Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-14
I GOV. COX'SSPEECH
OF ACCEPTANCE
Presidential Nominee Touches
On All Platform Pledges
In Acceptance Speech.

Fair Grounds. Dayton Ohio.-The
democratic presidential standard, with
the league of nations and prneross It's
peak cscutcheons. Saturday was
marched into the 1920 campaign by
Governor James NJ COX.
A throng Of ch.crin- democrats. es-
timated yayiously al between @4,eet
and $4,000. witnessed Governor CoX's
acceptance Of party leadership in HE
presidential contest. following formal
notification by Senator Robinson OF
Arkansas. chairman at the san Fran.
cisco convention. Of its choice.
Governor Cox, with Franklin D
Roosevelt. his running made. at his
side. marched Tor mile in broiline
sun at the head of a parade of demo
cratic DELEGATIONS. reviewing at the
fair grounds Their presence was an
eleventh-hour thought Of the governor,
who had planned merely to review the
democratic hosts. The parade line
was estimated to contain close to 20
600 marchers.
For two hours the governor, in his
address of acceptance, kept the vast
throng cheering, as he gave with en-
phasis and clarity his campaign poll
cies He made the league his para
mount declaration, declaring he stood
! for American and world peace by its
adoption. with interpretations pre-
serving its vital plans. He declared
the league was part Of the demo
cratic offering of progress, as against
republican reaction.
Two reservations he has suggested
to the league covenant We're empha-
sized by the gOyIn0r. Rr2ardins the
controversial art icle 10, he was cheer
ed loudly in com barring it to the Mon,
The democratic Iegions also shouted
approval OF declarations for woman
suffrage, law enforcement-his only
infercntial reference to prohibition
reduction of taxation and scores of
issues he proclaimed.
Governor Cox and Mr. Roosevelt did
not reach the fair grounds until 2:30
O'Clock and their review of the pa
raiders continued until 4 O'Clock. Gov
ernor Cox began his address at 40
O'Clock. after Senator Robinson's mott
fication speech,
The parade was the days spectacu-
lar event The thousands OF cheer
ing democrats marched with bands
playing, flags waving and bearing hun
dreds of cards paying tribute to their
candidates and predicting their vic
tory in November.
The governor got more applause as
he emphasized his indictment of the
republican platform and leadership.
The crowd also voiced its approval of
his declaration that the loss OF the
league would mean more armament
expenses.
The candidates tribute to President
Wilson and his depreciation of repub-
lican "discourtesy," given in lowered
voice, was given further rolls of ap-
plause. A prolonged demonstration
followed his assertion that republican
"sleuthing had failed TO nearth dis
honesty in the administration direc-
ton of the war
Several demonstrations marked mis-
declarations for consideration of
women. including ratification Of the
equal suffrage amendment
The governors criticism Of Senator
Harding's stand on party government
brought evidence OF sympathy fire.
quently
The governor was cheered in declar-
ing the democrats would not attempt
dollar campaign competition with
the republicans.