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Show GOX IN CAPITAL FOR CONFERENCE filSON Leader of Dry Forces in Senate Sen-ate Says Candidate Gets His Indorsement WASHINGTON, Julj 17. Th national na-tional capital Kjve a cordial welcome today to Governor Cox, Democratic presidential nominee, upon bis arrival !'or a conference tomorrow with President Presi-dent Wilson. Mel at the station by Franklin D. Roos?velt, his running mate, and other prominent Hemoci ax.8, a crowd of several sev-eral thousand persons cheered and almost al-most stampeded Governor Col in their receptlop, He shook hands with score's pciid lor moving picture men ;tr:d u;is greeted by many fen route to the home oi former Representative T. T. Aiisberry of (hlo. his host. Preliminary to his conference with President Wilson at one-thirty tomorrow tomor-row at tbo White House Governor Cox talked ovoi campaign questions with Several party spokesmen. He will see ' others tomorrow before leaving at 4 50 P in. for Columbus. The league of nations and other International In-ternational questions Governor Cox told newspaper men, will bo the prin- clpaj issues discussed with President wilaon. ''The president knows more about international affairs thun any one 1 j know and I am here to counsel with him," the Governor said. RELATIONS CORDXA1 It will be the first time," he added, l' that 1 have seen him since his illness! '"j: our - lations have always been .very ordlol.V The league of nations also was the' main subject of a conien ie tonight I between the governor and Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, ranking Democrat Dem-ocrat 'o the senate foreign relations committee and administration spokesman spokes-man In the senate treaty tight. They declared they were in perfect harmon) ' on the League oi" nations. Senator Hitchcock said the governor's views also were in accord with those of the j president. The senator expressed the ' opinion that all the Democratic leaden lead-en would bo in accord with the governor. gov-ernor. GETS DR1 SUPPORT Senator yiu-ppard, lender of the dry forces In the senate, declared after a five minub- talk with Governor ( o that be was perfoctly satisfied with I the governor's stand on the prohibition prohibi-tion question and that he not only would support hlni but would take the ulump for blm. I Another conference was with Victor MUrdOck Ol the federal trade commission, commis-sion, who was among thode considered consid-ered at the San Francisco convention for the vice presidential nomination The governor said the Information he washed from. Mr Murdock referred to the high cost of living, and profiteering profiteer-ing and " oilier tiubjec ts of considerable consider-able economic importance." VISIT TUIO SOUTH. Tticj governor reiterated that he WOUld go into every state and said specifically that he expected to visit the southern slates. "I think it would be very gracious lo go there, although not necessary, ol course." he remarked. Until he meets the Democratic national na-tional committer Tuesday at Columbus. Colum-bus. Governor Cox said he could not1 announce bis traveling plans more 'I. 1- Initely. "I plan to Btart at oneo. 1 meau bv that very soon after the ceremony of notification and acei-ptanee." he suld i i tpeot this will big in thy early nart of August." NOTHING I NDIbMllED, 'in ii isms of hfs touring plans were mentioned and the governor replied: " can see nothing undignified in carrying I In- , iu.-v it, tin- ,,-,,,b- " The goverhor said ho hoped ami ex-' ptctod that President Wilson would aid materially In the campaign, add-, (Continued on ia;;o Seven Cox Is in Capital for H Conference With Wilson J M nnthiiii-d Prom li'c One.) 'lng "if not by speeches, by state- HbbbbbbbI The governor asked that attention HbbbbbbbI j be called to the fact that the Demo- IbbbbbI I ratlc national committee would meet LIbbbbbbbI Tuesday at Columbus Instead of Day- IH ton Chairman Cummlngg had called H j it for Dayton, lut the nominee had It H I transferred to Columbus. |