing them, quoting from his letter 10
Bowers, "that the time is Just at hand
when the party will have an opportu-
nifty to serve the country in more an,-
Die measure and with more lasting
benefit than ever before" Which is
accepted to mean that Mr.. Wilson is
forward looking" to next November
with considerable confidence.
| In the event of Democratic success
at this years elections, Mr. Wilson S
! friends will be expected to claim the
victory as a reversal of popular judg.
ment about him and his policies, and
to insist that the Democratic cam
I paign in 1924 shall bear the brand OF
wisconsin and be shaped under his
! influences.
Cox Part Important.
Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, is expected ia
J have an important part to play in Mr.
| Wilson's political activities this veal
The Democratic presidential candidate
/ in 1920 was recently in Washington
Reports were current at the time that
he had conference with Mr.. Wilson
but these were denied. He was, how
ever, the guest Of honor at a private
dinner given by Joe Tumulty. Eigh
4 teen other Democratic leaders also
were present. Efforts were made tt
keep this function quiet. The waiter;
were directed not to give out the
names of Mr.. Tumulty's guests, but i
is hard to keep secrets from Washing
newspaper correspondents. 1t was {
matter of considerable comment tina
the day following the banquet, Senator
Hitchcock, who was one of Tumulty'!
guests, made an attack on the fou
power Pacific treaty.
1t is the purpose to make a vigc+
Gus Democratic campaign in Ohio thi
year and try to put President Hard
ing's state into the Democratic col
umn While Mr. Cox, it is said, viii
work for the reelection of Senate
Pomerene of Ohio, it is not becaus
of any love for Pomerene, but because
as some put it, he does not dare knit
Pomerene if he has regard for hi
own political future.
Cox Embarrassed.
What is said to be embarrassing t
Mr.. Cox is that if Senator Pomeren
| is reelected the latter will loom u
formidably for the 1924 presidentia
: nomination. At the same time, t
strike at Pomerene politically or tr
to undermine him in Ohio this yea
would be fatal to any hopes Mr. Co
, has Of again heading the ticket j
1924 Hence, he is expected to VOL
| for the success of the whole Demo
cratic ticket in Ohio this year an
take his chance that Pomerene wi
not overshodow him in 1924.