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COX BEGAN CAREER
AS BOY ON FARM
Entered Politics After Toaohing
School and Working for
Newspapers
CHOSEN GOVERNOR 3 TIMES
Cox Was Printer's Devil,
Then Oivned 2 Newspapers
James Mlddlcton Cox was born
on nn Ohio farm In 1870.
He taught ncliool in the dnytlrao
ami worked evenings in n printing
office.
Since 1012, when he wns nomi
nated for governor, he has been the
Democratic lender of his state.
The Ohio scbool code is regarded
as his best monument.
And ns manager and owner of
newspnpers ha has been n great
success.
.TnmM Mlddleton Cox wai iiorn on n
farm near Jacksonburg, Butler county,
Ohio, Mnrch 31, 1870, tho son of
Gilbert and Eliza A. Cox." As a boy
he learned to know what chores were,
early in the morning and late nt night.
As noon as ho was able to "lond a
hand" he devoted more time, to work
than to play.
He attended the country school near
Ms home nnd later nas grnduntcd from
the Mlddletown High School. lie
always was earning money by doing all
j-orts of odd Jobs, one of which wns as
fnnitor in a rural church. After that
he wns a newsboy nnd n printer's devil
in Mlddletown. He did these things to
pay his way through high school, which
to him then ni advanced education.
He never attended college.
Mr. Cox taught a country school
PCTornl terms after obtaining his high
Ffhool diploma, but he preferred news
paper work nnd became n reporter on
the Mlddletown News-Signal, then nnd
still owned by John Q. Baker, Mr.
Cox's brother-in-law.
Scores Beat on Rail Wreck
City newspapers in those days, ns
now. had n correspondent In each town
Jn tlie territory where thev circulated,
nnd young Cox "covered" his town for
the Cincinnati Enquirer. His big
rhnnce arrived with a rallrond wreck at
Heno. near Mlddletown, in which sev
eral persons were killed.
Knowing the story waR no good to his
paper unless he could get it into tho
office, he tore n sheet from n newspaper,
gave it to the operator at Mlddletown
nnd told him to send every word of it,
fo thnt he could hold the wire. Young
Cox then rnn nil the wnv to Heno, got
his story and got it on the mnnopolired
wire while other correspondents stood
by helplessly. As a result the Enquiier
pot a scoop and Cox wns given a job on
the city staff.
In the middle nineties Mr. Cox was
promoted to city editor, but resigned to
become secretary to Representative Pnul
J. Sorg. from his home district, tho
Third Ohio. Thnt work gave him
valuable experience nnd created the de
sire to become n member of Congress.
Rejuvenates Nowspincrs
At the expiration of Mr. Sorg's term,
in 1S9S. Mr. Cox bought the very much
dnwn-at-the-bcol Dally llnvton News,
and four venrs Inter acquired the
Springfield Press-Republic, the nnmc of
which he changed. Both papers now arc
highly profitnblc.
Mr. Cox wns elected to Congress in
IfinS and re-elected in 1010. In 1012,
nt the last nominating convention In
Ohio. Mr. Cox wns the Democratic
candidate for governor nnd Ills election
was easy, due to a split In the Repub
lican pnrty. lie was defentcd for re
election In 1014, but wns elected gov
ernor in 1010 and ro-elected in 101S.
Bii'Ini'ss success paralleled his politi
nl achievements nnd. through his own
efforts, Cox has nmnsed n fortune.
Mr. Cox bernme the lender of the Demo
cratic pnrty in Ohio when he was first
nominated for governor. As one who
had brought radical changes in the
Mate constitution, he took the field in
its behnlf. His first term br governor
was devoted chiefly, to forwarding the
enactment of laws to put the new state
constitution into effect.
Legislation for which (lovernor Cox
is best known includes n model woi le
mon's lompensntlon law nnd n child la
bor law which hnve been extensively
copied by other states.
Educators of the country sny the
Ohio school eodc. enacted under Gov
ernor Cox's direction, will live as a
monument to his achievements.
Ho wns credited, while chief ex
fcutlve of his state, with the adoption
by Ohio s Legislature of the following
measures: Budget system, compulsory
workmen s compensation system, rural
jchool code, initiative and referendum
in state legislation, homo rule for cities
network road system, nonpartisan Judi
ciary, widows' pensions nnd prison ro
form. Mr. Cox Is n lover of the out-of-ooors,
plays golf, hunts, fishes, rides
torscbaek nnd takes long hikes.
Owns Fine Country Placo
The Cox home is a beautiful country
Place, Trail's End, near Dayton. Ho
-. mimiunni ms Dirtnpiaee, the farm
nrnr Jacksonburg, which strangers havo
owned for years, and intends making it
his residence.
Jjiu .eaMnB Mr. Cox's first wife
Obtained ii divorce, Uio case not being
ar! W- nChl,d,;C.n.by thnt "BC
l.m.-P- J-rnhnne.v. of Dayton;
w7M m. rxVTr- ml J!'n Cox. tho
lattir still In school. The present Sirs.
ox was Miss Gnrgnretta Blair
dauehtrr of Thomas S. IJInir. CI cago
,?JI!M ,wan- '"y have an eight"
nonths-old daughter Anne. Mr. Cox
s a member of the Episcopal Church
School Teacher and Printer's Devil
lhUorUtMVd":0Br"Mt rCC0,,eCt,0nB'
to'i'inu l "ns t!'d enoURh x wnH sent
l"v "fRe school, and there I learned
K aIM lh1 tlm. l Wns Ritec t0
at Vi,i,ii nH printcr K dcvil un" newsboy
fi, ,,M0!'n' on n pan(r caH"'1 th0
in law. ' Nuls owncd b"" my brother-
a mUhUBhMnicllt.RC!'01 an'l ot ?'
