Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-22
cox NOTIFICATION
SET FOR AUGUST I
AT DAYTON HOME
RooseveIt's Acceptance Will
Take Place at Hyde
Park August 9.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. July 22-Chair-
man White of the democratic nation
al committee today announced thai
Saturday, August Z. had been chose,
as the date for notification of Gov
Cox of his nomination as presidential
candidate.
The following Monday. August 8
was fixed for the notification Of
Franklin D. Roosevelt, vice presiden.
tial nominee. @sss =
Ceremonies for Gov. Cox will take
place at Trailends, his home neal
Dayton. with those for his running
mate at the Roosevelt home, Hyde
Park, N. Y. Mr.. Roosevelt will at
tend the Dayton ceremonies and Gov
Cox said today that if possible he will
go to Hyde Park.
to begin work on his speech of ac-
ceptance at Dayton. He plans to con
fine himself to Ira ilsend and work
continuously until his address is fin
ished. The governor said today he
expected the task would require
steady work all next week and he
does not plan to return here until
will be the city's hero at home
coming" celebration July 30.
Will Lock Himself Up.
Because of time necessary for press
distribution of his address, Gov. Cox
said time was short. as he planned to
have his address sent out at least a
week prior to August Z.
II hope to lock myself up at Trails
end" said Gov Cox, land get it out
/ have my subjects fairly we'll in
hand already. There are a number OF
vital things and then l shall have to
assemble the less important, and
cannot tell yet whether the result will
be a long or short address"
While republicans at their presi
Dental notification held the political
spotlight today. Gov. Cox and his ad-
yisers continued work toward com
pleting their organization.
Columbus today was almost solidly
democratic. with all republicans able
to make the trip to Marion at the
ceremonies there.
Gov. Cox and his aids hoped to an
nounce soon the special campaign
committee of fifteen. They awaited
word today from state chairmen to
whom names of suggested 'appointees
had been telegraphed for approval.
Goes Over Campaign Activities.
Women's activities in the campaign
were gone over by the governor with
Mrs. George Bass. chairman of the
women's bureau of the national commit
tee She told of plans to put 100 demo-
cratic woman speakers in the field and
Gov. Cox said the national committee
would cooperate in IAN aggressive cam
paign'' for the feminine ballot Mrs.
Bass was slated for a place on the ma
tional campaign committee.
In pressing his demand for full pub
licity of campaign expenditures and
through continuance of
the senatorial investigation. Gov Cox
has asked Senator Pomerene Of Ohio, a
member of the Senate inquiry body, to
come here on the senator's return from
the west When Gov. Cox's attention
was called to a statement by Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts,. republican
Header, to the effect that republicans
would meet the governors demands for
campaign expenditures publicity, Gov.
Cox observed:
II rather think neither the senator
nor l will have much to do with it.
The people of the United States will
provide the specifications"
No Comment on Bryan.
Comment OF William J. Bryan's nomi-
nation by the prohibition party was de-
clined today by Gov. Cox, and he also
refused to discuss approval given by
Will H. Hays. republican national chair
man. to Senator Harding's front-porch
campaign. The governor indicated he
would have no comment on Senator
Hardings speech of acceptance and also
that there would be no direct reference
to Mr. Harding's address in the gov
ernor's speech Of acceptance.