The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-31
COX IS FORGED TO
 TAKE SHELTER IN
 THE COUNTY JAIL
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(Continued From Page One) kerchief and applauding each group, re- sponded in kind.
 l Hello, Buck" and Hello there, Pete, and Hello Ike, and How are you, Charley" were among the greetings the governor shouted back to the marchers as he pointed out many old-time friends 1 T have seen men who have followed
 my standard for twelve years, who gave
 me confidence in 190S,' said the gover-
 nor, in his brief address. q am prouder to have held it than to have inspired it at the outset. It shall be my aim at all times to justify the confidence you l have evidenced this afternoon" Jimmy Cox also was the keynote Of
 many banners on parade floats and
 marchers' banners.
 Fighting Jimmy, we're behind you,
 said one of the banners, while others declared Be Coxsure in November and Jimmy will doH' That carried by 1 a delegation from Middletown. the governors Nome town in his youth, said: "Jimmy's boyhood friends" In
 the latter group the governor pointed out men who had been schoolmates. LED BY COX BAND The parade was led by the famous "CoX band" of San Francisco conven- l tion fame--the Metor Band of Piqua' To- It played "Ohio, Ohio," the conven- l ton battle song. as 1t marched by the governor, and with change in the 1 lines to meet the new situation, the Cox Boosters, an organization or con vention veterans, sang "Ohlo, ono, as they marched. Instead of declaring, as at San Francisco that they would nominate Cox or know the reason why, ' l today they sang they would "elect I Jimmy Cox or know the reason why | Besides the Cox band the Rainbow division band and about dozen others | inspired the marchers. which included lgroups of public employees, large contin- gents from industrial plants here. dele gations of Elks, Eagles, Moose, Knights ! of Columbus and other organizations. l In the air over the parade line. a
 number of airplanes thrilled the crowd ! with daring feats while bombs of day | light fireworks -sounded their can nonade.
 DEMAND SPEECH 1 Governor Cox stood bareheaded dur ] Ing the entire parade, waving to every i group At his side were Mrs. Cox, the 1 governors sister, Mrs. J. @. Baker of Middletown. and members of the local arrangements committee. The crowds rushed the reviewing stand at the parade's close and demanded speech, | also the governors signature on l1tho- l graphed pictures of the candidate. 4 passed up to the rail. Governor Cox ] shook hands with dozens until cries | from women and children that they
 were being crushed caused him to'leave | Hundreds then packed about the gov ernor and Mrs Cox and almost crushed them despite police escort In the | confusion. the governor missed his iautomobile and pushing slowly through the crowds sitting around. he reached
 the county jail building nearly block away.
 | Gaining its steps the governor made another brief speech of dismissal, re- marking that it was the first time he had ever been taken to jail.' l flying wedge of police finally | placed the governor and Mrs. Cox ir their car and they were whisked home | the governor to work late tonight on
 the tnal draft of his speech, which, he said. he still was holding within eight newspaper columns.
 ! Tonight the celebration in the gov
 ernor's honor was continued with fire
 works. illumination of the city and band concerts.