Evening star., 1920-03-14
Who's Who for President

fighting vigorously, his friends de-
clare.
AS the war governor" of Ohio
Cox did a good job. He took the
lead in organizing and putting
through measures to aid in the ma
tional defense AS an aid in the
stimulation of the production OF
foodstuffs he brought about the
establishment of a farm tractor
school at Columbus. and the manu-
facturers of tractors were urged
to display their machines and to
teach the farmers how to run them.
Efforts at selling the tractors to the
farmers were tabooed by the gov
ernor, however. If the farmers
were impressed and desired to pur-
chase afterward, that was another
thing, in fact. it was what the gov
ernor hoped for. But at the school
there was no soliciting of trade
permitted.
Even at that charge was
brought against the governor that
he was interested in a tractor
manufacturing concern. When he
was addressing meeting one
night he made reference to this
charge.
Il have been charged with hav-
ing an interest in one of these
tractor concerns" he began. There
the audience, and he piped up, in
an interested way:
What make, gov'ner?"
NO. no, you don't understand"
said the governor, I'm not inter-
ested in any tractor concern"
Whereat there was roar of
laughter from the crowd, for the
governor. had missed the point.
nevertheless, Gov. Cox has a sense
OF humor. though sometimes it
seems to be concealed. When the
first officers training camp at
Camp Benjamin Harrison in In
diana was about to graduate the
from Ohio. Indiana and Kentucky,
the governors of the three states,
Cox, Goodrich and Stanley, were
invited to attend and review the
young men. It was warm sum-
mer day. and Gov. Cox was clad in
unconventional sack suit and straw
hat Gov. Goodrich was dressed
however. was late in arriving. His
colleagues inquired what had be-
come OF him, and were told he had
gone to the hotel to dress. Pretty
soon, accompanied by a group OF
aids. Gov. Stanley, in frock coat
ana nigh silk hat. came swinging
down the street.
stanley" said Gov. Cox, welcom-
ing him. you look every inch
governor"
After the signing of the armis-
tice and the work of reconstruct
tlon, or rather readjustment, was
begun in this country. Gov. Cox.
preached up and down the state the
ooctflne own your own home" 1t
Is his argument that the man who
owns his own home is less likely
to become a bolshevik than any
other. and that a minimum Of un-
rest is to be found in a state where
the people do own their homes.
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Gov. Cox has been twice mar
ried. BY his first wife, from whom
he was divorced many years ago he
had three children. In 1917 he mar
ried Miss Margaret Blair of Chi
cago. beautiful and wealthy. They
have one child.
Now that Senator Pomerene of
Ohio. by formal statement, has
taken himself definitely out of the
race for the democratic nomination
for President. a situation that
promised to stir up considerable
strife among the democrats of the
state has been relieved. Gov. Cox
is known from one end Of his
state to the other. having cam
paigned in past years over every
foot of the ground. He is a force
full talker. and convincing. His
gestures are emphatic. Should the
republicans chance to nominate
Senator Warren G. Harding Of Ohio
az their standard bearer. Ohio is
likely to prove a political battle
ground even more strenuous than
usual.
Copyright, 1920. by The Washington Star,
Next Sunday-Senator Warren G..
Harding.