Evening star., 1952-12-25

Truman administration, Repre-
sentatie Cox was in a powerful
position on the committee to block
much OF the legislative plans Of
the Roosevelt and Truman "Nev
Deal-Fair Deal" administrations
Abandoned Truman.
In 1948. Mr.. Cox said he would
not support President Truman for
reelection. He said he would vote
for j. Strom Thurmond, the States
Rights ticket presidential .nomi-
nee. ~
Mr.. Cox said then that Presi-
dent Truman had abandoned the
principles Of the Democratic Party
that I have known and always
loved"
When Congress was in session,
Mr.. Cox lived at the Wardman
Park Hotel here. He had a valu-
able collection Of Dresden china
and other art objects and dis
played them in his apartment in
the hotel.
The Representative was well
known for his hot temper, as well
as the violence of his language
when engaged in legislative debate.
He was impulsive in other ways,
too. Soon after the war, while
visiting Essen, Germany, he was
touched by the plight of the Ger
man children. He gave them his
overcoat. his scarf and many other
articles of his baggage.
Broke With Roosevelt.
He was in Congress for nearly 10
years before he began to attract
national attention, and it was not
until 1896 that he came to be
known to be a foe of President
Roosevelt. Soon thereafter, he
opposed Mr.. Roosevelt's Supreme
Court reorganization plan, and
he charged that Mr.. Roosevelt was
taking orders from John L. Lewis
head of the United Mine Workers
In 1910. Mr.. Cox urged immedi-
ate liquidation of the National
Labor Relations Board and he
also assailed the Securities and
Exchange Commission. In 1943
he had a prolonged and bitter
feud with the Federal Com
munications Commission, calling
it "the nastiest bunch of rats to
be found in this entire country" /"
He had been appointed chair
man of a special House committee
investigating the FEC, but he
resigned as chairman and a men,
ber Of the committee in order to
restore his independence" when
questions were raised about his
fitness to serve. Among other
things, it was said that he had
an interest in an Albany (Ga.) }
radio station which had pending
business before the FEC.
Headed Foundations Probe.
Until he became ill, Repre-
sentative Cox had been presiding
as chairman of a special House
committee appointed to find out
whether tax-free educational foun-
dations are using any of their
funds to assist subversive move
ments.
Last November Is, he blasted
DR.. Robert M. Hutchins. an as
sociate director of the Ford
Foundation for. as Mr.. Cox said,
CLOSING his eyes, toward help
the Congressman contended foun-
dations have given subversive
groups The charge was made
while Mr.. Cox was examining
spokesmen for the foundations.
Three years ago Mr.. Cox en-
gagged in a fist fight on the House
floor with the late Representative
SABBATH, Democrat, of Illinois, who
then was dean Of the House. It
was an unbilled one-rounder,
which f1ared during . hearing on
a housing bill. So a,s a,.
In August. 1941, Mr.. Cox also
engaged in a bitter exchange with
Representative SABBATH after a
close vote on an Army service ex-
tension bill.
Fought for Small Business.
Mr.. Cox was a foe of wages and
hours laws. He contended the
real purpose behind them was to
hamstring small businesses, stop
industrial development in the
South and bring all activities of
the people under Federal control.
He also contended that private
ownership in this country stands
at the mercy of Government
bureaucrats and unionist dicta-
tors"
A native Of Mitchell County,
Ga, Mr.. Cox studied at Mercer
University, Macon, Ga. In 1902
he was admitted to the Georgia
bar and began practicing law at
Camilla.
He was a judge of the superior
courts, Albany (Ga0 circuit from
1912 to 1916. Then he resigned
to make his first bid for Congress.
He was defeated. and it was not