U.S. PRESIDENCY.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1920, Page 5

U.S. PRESIDENCY.

THE DEMOCRAT SELECTION. MIWNTED BY THE PARTY. *t Telegraph.—Press -Un.-Copnlfht. New York. July 6. The Washington correspondent of the Now York Timeß states that the Democrats generally express satisfaction with . the nomination of Mr. J. M. Cox, Governor of Ohio, for the Presidency, and Mr. Franklin Roosevelt, AesistantSwotary' to the Navy for the Vice,Pretid*noy. President Wilson will give theirt. full support in the campaign. Mr. Cox "will inherit the virtues, but not the mistakes, of the Wilson administration. v Mr. Samuel Gompers, president of the - American federation of Labor, interviewed at Chicago, said the choice of Mr. Cox was the best solution of the Democratic Convention. Mr. <0&k", In a recent Interview with the Evening World; said: "The League of Nations %ill promote the status of • th» Irish people; it will permit them <tarpretatifc their case to the conscience of the world. We must maintain the tftal. principles of the T/eaty as enunci•s4 by President Wilson. The mere promise of this country to place its re- ' a|6talWlitf upon the shifting sands of <J6ngresßi<mal caprice is a travesty of - fciitnftn intelligence. We should not, however, elose our minds to reservations which are not harmful, but which will aid in reconciling the differences sow existing. I am in favor of what the majority of the people want as con-<-«rna ". prohibition."—Aus.-N.2. Cable Assn. Washingtoni July ft President Wilson has sent congratulatory telegrams Ut Mr. Cox and Mr. - Boosa«*lt-*Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. - .. , . New York, July 6. The S»n Francisco correspondent of the Times says, that the Vice-Presiden-tial nominee, Mr. Roosevelt, is 38 years , old, a lawyer by profession and a native of New York State. He was a State Senator, and has been Assistant- ■ Secretary of the Navy since 1913. ExPrasident Roosevelt was his fifth cousin afaf Uncle by marriage. Tie nominee in 1912 led a group which played an important part in the nomination of President Wilson, and as a result he received the appointment M the secretaryship.. He is an earnest admirer of .President Wilson and a strong adminlrtraHon supporter. It is also kmurn that he is closelv allied with the twgrMtve element of the Democratic ?a*ty.-iAna,-N.Z. Cable Assn. ){& COX ACCEPTS NOMINATION. Received Julr 8, 11.50 p.m. New York, July 7. a message from Dayton, Ohio, states Mr. Cox has telegraphed the convenor, of this Convention accepting nomination, and stating: "We carry our cause to the homes of the land with assurances that faith shall be kept, and that the institutions of a free people are always Sufficient for the needs of the time."— Aus.-NZ Cable Assn. REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN. TS& SUGGESTED PROGRAMME. New York, July 7. The.Chicago correspondent of the New York Times says it is understood that the Republican Party will make the League of Nations and the alleged , eSttavagance ami inefficiencies of the Wilson administration issues in the coming campaign. If not, an attempt will be made to inject personalities on the prohibition issue.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.