Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-03
AID IN TENNESSEE
SUFFRAGE BATTLE
|SASKED OF COX
Rabbit Foot Sent by Texan
With Request Candidate
Garry 1t in Pocket.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
DAYTON. Ohio. August 3-Anofher
appeal for aid to secure ratification of
the woman suffrage amendment in
Tennessee was made today to- Gov.
Cox. democratic presidential tcandi-
date. F53l
Mrs. Abhie Scott Baker. political
chairman Of the national woman's
party. brought him reports that un-
less efforts are increased F9nneseesss
Fssf Mrs. Baker said that aftef weekA OF
work and a careful canvass Of Ten.
nessee legislators rejection Of the
amendment appeared certain She
ice me here to exchange Information on
the Tennessee situation with Gov. Cox
and to ask him to press the suffrage
cause more vigorously. She will go.
on similar mission to Senator Hard
ing. the republican candidate, today
or tomorrow.
Horseshoe and Rabbits Foot.
Inspired apparently by reports of
Cox luck" which are proverhial in
Ohio politics, harbingers OF good luck
are pouring in on the governor. He re-
ceived two today. featherweight
horseshoe worn by Lou Dillon when she
cSIdOuSucQ Tue WOElu
a mile in two minutes fiat. at Read
vile, Mass, August "a, 1903. and a rab-
bits foot from Texas.
W. II. Gocher of Hartford. Conn.,, sec
retary of the National Trotting Asso-
citation, sent the racing memento and
rabbits foot, which was mounted hand
somely in gold.
With the latter came request that it
be worn by the governor in a convenient
pocket, although the donor said there
was no guarantee that it was 1.-The left
hind foot Of a rabbit killed at midnight
in a graveyard.
Gov. Cox today accepted an invita-
ton from Judge c. r. Latham of the
Chicago Chamber of Commerce to speak
before that organization in early Octo-
ber.
Work on his correspondence at his
newspaper office was halted this morning
by the governor to visit Judge Dennis
Dwyer, president of the Ohio constitu-
tional convention, who is about ninety
years of age and seriously i'll.
State and Personal Affairs.
State and personal affairs had prec-
edence today before Gov. Cox, follow
ing completion of arrangements for
next Saturdays ceremonies to notify
him formally of his democratic presi-
Dental nomination.
No visitors had engagements before
the latter part of the week. and by
that time the governor hoped to have
all state and personal business out of
tion of the democratic campaign or
ganization and to conferences with
many democratic leaders coming for
the notification.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. the vice
Cox's guest for the notification. AL
though the governor had hoped to at
tend Mr.. Roosevelt's notification Au-
gust at Hyde Park, N. Y, confer
ences next week with party leaders on
campaign plans and arranging his
own speaking itinerary may preclude
the trip to the Roosevelt event, The
presidential nominee plans to spend
most of next week. here Cleaning up
first extensive speaking trip week
after next, probably in northern New
York and New England. after address
ing the Ohio democratic convention at
Columbus August II.
Today was the first registration dav
for the Ohio primary elections August
10, but. having a residence in a coun-
try township where Trails End is
situated, Gov. Cox is not required to
register.
Letters From Republicans.
Receipt of letters from many re-
publicans, as well as democrats, urg-
ing a strong position for the league
of nations was announced by him.
More than half of his letters both
! here and at the Columbus executive
! Office, he said, discuss the league
| declarations of Senator Harding, his
republican opponent.
Many are from democrats" said
Gov. Cox, "and state that they see a
fine opening. Many others are from
republicans and it certainly. looks as
| if the independent republican vote,
which has followed with great inter-
est this whole league question, is
thoroughly dissatisfied.
Gov. Cox also announced a general
policy of non-interference in demo-
cratic primary fights. He gave out a
statement declaring he would not take
sides in the Texas democratic primary
and also explained that this was a
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