office n.n.i l2 work, in tnp newspaper
my hPl ldM nVv'Ul 8 a week and
Part of L,11"1 l M nly do this
C. tl10 Umc' as l hai' day school,
"wohon'!,'0ICr?.or t0,',d ,h0 'T of his
ms ..hnu'r rn ,roa'1 wrrck w"""
ortln- Suti1lw5,tjr-,one y.!,,r'- 0,,1 and
W Wl luck iHlRIVJ ' ,U,d MncakK "'
qupnee nf !' hilm,lrcp ,,s a eonse-
"I l! .ll ?l fat. he added :
to me thnP 0" U!at ib Ioolcd bigger
Htates anfthrt """I'lcncy of the United
""iS'thSl ""!? l t00k It- and I
'obaccVZV""11 l ft,"1 J- Sor- tho bl8
nnd asked ' V'aH c,fctc,, to Congress
I'J theBlVLmo 'il" ""Wesslonnl salary,
PrtildJiit -V m.U t"""" ho ''"d been
when Th f.i'.he .11.onrd of Education
Men om.u!,,t nlht Bch001 and had
"He wmanrl.0V 'WW, to me.
wlth him n me ,t0. stny n business
M bee?, aD J' ' Mt Congress, but I
MwiaSw h'i'i0 t0Q aeverely by the
my blood. Bo I borrowed tno money
from him, nnd in 1808, Just nt the close
of tho Spanish-American AVnr, I bought
the Dnvton News.
I did everything on tho paper from
copy desk to telegraph desk, editing
besides, arid at night going into the
business offlco nnd nttcndlng to tho
finances. Lastly, I bought out the
other stockholders, giving them my
notes, nnd became solo owner. No one
ever know I was in town until the
Republican boss of the town, Lowes,
sued mo for libel. We compromised
for one cent.
"After that, Arthur E. Applcynrd.
of Boston, came through this part of
Ohio buying up traction roads nnd
Imnks. nnd T expned him. He sued
mo for .$."00,000. Under nn old statute,
if criminal libel wns nlleged, the owner
of a pnper could not get his property
back without putting up n bond cqunl
to twice tho nmount ot tho sum sued
for.
"Applcynrd thought ho had me there.
But I kept in my office, working like
mnd, and rtnlllnr qft the time until my
bondsmen arrived : and ns soon as they
old I enme out with nn extrn announc
ing the News wns out of Jnll."
Governor Cox, Ohio,
Democratic Choice
ConllnmM from Vnite Onr
was to nrrnnge nn Indorsement from tho
Tnmmnnny people for Mr. Roosevelt.
The tnlk for Colby, nfter he first
declined to bo n cundldutc, wns circu
lated by Tammnny men. Thnrlcs V.
Murphy and Oormnn E. Mack partici
pated iu tho conferences.
Many Candidates in Field
When the rollcall fot- nomluntion for
Vice President begnn Alnbama yielded
to Tennessee, nnd Mnjor General I. D.
Tyson wns placed in nomination by
Ilnrvev II. Hnnnnh, of Xnhvil1e. Tcnn.
Richard Seeley Jones, of Seattle,
"Wnsh., n prlvnte in the nrmy during
the wnr. seconded the nomination of
Genernl Tyson. Airs. D. A. McDoughnl
of Hapulpn, Okla., also seconded the
nomination of General Tyson.
Governor Hnmucl G., Stcwnrt, of
Montnnn, wns plnccd in nomination by
Scnntor Walsh, of thnt stntc. Miss
Alice Reynolds, of Provo, Utah, sec
onded the nomination of Governor Stew
art. Senator Pittman, of Nevada, also sec
onded the nomination of Governor Stew
art. Edward L. Doheny, of Cincinnati,
was placed In nomination for the vice
presidency by I)rin A. Haadley, of
Eos Angeles. Michael h. Sullivnn, pi
Salem, Mass.. seconded the nomination
of Mr. Doheny.
Senator Nugent, of Idaho, nominated
former Judge James n. Ilawlcy, of
Boise, Idaho.
Mereditli Out of Unco
lown passed when cnlled, nnd thnt
seemed to nssuro thnt Secrctnry
TtTeredlth would not be offered for tho
plnco.
Judge Moore, manager for Governor
Cox. did not quote to Inquhers nny word
received from the presidential nominee,
but it wns snid by others thnt Mr. Cox
was willing to lenvo the choice for Vice
President to the convention. An effort
had been mnde to learn Cox's wishes.
The session wns called for noon today,
but wns delnved by n session of con
gratulations for which nobody had time
enrly this morning when the convention
ndiourned.
The convention, recovering from its
long sessions of the presidential fight,
was slow in starting this afternoon.
Tho nominating of a presidential can
didate wound up the real business so
far ns fsoores of dclegntes nnd nlternites
were concerned nnd the outgoing trnins
had n great part of the conentlon force i
the outgoing trains be polled.
The cilleries, too, hnd lost a grent
deal of their interest, nnd there were
thousnnds of emptv sents. Sccrelnrv
Roosevelt, when told thnt he looked like
n prospect for the vice presidential nom
ination, said:
"I can't afford the honor. I hnve
five children."
Davis Brought Forward
John W. Davis, ambassador to
Great Britain, whose name remained
on the list of presidential candidates to
the last, wns being talked of for the
vice presidential nomination, too, but
the nrguinent used ngainst it wns thnt
he came from a state too close to Ohio.
W. T. Vaughn, of Portland. Oregon,
who won the preference or vice presi
dentinl nomination iu the state pri
mary, it was said, would be pro
sentcd, the speech being made by Mrs.
