El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-10
cox NOMINATION PARTY
WAS A PARADE OF POWER
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
lConflnued from nnEe IL

I ings home town. and about 1900 peo-
I pie, mostly labOrers and their famf-
I les marched in the parade, for the
town Of Marion IS about evenly d.
vided as between Republican and
Democratic victories. All this amused
the correspondent who in the past
week tried hard TO find a single win
dow in Marion without a Harding
picture IN it.
The one big defect IN the ceremony
was the long speech Of introduction
by senator Joe Robinson, OF Arkan-
sas, permanent chairman Of the Dem
ocratic national Convention, who took
a long while TO tell the governor he
had been nominated Indeed after
Mr. Robinson had spent considerable
time denouncing the senate rules for
permitting unlimited debate and fill
clustering he managed to filibuster
the crowd into WEAKNESS while II
waited patiently for the main speaker
Of the day
Parade Was Thing.
The Harding managers did much
better. They curtailed senator Lodges
speech and gave Harding all the time
he needed. but the latter spoke in
q small pavilion where oratory and
eloquence could be practiced with
dramatic effect While Gov Cox
stood in the open air under skies that
sprinkled a rain intrmittently or else
poured hot rays Of sunlight on a
sweltering day crowd
The parade Of Democratic strength
was the thing, the speech OF accept
ance was secondary. In fact the Cox
managers must have realized that
the delivery Of the address could not
be accomplished fmpressiTely for
they had copies Of the speech printed
and distributed in the crowds so that
folks could take them home to read
or perhaps could follow the remarks
easier as the governor spoke Only
a few thousand who had seats IN the
covered stand could really enjoy the
speech.
They had evidently liked the speech
for after several hours OF speaking
they shouted for more and almost
compelled a speech from Franklin
Roosevelt, vice presidential candidate,
after Gov. Cox had concluded APP
plause came frequently and with un-
questioned spoutaneity.
Wilson rs a Soldier.
As the governor compared president
Wilson, the soldier who was wound
ed in the world war, declaring that
one feu in the trenches while the
other broke down with the over
Whelming labors Of the war, there was
an unmistakable response from the
crowd. The league OF nations, too
got as much applause as any part OF
the speech, especially as the COVER
nor outlined his two vital reserva-
tons and then said he was in favor
Of going in the league.
Every reference to the removal Of
high taxes was cheered and II the
attitude Of this crowd IS an index Of
what Ohio folks like, Il is apparent
that they want to hear more about
reducing taxes From a political point
OF view, tn affair was a success The
speech satisfied the Democratic com
mitteemen and committee women
who had come from many different
states. and It stimulated the Ohio Dem
ocrats to redouble their efforts. II
was more OF a jollification and 20
htical festival than the Harding cere-
mony- And again comparisons are
difficult
The Cox managers used the oppor-
tunlty TO open the campaign in this
doubtful state Of "a electoral votes
the Harding affair was staged for
psychological effect everywhere as a
repetition Of the Mckinley style OF
campaigning, and the notification
ceremonies in each case reflected ex-
actly the type Of campaigning that is
coming with Harding mostly on the
front porches in a quiet little town.
ana Cox travling around for big DO
llticai affairs, pounding in his areu-
ments In militant fashion before large
audiences, with street demonstration
and al the arts known to the stump.
Copyright, 1920, by David Lawrnce.