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DEMOCRATIC
OPENING. |
Of The Campaign 10 Ohio On
September 20
viii Be Great Event 10
Politics Of State
Gov. Wilson Will Make Al
Least Five Speeches
And Jimmie Cox viii Also
Be On The Job
Senator Gore Is Added 1O|
The List Of Speakers

Columbus, O., Sept. 14-So that ev-
cry person who attends the big open
ing of the state Democratic campaign
in Columbus, September 20, will have
an opportunity to hear Governor Wood
row Wilson, candidate for president,
and Congressman James NJ Cox, can
didate for governor, arrangements
have been made for the two to make
at least five speeches during the day.
Every visitor will also be given
chance to greet the two distinguished
candidates at public reception which
will begin at p. m. of the opening
day in the Southern hotel. Messrs.
Wilson and Cox will be at the head of
the receiving line to give salutation
to every one who passes through the
reception room.
The names of United States Senator
T. p Gore, of Oklahoma, and Mayor
Newton d. Baker, Of Cleveland, both
eloquent takers, have recently been
added to the speaking program. They
are well known to the Ohio electorate.
Senator Gore has spoken many times
in the commonwealth, while Mayor
Bakers advocacy of progressive meas
ures has taken him into all sections
of the state, and his superb admins
tration In Cleveland is admired by all
Ohioans.
Governor Wilson and Congressman
Cox will deliver two speeches in Mem
orial hall, the largest auditorium in the
state; one and probably two speech
es will be made by them in the Cham
ber of Commerce auditorium. another
address will be delivered in the audit
orium of the city hall, and outdoor
talks will be given at one big overflow
meeting.
At one p. M. in Memorial Hall an or
ganization meeting will be held. This
will be the biggest event of the kind
ever conducted In the state of Ohio.
At this function the Democrats will be
organized into single corps of work
ers, with an effective program of ef-
forts mapped out for all to follow Ad-
mission to this meeting will be by
card, which will be given out to every
active Democrat in the state. Among
the participants will be the state and
county candidates, and the members of
the county Democratic Central and Ex-
ecutive committees. A meeting of this
kind Is an innovation in Ohio politics.
Never was an attempt made to organ
ize on such an extensive scale. Lead
ers will get wealth of information
about conditions in all parts OF the
state, which will be valuable In the
campaign, and the Interchange OF
ideas as to how the work should be
carried on, will be serviceable.
At the Chamber Of Commerce Aud
itorium in the afternoon Governor vii.
son and Congressman Cox will deliver
addresses to educators Of the state. On
account of Governor Wilson's long SER
vice as an instructor, his talk will be
especially interesting to all school
men.
There will be plenty of music. and
all delegations that bring bands will
be given special cards of thanks.
While the parade will be an impromp-
tn one, Chairman Finley, Of the state
executive committee. would like to see
many marching clubs In Columbus on
this gala Democratic day. Franklin
county Democrats are cooperating
with Chairman Finley in making ar
rangements for this occasion, and one
thousand uniformed clubmen will act
as escorts to the distinguished men
who will be on the speaking program.