Evening star., 1920-07-07
"A GOOD MATE
C0X'S PRAISE OF
F. D. ROOSEVELT
Democratic Nominee Thinks
Ticket Sounds ''Catchy."
May Tour States.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DAYTON, Ohio, July Gov. James
NJ. Cox, the democratic candidate for
President, believes Franklin D. Roose-
welt, assistant secretary of the Navy,
| will be a good running mate.
Cox and Roosevelt; that's catchy
isn't it?" commented the governor as
he first learned who his associate on
the ticket would be in his home at
Trails End The governor lad left
his newspaper Office in the city before
the vice presidential nomination was
made. and his Office had forgotten TO
telephone him the result.
Gov. Cox was sitting in reclining
chair in his library enjoying ms pipe
and chatting with some newspaper r
representatives when Informed OF
Mr.. Roosevelt's nomination. He ap-
peared well pleased with the selection
made by the convention and at once
dictated to the newspaper men the
congratulatory telegram whicn ne
sent to Mr.. Roosevelt, also the one
sent to his campaign manager, +. h.
Moore.
Awaits Party Leaders.
The governor admitted that ne was
not intimately acquainted with Mr..
Roosevelt, but declared him to be a
vigorous, outstanding. courageous
and progressive democrat He COM
mented particularly upon two ad-
dresses made by the vice presidential
candidate, one before the national
democratic committee in Chicago last
winter and the other on American
zation" in Dayton. He said Mr.. RooSe-
velt's service in Washington has given
him a wide experience and wide ac-
Quaintanceship.
Gov. Cox said he will make no plans
for the campaign until he has had an
opportunity to confer with party
leaders. most of whom will not get
back from San Francisco until the
latter part of the week. He said he
may go to the executive Office in CO.
lumbus today or tomorrow to clean
up work there.
That his campaign will not be of
the front porch variety planned by
Senator Harding, the republican can
didate, was the inference drawn here
from his telegram of acceptance wired
to Convention Chairman Robinson yes
terday.
His telegram intimated he is ready
to make an intensive speaking cam
paign in every state.
Will Remain Governor.
AlthouSn ne Sa1Q ne ndu not yet
considered the matter, he indicated he
had no intention of resigning as Gov
ernor of Ohio in order to devote all
of his time to the campaign. He
pointed out that Senator Harding had
announced he would not resign from
the Senate.
Gov. Cox spent today receiving old
friends at his home. Trails End, near
Dayton, and in his Office at his news
paper, the Dayton News. Hundreds
of kilograms were received during
the day, but it was a physical impos-
sibility for the democratic nominee
to answer many of them. Several
volunteer clerks were kept busy open
ing them.
One elderly Dayton woman, Mrs. D.
Mickey, climbed the steps to the gov
ernor's office in his newspaper build
ing to leave him a rubber horseshoe
for luck.
Scott w. Cox, an older brother of
the governors, employed on the Day
ton News, was one of the governors
callers during the afternoon. He said
he had purposely delayed his con-
gratulations until Jimmy was
through" receiving felicitations from
others.