Bessie M. Richards, of Linton.
Tho Pennsylvania delegation pnssed
out the word it wns "for whomever
Governor Cox wants."
David It. Prancls, of St. Louis,
former nmbussndor to Russln. wns being
talked pWstit his name wus withdrawn.
Supp . of Governor Cox won n
way to h. . ilnntinn by persistent but
tering nl McAdoo and Palmer
forces in v states throughout a
leng series i iftlngs nnd rallies which
lewt now ot. ' ud then another of the
candidates in , lead.
On the opk !ng ballot Friday the
Ohio governor was In third place. He
soon pnssed Pnlmer, however, and on
tho twelfth ballot went ahead of Mc
Adoo. Then began seesawing between
the Cox nnd the McAdoo totals, which,
nt tho end of the thirty-ninth rollcall,
at last midnight, found the two virtu
ally the same.
Nomination Made Unamlnoui
On the forty-second ballot tho ac
cession of most of the Palmer strength
to Cox put him well nhend, nnd after
thnt great nnd little stntc delegations
went into tho Cox column in n proces
sion. On tho forty-second he got n ma
joiity for the first time of nil the votes
enst, and on the forty-fourth he wns
plunging toward the required two-thirds
when Colorndo changed its vote to him
and made the nomination obvious. It
was mnde unanimous on motion of Sam
B. Amldon, of Kausns, a lender of the
McAdoo forces.
Of tho foity-four ballots, two were
taken last Friday night: fourteen at
the first session Saturday nnd six nt
the Saturday night session. There were
twenty-two recoidcd jesterday, four
teen nt tho all-day session nnd eight
Cox began tho fight with 134 on tho
first ballot and climbed steadily until
the fifteenth, whin ho had 10S. Ills
lowest vote uftcr thnt was on the thirty-fifth,
the first taken nt last night's
session, wnen ii ieii iu iu7a.
A curious thing in the otlng for Me
Adoo was that ho received 200 on tho
first ballot, the lowest cast for him,
and 200 on tho Inst ballot. His high
water mnrk wns -107. on the fortieth
ballot. At that time Cox had -100.
Palmer opened with 250 votes. His
highest vote was 207'j. on tho seventh
A summary of the three lenders in the
voting yesterday nnd last night is ns
follows :
TlnllA COX
Tunn'y-thlnl j"
Twenty-fojrth ... 1-
1wnty-flfh
424
Tuenty-iUth .
Twenty-soventh
Twimty-leh'h
Twfnty-nlnth
Thirtieth . ..
n'hlrlv.flraL ..
424K
423W
428,,
400
no nj
Thiriy-Becond
urn
Thirty-third 8;W
Thirty-fourth .... ajfj
Thlrtyflflh ""H
Thlrty-nlxth 311
Thlrty.vnth .... ;
Th rty-fiinin jr
Thirty-ninth jJH
Fortieth 4 j"..
Korty-nrt . JJW
Forty-second JJOtt
Forty-third JJou
. .-fn.t(-h .... 702n
McAdoo Fulmar
3CUV, lBlb
mm, ns
sttfi ie
371 iT
371V4 160J4
3A8'4 103H
.1944 16A
403ft 1SB
41BH 174
181 ISO
0V IS
401) 233
3l,n 'HI.,
4nm an
440 74
4(17 in
4fl0 12
427
412 , J
260H 1
npern N'1 for ST1;,,";Ir
M tho Cox t&U paweJ Uc
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FKANKMX 1). KOOSUVKUr
Nominated for Vice President by
tlio Democratic National Conven
tion Adoo nnd surged upward the McAdoo
managers mnde a desperntc fight to stop
it in time. Their cnndldnte twice hnd
held the lend nnd lost It, however, nnd
many delegates supporting him hnd
given up hope that he ever could be
nominnted. On the Inst four ballots
McAdoo lost steadily, sevcrnl solid
stntc delegations deserting Ills bnnner
for thnt of the lender.
Besides, the scattering Palmer dele
gates, who nt first had swung to Mc
Adoo, drifted over Into the Cox camp
In increasing numbers, nnd he begnn
to tnko n conimnndlng place In the bnl
loting. Onco he hnd more than a ma
jority, the fight wns easy.
At the end of another dny of furious
struggle -the convention stampeded to
Cox, fluug nslde its rules nnd made bis
nomination unanimous with n roaring
shout.
Uproar Marks Nomination
A terrific uproir followed. The
wholo masi of delegates threw them
selves Into a finnl wild demonstration,
jrrcnter than nny of the orgies of noise
thnt hnd preceded.
R. II. Moore, of Youngstown, O.,
nntlonnl committeeman from the state
nnd lender of the tireless and uphill
fight thnt won the nomination for the
Ohio governor, snid It hnd been made
without promises.
The struggle wnR exceeded in voting
duration in Democratic annals onlv by
the fight ot Baltimore in 1012, which
gnve the President his first nomination
on the forty-sixth bnllot.
Fresh from nn over Sunday study nf
the twenty-two bnllots tnken Inst week,
the convention went to work Mnulu
seemingly hopelessly tkd up in n tri
nnenlnr deadlock between Cox. Mr Ad 'o
nnd Pnlmer. Lenders hnd nn predic
tions to mnke. although the then
thought thnt Cox. with a lead of some
sixty votes over McAdoo nnd more than
200 over Pnlmer on the twent"-second
roll rail, which events proved to be Just
the hnlfwny point, had n decided ud
vantage.
