New-York tribune., 1922-11-04
Cox Loses Last
Hope of Being
Fayorite Son
Injection of League Into
Campaign and Wet and
Dry Issue Have Checked
Promised Landslide
May Elect Thompson
Presidential Bee of Former
Nominee Causing Ohio
Democrats Much Trouble
BY Garter Field

cLENEfsAND, Ohio, Nov. SHINES
Co.'s Presidentia. bee is causing
zeys trouble TO the Democrats in the
gaekeyo Stste this fall than any other
sre eiement, AS told in the dispatch
ron Columbus last night, his injection
Il the League of Nations issue into
fse campaiga is one of .he two ele.
wsnss- the other being che wet and
Srs issue--which has checked what
ethsrwisa would have been a Demo
cratic landslide.
II has apparently elected Carmi
Thompson, the Republican candidate
for Governor. and it has given life 20
the arht being n7ade against Senator
yemerene by Dr, Fess, Republican cam
sIsste for Senator. Now Gvea thc
ssnstorship is in doubt.
When Cox tolls q hechier ora ten
asys ago that the League Of Nations
yss net an issue this fall, hat chat it
sould be Two years hence, meaning, Of
course, thst he would be the Demo
cratic nominee for President and the
league his issue in 1924, he brought
out into the open mutterings in the
Democratic organization which had
previously been pretty we'll concealed,
but which have been developing for
some time.
Has Lost Last Chance
Nov il may be stated as fatty as
anything can be in politics that James
N. Cox has lost his last chance Of
again being Ohio's favorite son at a
Democratic National Convention. 1t
had been generally assumed, especially
outside Of Ohio, that this years Sena-
$srial election would determine wheth-
er Ohio would present the name Of
$HaA oF
national convention.
II Is still true that if Pornerene is
reelected Senator he will be Ohio's
favorits son In June, 1924, when the
national gathering of the Democratic
uarhorsas is held. But it is not true
that Cox will nave that commendation
70 The convention, even If Pomerene is
dsfsated.
undcv the surface Cox has been los
iay .hs support Of his lieutenants for
some time. No public statements have
beer made by any of the men con-
rsrnsA, bat it is common knowledge
among Ohio Democrats that there has
beer Q political estrangement between
Cor and the men whose tireless energy
and rreat ability won the fight for him
pos ers Of the wilson Administration,
the Anti-Saloon League and William
Jennings Bryan.
Did Yeoman Service
His manager ct San Francisco was
I'D Moore, Of Youngstown, at that time
0hio's member Of the Democratic Ma
tenal Committee. Among Moore's lieu
sanauts In that fight was George White
former member Of the House from the
Marietta dists:ct, and who was later
selected by Gsx for chairman SCI the
rational committee after Moore had
declined to serve. Another WAS ". w
Burbin. chairman of the state commit.
tee, and still another was w. B Gong
wor, OF Cleveland. There were others
splenty but this is enough Go show tht
general idea.
Had it not been for this little group
which fought on when every one out
SIDE their own organization thought i
was a waste of time, Cox would neve
have got within striking distance of III
nomination. Even before this fight
one Of the most amazing in the histor.
If the Democratic party, however, thes
men had done yeoman service in push
inr Cox to the fore. For example, i
WAS Ed Moore's diplomacy and skill
which resulted in Senator Pomefen
sgreeing to give way to Cox without
EXHb, CHSiCiAS H68 way osAohS Sop
psrt himself for the Presidential nom
nation in the spring of 1920. l
oaked for time as though both Pom
creme and Cox would go into the pri
nary and have the same sort of figh
which occurred eight years before whel
Newton . Baker, then Mayor of Cleve
land, wrecked Jud Harmon's Presiden
tia ambitions by forcing primar,
tight which split the delegation.
Against Cox's Ambitions
Practically every member of thi
group which fought so successfully.
for Cox two years ago Is now definitel
and flatly ag ainst Cox's own ambition
to be the candidate in 1924. Such i
the strength of these men that 1t i
nes believed Cox has possible chanc
Of making even a respectable showing
IN the fight for Ohio's delegates
should he go that far after learnin,
their attitude.
ihe parting of the ways has beel
50 gradual that it is difficult to poin
the exass spot where Cox got upol
aifferent highway from that bein
tnveled by Moore, White, Durbin an
aagwer, but it does not requs-.. -
sying instruments to determine thai
aaeneyer the parting occurred, ther
plenty of difference now in tn
general direction of the two roads.
~ really began shortly after tn
section Of 1920, when Cox paid yisi
" the White House and receive
Noodrow Wilson's blessing. No on
anew anew better than Moore aid Whit
st THIS WAS political suicide. The
s'ehed with regretful eyes what wa
sgafded by the Murphy, Nugent, Tag
ss's and B. *lnan wing of the part
: betrayal s'.pledges made TO ther
= oah Francisco - Cox made speec
.0r speech in that campaign contrar
everything that had been believe
Ais supporters at convention tim
Starvation at Headquarters
vox made his campaign withou
sasuAng his campaign managers, q
instance when he began harpin
sa the "slush fund.- which the Re-
ssisans were using against hin
sssoy frightening would-be contribl
70 ms own fund that they Nigh
ealled before an inquisitive Cor
ssiohal committee. Starvation ss
x. Democratic headquarters, an
w very practical men who had nom
ssss assa loX found themselves very III
suit. N1 '''potehe as the =
s Nest Cox, instead of accepting th
s;a .se Tor Harding as temporary reie,
,;oa, ;oa, at least, Of the League OF N;
osa yas, went to Europe and began givin
~. ~, ,,hs~xYiews saying that Americ
Tpuad Tppuad eventually enter the leagu
his SO alarmed the Democrats {
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