The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-08-12
GREAT OVATION
Given Gov. James Nj.
Cox At His Official
Notification.
$4,000 People CHEER THE
DEMOCRATIC LEADER.


,,,th official notification Of Gov.
lame. N. Cor. o. Ohio. Democratic
uomlnee for president. which oeeurr-
ed Al DAYTON. Ohio. last Saturday.
sav. L. ]. sullivan In his Continental
Press report
Other ceremonies have been Inn
pre.sive attended by huge throngs pf
admirers. friends and political 1850
eiates. but never before has an event
Of this kind 80 completely griPped
the attention Of the country OF
aroused 40 much human feeling IN
ne heart. Of those prrrrnt
Bsfors a crowd % more than bo,-
coo people at the Montgomery eoun-
"A f.irxrounds, senator Robinson, OF
Arkansas. formally notified the MONT
nee Of the San Francisco convention
Of his selection a. leader o. the dem
ocracy o. America, and the speech
% acceptance which followed. treat
ing in clear. straight-out and really
understandable terms Of the issues OF
the coming campaign, and the prob
lens now confronting the nation. was
more enthusiastically received than
any public utterance since the famous
speech Of President Wilson before
Congress in April 1917. when war
vas declared. Representative from
every state In the Union were present.
Yet all left the great stadium with the
feeling that the issue in which they
wcte most vitality interested had lesn
given due attention. Producers
from the great agricultural states
were pleased with the candidates
d-elaration that a more effective
method o. governmental aid for farm
industries should be developed By the
administration Labor representa-
tives welcomed the frank aud vigor.
Dos statement that Public opinion
should determine results IN America"
a. regards disputes between capital
and labor; and the hearty approval o.
all quArtsrs was elsarlS. voleed on the
questions % foreign policy. eduea'
ton. transportation. and taxation.
From the moment Governor Cox
mounted the speakers platform 20 be-
gin his address. until be closed with
the solemn declaration that he would
accept the nomination of our party,
obedient TO the Divine Sovereign Of
al peoples. and hopcful that b. trust
in Him the way will BE- shown for
helpful service" he Was interrupted
almost momentarily by bursts Of APP
plause from the gtands.
Vigorous. robust. aud In bounding
spirits. the Governor spoke with an
earnestness Of tone and sincerity
Which compelled the undivided atten-
ton Of his audience. and the clarity
and soundness Of bis IDEAS on the
questions close 20 the hearts % his
listeners won tremendous ovations as
they were set forth.
The day Was "Jimmie's" day from
sun-up. No one questioned that.
Dayton was literally captured by her
progressive son from the moment Il
began q stir in the early morning.
Bands were playing at the railway
stations. a. the numerous special
trains began 10 arrive, before seven
o'clock Dayton was truly "Jimmie's'
town. for the day at least. But be-
fore the native son Of the Buckeye
state had got well under WY with his
sPeech Of acceptance, Il seemed as
though the whole state. or even the
whole country. was his for the day
Men and women from all sections Of
America. representing all the ele-
ments Of the country. came togeth-
er az the ceremonies and cheered and
yelled for Jimmie" az n he was a
neighbor Of all
The most intense demonstration
occurred when the Governor APP
preached the subject Of the League
Of Nations.
Standing. Il seemed, bit more
squarely upon both feet, setting his
jaw with added hrmness and speak
ing with a decided note Of aggres-
siveness, the Democratic candidate
spoke Of the league as "the supreme
issue Of the century, and bitterly
assaulted the Republican party for hav-
ing blocked the entry Of America IN
20 ''this most practical and humane
movement"
The keynote Of the Democratic
party. a. soupded BY Gov. Cox. Is pro
gressiveneas. Progressive democ-
EAey pittsd against Republican re-
action" Il the way he summed up the
campaign In brief. and the statsmsnt
brought a deafening roar Of APP
plaase from the masses in the crowd
ed stands.
Following the demonstrations the
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