The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-11

NOTIFIES COX
That He Has Been Chosen AS
Standard Bearer
GIVES OUTLINE OF GOV
,ERNOR'S LEGISLATION
Democratic Platform is Clear
\ and Unmistakable He De-
clares

q sOdytOh, OnlO, sAug.4 7-Hailed as q
EGandidate in whose selection neither
midnight combinations nor plutocrat-
FicS cabals were instrumental, Gov
ernor JAMES M. Cox was formally no.
titled today by Senator Robinson of
Arkansas. chairman of the notifica-
ton committee, that he had been
chosen by the Democratic !. National
Convention ass,tlrs party's presidential
nominee. sse,ss
! The convention reached it's deci-
sion througlN the exercise of untram-
melled Judgment by the delegates
without inducement or coercion from
political bosses, the senator said.
THE honor and responsibility at
tending this nomination came to you
because your position respecting
campaign issues Is known to be in
harmony with the platform adopted
and because the record Of your public
service demonstrates rare leadership.
Senator Robinson outlined the pro-
gresfve Legislative measures in Ohio
which he said Governor Cox had Sc
cured against opposition. OF the
Ohio budget system, included In the
list, he said:
1.-THE measupe has proved so salts
has declared for similar system OF
coordinating rational income and ex-
|penditures."
The democratic platform was
"clear and unmistakable" in its
meaning as to the League of Nations
the senator said. while the Republi-
can platform on the subject was
beyond the power Of the human
mind to analyse or understand" and
susceptible OF variots constructions
I'VE believe, he continued; "tha,
the. treaty shou be ratified and ;that
this country should cooperate with
other governments which have enter
eda the League Of Nations for the pre-
servation Of world peace.
THE reput lican nominee has de-
clared for defeat OF the treaty and
the rejection OF the League. He ha,
nAdfecieacs that.it Ia no longer O. con,
troversy about reservations. II i.
proposed to restore peace by act Of
Congress instead Of by treaty and t.
leave unsettled all the@yexed and
difficult questions growing out of ths
war. 1t is proposed to place Ger
many on an equal footing with oul
government In the negotiation Of the
treaty, to leave her at liberty to re.
ject our just demands and to attemp
to impose upon US unreasonable con
ditions."
At another point Senator Robinson
said it was reported by the press tina
the Republican nominees had agreed
In conference ito base their cam
paign primarily on the necessity Of
wrestling the government from wha
| they terms personal control and
restoring party control This i'm
plies that other features of the sChi
cago platform are to- be subordinatet
to the false issue based on prejudice
and Misrepresentation that Prestden
Wilson performs the role Of dicta
! tor" ~. ~
Since the Presidents trip to Pari.
it had been the policy Of Republican
leaders to assault him as an usur.
per-" the.-senator declared, adding
that this unjust campaign" was con
| tinued "in spite Of the fact that fol
! almost year and half the Presi
dent has been too i'll to perform
without great suffering the impera
tive duties Of his office"
''It is proposed that the nagginl
process carried on in the Senate shall
be made the chief manifestation o.
the Republican nominees Of their fit
| ness for Office. Senator Robinson
said. '"If the Senate as a body hat
performed It's duty half as prompt!
as the President did his. the worlt
long ago would have been at peace.