The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-09
Barometer Of Public Opinion
The Democratic Nominee.


the democratic party has chosen it's standard
bearer. It's choicc-Govcrnor James n. Cox Of
Oho-ls undoubtedly the best timber Of the
more or less varicgatcd assortment from which
II was compelled to make It's selection. The
proud boast OF the democrats that the nomina-
hon would not he made "in a hotel room at 2
O'Clock In the morning" stood unchallengcd un.
III the final mighty chorus Of ayes" that ended
the weary and monotonous roll calls II is OK
tremely doubtful however. II this democratic
method is any better or for that matter as good
as the republican method OF compromise. Cox
was nominated. not because he was the choice
OF the delegates at san Francisco but because
they had become utterly exhausted from their
task and were willing to grasp any opportunity
to end the agony
bosses work In a hotel room in the early morn
ing hours. Cox was admittedly the choice OF
Tom Taggott, boss of Indiana, and gambling
sort proprietor, ana of Charles Murphy leader
OF Tammany hall sponsor for all that s corrupt
In politics. They worked for him from the
first to tho last---and they put him over In
both parties we still find the bosses In the
saddle.
The democratic party did tho best IT could
The republican party might have done better
But the democrats had General wood. a
proven great executive, they had no Lowden, ad-
mittcdly the greatest executive one OF the great
est states OF the union ever had. II had only
McAdoo--who for a hundred apparent reasons
~uldn't do--Palmer, who would make "A good
president but who could not have been elected
II n"nl'nated' such good men as senator owen
ana Ambassador Davis still deep in the woods
of obscurty--and Cox.
The choice seems logical Cox like Harding.
began life a poor man. Both have worked their
way up llfe's ladder from the bottommost rung.
Neither are "supermen" Hnrdings public
ord. liz clean Is the record OF Cox, and his
domestic life has nothing to fear from the
tongue of the scandal mongcr. Cox no doubt
should not have, but there is denying but
that his divorce will be secreted poison In the
cup that he must drink
Cox has been well press-agented Except for
the prohibition and the Bryan forces none OF
his own party IL carrying knife up his sleeve.
The democrats were fortunate in that they
had no Hiram Johnson. Hut Cox has been over
advertised. He Is neither such a great eNecu
tive, SO popular nor good campagner as
the party democrats would have us believe. The
battle cry OF Hell beat Harding In Ohio does
not seem to be substautated. Harding lost
the for governor OF Ohio back in 1910 to
Judson Harmon by lOO,377. II was II must he
admitted, had defeat but Harmon was the
most popular and among the shrewdest po.-
ticians ohio has known In years And the beat
ing Harding received 10 years ago was not so
severe as the one he administered 10 his demo-
cratic opponent in 1914 when he was elected
United states senator by "A plurality of 1O2,S73.
Cox has never shc'vn strength as a candidate In
Ohio, True he has been three times governor
OF the state, but his elections were all In demo
cratic years and he ran pitifully behind his
party strength. In 1912 Wilson carried Ohio
by li6,OS6. Two years later, in 1914 Willis,
republican, beat Cox for governor by a plurality
OF 3I25S, Cox defeated Willis In 1915 by a
scnnt 5l99i In the same year that Wilson car
ried the state by S9,5O3 In 1918 he again de-
teated Willis by ll,954. At time has the
democratic nominee proved himself such re.
markabe vote -gcttcr.--Muskogee Phoenix.