Bisbee daily review., 1920-07-07

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 Tonight he motored 25 miles to Middletown, O., to make a brief .ad- youthful days when he was news boy, printers devil, school teacher and reporter in that city.
 Harding CongratuIates
 Hundreds of telegrams, including congratulations from President Will son and Senator Harding, were re- ceived during the day, but it was a physical impossibility for the Demo- cratic nominee to answer many of them. Several volunteer clerks were kept busy opening them.
 The Ohio governor spent all of yes terday afternoon and last night listen ing to reports of progress of the con- vention. He received the first news of his nomination from the Associated Press here in his newspaper office Together with Mrs. Cox and a few close friends and his newspaper as- sistants, he had been watching the re- ports closely since the opening of the convention last week.
 When the flash came announcing his nomination, the governor sat for a minute as though stunned.
 Then he crossed the room and kiss ed his wife. His next act was to go to the composing room of his news paper and shake hands with his print CTS. Later he walked several blocks to the home of his closest personal friends, John A. McMahon, ST, dean of Dayton attorneys, to whom he wished personally to break the news
 After a light breakfast, the gover- nor visited the grave of his mother for few minutes. She died at the age of S5. several years ago, after liv. ing to see him inaugurated governor for the first term.
 Plans were being made by the Day ton Chamber of Commerce for a jolli- fication in Dayton, at a later date, probably July h.
 When the news announcing his nomination was received, most Day tonians were in bed The nomination of Governor Cox was the talk of the town. However, excepting for pie ture of the governor on the front of his newspaper building along with nothing to indicate that Dayton ,.-- izen had been chosen for the highest honor the Democratic party can give.
 Employees Of his newspaper early in the day sent the governor a huge bunch of flowers. Moving pictures he climbed the steps to the composing room of his newspaper to receive the congratulations and resolutions of sup port from his printers, all union men.
 In his talk to his newspaper 'oih- pioyes Governor Cox said:
 The greatest gift that the Al mighty God can give to any man III public life is to permit him to come into the world under circumstances which enable him to know tie life status of the man who works. Provi- dence was good to me-it was my high privilege to come through the ranks. l knew the torment of the boy who is without funds, and I kuow his anxiety as to how he will get an edu- cation that will help him achieve his ambitions. If nomination means cleo tion, I will take to the White House this best equipment for man in pub lie life, experience in the ranks with those who toll"
 Welcomes Running Mate
 Governor Cox tonight expressed his approval of Franklin D. Roosevelt as his running mate in the coming cleo ton.
 A telegram of congratulation sent by Governor Cox to MT. Roosevelt late this D. m. said:
 Please accpet my earnest congrat- ulations over that comes to you. am very much delighted that we are as- sociated in the campaign together"
 MT. Roosevelts speech before the national committee in Chicago last winter. made a very strong impress sion," said the governor.
 He spoke in Dayton last winter on Americanization and his address at that time was very favorably com mented upon all over the country. His service at Washington has given him wide experience and ecquainten- ship"
 The governor added that Roosevelt
 
 was very good "stumper"
 Governor Cox tonight wired l.. H. Moore, his campaign manager at San Francisco. saying:
 Rarely, if ever, has the mas liii,2 1t fight which you made been equal s1 in a national convention. General snip t