El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20
BOSS" COX ENDS
EVENTFUL LIFE
Former Political Power in
Ohio Dies of Pneumonia,
Following Paralysis.

I Cincinnati Ohio Nay Coco. b.
/ Cox, politician and theatrical nagnate,
/ died at his home here early -oGay. Mr..
( Cox was stricken with paralysis Feb.
{ 'S from which he never recovered al
/ though death is said TO have been from
Pneumonia which developed in the last
low days
Mr.. Cox was one Of the most widely
: known professional politicians in Ohio.
a baseball magnate. a banker and part
owner of one of the largest theatrical
s, indicates in the country. Born in
/ Cincinnati April ~. 1868. h began
{ his career as newsboy. and later be
came saloon keeper at Dead Mans
Corner as the locality at Carlisle and
/ Central avenues. Cincinnati was
known because or the numerous muir
dcrs i'm tie neiGhborhood. Cincinnati
was wide open" i'm those days and
unbridled saloons and gambling flour
/ ished. Cox. however, kept his place
orderly and established a reputation
for physical courage that he main
! tanned throughout his career.
became Political Leader.
He Immediately became leader in
LEGAL politics and soon spread his in
fluence until he virtually controlled the
Republican machine i'm Hamilton coun-
ty obtained a powerful hold on state
politics and welded an influence in
national campaigns.
In 1888. during the Blaine-CIeveIand
campaign, CoNs circle Of influence
" i6ened At that time the Republi-
cans declared for protective tariff and
the idea appealed to Cincinnati as a
rising manufacturing city. Cox was
awake to the possibilities, formed the
famous Blaine club" and asked to be
I
campaign. In this political right he
won, Hamilton county giving Blaine a
substantial plurality.
He swung for Taft.
Cox,s work i'm Connection with the
candidacy Of William Howard Taft for
the presidency, occasioned surprise
among political observers. When the
former president was secretary Of war,
he delivered an address at Akron, O.
supporting MyrOn T. Herrick for gov
occasion to say that il he voted tina
year he would cast a straight RepuDll-
can state ticket, but would not sup
pert the Cincinnati city ticket placed
on the ballot by the Republican or
ganization. This was construed as
direct slap at the Cox Organizauon.
but contrary TO expectations Hamilton
county was solid for Taft when he was
a candidate for president short time
later and IT was known that Cox USED
his influence in swinging the state
for Taft.
Cox as a young man was an enthu-
siastic baseball fan. He organized and
was a member of the 'Osceolas,' dur
ing the strenuous days OF basebah
when fights were frequent. me motto
OF the club was win. Tie or Fight
and Cox is said always to have been
where the trouble was the thickest
Owned baseball Team.
Later he was associated with August
Hermann in the ownership of the en-
cinnati Nationals. The lll-lorLuhe %
thar club palled on Cox, however, ana
when he became tired of supporting
-tail-ender" he sold his stock.
Mr.. Cox was president Of the NofIu
Film corpora ton: chairman Of the
hoard of directors Of the Shubert the
atrical interests; vice president Of the I
Marcus Loew amusement enterprises
and was interested in the Keith vaude-
vile circuits.