The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-07-16


tion OF ons-room district schools. state
wide primary elections, initiative and
referendum in state legislation. home
rule for cities, nonpartIsan judiciary,
civil service, budget system for state
finances, widows pensions. prison re-
form. a statewide main market and
intercounty road system. etc.
II apparently proved TO be too much
however. 10 be assimllated at one time
and Cox antagonized many OF the in
terests IL affected The result was de-
feat for re-electloa ia 1914, Two years
later he came back with a "nnish-th
OBJ program and was elected to sec
ond term
Then came the war with resultant
activities. which made Cox the logical
candidate for third term He had no
platform other than a win the war"
plank and delivered not a campaign
speech.
The Ohio Executive himself was
foremost among war Governors al
most as soon as it became apparent
| that the United States Was in a strug-
gle that would determine whether its
existence as a nation was 10 be con
Ohio as leader among states in ey-
cry sort Of war activity This was By
no means surprising TO those who had
been in position TO know the quality
! OF his executive ability.
More notable. though: was the con-
tact that Governor Cox kept with the
Ohio boys and men who went To figh.-
In the face Of obstacles that time after
time seemed to be insurmOuntable the
Governor succeeded in gaining permits
sion from the War Department to raise
and have mustered into Federal ser
vice n complete division OF infantry.
and the Thirty seventh or Buckeye"
Division with It's long record Of com
bat service in the trenches Of Lor-
/ raine. the offensive in the ArgOnne,
the frony line al 81. Mihiel and on the
fields OF Belgium 10 the monument left
in history that speaks the results q
I hIs efforts.
Months before this uaii left the
United States. however. another Ohio
Organizations the one Hundred AMI.
Sixty sixth Infsntry. recruited under
state control. had been hOnored with
place as one Of the four infantry
regiments in the Fogty=secondi or
Rainbow" Division.
And when volunteering was closed
by War Department orders thousands
Of ohioahs still were 20 follow. Many
OF them. members of the Eighty third
Division. were TO see active service
wfIh our allies in Italy, and many
more we're 10 take the places Of those
Who had fallen in the ranks lighting
in divisions from other states
ohio troops thus became important
factors In the fighting machine that
the United States constructor still
never xere the men in these units
permitted 20 forget that the state
which sent them against the enemy
was not unmindful OF their welfare.
they were in machine and part OF
one. but they stIil were sor. OF Ohio
10 knew that ohio's Executive was
watching over them
In tanning camp the Governor was
directly ~ touch With their progress;
ne visited tiisra and made Il his busi
less TO know VIVA, was going on H.
travelled 10 the dismal. rain-soake
ott0n heIds Of Alabama where the
buckeye division was in training a
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