Cary T. Grayson Diary
Title
Cary T. Grayson Diary
Creator
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938
Identifier
WWP16282
Date
1920 July 1
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
Thursday.
Had restless night. Called me at 3 AM. “Dr Please examine my lungs they feel as if they have no air in them.” Rx—I sat by the bed side and talked for ab until 3.45—Discussed the pros & cons of candidates for the Dem. nomination. Much gratified over the Convention proceedings, so far.
Has secret code with Homer Cummings, who is now in San Francisco—JP.T. kept in ignorance of messages. The P & Mrs. W. arranged the code also decipered those from Cummings—
Friday
No comment on the Conventions proceedings. Nervous and restless day—Sent for me at 2.30. Unable to sleep—asthmatic attack—after Rrelief—talked—Referring to W.J. Bryan The P said “The reason he dislikes me so is because he is jealous because I supplanted him as leader of the Dem. Party”
Saturday
Much concern over the balloting in the Convention. 22 Ballots & no selection. I sat up until 3 A.M. at Ex. office—present JP.
T.—Tom Helflin—Col. Carrol,—South Aimes Brown—Cox. McAdoo & Palmer—leading but a deadlock. Dark Horses—I visited the P at 3.15 A.M. gave him the ballots—no comments, except if they nom. Cox he is one the weakest of the lot.
Sunday
P. sent a secret code to Cummings—JP.T. in ignorance. Comfortable day—very cool & pleasant weather—motored—Gertrude & I lunched with Walton Moore—Court House meeting—Health—Speakers Drs Lunden, Flannigan—Secy War Baker—Tuesday()Grattan—the Irish orator“He rose without a friend; he sat down without a friend.”He is not fit to black my boots—you are order—I beg pardon—he is fit to black my boots—W.G.M. easiest the most able of the lot—The trouble he would have been answering every little sn whipper snapper—I will not give advice & try to guide the next Pres. He is chosen leader by the people & should be given—Roosevelt & Taft cheapened by talking so muchWhen Roos returned from Africa he could have been a real power if he
Saturday
If Cox failes to support the League of Nations he would repudiate him. Talked plainly to JP.T. Also had a conference with Norman Davis about State Dept. affairs—also told him about Cox attitude about League of Nations—At night hwe told me he wanted to buy a home here in Wash. to enquire about price of 1333—16. St Williams house—Mass. Ave. and Dr Devroaux house Chevy Chase, said he would prefer a bunglow—but had to keep up appearances & dignity of an Ex-Pres—Had four thousand vols. of books from Princeton to store put away in a home. Might consider offer of Mr. Krock of Louisville Post, Ky. $75,000 year offered thru me—but that went agains his grain to accept such a big offer for so little in return—If a Rep. wPres—was elected he would certainly not write against him—He abhored an Ex Pres. “pbutting in—”He had been thinking to-day—trying to plan his future after —Must have something definite to accomplish.—Says everyone has lost interest in him because we think he is hopeless. Even Mrs. W. & CT.G.
Friday
P said he has had three careers—1st Lawyer (2) Teacher—(3) Politician & President—now he must enter a new field—B.
M.B. visited from 10.30 remained for lunch with Mrs. W.Mrs Grayson—CTG.BMB. ha was sent for to come to the P room after lunch. Discussed politics—said Gov. Cox should conduct campaign on a high moralplaine—(1) support League of Nations(2) Select Progressives to help his Campaign—(3) Homer Cummings for Campaign Manager—Depressed—Gordon visited after long absence—drove pony. Visited movies—P. gave him cake while on South porch—Said The Atlantic Monthly the best magazine. Had the oldest or longest ancestry? dates back to Longfellow & Lowell—Sunday10-30—A.M. meeting of Gov. JM. Cox, Franklin D. Roosevelt with PresidentRoosevelt on rear portico of White House.“I am sincerely glad to see you and congratulat you.” Presidents greeting to Gov—Cox—Then greeted & congratulated Roosevelt—Discussed the San Francisco Convention. Then the issues of the Campaign—League of Nations—President told many stories. Conference lasted fifty five minutes. Luncheon gu Cox & Roosevelt went to Executive Office—prepared statement as given out to the Press—Conferred with Senator Carter Glass of Va—Luncheon guests—Co Mrs. Wilson, Cox—Roosevelt, Glass—Grayson, Tumulty—J.R. Bolling—Cox & Roosevelt and I walked down to the basement floor on the way to the Executive office—as we reached the kitchen door, Swem, the President’s stenographer, appeared with the President’s statement which he read from P his short hand notes—Cox listened most attentively—“That is fine.” The Pres—dictated this statment to Swem. It was done so quickly Swem was able to overtake us on the way to the Executive office.
I was called to the Pres. room at 3 A.M. asthmatic spell—remained until 5 (five) o’clock. “Cox is a fine fellow.”morning exercise—Treatment—Good humor—Mr & Mrs. Sayre visitors—Dr Axson reading—moving pictures,—motor ride in afternoon.
Dinner Guests, Sec’ys Colby—Payne—Mr. Alvey Adee served in State Dept, 50 yrs. Comment on conversation between Secy Hay and Woo Ting Fang—“Hay was a little woozy—& Woowas a little Hazy.”
