The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-07
C0X;; In Great
 Speech, Accepts The Nomination
Dayton Gives Up Its Business When Demo cratic Hosts Parade the Streets Prior to the Formal Notifica- ton to the Candidate Takes Sharp Issue With Harding - Text of His Speech.

Dayton, O., Aug. 7-NationaI Democracy today took up the battle gage with it's Republican opponents for Americas greatest political prize the presidency. s--.=zz5s-s.f
 With today's formal notification Of and acceptance by Governor Cox of the Democratic. presidential nomina- ton the national campaign was on be- tween the two dominant parties, ex- cept only for similar ceremonies next Monday at Hyde Park, N. Y, for Franklin D: Roosevelt, the Demo- cratic vice presidential nominee
 Democratic 1egions by thousands joined in the ceremony, all states, territories and possessions being rep- resented in the days program
 A half holiday was in force in Day. ton for the ceremonies at the Mont gomery County Fair Grounds, about a
 mile from the center of the city, while Ohio, and other states sent thousands more by special trains, automobiles and other conveyances
 Like city buildings and homes. the
 fair grounds tossed decorations of
 flags, bunting and banners, with gilt
 shields and evergreen. Seats for
 about 4.o0o were provided in the amphitheatre. The speakers ros-
 trum adjoining the race course was the judges stand and today almost concealed under swaths of re, white and blue. The brown dirt race track aand oval enclosufe, Together with grassy paddock plots at either end of the amphitheatre were set aside for the crowd, none of which was out of earshot of the speakers, an electrical sound simplifying device having been installed to carry the Democratic battle cry beyond the farthest person in the grounds.
 Marching delegations swept through the streets with blaring bands long before the hour set for the formal parade to the fair grounds. for re- view by Governor Cox and other party notables.
 The formal program at the grounds 1 was brief except for the acceptance l address of Governor Cox and the not | ification speech of Senator Robinson 1 of Arkansas. J. Spriggs McMahon,
 close friend of Governor Cox, was the 1 presiding officer. Clergy selected for l the invocation and benediction re- 1 spectively were the Rev. William A.
 Hale of the Reformed church and the
 Rev. Martin P. Neville of Holy Angels 1 Roman Catholic church here.
 1 Charman ROb1nSOn, and members | of the Notification Committee: The | message which you bring from the
 great conference of progressive
 thought assembled under the formal auspices of the Democratic party in- | spires within me a pride and an ap- preciation which I cannot voice. At l the same time I am mindful of the 1 responsibility which this function i now officially places upon me. As I measure my own Limitations the task 1 ahead of us should be approached with more than a feeling of diffidence l if I were not strengthened and reas- l sured by the faith that one has only | to practice true fidelity to conscience. | It is not the difficult thing to know l what we ought to do; the sense of
 right and wrong has been given with 1 Divine equality. The mistakes of his | tory the result of weakness in the l face of tempting interests. I thank
 God therefore that take up the l standard of Democracy a free man, | unfettered by promises and happy in l (Continued on Page F'ive.) <