Delegates Grow Noisy
Neither Pnlmer nor McAdoo sup
porters were daunted, however, nnd the
twenty-third poll, first of the twenty
two more the convention wns to go
through during the dny nnd night to
follow, showed their forces relatively ns
strongly entrenched ns ever. Time nnd
ngnln the rival forces launched their
noisy demonstrations iu nn effort to
force the issue. The rollcnlls went
through swiftly except for those Inter
ruptions. Chnirmnn Robinson nnd his
aides on the plntform kept up ''onstant
pressure for speed.
No noon recess wns inken. The con
vention drove nhend through two new
surges, one townrd Pnlmer and the
other towurd McAdoo, neither of which
produrcd nny decided results All three
of tho lenders were going strongly when
n dinner recess gnve oppoittiuity for the
linnl petting of lines on wiiicn tlie em
tio would be cnrrled to n finish.
A slight continued gnln for McAdoo
on the first night bnllot sent bis parti
sans off Into a roaring gesticulating
parade nbout the hnll in which western
and southern stnte standards were
prominent, but which no amount of
shouting could induce New Yoik or
Pennslvnnia to join.
New York had l cached n diVlsion of
20 for McAdoo and 70 for Cox. on whidi
it stuck throughout, while PennsvUnnln
ns steadily hnd voted seventy -three of
its sevcnty-Blx dclegntes for Palmer.
With tho thirty-seventh bnllot, how
ever, Palmer's strength took nnother
diop. Amid wild jubilation by McAdoo
suppoitcrs. Chairman Robinson fought
for order nnd led foimer Repiesenlnlive
Cnrlln. of Virginia, Palmer's manager,
up to the spenker's stnnd.
The ciowd hushed. It rccognl7'd
Cnrlln nnd knew thnt his nppeniiince
forcenst only one thing, the release of
tho Pnlmer delegates and n brenk-up In
the long deadlock. Men halted where
thev stood in the aisles to listen. Cor
ridors poured back hundreds of loungcis
to the floor to pnek the doorways and
Jam even the cntrauccs to the galleries.
A feeling of expectancy was in the air.
Carlln briefly stated that Attorney
General Palmer was not willing longer
to delay a nomination and authorized
the complete nnd unconditional relense
of his delegates. A shout went up only
to be quickly stilled, while tjlinlrman
Robinson announced a twenty-minute
recess so that delegations might be polled
for new alignments and the change In
the situation be considered before an
other vote was taken.
While tho recess was1 on the galleries
snt tense staring down into the grent
pit below where delegates scrambled nnd
tumbled through the aisles conferring
to appraise the situation beforo deter
mining their course. McAdoo and Cox
workers worked up to the maximum ef
fort to tnko ndvnntnge of the break.
Lllio Stock Exchange In Panic
The floor hummed nnd whirled like
the stock exchange on n panickv day.
Great clusters of Cox and McAdoo
workers gathered about the Pnlmer
groups, struggling for uttention nnd to
enlist under their own standard tho
nrmy about to be disbanded.
The release of ' Attornoy Genernl
Palmer's delegates nfter tho thirty
eighth ballot dislodged the ke stone of
tho convention jnm, although for n tirao
It appeared that the deadlock between
McAdoo and Cox would continue in
definitely. Bnek in their sents ngnln under the
banging urge of the eavel. the delegates
nwnited the thirty-ninth roll-call. The
effect of Mr. Palmer's rclenso to his
friends wns noticeable nt once. By
two nnd "threes nnd lnrger groups dele
gates previously voting unchnngingly for
him went to other cnndldutes.
Each change that brought gain in
McAdoo or Cox let loose a new roar.
Tho faithful Pennsylvanians Insisted on
tasting one nioro vote for Palmer as n
final tribute to him. Tho delegation
chttlrmnu's statement went unheeded for
tlie most part nnd the great block of
votes went down for Palmer amid a
surprised hush.
The 211 Palmer delegates dwindled to
74 on tho thirty-ninth bnllot. Cox
won 85 of the Pnlmer delegntcs, with
1 LoulBinun and 73 Pcnnsylvnnla dele
gates stuylng by the attorney general.
On that call McAdoo inado his princi
pal gain In tnking Georgia's 28 from
tlm Palmer column, while Cox gained
10 from Massachusetts, giving him !Kt
of her ,10, with others scattering from
other Pnlmer sources.
The announcement of tho ballot,
however, started another tumult, led by
Cox adherents. It showed he bad out
stripped McAdoo in the race for Palmer
delegates nnd ngnln reached the lead.
Band Plays "Ohio, Ohio"
Tho Cox forces scented victory right
there. The Cox bnnd trooped Into the
gallery and hurled the strains of the Cox
battlo sorig, "Ohio. Ohio," down Into
the din below, Agnln time wns required
to get quiet enough to start a new roll
cnll. When Pcnnsylvnnla wns reached the
delegation asked for a poll. Ono by
one n big McAdoo mnjorlty in the Penn
sylvania rnnks wns disclosed nnd Cox
supporters looked n little disturbed. The
drift to the Ohio standard wns on, how
ever, nnd even the more thnn two score
Pnlmer joined from the Pennsylvnnln
forces could not push McAdoo back into
tho lend.
On this bnllot, the fortieth. Cox
climbed from -10816 to 400 nnd McAdoo
from 440 to 407, while Palmer dived to
10, including 18 stcadfrists from his
homo state nnd the one Loulslnnnu. Mc
Adoo held the (Jeorgln block for thnt
nnd the succeeding bnllot nlso, but Cox
scooped up scattering delegntcs from
the McAdoo cohnnn from Illinois,
Wnshlngton and other spots of the Mc
Adoo organisation. Hoth sides watched
in vnln for Tennessee to swing her 21
votes from Dnvls. They remained in
.1.- ButliHBHinln-'n ..nil..,.. ....,11 Al.A Im.I
The fortieth bnllot hnd fulled to decide
ItlC Ulliuiinnuuwt n vwiiiiuii mull mi; mpi.
the issue.
