The evening world., 1920-07-12
MRS. COX NOT A POLITICIAN;
NEITHER "SUFF' NOR ANTI,
SHE SAYS IN FIRST INTERVIEW
Too Busy Caring For HuS-
band and Baby to Take
Part in Public Affairs.
By George BuchGAdn Fife.
Especial staff Correspondent Of The
Evening WORLDLY

AOPOoldl OIaIT (OEfobpOnQoNN OF ne
Evening WORLDLY
DAYTON. o., July 12.-Mrs. James
NJ. Cox granted TO your corre-
spondent the first interview she has
ever accorded a newspaper man. It
was at Trails End the Governors
summer home. long, low French
chateau. cleaning white among the
trees on a hillside overlooking the
Miami Valley about half a dozen
miles from Dayton.
In all the years that Gov. Cox has
been in public life the light that has
followed him about has never before
penetrated to the recesses of his home
life. where his wife prssjdes in her
quiet, smiling, helpful way She has,
of her own choice, remained in the
background so far as the public Is
concerned. holding herself TO be all OF
her husbands private life and not
even a part Of his public career. Her
attitude toward 1t all Is best summed
up in her answer to an lIfs-iiry about
politics, whether she was Suffragist
or an Anti. She replied, with her
meanlngful smile: II am neither; I
am the Governors wife"
When l asked Gov. Cox II 1t might
be possible to have a word or two
with Mrs. Cox, he replied. Yes. I'm
sure of it, although you'n find she
will be just a bit timid at so unusual
thing. You see, Mrs. Cox has never
talked with newspaper man in her
life. But you'l find her just a plain.
home -lovinN baby-loving American
woman. Yes, that and something
more, because any woman who is the
wife Of man in public life and who
can smile every hour in a day Is a re-
mara1able woman"
MRS. cox SAYS SHE KNOWS
NOTHING ABOUT POLITICS.
It was only a moment after that
that Gov. Cox led his wife into the
little sitting room on the second hooI
OF Trails End and to her dismay,
manifest in the inquiry in her eves
and the hesitant smile on her lips,
left her to the mercies of her firsL
interviewer.
THE only other newspaper man
who has ever interviewed me is my
husband" she exclaimed, her smile
broadening. "and It's never about poll
tics, because l really know nothing
about politics"
She was assured that this was not
the intent Of the visitor, whereupon
she said, with another smile, in which
relief robbed 1t of nothing OF win
someness: Then there are lots OF
other things can talk TO you about. 4"
To aid the reader in visualizing Mrs.
Cox. she Is rather tall. the strong,
flowing figure Of an out-of- doors
woman. Her hair is dark auburn, red
where the slanting sun struck through
II, ana her eyes are brown and fine. A
woman interviewer would have noted
that she wore a dark blue silk
sweater, a white shirt waist with
frilly things at tho wrists, q white
serge skirt, pleated. and with the mar
rowest Of black lines in the material.
She had on low bucksIdn shoes and
white silk stockings. She looked al
II she had Just come IN from out OF
doors, A diamond and platinum ring
and a wedding ring Of the same metal
were her only bits OF tewelry.
Here at Trails End" Mira, Cox said,
rs where my husband ana get away
from politics, or at least we did until
ne was nominated. Here is where we
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