Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-23
cox WILL LEAVE
FOR HOME TODAY
TODRAFT SPEECH
Nominee to Deny Himself to
Visitors Until Acceptance
Is Finished.
BY the Associated Press.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. July 23.-Prep-
aration of his address for acceptance
of the democratic presidential nominal
ton on August 4 was the principal
task today before Gov. Cox. He was
! to leave here at 2:40 o'clock for his
home at Trails End. near DAYTON.
where he will be notified. with the
intention of devoting all of next week
10 drafting his acceptance speech.
state matters. correspondence and
collection of data for his Trails End
address promised busy hours today for
the candidate until train time.
Gov. Cox has refrained from indi-
eating the viewpoint of democratic
leadership on the acceptance address 4
yesterday of Senator Harding, the
republicans presidential entrant. The
governor has indicated that his chief
thought now is on what he himself
shall say to the electorate in his. ad-
dress on August rather than in dec
larations of the opposition. Gov. Cox
plans to deny himself at Trails End
to virtually all visitors until his
speech is well in hand.
Sees Suffrage Leaders.
Gov. Cox. democratic presidential
nominee. today told a delegation from
the national woman's party that he.
already had Two or three men" work.
ing among members of the Tennes-
see Legislature to secure the thirty
sixth vote needed for ratification of
the federal woman suffrage amend
ment. The suffrage delegation asked
the governor to send "A personal rep
resentative to Tennessee and were
surprised and gratifed to hear the
candidate had beaten them 10 it,, as
they said
The governor saw the suffrage
workers in round of conferences
prior to his departure for Dayton to
begin work on his speech of accepts
ance. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Cox and baby Anne.
Gov. Cox, Joined by T.. II. Moore. his
convention manager, had long con-
ference with Senators Harrison of
Mississippi and King Of Utah. who
stopped here today en- route to Wash
ington from the San Francisco CON
vention. Senator Harrison, one of the
governors most active floor man
ayers at San Francisco, said he called
only to extend congratulations. SEM
ator King talked over western cam
paign plans at length. Both sem
ators expressed confidence in vic
torious tide to the ticket. particularly
in the west.
His position of Withholding COM
ment on the acceptance address of
Senator Harding, his republican OPP
ponent, was continued today by Gov.
Cox. who also refused to comment on
William j. Bryan'S declination of the
prOn1DltiOn PRESIDENTIAL nOfflindlioil
In collecting information for use in
his speech of acceptance Gov Cox to-
day conferred with K. n. Hurley of
Chicago, former chairman of the
Shipping Board, on shipping affairs.
and also on farm and labor questions
with Oscar Z. Bradfute OF Xenia, Ohio,
a former member of the Federal Indus
trial Commission and the National Farm
Bureau.
The governor today received FROM
p. 2. Christensen, the farmer-lapor'
party presidential candidate. petit
ton requesting that republican and
democratic candidates join in plea
to President Wilson for pardon for
Eugene V. Debs, the socialist nominee.
Gov. Cox would make no comment on
the request
Among the first visitors on the gov
ernor's engagement list at Dayton are
Senators Pomerene of Ohio and Beck
ham of Kentucky. Senator Pomerene
today telegraphed the governor of
plans to meet him at Dayton tomorrow
or early next week and Senator Beck-s
ham also reported leaving for Dayton.
The governor will urge Senator
Pomerene to have the Senate commit
tee investigating campaign expendi-
lures, of which the Ohio senator is a
member, continue its work during the
campaign. Kentucky campaign plans
will be discussed by the governor and
Senator Beckham.
+ In MS cleanup OF correspondence
today. Gov Cox said. he was amused
to find a number of letters from east|
ern correspondents asking whether he
was the famous Boss" Cox of Ohio.
He replied that evidently reference
was made to George b. Cox of Cincin-
natl, who died several years ago.
Farmers TO Press Questions.
CHICAGO. July Ex-senator War
rem G. Harding and Gov. James l..
Cox will be pressed for an answer TO
the QUESTIONABLE sent out before the
conventions by the national board OF
farm organizations. according to
decision by the board meeting herS
today The board decided to send 4
committee to see each candidate and
request that he give statement out
lining his stand on agricultural ques-
items.
The national board represents farm
organizations with a membership OF
1000, 600 farmers, according to {. ;.
Barrett chairman.