Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-09
ROAST POTATOES
AND LAMB CHOPS
SERVED BY COX
To PRESS GANG
News Men Discover Demo-
cratic Nominee Working
On the Farm of His Boy
hood With His Coat Off,
VISITORS INVITED TO
SHARE HIS LUNCHEON
Finds, However, He Hasn't
Enough, and Dispatches
One of His Men TO Town
For Additional Supply,


tsr MORNING Jousss'. s-ser.L Isssso w,-s'
Dayton. o., July s. Putting
aside cares of being presidential
candidate, Governor James M. Cox.
democratic nominee for president,
spent this afternoon on a farm, his
boyhood home, thirty-six miles
from Dayton.
Newspaper men who trailed the
| governor, found him with his coat
| off, roasting potatoes and broiling
lamb chops over a camp fire In a
| small ravine some distance from
the old homestead. His farm man
ager was with him,
Taking the Intrusion of the news
paper men good naturedly, he In
vited them to share the luncheon
he was preparing. but finding 1t
would take more potatoes. chops
and sandwiches than he had, he
dispatched one of his men to Mid
dleton for more. Luncheon finally
was served late In the afternoon,
Answers Many Questions.
While the potatoes were roasting
and the chops burning, the COVER
nor answered many questions con-
cerning his early beyhood. which
he spent on the farm. Fie also dis
cussed many phases of farming,
While sitting in ths shade Of a
large willow tree, one of his thor
oughbred cows wandered up 10
have look at the democratic can
didnte. The governor said she Is
lmilked thrse times a fay and gives
J two gallons at each milking AZ
the governors suggestion. the pas
ture club was formed, having for
it's membership the democrats tc
candidate and the score of news
writer's and camera men. Miss
Marjorie Wilson of Cleveland, the
only woman reporter in the COM
pany. was Unanimously elected
president after being placed IN
nomination by the governor.
Since he acquired. the oidssCpx
homestead two years ago, Govsf-
nor Cox Is fast transforming 1t Into
model farm.
ouizxed by Hobson. ~
Governor Cox Unlimited this
evening that he may make an ear y
reply to the telegram OF Richmond
+. Hobson, Anti-Saloon 1eaEie
leader of Alabama, requesting That
he make a definite statement soon
of his position on enforcement "
the federal dry amendment %and
congressional action to modffyH the
Volstead act as to alcoholic non
tent of liquors.
The Hobson telegram follows
DRY forces are restive, repHbH-
cans amongst them are applying to
Harding for strong statementA DO
not let these forces have cause TO
cyrstaliize the highest republican
candidates. Democratic convention
declared, nearly two to one against
plank favoring even home manu-
facture Of mildest alcoholic bevor-
ages. Ninety-five per cent OF pop
ulation of America live In states
have ratified eighteenth amend
ment without reservation. They
are Jealous OF its integrity. su-
preme court in unanimous decislon
warned congress against authoriz-
ing increase In alcoholic content.
National officers of Anti-Saioon
league here have asked me tSget
statement from you. They cite tn y
Harding voted for Volstead act.
Gould YOU give me clear stfe-
ment of your being opposed tofed-
eral authorization of increasing al
coholic content This would save
to democracy millions of voters
who hold this question above par
ty success s3
May Go to Washington. so
1t was also intimated by the GOV
ernor that he may go TO Wasntng-
ton soon for. conference with
president Wilson. Telephone con-
versations between Secretary Tu-
multy and the governor have been
held during the past few daySsit
was said
The civic demonstration in honor
of the democratic nominee VIII pe
held July l6. Interest now Is turn
ing to the approaching conference
of the democratic candidate with
the subcommittee of the national
and Franklin ID. Roose-
Welt, the vice presidential candidate,
which probably will be held Satur-
iay. or as soon thereafter as the
Darty can arrive from San Fran
cisco. The governor will makeono
speaking engagements until he has
conferred with the committee.
Hundreds of invitations to make
addresses have been received
Cordial messages of congratula-
ions and Fluctuations continue 10
,.ri,ya Nv tho hundreds