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all portions of the grounds. 1t was
estimated by this means 100000 PEG
pie could hear the speech distinctly.
The parade was expected to be one
of the greatest ever held in Dayton,
composed of eleven divisions, headed
by the famous Piqua Meteor band.
which never was too tired to play the
"Cox-Ohio" song at San Francisco.
Next in line were to Cox boosters at
San Francisco wearing green coats.
white trousers and straw hats with
red, white and blue bands. One OF
the noisest delegations that arrived
early came from Middletown, Cox's
boyhood home.
A striking feature was group of
miners from Cambridge, Ohio, wear
ing their overalls and mine lamps.
The lineup of the other delegations
was as follows:
Iroquois club of Chicago and Phila-
delphia; Guffey club of Pittsburgh;
Greenburg. Pa; New York City; Cali
fornia; thirty from Ohio counties; In
dianapolis; Louisville and Fort Wayne.
Local democrats numbering about
5000 were assigned to the rear of the
parade.
Governor Cox showed his usual
energy by holding important confer
ences between hand shakes with visi-
tors. He agreed after conference
with George White and Senator Harri-
son to address the democratic conyen-
ton in Wheeling, W. Va, August IA,
of the New York City police, August
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will begin September /, and it has
been tentatively agreed speeches win
be made in San Francisco and Los
Angeles.
Senator Robinson's Speech.
DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. If the re-
publicans win control of the govern
ment, the United States thenceforuh
always must be prepared for con-
fict on land and sea-" declared Sena-
tor Robinson, of Arkansas, today, in
his speech formally notifying Cover
nor Cox of his nomination for the
presidency by the democratic party.
Republican success, Robinson as
serted, means that the United States
'must be willing to pour billions into
the treasures of munitions makers.
She must arm and train her sons IN
preparation for fie7cer conflicts than
the world has eversrQwn; We must
either enter this ieague to SEalch our
friends belong, T abandon for an N N
definite period III hope Of substitute
ing argument br armament"
Robinson a5sailed Senator Hard
ing's position on the treaty and the
league The republican platform on
the Subject, he said, "is beyond the
powe. of the human mind to analyze
or understand. The republican nomf-
nee has declared for the defeat OF
the treaty and the rejection of the
league. He has made clear that it
is no longer controversy about
1t is proposed to re-
store peace by act OF congress in
stead of by treaty and to leave I'M
settled all the vexed and difficult
questions growing out Of the war. 1t
is proposed to place Germany on an
equal footing with our government in
the negotiation of the treaty to leave
her at liberty to reject our just de-
mands and TO attempt to impose upon
us unreasonable obligations"
The republican plan. if carried out,
Robinson said, would constitute SUI
render to Germany Of all the advan-
tages of victory. The idea of form
ing some other sort of international
association for peaceful settlement of
disputes is not feasible, Robinson
said, because virtually all the nations
of Importance now are in the league,
and would not withdraw to enter
some other sort of organization.
He declared that assaults upon
President Wilson and continuation
of the 'tnagging process carried on
for year and half in the senate"
are to be made "the chief NANTES
tations by the republican nominees OF
their fitness for Office"
Robinson said Cox was chosen
without Involvement or coercion from
political bosses" and, that neither
contributions or plutocratic
cabals were instrumental" in making
him the party's choice.
'sThe honor and responsibility at
tending this nomination came to you"
said Robinson. 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"
He scoffed at Harding's plan for a
front porch campaign" and said:
'Tt is not expected that you will
conduct front porch campaign. II
is not believed that you will wait for
American people to come to you to
hear your message, but that you will
cheerfully carry it to them, confident
of their approval of the cause you
represent"
Robinson declared that mo mere
speech maker, however pleasing IN
personality, can meet the test which
the public viii require OF the next
president No reactionary, no man
who faces backward or who follows
leadership blind TO the great prob
lens OF the new era can successfully
discharge the duties of president dur
ing the period of reconstruction. the
country calls for an experienced and
progressive minded leader"
Assailing the republican platform,
Robinson said that it twas deliber-
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