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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1920
Page
1
Ohio governor Cox meets with President Wilson at the White House and on Judge Ansberry's lawn to discuss campaign strategy. He plans to tour many states with Roosevelt, aiming to reach voters directly and declare no speeches were given during the stop.
Gov Cox leads informal talks in Washington with Senator Hitchcock and Franklin Roosevelt backing his stand on the league and prohibition. He presses for Wilson counsel and signals readiness to harmonize with administration plans while meeting reporters and a White House audience amid a busy conference schedule.
Attor ney General Mitchell Palmer declared he would not resign and planned a week of rest at his Stroudsburg home. He expressed full support for Cox and Roosevelt, calling them high class men, and said he would campaign in October to back the ticket. He noted mixed feelings about the San Francisco convention but praised Pennsylvania delegates and his native state.
Bela Kun former Hungarian dictator and several other communists escaped from a train near Oderberg while en route from Vienna to Russia via Germany. The mishap surfaced when the train reached Oderberg and their current whereabouts are unknown. Authorities say the deportation stems from repatriation of Austrian prisoners in Russia with Soviets deeming the Hungarians as allies.
Ohio Governor Cox faces a pivotal White House meeting with President Wilson as anti administration forces question his stance on the league of nations. The conference could shape the campaign with Cox needing to balance Democratic and anti Wilson factions while Senator Harding advances his acceptances.
Commander Evangeline Booth of the Salvation Army arrives in New York aboard the steamship Celtic after touring the British Isles and visiting battlefields in France and Belgium. English golf stars Edward Ray and Harry Vardon also disembarked from the same vessel.
Chicago July 11 Republicans issued a platform omitting the law and order plank adopted with other planks by unanimous vote at the national convention. Prohibitionists denounced the omission and said Capt Hajitz would seek an explanation from the New York authorities. The missing plank affirmed equality before the law and impartial enforcement to maintain American institutions.
In light winds at Sandy Hook on July 17, Resolute defeated Shamrock IV on the first leg and led most of the race. A shifting breeze and a late decision ended the contest 30 miles, six hour rule expired, with Shamrock IV unable to finish. Captain Charles Francis Adams II steered Resolute to a clear advantage over the British challenger.
Allied chiefs meet German delegates as Germany agrees to coal shipment terms. Dr Walter Simons warns of Ruhr unrest and appeals for food supplies while seeking a unified German police model. Lloyd George notes Americans could aid and stresses fair play amid tense talks.
Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt prepare for a brief rest at Campo Bello in Eastport Maine. Franklin D Roosevelt Democratic vice presidential nominee to arrive by destroyer on Sunday July 26. Mrs Roosevelt had earlier returned from Hyde Park New York.
London dispatch reports General Wrangel’s forces surprise and destroy eighteen bolshevik cavalry regiments. The commander-in-chief and staff were captured, 20,000 soldiers taken prisoner, 60 guns and 3 armored trains seized. An additional 100,000 Cossacks reportedly joined Wrangel, bolstering his army.
Reports from Peking and Tientsin describe fierce fighting south of Peking between Anfu and Chihli forces. A railway train mission to Yangtsun found Chihli troops retreating under Japanese pressure, with both sides suffering casualties as the railway corridor remains disrupted.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia boards for Washington to confer with Governor Cox, the Democratic presidential nominee, after serving as chairman of the resolutions committee at the national convention. The Lynchburg dispatch notes the meeting set for the following day.
The Titusville Civic League presented to Gov James M. Cox in Titusville Florida a Florida grown watermelon weighing 61 pounds. The melon carried a message wishing him success as the Democratic nominee for President.
Allied notes threaten to drive the Turkish government from Europe within ten days if it refuses to sign the peace treaty or fail to establish control in Anatolia. The reply cites Turkish atrocities against Armenians and others, calls for independence for non Turkish areas, and maintains Straits terms with minor amendments including ships transfer.
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