The Washington times., 1920-07-25
MAY NOTIFY
COXAT HOME
"TraiIs End" and County Fair
Grounds at Dayton Being
Considered for Exercises,

DAYTON. Ohio. July 2o.-Two sites
arc under consideration for the cere-
monies here on August :, when Gov.
James NJ. Cox will be formally notined
OF his selection as the DcMocrAtio
candidate for the Presidency.
They are the Montgomery County
FAiIrrouuis within the city lbnlts'
aud "TraIls End" the governor
country home, hvo miles to the south
of Dayton. If scenic beauty were the
,rsiy consideration entering into the
selection. there would be no contest.
for the Montgomery county iair-
grounds Is just an ordinary county
fairgrounds, while the Trails Emo
country place Is q thing of loVeliness.
Situated just of the Cincinnati
Pike, on a wooded estate OF more than
nifty acres, the big marble structure
Of Swiss italian architecture is the
real .bome" of the governor. the place
he likes best OF all his residences
VIEW OF VALLEY.
Behind the main building. and from
an eminencc commanding beautiful
viaw of the great Miami Valley, is
sylvan theater grass carpeted ana
capable of seating two or three thou-
sand. In this natural show place the
ceremonies viii be held IL Trails
End" Is chosen
There are, howeve,. swo very serious
objections to it's selection. one OF
capacity, tho other of accessibility.
The amphithcater. 1t is argued. is far
too small to accommodate the enthu-
siastic thousands who desire to wit
ness the ceremony OF notification ana
hear the governors speech or accep-
tance. AS for the other argument,
country places are usually reached by
automobile, and Trails End" Is no ex-
ception-
II is more than fve miles from
Dayton, and no traction lines run In
that direction. Those who favor
holding the ceremonies at the fair
grounds point out that it's grand
stand has a seating capacity OF ap-
proximately 10000, with standing
room in front for other thousands;
that It is within the city. easily &C
cessible on foot or by several lines OF
street cars; that there are ample
buildings and sheds to afford shelter
for all in case OF rain. and that there
are facilities for feeding the multi
tude such as could not possibly be
proyided at "Trail End"-in short,
that while the fair grounds may be
lacking in enchanting scenery, IL
more than makes up for that loss in
comfort and convenience.
UP TO COMMITTEE.
Governor Cox said yesterday that
the decision would be left with the
local committee in charge of arrange
ments.
The governor spent the day quietly
in his library at "Trails Emo gamer
ing material for his speech OF accept
ward N. Hurley, former chairman OF
the Shipping Board, and f. ID. Hull
bert, president of the Merchants Loan
and Trust Company of Chicago; Sena-
tor Beckham of Kentucky, and Henry
l.. Doherty, of New York.
Mr.. Hurley told Governor Cox he
thought the shipping act, as passed
nv the last Congress with an amend
ment by Senator Jones, eminently sat
isfactory and predicted a prosperous
future for the American merchant
marine under private control. Subsi-
dies, direct or indirect, he told the
governor, are no longer necessary for
American shipping, the old handicap
Of competition against cheap foreign
labor having been removed by the
boosting of wages in other countries
since the war.
Mr.. Hurley also assured the COVER
nor that there has been decided
swing toward the Democratic candi-
date in Chicago and northern Illinois
since the San Francisco convention.
Senator Beekham informed 0pver-
nor Cox that the situation in Ken
lucky is improving rapidly but would
be greatly benefited by visit from
the candidate. Governor Cox prom
ised to make several speeches in that
state.
TO SEE GERARD TODAY.
Senator Beckham informed Cover
former Ambassador Gerard. with
whom conferences were scheduled
were late in arriving. The governor
hopes to see Mr. Gerard today.
Governor Cox stated that he had
not personally written the editorial
on Senator Harding's acceptance
speech. which appeared yesterday in
the governors newspapers, the Day
ton News and the Springfield News.
II haven't even found time to read
it, the governor said. The editorial
in question, which bore the caption,
Senator Harding Accepts-What?"
declares the Republican candidate has
accepted the Presidential nomination,
but that Is about all he has accept
ed" Continuing the editorial says:
He does not accept the challenge
of the Nation to define his position on
any paramount proposltlon now Dc-
fore the people of the United States.
He does not accept the leadership of
the party, unless we have mistaken
tho tenor OF his speech. He does not
accept the responsibility for shaping
the destiny of the country toward
permanent peace. On matters, per-
tanning to which patriotic Americans
are of one mind, he gives half-hearted
endorsement.
''Evasivc in character and wholly
lacking in constructive elements, the
acceptance speech must be set down
as an unsuccessful effort to dodge"