The forty-first bnllot showed n net
gnln of 7,6 votes for Cox nnd n loss of
7 for McAdoo, who took four more
Pcunsylvnninns. In the first brenk of
Pcnnsylvnnla from Palmer, McAdoo
got 42 to Cox's 12, but both got u few
more later.
Both leaders were under the C00
mark on the forty-first bnllot at mid
night, with each sniping Into the
other's camp and the Dnvls voters hold
ing fnst.
Both McAdoo nnd Cox supporters dug
themselves in. grlml determined on a
last-ditch fight.
The forty -second rollenll showed new
drifts to Cox ns the votes were hout,ed
back to the plntform from the unsup
pressnblc murmur ntnong the doligntes
now regnrdless of the fatigue of tho
prolonged fight, although the galleries
above them were by then almost vacant.
Cox made hln first big gain on this
bnllot which portended the finale. Clos
ing with 407 votes on tlie forty-first.
Cox rose on the next to ii40i, or only
7 less than a mnjority of the con
vention, while McAdoo dropped from
400 to 427. Then Georgia started the
slide toward Cox by swinging 28 solid
from McAdoo. Cox picked up more
scattering votes, including four Dnvls
delegntcs in Michigan.
McAdoo, however, still held the bulk
of the Pennsvlvnninns. nnd his follow
ers were sticking grimly.
When Geargin was reached the dele
gation chnirmnn leaped to his chnlr
nnd shouted thnt his stnte. formerly in
McAdoo rnnks, would ioln hnnds to
Ohio "to nnmc the next Piesident." He
tnst the solid Georgin vote for Cox nnd
the shout thnt followed seemed to rock
the building.
Agnin the Texns block of forty
otcs went In for him. The western
stntes. which led the way in his drives,
stuck linrd. nnd ey-n the fact that Cox
bad swept beyond the first mnjorlty vote
recorded for nny cnndldnte did not shnke
them loose.
"Get Into the Wagon"
The forty-third rollenll begnn In n
riot of noise thnt mnde the poll nudible
only ns the surges of sound paused to
let the figures reach the clerks.
Cox shot 20 over n mnjority. getting
00S as against ri40 on the previous
roll. MrAdoo dropped 15 on the fortv
thlrd. going from 427 to 412. Cox's
principal gains were n solid vote from
Louisiana, tnking n half dosen from
MrAdoo. nnd 10Vj from Virginia, which
previously hnd returned to Senator
GInss. On thnt bnllot nlso Cox drew
nwny numerous scnttering votes from
MrAdoo.
Little by little the drift to the Cox
column continued gaining momentum ns
It rnn. .$
In the New York delegntion n dial-
lenge for n poll sent n dozen men
scurrying to argue with tho chnllcngcr.
He wus the center of a fire of ntgu
ment nnd objnrgntion he could not re
sist. Finully. nfter n new move by Mc
Adoo supporters to ndjourn in a last
desperate effort to stavo off defeat had
been roared down, the last ballot, the
forty-fourth, began at 1 tin o eolck.
The result was forecast with the first
otc. Alabama swung solidly to Cox.
State by state, delegations who had
stuck out for MrAdoo with divided dele
gations, followed suit. The slide had
set in nud thrr-1 wns no stopping It.
The convention bad its mind set to
nominate on that ballot. Up nnd up
mounted the Ohinnn's total of votes. As
it passed the 700 mnrk with the nrces
sniy two-thiids just nhend, the tumult
incrensed minute nnd minute until the
Inst votes were heard only vaguely on
tlie plntform.
Pennsjlvanm went over nud the
Colorndo chnirmnn leaped to his chair
to change the vote of his stnte to Cox.
When tho point wns icnched thnt Cox
hnd 702 votes the nomination was made
unanimous.
Hnlf n doren other chairmen were
wnvlng for rerognltlon to make similar
announcements.
Chnirmnn Robinson hurried to bis
desk with Sam B. Amidon, of Kansas,
a McAdoo chief, whom lie presented onh
nfter a furious assault with the gael
forced a partial lull In the cheering.
Through a continuous racket, Ami
don moved thnt the rules be suspended
nnd tho nomination bo made unani
mous. All over tho grent hnll men
climbed up on clinlrs to wnve their
nrms for silence nnd then stnnd poised
like college yell leaders to signal the
answer to thu question.
Thousand Voices Shout "Aje"
Banging his cnvcl in n finnl thumn.
Chnirmnn Robinson put the question
nnd the answer roared back nt him with
nil tho volume of a thousand voices in
shouting tho tremendous "nye" thnt
mndo Governor Cox the Democrntic
nominee nt 1 :43 a. ra.
The forty -fourth bnllot never wns
completed. In the grent chorus of nf
iirmntion, it was swept nwuy as un
necessary. Many of the changes which
would have been made had the vote
been cnrrled through were never re
corded nnd on the fnco of thnt bnllot
Governor Cox received offlcinlly 702'a
votes, but they were never totnlcd, for
he was nominated by the unanimous
voico of tho convention.
The renl brenk-up on the finnl bnllot
developed when three Florida delegates,
who had stood fast for McAdoo for
many ballots.swung over and gae Cox
a solid twelve. Cox held Georgin in
tnct, gnined four more Ulinolsians from
MrAdoo nud then Tom Tnggnrt an
jounced n solid block of thirty from
in nana lor uox, taking ten from Mc
Adoo. Kentucky likewise gave up three
McAdoo votes and made it twentj -six
solid for Cox. Louisiana gave another
unbroken block.
