New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-09
Hobson Urges
Cox State His
Views ON Liquor
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the automobile as kitchen table, the
Presidential nominee proceeded to rub
salt on each chop, and when he had
fitted twentyone of them into the con-
trivance and closed It by pushing an
iron loop down over the handles he
sprinkled both sides with pepper.
Then with all the solemnity of a
Druid priest with a living sacrifice he
proceeded to the fire and carefully
deposited on the dull embers the
broiler with it's cargo of red chops.
The Governor by that time had caused
his guests to swear not to quote him
on anything to say during the pasture
picnic, but it is no breach of faith to
say that he indicated the chops should
be turned from time to time and that
he purposed to do this, using kitchen
towel to protect the gubernatorial
hands.
1t may be said on unimpeachable
authority that the nominee believed the
potatoes would be done in forty five
minutes. Sandwiches Of minced ham
that not so many months ago had been
wandering around on four Duroc- Jer-
sey legs in this same pasture were
brought out of the f1ivver and placed
on couple OF packing cases that were
there to do duty as table. These
we're wrapped in tissue paper touch
supplied by Mrs. Cox who had made
the sandwiches at Trails End, the Cox
home, just outside of Dayton.
A black and white Holsten COW
came down to the creek to cool her
hoofs in the muddy water, and it was
learned that she is MIXED three times
daily and gives six gallons OF milk.
The chops were cooked beautifully
by this time, and score of noses ac-
customed to scent news, and this in
Guided the sharp rose of the proprietor
of THE Dayton News" were used for
no other purpose than to sniff the
smoke that sizzled from the chops.
Then the embers were kicked aside
and Governor Cox proceeded to dig
with the sand clinging to their burst
ing skins.
When all the food had disappeared
some one nominated the Governor for
president OF the Pasture Club but he
declined and accepted a nomination as
club cook, and nominated for president
the only woman in the party, Miss
Marjorie Wilson, Cleveland news
paper writer.
After that the Governor displayed
Mollie and Kate, his span of prize bay
mules; also snorting Holstein bull
who complained with loud bellows
against being shut up in the largest
barn in Ohio. Abe, the black and
brown sheep dog, was in disgrace for
having waded in the creek and then
shaken himself on the picnic. He had
also received "bawling out" from the
Governor for chasing big red hog
around the pasture
Works in Wheat Field
On the way back to town the Gov
ernor stopped in his wheat field to
watch the tractor-drawn reaping ma
chine at work, and, becoming inter
ested, shocked some of the sheaves.
The way back to Dayton lay past
that pool in Elk Greek where fourteen
year-od Jimmy Cox was baptized by
total immersion in the United Brethren
Church about thirty-siX years ago. In
the little village Of Jacksonburg the
Governor looked again at the site of
the haunted house shao he was afraid
to pass. and across the road at the site
of q saloon that his mother wouldn't
let him pass.
The old farmhouse, where the Gov
ernor spent his boyhood, hating farm
life because of its drudgery, has been
restored by him, even to the old smoke
blackened crane from which his grand
mother used to suspend the pot in
which was cooked the days meat.
1t was learned to-day that Governor
Cox has had several long distance tele-
phone conversations with Secretary
Tumulty at Washington.' The calls
were put in by the Presidents secre-
tary. The nominee, feeling that he is
the titular head of the Democratic
party, wants to see President Wilson,
the actual head.
He has had many invitations to
speak. but will make no engagements
until he has conferred with the sub
committee of the Democratic National
Committee, which is expected here
soon. He also expects Franklin Roose-
Welt, his running mate, to stop in Day
ton on his way East from the con-
vention.
The Governor said to-day that when
he was about fourteen years old he
marched in the Blaine Republican pro-
cessions, carrying torchlight and
wearing an oilcloth cape. Warren G.
Harding, the Republican nominee, also
marched in the Blaine demonstrations
at Marion. But he was bit older and
sported gray stovepipe hat.