South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-20

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When a visitor gets of the train
at DAYTON Ohio, thC first thing I
that strikes his eye IS a huge poster \
sign with a portrait ot Gov Cox.
Pm blazoned with red. white and 4
Glue stripes. IL announces. Dayton. |
Ohio-the home OF Gov. James NJ |
cox" TIE big sign, which throws /
itq meAsag. 20 passing trains also, /
was not built by the state democrat !
ie COMMITTEES or the Montgomery /
county central committee. someone |
volunteers No. sir. he will tell !
YOU. the money was contributed by /
Dayton citizens.
Ard thai shows what Dayton
thinks Of Gov. Jimmy Cox. she /
wants 20 tell the world he's from
Dayton
Il will not take long 20 find out
that the Gem City. as Dayton citi-
zens Ike 20 call their town. IS
heart and soul for Jimmy Every
one except the rabid partisan boosts
for the hometown candidate for
the same reason that he likes 70
call DAYTON, the Gem city. Dayton
likes 70 do things. She likes 20
stand at the head OF The class. she
likes doers-men We make me
world rnove-especia uy, II they
come from DAYTON. That's why
she's strong for Cox.
Only Talk Inauguration.
Around Third and Main SITS, they
don't talk about Cox's chances OF
winning. Oh. no, they discuss the
delegation that Will so 10 the in
augtratfoD at Washington next
March They are confident that he
VIII win. Some OF them. like Al
Sharvle, the boOtblack who went
20 San Francisco with the cox
boosters and got into the newspa-
pers. are even saving money for
dress suits 20 wear at the inaugural
'He7i get there" heard one
ola timer saw enc day They'll
think they've got him whipped
bur he won't be- NO. stree they'll
count the votes and he'll be elected.
It's his way. 7 tell you. He puts
ono over on them and while his
opponents are looking around try
ing to see what's happened, he slips
through. He's fought against odds
all his life He likes 20 fight that
wav. because he likes 20 hit EN-
hard. Say. YOU just wait and see
They know Cox 70 a CT n his
home town They've watched him
and studied him. Many OF them
have fought him-ard got the worst
OF Il. They've learned Cox tactics
from % years Of close observation
ever since Cox qBit being secretary
20 CONGRESSMAN Paul Sorg and
went back 20 the newspaper game.
which he had previously followed.
TWENTY-FIVE years Of contact with
him have given Dayton people some
opinions.
Regardless OF politics they call
jim" Cox 4 fighter Republicans
admit that he has more fight than
any man that ever graced politics
IN the Miami for that matter.
the Miami valley as well Cox Is
YOU he is never whipped. They saw
he's most dangerous when the uEht
IS going against him The republic
cans are afraid II him iu MoDtCom-
erv county. a E0od many Of them
are frank about that Fellow demo
Gratis trust him Implicitly from eN-
perience They say that when he
fights he IL only hacking UP pohu-
cal irtuuion with intense energy.
Republicans Disheartened
The republican organization in
DAYTON which has had 90 fight Cox
for IS years was probably the most
dtsheartened group % individuals
Bro the United states ON July at0,
when Cox was nominated. They
had hoped against hope that he
would lose cut mostly because they
knew his fEhune strength but also
Cox as presidential candidate
meant clean democratic sweep
NOT only in Montgomery county and
the Third district but throughout
the Miami valley as well Cox is
1Tu-sva q winner where he IS per-