Maryland followed after, giving Mc
Adoo fivo and one-half nnd Cox eight
nnd one-half. Massachusetts then rolled
up thirty-fivo of her thlrU-six votes
to Cox, who also gained six 'more from
Missouri, while five of Nebraska's
seven, which hnd been enrolling for Me
Adoo for many ballots, also turned to
the Ohloan. Pennsylvania then cast
sixty-eight, leaving but four to Mc
Adoo, ag compared to forty-seven on the
preceding ballot. Vermont, which had
been split even, then gavn eight solid
to Cox. Virginia gave eight more.
Steady Tide to Cox
Wisconsin turned sixteen more, while
'"" .Aja$n', Hawaii, Philippines nnd
Porto RiH delegations, which had been
divldlnc their vote n,n i o hunxV,
to tho nominee,
Awnltlnk. a Call nftH ha t.rr-Hnrlea
wcra Maryland and Michigan, which
had passed, possibly to watch tho results
ot thq final ballot.
With the Cox tide in flood, the Colo
rado change was annonuced and the long
battle ended with the adopted motion
for n unanimous choice.
The score of Oklahomnns instructed
for Senator Owen nnd nine Ncbrnsknns
controlled by Brynn nnd voting almost
from the first for Owen never wavered.
Vice President Mnrshall issued this
statement regarding the nomination of
Governor Cox :
"I know Governor Cox. I know he
hns never failed to follow the banner
of Democracy. He is n Democrat. I
know him to be n fenrless nnd coura
geous executive. When the storm nnd
stress of the convention have subsided,
all loyal Dcmocrnts will sny 'our
party's cause; our country's good are
snfe in his hnnds.' "'
Chnirmnn Homer S. Cumtnings, o(
the Democrntlc Nntlonnl Committee,
sent n telegrnm of congrntulntlons to
Governor Cox, the text of which rend.
"It hns been n grent convention nnd
rencbed its conclusions in n truly ttwfl
irm IMU iin ,-uin iii-iwm-i jm . ...' - i
ocrntic way. I most cordially congi a.,1
ulnfe von unon vonr nomination nnd
confidently look forward to your clcc
tlr. "
Secretary Daniels sent n telegram of
congiiitulntloii to Governor Cox saying
"Ynnr record for nrocresslvo policies
ns n congressman nnd governor gives
assurance of u contlnuntion oi me
measure of progress necessnry in our
national nnd international policies. '
The nomlnntion of Governor Cox
menns thnt the two great parties not
only have gone into the same state for
their cnndldnte, but have picked men
who for years ,hnve been nssoclntcd
more or less closely In the same pro
fession. Like Senator Harding, Gov
ernor Cox Is n ncwspnpcrmnn, nnd
their home towns In Ohio nro not far
apart.
Democrats Give
Slap to Wilson
the delegates could not see why he
should be drafted.
Dclegntes Wanted Conservative
The couvcntlon, ns hns been pointed
out before, wns nnlmnted bv much the
same motives as the Republlcnn con
vention nt Chlcngo. It wns conservative
and It wanted to nominate a conserva
tive.. It desired a return to pnrtv gov
ernment. It aimed to have n Demo
crntlc Harding. Governor Cox is the
Democrntlc Harding, nominnted by the
conservative forces in his pnrty, by the
stnte bosses, nided by the wets.
The Cox nomination was only made
possible by the continuance of Mitchell
Palmer In the race. Had Palmer re
tired early and tho Pcnnsylvnnla dele
gntlon been relensed, McAdoo would
have received big support, which would
hnve stnrted n movement thnt would
hnve led to McAdoo's nomlnntion.
With Pnlmer nnd Cox together in the
race, the nntl-ndmlnlstrntlon forces
were nble to pound the McAdoo enn
didncy to n pulp. When it had been
demonstrated that MrAdoo could not be
nominnted, Pnlmer withdrew iu such n
way as to insure Cox's success. There
were signs that Pnlmer took the step
when he hnd nn understanding with
Mitrnhv. of New York. More thnn nny
one thing, the Pnlmer candidacy keeping
the Pennsylvania tleiegntion nwny irom
McAdoo, insured the nomination of a
man ngreenblc to the bosses.
Although a member of the President's
cnblnet. Palmer wns nn unu-numims-trntlon
force In the convention.
Palmer Cause of Deadlock
Tho key to the long deadlock In the
presidential nomlnntion wns the Pnlmer
vote.
The MrAdoo enndidncy just missed.
According to beliefs of those who
prnetico politics, fortune only smiles
upon jou once. You either win when
your cbnnce comes or you don't win at
nil.
McAdoo's chnnce enme on the enrly
bnllots Snturdny morning nnd lie did
not win.
If Pnlmer conld hnve been broken
Saturday, so much strength from Pcnn
sylvnnin, Georgia nnd other places
would havo gone to McAdoo thnt nil
the hesltants would hnve rushed to his
support.
Palmer Forces Stood Firm
But Palmer could not be broken, no
seemed bltteily determined to prevent
the nomlnntion of MrAdoo nnd held
his ground, thus preventing n union
of the administration strength in the
convention upon the leading adminis
tration cnndldnte.
Although n member of the Presi
dent's, cnblnet. he plned Into the hnnds
of the nnti-ndminlstration group in the
convention. He got himself into suili
n false position with irspect to Wilson
thnt men here credit the renoit that he
will soon retire from tlie attorney gen
eral's office.
Personal bitterness
esq against McAdoo
for Palmer's obstin- ,
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Congratulations to Cox
' London, July 0. (By A. P.)
