The Washington times., 1924-04-18
Ohio T0G|VE COX
full SLATE,
CLAIM
Disputed by McAdoo Friends,
Who Say He Will Get
Some Delegates.
BY WILLIAM J. HUSKE.
international News Service.

CLEVELAND, April 1Ss - AS IN
1920, Ohio's forty.eight votes in the
Democratic national convention VIII
be cast for James M. Cox, Demo
cratic Presidential nominee In 1920,
and three times Democratic COVER.
nor of this pivotal State, according
to predictions made here by leading
supporters OF the Ohio leader.
In the preferential primaries TO
be held In this State April 20 Demo
cratic voters may express their
choice between Mr.. Cox and VII
liam Gibbs McAdoo, OF California,
former Secretary Of the Treasury.
At that time fifty-two delegates-
eight-at.large and two each from
the twenty-five Congressional ais
tricts of the State--wfll be named
by those voting in the primary.
The Cox slate IL replete with
names Of men mentioned In con-
Eection with Presidential nomina'
tons past and present. Heading the
list is former Governor James y.
Campbell. elected to the States high.
est office in 1883 and voted Tor as
q Presidential candidate at the con-
vention in 1892, which preceded the
second election of Grover Cleveland.
r UElu0E 6UNSElAOI ~ ANSOA &A0S AeNS~ef
Attorney General of the United
States in the second Cleveland I'D
EninistratioE, was one OF the leading
candidates for the Democratic noni-
nation in the historic Baltimore COM
vention Of 1919, when Woodrow
Wilson began his meteoric national
career. Former Senator Atlee Pom.
creme Of Canton, Government coln-
sci in the oil leasing cases, ana
Newton D. Baker, former Secretary
of War. are others in the list or
Cox supporters whose names have
been mentioned frequently fOr the
Democratic leadership.
Claim Disputed.
The claim to a solid Cox delega-
ton is hotly disputed by the Nc
Adoo leadership. Wilbur %. VIII
kin, Of Cleveland, State manager
of the McAdoo interests and law
partner Of Judge David Rockwell,
national manager of the Califor-
MANS candidacy. predicts there
will be many McAdoo delegates
elected and says McAdoo has an
even chance Of winning the State
wide preference vote.
The battle finds organization
leaders in both camps. Rockwell
himself was long a leading figure
in State politics, and when Cox
was governor was one of his close
advisers. Hamilton G. De Weese,
of Clumbus, In charge Of the Nc
Adoo work CT organization in the
State, has also been closely affilli
ated with, Democratic organization
politics.
However, in the main the fight |
viii be staged with the organiza-
ton, State and county, backing Mr..
Cox, and the McAdoo element. re-
lying upon the support Of those
not closely affiliated with the
organization.
Platform Interests.
Mr.. Cox, according to apparently
reliable reports, win go to New
York more interested in the plat
form than in securing the nomina-
ton. -Four years ago he made
nationwide fight to secure approval
of adherence OF America to the
League OF Nations.
Study Of this question in the last
four years-including trip over
war-torn Europe-haS only served
to strengthen Mr.. Cox's convictions.
It is thus made certain that
Ohio's delegation in the Democratic
conventional the Cox slate wins
will stand for q reaffirmation Of the
1920 platform on international Ques-
tons, with such changes as are
made necessary by succeeding
events.
Candidacy Active.
However, interest in the plat.
form, great though that may be,
will not be permitted to interfere
with active work of securing an.
other chance for the Ohioan at the
Presidency.
The State campaign is proceed
ing very quietly. Now and then
statements are promulgated from
one headquarters or the other.
James A. Rice, one Of the McAdoo
candidates for delegate-at-large, is
billed to make a number Of speeches
throughout the State, but thus far
this has brought no counter demon
stration from the Cox forces.