Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-07
The WinIIin. Ticket

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IOR President james NJ Cox of Ohio;
for Nicc-PrcSidcnt Franklin d. Roosc-
welt of New York There is the combina-
ton on which Democracy may reasonably
hope TO go before the electorate and
achieve a triumphant return to power in
November. 1t is the outcome OF convcn-
ton as earnest as Embossed as deeply en-
dncd with the spirit of Amcricanism and as
consccratcd to the tcncts OF the party of
Jefferson as any within the history of the
organization.
Governor Cox is the candidate of an I'M
divided Democracy. For forty-thrcc bal
lots the San Francisco convention divided
It's votes more or less evenly among the
three leaders. scattering Il few here and
there for the favorite sons, but the for
ty-fourth the magnificent stand which the
Cox supporters had made from the opening
ballot had its reward The big break came
To him, and he was made Democracy's
unanimous choice.
With nothing but the highest admiration
for the defeated leaders. McAdoo and
Palmer. both stalwart Democrats. whose de
voted followers battled for them valiantly
until the last hope had vanished. and with
equal admiration for those favoritc sons.
among thcm some OF the rarty's strongest
and ablest opponents, it may be said that
the convention demonstrated its wisdom in
its final selection. For forty-four ballots
ii struggled and searched for the best man
to place upon its platform. Nothing but
the hest would do. There was no spirit OF
compromise, and there were no bosses to
dictate No boss could have dictated to
that convention, even If he had possessed
the temerity to attempt il. And upon the
forty-fourth ballot the decision was made.
The best man was named. and. standing
Il platform that in coura gcous statement
compares favorably with any in the party's
history. with n party record Of unsur-
passed achievement. and that party Itself
united and determined behind him. James
Nj. Cox should lead on to Il decisive victory
at the polls.
In Governor Cox are combined many clc-
ments OF acknowledgements of personality,
locality and Of other things that the party
necessarily had TO consider. He is the
typical American, rugged. kindly. honest,
fearless. sclf-madc and successful who has
run the gamut from printers devil. re-
porter, secretary, newspaper owner, to
thrce-time governorship of his native State.
His life in itself presents strongly sympa-
thetic appeal to democratic America. In poll
tics he is real progressive, though never
radical, and, if elected, he may be depended
on to administer the law firmly and justly.
His friendship for labor is seen in his model
workmcns compensation law, while his
child-labor laws and his school code dem
onstrate that he is progressively modern
and kceny alive to the great problems OF
the day in their relation 10 the public vel
fare. From his liberality and progressive
ness as Governor may be cleaned an idea Of
what may be expected OF him as President.
AS "A votegcttcr he leaves nothing to be
desired. In his own pivotal State of ohio
he is perhaps the one man who can defca,
Mr.. Harding, the Republican candidate
He is rs popular throughout the East as he