Ambnssndor John W. Dnvls, when
Informed of the nomination of .Tame
M. Cox, of Ohio, by the Democratic
Nntlonal Convention nt San Frnn
clsco Oils morning, sent the follow
ing messnge to Governor Cox :
"My henrty congratulations upon
your nomlnntion. You enn nnd will
lend the pnrty to well -deserved victory."
ntc hanging on to his own defeated
candldnc. Various incidents contrib
uted to this bitterness.
McAdoo Stntrment Remembered
During the coal strike injunction
proceedings It will be recalled thnt Mr.
McAdoo put out statements calculnted
- ' i" i. "ill milirillumg CHICIliniru
to arouse sympnthy for tho striking
miners.
Again, in the nnmo nf McAdoo.
Judge Bonnlwell invaded Pennsylvania
nm,1,nrcvcn,,u Pnlmer from hnving a
solid delegation from his home stnte:
and Mr McAdoo. who hnd been tnking
himse f out of prlmnrics genernlly. did
not disavow this act of Bonnlwell's.
Moreover, constantly through the
preliminary ennvnss. Palmer constnntly
encountered the McAdoo rondldncy. It
wns ,ne of bis ngcntn who desrrlbed
McAdoo s candidacy ns the "invisible
cnndldncv," which offlcinlly did not
exist, but which was to be found every
where. As MrAdoo, without trying, got the
officeholder support which Palmer tried
for nnd lost. Pnlmer grew stendlly moro
bitter So thnt throughout the conven
tion he seemed tohnvc been bent upon
one thing the defent of McAdoo.
Fall to Get Together
In the recess of Saturday afternoon
the MrAdoo mnnngers nppronrhed the
Pnlmer mnnngers with tho suggestion
thnt they get together.
'We nro both ndmlnlstrntlon
forces." snid the MrAdoo men. "Xou
rnn't nfford to lend yourself to the
opposition in an effort to nominate
Cox."
"Yes." replied the Palmer men, "we
nre both Wilson supporters. Let us
both wlthdrnw and renominate Wil
son." This sitgerstion was received with
sndness by the McAdoo people.
Tlie nnti-ndminlstrntlon group devel
oped their full strength for Cox. They
parnded him up nnd down nnd mnde him
look ns much like n bnnd wngon ns they
could, but they fnllcd then to convince
the delegntcs, anxious as the latter were
to be shown, that some one had strength
enough to win, so that they might vote
for him, get through with work nnd go
on the outing in the big nntlonnl parks,
or in the Cnnadlnn Northwest that most
of them hnd plnnned.
Cox, in Newspaper
Office, Gets News
Continued from Taxr. One
a telegrnm of congratulations from the
chief executive:
"I am deeply appreciative of your
message of congratulations nnd good
wishes. May I in turn felicitate you on
your restoration to health."
The governor declined to make a
statement regarding his victory until
after lie has received notification from
the convention. He received the tidings
in his newspaper office, the Dayton
News, surrounded by fellow newspaper
workers nnd a few relatives and inti
mnte friends.
When the Associated Press wires
flashed the news of his nomination the
cnndldntefis first net wns to cross the
room nnd kiss bis wife. He then left
the building nnd walked n few blocks
to the home of his closest personal
friend, John A. MoMnhnn. nged eighty
seven, denn of Dayton lawyers, to whom
he personally gave the news.
Mrs. Cox was highly elated and im
mediately sent n telegrnm to her fnther,
Thomas P. Blnir. of Chlcngo.
Hundreds Wire Congratulations
President Wilson's telegrnm of con
grntulntlons wns among the first of
100 or more received this morning nt
tho Ohio executive offices. There were
dorens from San Frnncisco, including
one fiom Joseph T. Robinson, conven
tion chnirmnn; one signed "The Geor
gia Delegation," nnother from II. G.
Watson, chnirmnn of the West Virglnin
delegation, and from Governor S. V.
Stewart, of Montana, pledging henrty
bupport.
One from W. J. Cochran, director
of publicity for the Democrntic Xationnl
Committee nt Snn Frnncisco, 'rend :
"The magnificent wny in which vnnr
nomination was won in good-tempered
I contest presoges grent victory in No-
I vemner. Another from the state Dcm
ocrntic central committee of California
pledged "enthusiastic support" and
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promised California tor Cox in Novem
ber. Telegrams of congratulation also were
received from Senator Robinson, per
manent chairman of the Democratic
National Convention; Senator Hitch
cock, Senator Pomerene, William
Cooper Procter, who managed Genernl
Wood's preronventlon campaign, nnd
from former Governor Campbell, of Ohio.
Telegrams were nrrlvlng so fnst thnt
several cicrKs were Kept misv opening
them. No nttomnt was mnde to an
swer them immediately.
The honor conferred upon Governor
Cox was the talk of the town nnd
during the morning meetings were
held by officials of the Dayton
Chamber of Commerce, who let It be
come known they were planning a huge
jollification meeting late today or to
night, probably tonight, at which the
city of Dayton would extend congrat
ulations to Governor Cox.
Congratulated by Printers
When the governor arrived at his
newspaper office ho was presented with
resolutions of congratulations from the
union printers working on the paper.
Tho resolutions nledeed united sun.
port nnd continued: "We recognize the
fact mat you nave come from tho ranks
of the workers, nnd, therefore, are in
every way able to understand the needs
and requirements of the man who
toils."
Before lenving for home nfter the
convention ndjourned enrly this morn
ing, the g-jvernor shook hnnds with
each employe about the newspaper.
Governor Cox nlnnned tn trl.lt th
grave this morning of his mother, Mrs.
