New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-31
Cox Acclaimed
In NOn-P artisan
Fete i'm Dayton
Fellow Townsmen Take a
Half Holiday 10 Honor
Nominee; 5000 Persons
March in Civic Parade
Invited to White House
Governor, ia Brief Speech,
Says He Feels He Will
BE Elected i'm November

Special Dispatch to The Tribune
DAYTON. Ohio, July 3O.-Dayton
took half holiday to-day to tender a
reception to Governor James NJ. Cox.
The Democratic nominee occupied re-
viewing stand in the center of a court
OF honor in Main Street, while between
S,U0O and 5000 persons, according to
police estimates, filed past to do him
honor Fifteen bands and twenty five
| floats added music and color to the
parade, which took just one hour and
three minutes to pass before the Gov
ernor.
The reception, under the auspices of
the Gem City Democratic Club took on
a non partisan flavor. 1t was rendered
to Jimmie" as fellow citizen who
had gained honors, rather than to
James M. Cox, Democratic nominee for
President
Indeed, many of the marchers wore
Harding buttons in their lapels, while
from courthouse window behind Cox
beamed down a big Harding picture.
with request that all and sundrv
vote for the. Republican candidate for
President
Cox Employees Well Represented
Among the larger delegations in the
parade were those from "The Dayton
Daily News" and "The SPRINGFIELD
Daily News Cox's own newspapers
These delegations included all the
business office forces, the editorial
forces and the mechanical employees
Afternoon newspapers in Dayton agreed
10 publish only one early edition to-
day, that News" EMPLOYEES could at
tend the celebration.
Delegations in the parade included
representatives from civic organiza
tions, municipal officers, fraternal and
social organizations and factories. Fac
tories and business houses entered the
hoats, all of which advertised wares of
the firms entering them.
Considerable comment was caused nv
the fact that there were only fortv-two
Etks in line, although Governor Cox is
a member of the Dayton lodge, which
numbers nearly a thousand. The Elks.
however, had what was considered by
many the best float of all, and sup
ported huge banner reading "In
Honor Of Brother Jimmie Cox the
Moose and the Eagles also had small
delegations in line, although the Gov
ernor is member Of the local lodges
OF both organizations. Out Of town
delegations were one from Middletown,
where the Governor spent his boyhood,
and another from Xenia, near Dorton.
Invites All to White House
When the last marcher had walked
past and the echo of the last band
was fading away, Governor Cox re-
sponded to several cries Of "Speechl'
shall remember this TO my dying
day he said. Somehow | feel that |
will be elected in November.
I'm return, invite every last one Of
you to visit me at the White House
after March 4 next"
The parade was almost the only
event on Cox's program to-day in
the morning he went over his now
completed formal speech accepting the
Democratic nomination for President
and made some slight revisons. These
revisions were made in the part Of the
speech referring TO the League OF Ma
lions, those close to Cox asserted.
Some idea of the SORT Of reference
Governor Cox will make to the League
tude now studiously being taken by his
newspaper here. Extraordinary promi-
hence is being given to dispatches from
Washington announcing that the NOM
inee will decide the league issue for
himself, without dictation from Presi-
dent Wilson, and that Governor Cox's
Interpretation of the Democratic plat
form and his statement following the
famous Sabbath White House confer
oil hi,
STRUNG what is and is not an "inter-
pretive" reservation.
For League With Qualification
"The Ohio Governor is not bound to
stand for the treaty without Qualilica-
tlon," one of these dispatches makes
known.
Attention was called to this in con-
nection with an unheralded visit here
of Senator David |. Walsh, of Massa-
chusetts, who reiterated to corresponds
ents here that he never will vote for
the League of Nations without d reser-
vation to Article X. Walsh was one of
the Democrats Of the Senate who op-
posed President Wilson's views on the
league issue.
After his conference with Governor
Cox Mr. Walsh, who seemed immensely
pleased, said he would take the stump.
Putting the two Walsh statements to-
gether, observers here predict some
sort of reservation for Article X, as
we'll as other reservations, will be pro-
posed in the acceptance speech.
Governor Cox has invited all unsuc-
cessful candidates for the Democratic
nomination for President to attend the
notification ceremonies August T.
Harding Promises Speech i'm