Had restless night. Called me at 3 AM. “Dr Please examine my lungs they feel as if they have no air in them.” Rx—I sat by the bed side and talked for ab until 3.45—Discussed the pros & cons of candidates for the Dem. nomination. Much gratified over the Convention proceedings, so far.
Has secret code with Homer Cummings, who is now in San Francisco—JP.T. kept in ignorance of messages. The P & Mrs. W. arranged the code also decipered those from Cummings—
Friday
No comment on the Conventions proceedings. Nervous and restless day—Sent for me at 2.30. Unable to sleep—asthmatic attack—after Rrelief—talked—Referring to W.J. Bryan The P said “The reason he dislikes me so is because he is jealous because I supplanted him as leader of the Dem. Party”
Saturday
Much concern over the balloting in the Convention. 22 Ballots & no selection. I sat up until 3 A.M. at Ex. office—present JP.
T.—Tom Helflin—Col. Carrol,—South Aimes Brown—Cox. McAdoo & Palmer—leading but a deadlock. Dark Horses—I visited the P at 3.15 A.M. gave him the ballots—no comments, except if they nom. Cox he is one the weakest of the lot.
Sunday
P. sent a secret code to Cummings—JP.T. in ignorance. Comfortable day—very cool & pleasant weather—motored—Gertrude & I lunched with Walton Moore—Court House meeting—Health—Speakers Drs Lunden, Flannigan—Secy War Baker—Tuesday()Grattan—the Irish orator“He rose without a friend; he sat down without a friend.”He is not fit to black my boots—you are order—I beg pardon—he is fit to black my boots—W.G.M. easiest the most able of the lot—The trouble he would have been answering every little sn whipper snapper—I will not give advice & try to guide the next Pres. He is chosen leader by the people & should be given—Roosevelt & Taft cheapened by talking so muchWhen Roos returned from Africa he could have been a real power if he
Saturday
If Cox failes to support the League of Nations he would repudiate him. Talked plainly to JP.T. Also had a conference with Norman Davis about State Dept. affairs—also told him about Cox attitude about League of Nations—At night hwe told me he wanted to buy a home here in Wash. to enquire about price of 1333—16. St Williams house—Mass. Ave. and Dr Devroaux house Chevy Chase, said he would prefer a bunglow—but had to keep up appearances & dignity of an Ex-Pres—Had four thousand vols. of books from Princeton to store put away in a home. Might consider offer of Mr. Krock of Louisville Post, Ky. $75,000 year offered thru me—but that went agains his grain to accept such a big offer for so little in return—If a Rep. wPres—was elected he would certainly not write against him—He abhored an Ex Pres. “pbutting in—”He had been thinking to-day—trying to plan his future after —Must have something definite to accomplish.—Says everyone has lost interest in him because we think he is hopeless. Even Mrs. W. & CT.G.
Friday
P said he has had three careers—1st Lawyer (2) Teacher—(3) Politician & President—now he must enter a new field—B.
M.B. visited from 10.30 remained for lunch with Mrs. W.Mrs Grayson—CTG.BMB. ha was sent for to come to the P room after lunch. Discussed politics—said Gov. Cox should conduct campaign on a high moralplaine—(1) support League of Nations(2) Select Progressives to help his Campaign—(3) Homer Cummings for Campaign Manager—Depressed—Gordon visited after long absence—drove pony. Visited movies—P. gave him cake while on South porch—Said The Atlantic Monthly the best magazine. Had the oldest or longest ancestry? dates back to Longfellow & Lowell—Sunday10-30—A.M. meeting of Gov. JM. Cox, Franklin D. Roosevelt with PresidentRoosevelt on rear portico of White House.“I am sincerely glad to see you and congratulat you.” Presidents greeting to Gov—Cox—Then greeted & congratulated Roosevelt—Discussed the San Francisco Convention. Then the issues of the Campaign—League of Nations—President told many stories. Conference lasted fifty five minutes. Luncheon gu Cox & Roosevelt went to Executive Office—prepared statement as given out to the Press—Conferred with Senator Carter Glass of Va—Luncheon guests—Co Mrs. Wilson, Cox—Roosevelt, Glass—Grayson, Tumulty—J.R. Bolling—Cox & Roosevelt and I walked down to the basement floor on the way to the Executive office—as we reached the kitchen door, Swem, the President’s stenographer, appeared with the President’s statement which he read from P his short hand notes—Cox listened most attentively—“That is fine.” The Pres—dictated this statment to Swem. It was done so quickly Swem was able to overtake us on the way to the Executive office.
I was called to the Pres. room at 3 A.M. asthmatic spell—remained until 5 (five) o’clock. “Cox is a fine fellow.”morning exercise—Treatment—Good humor—Mr & Mrs. Sayre visitors—Dr Axson reading—moving pictures,—motor ride in afternoon.
Dinner Guests, Sec’ys Colby—Payne—Mr. Alvey Adee served in State Dept, 50 yrs. Comment on conversation between Secy Hay and Woo Ting Fang—“Hay was a little woozy—& Woowas a little Hazy.”
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Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938, “Cary T. Grayson Diary,” 1920 July 1, WWP16282, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.