Gilbert Cox, who died nt the age of
cighty-flve several years ago. She
lived to sec him inaugurated governor
for a first term.
Tho governor will go to Mlddletown
tonight to receive the congratulations
of homo folks" with whom he attended
school and worked when a young man.
He will address his fellow townsmen,
most of whom he can cnll by tbclr first
names, nt n mass-meeting at 8:30
o clock. He will motor there from Day
ton with friends.
The
Provident
Life and Trust Company of Philadelphia
Statement at close of businen Sixth Month 30th, 1920;
on bails of book valuei, not including accrued interest.
ASSETS
Cash on Hand or In Bank $2,495,940.92
Collateral Lonns 7,531,654.23
Bonds nnd Stocks 9,154,167.14
Mortgages 1,324,350.00
Real Estate 50,100.00
Miscellaneous Assets 26,695.74
Ledger Assets of the Insurance Depart
ment of the Company 101,332,357.66
$121,915,265.69
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $2,000,000.00
Surplus Fund 5,000,000.00
Undivided Profits 1,249,843.87
Deposits 12,210,953.60
Miscellaneous Liabilities 122,110.56
Ledger Liabilities, including Contingency
Reserve of the Insurance Department
of the Company 101,332,357.66
TRUST
Trust Funds
Collateral to Corporation
All Trusts are kept entirely
ASA S. WING,
President
ASA 8. WINO
iioheht m. jannet
MAniuoTT c Monms
JOSEPH D. TOWN8BND Jr.
KIIKDERIC H, HTKAWimmOB
JOHN THOMPSON' EMLEN
MORRIS II. UOCKIUS
MEMnER FEDERAL
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THE
Pennsylvania Company
For Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities
TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY
Broad Street Office, 617 Chestnut Street,
Cheitnut and Juniper Streets. Philadelphia.
At the close of business June 30, 1920.
RESOURCES
Cash on Hand and in Bank $6,100,875.56
Loans Upon Collateral 26,099,977.88
Investment Securities 5,858,186.17
Commercial Paper Purchased 836,195.34
Reserve Fund for tho Protection of "Cash
Balances in Trust Accounts" 5,010,419.56
Real Estate 933,235.00
Miscellaneous Assets 58 1,027.66
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $2,000,000.00
Surplus Fund 5,000,000.00
Undivided Profits 672,055.17
Reserve Against Depreciation of Securities 650,000.00
Deposits 33,538,397.96
Bills Payable and Loans and Commercial
Paper Rediscounted Federal Reserve Bank 3,430,000.00
Miscellaneous Liabilities 76,464.04
$45,422,917.17
TRUST DEPARTMENT
Trust Funds $258,191 015.41
Corporate Trusts 314,199,981.38
& W. PACKARD,
President
THE MARKET STREET NATIONAL BANKl
of
PHILADELPHIA
RESOURCES
Loans & Investments. $16,562,420.10
Customers' Liability
Under Commercial
Letters of Credit &.
Acceptances 1,899,560.41
Duo from Banks 3,693,375.74
Exchansres for Clear
ing House 1,065,890,39
Cash and Reserve... 1,974,710.32
$25,195,956.96 1
FRED, F, SPELLISSV, Caikler
Mr. McAdoo Is "Delighted,"
So Is Wilson's Daughter
Huntingdon, N. Y -July 0. (By
A. P.) When William O. McAdoo
ivas informed upon rising this morn,
Ing thnt Governor Cox hnd been''
nominnted, his only comment was;
"I am relieved nnd delighted thnt
the cnll did not come to me."
Mrs. McAdoo, who was by her'
husband's side, said:
"That's great!"
Before leaving for his office 'Mc-,
Adoo called the newspaper men and
asked :
"Will you say this for me; I'ra"
eternally grateful to my friends lof,
their support." t
ir. mujuiou louuy ncui. mc iui
lowlng telegram to Governor Cox:
"Hearty congratulations and
assurances of my cordinl support."
WILSON UNRUFFLED ,
BY PARTY FIGH
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Washington, Julv 0. (By A. P.)-i
While Secretary Tumulty nnd the en-j
tire executive office stnff kept on tho Jop
dny and night scanning latest reports'
from San Francisco, the President, to
all outward appearances, was seemingly
unconcerned. He read the convention'
reports, sent to him sheet by sheet, but
nt his regular time for motoring or nt
tiring he tossed them nsidc and fol
lowea his schedule.
He went to bed Friday nlcht while
the wires were humming with the story
of Mr. Brynn's fight for amendment of
tho platform, arose Maturuay at ms
usual hour, read the night's develop
ments nnd then in the nfternoon, vrheji
tho balloting was keeping hnlf tlief
country on edgo, ordered his car for a
ride. He did the same thing yesterday
on.! nnnn nfter lenrnlnp thnt the roll
vention had recessed with indications of
n nomination before morning, he went
to bed.
$121,915,265.69
ACCOUNTS
$83,575,051.13
Trusts 18,984,893.32
separate from Company's assets.
SAMUEL II. TROTH,
Treasurer
DIRECTORS
LEVI t. RUB
OEOHQK WOOD
J WHITAI.L. NfCHOLSON
PARKER S. WILLIAMS
CJKOROK II. KRAZIER
RAMIini. REA
CHARLES J. RHOADS
RESERVE SYSTEM
1920
$45,422,917.17
J. R. CARPENTER, JR.,
Treasurer.
June 30th
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $1,000,000.00
Surplus and Not
Jrculation 087,800.00
Commercial Letters of
Credit and Accept-
tJBr j.
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Bills Payable nnd Re
discounts. Federal
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