The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-22
Gouernor Cox Nails Republican Canard
 In Letter to Adams
Hardingtes Dig Up Six-Year-Od Mistake of Empioye and Try to Hang It on Democratic Candidate-Light
 Is Turned on Salesman Criticism Incident of 1914

Many different expressions of opinions have been heard among the travelling men of Alabama re- s,nrding a eertninIedftorinl that np- pearcd in 1sThe Dayton News,- one of the Governor Cox's newspapers, in 1914
 The main topic of the editorial WAS it's criticism of commercial travellers. Governor Cox was out of the city when the editorial was printed and as it appeared in his paper without his knowledge or p~rmission he demanded that the writer, Howard Bratton, immedi- utely write n retrxctiOn, sign his name to 1t and print it in the paper.
 Shortly afterward the writer, Howard Bratton, offered his resignation, which was accepted by Governor Cox.
 Since that time the republicans have used the letter in two campaigns for governor of the state of Ohio. But each time Governor Cox was reelected. Now the republican campaign managers alarmed at the growing popularity o1 Governor Cox, have had the editorial printed in pamphlet form and are hav- ing it distributed over the country.
 ADAMS GETS BUSY
 Then one loyal democrat Horace A Adams. 223f First avenue, wrote the following letter to Governor Cox direct to find out If there were really any truth in the reports that he had heard MT Adams letter to Governor Cox is as follows:
 Governor James M. Cox,
 Dayton, Ohio.
 Dear Sir: Yesterday morning on fbc train out from Birminghpm the s euciosed sheet was handed to me Inv one of nay fellow travelling snIcsmau. He was angry, but | toiu him not to judge too quickly. ask ed him for it and told him that | wished to hear your personal e1- pressioa on the matter.
 nm presidential eiector for the state mt large in Alabama and nm also an old travelling salesman. or course, I will vote for you, hut IT the pamphlet expresses your feei- fngx towards our prTiSVne couId not consistently work for your election.
 If 1t is untrue, I would ike 10 hear your denial, so \ can go be- fore both bodies of the 1raveier~ Protective Association and the Tinted Commercial Travellers and tell them so mad l hope that 1t jx not so. l would be glade to get m early response to same.
 beg to remain. Yours truly,
 (sIgnesD HORACE A. ADAMS. zx3I First avenue, BfrmfnEh Eh aIu, Ala The prompt reply that MT. Adams reouested was received by him yester day from w. $. Peaier. executive clerk to Governor Cox. It Is as follows;
 COX REPLIES State of Ohio. Executive Department
 Columbus, October l. 1920. Hon Horace A. Adams 2231 First ave nue Birmingham, Ala.
 My dear MT Adams; This will ac- knowledge receipt of your letter of Sentember 2S, addressed to Governor Cox.
 First of aII, Governor Cox de aires to express to you and to the travelling men of the country Ills d~ep apprecfation of the splendid spirit of open-mindedness displayed, and the desire fer fair piuy mani fewaed. by the hundreds of in- auirses directed to bfm by com mcrcinI travellers throughout the country, who have received copies of the wholly unwnrranted and iH- sfdious propaganda disseminated