Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-13
COX IS GREETED
BY PASSENGERS AND
RAILROAD WORKERS
Preliminary Campaign Plans
Will Be Laid - Regular
"Dirt" Farmer for Secre-
tary Promised by Governor

COLUMBUS, O., July 12-Gover-
nor Cox, the Democratic presidential
nominee, arrived here from his home
at Dayton this morning prepared to
& resume his duties at the executive
4 office. This afternoon he was to
confer with Franklin D. Roosevelt,
his running mate, who expects to
4 stop off for a few hours en- route
to washington from San Francisco.
The governor was accompanied by
former Congressman Ansberry, of
Ohio, who, yesterday, arrived from
San Francisco and gave the nominee
& first hand information of the con-
vention.
En- route to Columbus this morn
ing, the governor rode in day
coach and a number of the passen-
gers recognized and congratulated
him. At the railroad station here
the governor shook hands with a
number of railroad men and waved
no others at a distance. He went
direct to the executive office in the
state house.
To Meet Roosevelt
After an informal conference for
state officials and attaches Of state
departments in the rotunda of the
state house, Governor Cox was pre-
nared to devote the rest Of the day
in conferences with his running
mate, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The franklin County Democratic
GIee club, which helped to sing Cox
to victory at San Francisco, sere-
naded the nominee at the state house
today. The governor announced re-
ceipt of a four-leaf clover sent by
James H. Cox, of New Lebanon, n.
T., who said it was picked from the
lawn of Samuel J. Ti1den, at New Lee
banon, Tilden's birth place. He also
Fecieved a letter of congratulations
ind best wishes from Sam Small,
southern evangelist.
The governor announced he would
hold conferences twice daily with
newspaper men at 1890 and $3.50. No
definite announcement has yet been
made relative to the place of holding
the formal notification meeting. 1t
will be either at Columbus or Day
on, with chances favoring Dayton.
Governor Cox addressed several
thousand men and women, most Of
hem from Columbus, who gathered
t the capitol today. Reviewing his
hree terms as governor of Ohio, Cox
declared he had never broken con-
idence with the people of this COM
honwealth."
The governor said it would be his
purpose to look tothe sunrise rather
han the sunset"
II have the deepest conviction that
he guarantee of continued progress
i've government will be adopted by
he people of the nation in the cleo
ion of Mr.. Roosevelt and myself,
nd that it will be but an express
ion Of the nation that their we'll
eing lies in the golden dawn of to-
borrow rather than the twilight zone
f yesterday"
Plans for Campaign
Because of the evident eagerness Of
Governor Cox to begin an active
ampaign, it Is expected that pre-
minary plans for the Democratic
attic will be completed after a Sc,
les Of conferences which will be
cid here this week. Several prom
hent Democrats, Including Homer S.
cummings, chairman of the Demo-
Ratio national committee, will stop
their way back from San Fran
isco.
Governor Cox said today that he
xpects to discuss campaign plans
My in a general way with Mr..
Roosevelt, but that features of his
peech acceptingfhe nomination may
considered.
During his stay here Governor Cox
as stated that he expects to decide
neither notification ceremonies shall
held at the capitol or at his home
ear Dayton. Keen rivalry exists
etween the two cities for the event.
He has made his first campaign
ledge, as he calls it, to a group OF
eighboring farmers. 1t is that q
ocular dirt farmer will be secre-
Try Of agriculture If he is elected.
In answer to attacks being made
him by printing war editorials
rom his papers which political enc
les declare had pacifist tendencies
GOVERNOR Cox said he is willing tc
and on his record as a war COVER
pr Of Ohio. The nominee said thai
did not write the quoted editorials
at added he did not mean to shfrl
bsponsibility of publisher.
Governor Cox spent yesterday aft
noon ana evening at mis- farm neal
acksonburg with Judge T. T. Ans
cry, Washington, D. c., just re
armed from the convention.