The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-08
RAT|FY QUICKLY,
 LOUISIANA URGED
 BY GOVERNOR COX
Says Legislature Owes It As Duty to Party to En- able Women to Vote
 in November
Rx Associated Press

Dayton, O., July 7.--If the legisla ture of Louisiana acts in accordance with the opinion of Governor James M. Cox, the democratic nominee for President, women will be dsfranchised to vote at the November election and the democratic party may get the cred 1t for making universal suffrage a fact
 In a telegram to Frank J. Loonev, chairman of the Louisiana state central committee. Governor Cox expressed his opinion that the Louisiana legislature owes it as duty to the democratic party at once. Mir. Looney had wired the governor asking him to express his views to the legislature on rat if eaton of the ainer dment.
 The governor answer to MT. Looney fo,.cws:
 T have your w,re as chairman of tE, democratic state central committee of Louisiana on tl:c subject of the rati fication of tine suffrage amendment ty Ee general assembly. I can only ex xpl ess my opinion It is that the legls- laire owes 1t IS g duty to the demo. cratic party 10 rat.fy at once.
 In his officill capacity as governor of Ohio, the democratic candidate has repeatedly placed himself on record as being in favor of giving the vote to women. He has signed number of bills intended to enfranchise women in this state and m a special message to The legislature transmitting the federal amendment for ratification, he urged favorable action. Consequently. his frank opinion expressed today on the SubieCf 1lnaxnAptad he
 COLUMBUS HEADQUARTERS
 It was stated today by those in close touch with the democratic presidential candidate that he contemplated conduct ing his campaign chiefly from Columbus, where he will necessarily have to be much of the time in connection with his duties as governor His Dayton friends, however, anticipate that his home city will be one of the principal nerve cen ters in the campaign and that no small part of his campaign work will be con- ducted from his newspaper offices.
 It has been the practice of the gov ernor to come home each Friday from Columbus and spend the weekend with his family at Trails End and at his newspaper office
 No political conferences of importance were expected until the party leaders return from San Francisco. The visit of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the vice pres idential nominee, which is expected Sat urday, is not anticipated to develop into anything more than an exchange of felicitations.
 MT. Roosevelt will stop here on his way home from the convention. The governor spent most of today at his newspaper office receiving callers and reading messages of congratulation which have poured into his office in constant stream since early Tuesday. A +l FoI ;1;+ z1f the candidates who were contenders for the honor that came to the Ohio gov ernor, Vice President and Mrs. Marshall cabinet members, governors, political leaders of both parties. representatives of labor, business men and personal friends.
 One message from Franklin K. Lane. former Secretary of the Anterior, said
 "I sincerely congratulate you and the country. Do give us campaign that
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