The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-07-07
COXCIvES THANKS
FOR NOMINATION
Tells Convention He Will JUS
tify Its Confidence.
FELIC'TATED BY HARDING
Will Carry the Standard of Demo-
cracy to Homes That Have Given
Sacrifice.


Dayton, O., July 7.-Governor Cox
sent a telegram 10 the Democratic
national convention, announcing he
would accept the presidential nominal
ton and thanking the delegates.
Following is, the telegram:
Let me thank you for your felic1-
touS message. l shall accept the
standard from the Democracy of
America, conscious not only of the
honor, but the great responsibility
conferred. AS Providence gives me
strength and vision, my firm resolve
will be to justify the confidence
which has been officially expressed
"The shrine of government is in the
communities of the land, near to the
homes that have given service and
sacrifice. To them we will carry our
cause with the assurance that the
faith shall be kept and that the insti-
buttons of a free people are always
sufficient TO the needs of the time
if they are held to the causes which
which we pledged.
please convey to the delegates of
the convention my grateful acknowl-
edgements"
1t followed message from Sena-
tor Robinson, Arkansas, permanent
chairman Of the convention, informing
the governor of his nomination and
congratulating him.
Governor Cox also sent a reply to
the greetings received from Senator
Harding, the Republican nominee His
telegram to Senator Harding read:
Il accept your message as an evil
dence of the fraternaI impulse which
has always characterized the craft to
which you and l belong. / heartily
reciprocate the felicitous spirit which
you have expressed"
The Democratic nominee sent this
message to President Wilson in reply
to telegram Of congratulation
\ Il am deeply appreciative Of your
message of congratulations and good
wishes. May l in turn felicitate you
on your restoration to health"
Among the hundreds of kilograms
received were messages from Senator
Hitchcock, Nebraska; Senator Pom
creme, Ohio, and Colonel William
Cooper Proctor, Cincinnati, and man.
ager of General Woods pre-conven-
ton campaign.
The governor received the news of
his nomination in his newspaper of
fee, the Dayton News, with a few
relatives and intimate friends.
His first act, on learning of his
nomination, was to kiss his wife He
then left the building, walked a few
blocks to the home of his closest
friend, John A McMahon, eighty-sev-
en- years, dean of Dayton lawyers, to
whom he desired personally to give
the news.
Mrs. Cox was highly elated over the
nomination of her husband and sent
q telegram to her father, Thomas P
Blair, Chicago.
Governor Cox planned to visit the
grave of his mother in the course of
the day. She died at the age of
eighty-five several years ago. She
lived to see him inaugurated governor
Tor 0fSI IeTIn.
Meetings were held by leaders of
the Dayton chamber of commerce.
They said they were planning a huge
jolification meeting, at which the city
Of Dayton would extend congratula-
lions to Governor Cox.
The governor received resolutions
of congratulations from the union
printers working CT the paper when
he returned to his office after a short
rest at his home, Trails End"
The resolutions pledged united sup
port and continued:
"We recognize the fact you have
come from the RANKS of the workers
and therefore are in every way able
to understand the needs and require
ments of the man who tolls"