The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-06
Democratic Candidate for President Filled
With Emotion When News Came That
He Was Nominated.
TRYING ORDEAL Of ALL NIGHT WAIT
Governor of Ohio, With Wife and FRIENDS
Stood Around Telegraph Key in Dayton
Newspaper Office.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.I
DAYTON. Ohio, July 6.-Governor
James Middleton Cox was at his
newspaper publishing plant when he
received word that he had been noml'
mated as the candidate for president
of the United States by the delegates
to the national convention at San
Francisco. The word came In the
form of a telegraphic flash at 4:40
a. m. today. ....
The governor was in a small odlce
where he had sat since 1880 p. m.
| When he received reports or the
forty-third ballot Governor Cox made
! the first statement since the balloting
started Friday. Boys, it's all ever
land we have won." he said.
! 81 think ] will take little smoke
now" but before he could light his
pipe he was Interrupted by shout
from the telegraph operators. COX
lis nominated" they cried The crowd
i of men in the room surged forward,
Caught the governor and with trlum-
phant shouts, hoisted him to their
! shoulders.
! The men bore the nominee to his
front office where Mrs. Cox had been
waiting all night.
Mrs. Cox seized her husband, kissed
him and the tears streamed from her
eyes. And then Governor Cox relaxed
from the strain and his eyes flied
with tears. His voice c!loked with
emotion and he said nothing. Then
Mrs. E. A. Deeds and Miss Ellnor
! Parker. both of Dayton. with Mrs.
John Root g. and Miss Elinor West
both of Chicago. who had been with
/ Mrs Cox through the trying ordeal
of the night, captured the governor.
They all kissed him and they all
icried Cox's paper got out an extra
and the first copy was handed to the
governor.
/ Cox excused himself from the
icrowd and went to the composing
rooms to shake hands with all his
employees. Governor Cox went to the
home of, his lifelong friend and al
wiser, John Mcmahon, 81, one Of the
oldest attorneys Of the Ohio bar
/ The aged man appeared in night
gown and slippers.
| JIMMY" was all that he could
! say as he took the governor in his
arms and kissed him.
| 81 wanted to be the first to bring
you the news in remembrance or all
! that you nave QODe 1OT me, tue SoV-
ernor said.
/ After the governor had gone to his
home this morning for brief rest,
he went alone to Woodlawn cemetery
and there at the grave of his mother
prayed for half an hour. The COVER
nors mother was at a New Years
reception given by President Grover
Cleveland at the white house Jan !
1885. She said to Cleveland at that
time: Il have son at home who
will be where you now are some day. y
The governor related this story for
the first time Tuesday.
! Governor Cox is fifty years Old
Among his intimates he is known as
regular fellow" He likes dogs,
golf hunting, fishing and work. He
is an accomplished reconteur. an en-.
gaging conversationaist and appre-
ciates hearing a good story.
, Cox is robust, weighs about 165
pounds and is stockily built. He was
born on farm near Jacksonbur
Ohio, few miles from Dayton. AS
he grew older, he. like other boys
of the neighborhood went to seek his
fortune. He was developed in the