Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-04
DEFEAT NOT TAKEN
BY cox AS PERSONAL
Spends Day Husking Corn on
Birthplace Farm; Will Take
European Trip.

DAYTON, ohic, NOV. 9.-trDV. ArN
husked corn alone in the field of his farm
AZ Jacksonburg, thirty miles from this
city Yesterday TO get his mind off the
Presidential election In an old suit. with
a sweater under the coat. he went from
rrailscnd about noon after a night of
watching the returns that showed the
tremendous Republican landslide. He re-
turned last night his face red from the raw
wind. but smiling
Dragging on his old black pipe. which
he carried with him all through the cam
paign, the Democratic leader told the
newspaper men who called on him to-
night that he was not vet ready 70 make
statement regarding the result of the
election He had not read the afternoon
newspapers, he explained, and would
have no comment until the returns were
complete and a thorough analysis could
he made Of what had happened.
Nirs. Cox. who had gone with him TO
the farm which was his birthplace, was
hclping HIM 10 open a tremendous stack
~ tclegrams that had arrived in their
absence They were from AL sections
~ the country, from friends and adj
rnrcrs who expressed sympathy at the
- of the election and pledglng support
FOR 1924
Among the messages Gov Cox found
one from Senator Harding, in which the
Prcsidcnt-clcct expressed appreciation of
a Telegram sent earlier in the day from
Tralscnd
In the spirit Of America" Gov Cox
had told Senator Harding, IL accept the
dcclHon Of the majority, tender rs the
defeated candidate my congratulations
and pledge rs a CITIZEN my support to
The executive IN authority whatever
emergency might arise
To thus Senator Harding replied :"As
the successful candidate | thank YOU
~ VDur message of congratulation and
pledge uf support.
t;av Cox announced that he had
msdc up his mnd To 70 to Europe soon
af'cr hIs term as Governor of Ohio cx-
pircd carly IN January He felt. he sad,
'har lie had not had an opportunity
IL Z, thus time 10 travel much and that
I, would ~ abroad 10 study conditions
ia th. various countries which have been
sHcctcd by the war
This trip IS 10 follow one which Is to
start next week. probably on Tuesday.
e. NiISsisslppI IN company with Senator
I'at Harrison of that State 1t had been
erraugCi prior % the election, and they
1ll shoot birds II will last about two
vccks. whom Gov Cox will return u
phin for the opening OF the Lcgisla-
turr for the preparation Of u message
tu hc doiverod when II convenes, about
.lanuarl |.
Gov Cox regards his defeat as al
most entirely due u the general attl-
tudc that there should bc a change from
Democratic Administration. part of
this attitude based on specific reasons
aecumulatcd IN the eight years the DEM
,rat~ have been In control and part ol
Ia her
.,.iItlou hr figures. we'll defined
.,!isr against the League Of Nations
part ~ different racial groups
those whose sympathIcs were
ireland with Germany or Italy.
t.,, not regard the defeat as per
s.d can sec NO reason why the
.t,.,s, landslide should interfere With
t, tanning IN the Democratic leader
-lr
llo Da,ton Daily News, owned by
o,,N COZ printed brief editorial on
ttC election. A~ follows
The election i ever and the citizens
81 n, uitcd States are glsd that II IS.
tcclug runs high during a national cam
u.ugn hut the moment that the decision
81 the electorate Is announced the thought
the public mind Is that Of pleasure
iat the event has pissed. The spirit Of
NmrTica T. that the voice OF the majority
.fu,t rule the na' n : affairs From this
rallt ional atsL-ipelut there must be
s, depart uro now. ures associated with
,ne election results viii be studied and
.nrchisions reached IN the course OF time.
here VIII soon be a return - our pur-
-.!t~ a. a people The period 81 cong rat
l'atlonS over. = victory VIII merge present
v with the prompt obedience Of uor cItI-
lenship 20 the mandate Of the men and
women who this year formed majority,