Evening star., 1920-07-12
COX BACK At DESK
IN COLUMBUS; TO
MEET ROOSEVELT
Greeted by Singers and Old
Friends;;' kilograms
Piled High.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, July 12.-Gov.
James NJ Cox. democratic presidential
nominee, addressed several thousand
men and women. most of them from
Columbus, who gathered al the state
| capitol at noon today to greet him
upon his first return to his office since
his nomination at San Francisco.
1t had been planned to hold the in
formal-reception in the rotunda of the
state house, but the crowd was so
large that the speech was delivered
from the steps of the capitol.
Reviewing his three terms as chief
executive of Ohio. Cox declared he had
never broken confidence with the
people Of this commonwealth.
The governor said that 1t would be
his purpose to look to the sunrise
rather than the sunset
Il have the deepest conviction that
the guarantee of continued progressive
government will be adopted by the
people of the nation in the election of
Mr. Roosevelt and myself, and that 1t
will be but an expression of the ma
ton that their well being lies in the
golden dawn of tomorrow rather than
the twilight zone of yesterday"
After his brief address Gov. Cox
his running mate. Franklin d. Roose-
welt, who planned to spend few hours
here while en- route from San Fran
cisco to Washington.
Rides IN "a Day Coach.
Gov. Cox arrived here from his home
at Dayton this morning, prepared to re-
sumo his duties at the executive office.
The governor was accompanied from
T. Ansberry of Ohio, who yesterday
arrived from San Francisco and gave
the nominee first-hand information of
the convention.
En- route to Columbus this morning,
the governor rode in day coach and
a number of passengers recognized
and congratulated him. At the rail-
road station here the governor shook
hands with a number of railroad men
and waved to others at a distance.
He went direct to the executive Office
in the StatehouSe.
After an informal conference for
state officials and attaches of state
departments held in the rotunda OF
the state house at noon, Gov. Cox was
prepared to spend the rest of the day
in conference with his running mate
Franklin B. Roosevelt.
Glee Club Serenades Him.
The Franklin County Democratic
Giee Club, which helped to sing Cox
to victory at San Francisco, serenaded
the nominee at the MONDAY recep-
ton. An immense bouquet of Ameri-
can beauty roses. the gift of the
Franklin County Democratic Club,
adorned the governors desk in the state
house when he arrived.
Running through a stack of tele-
grams and letters on his desk during
the conference this morning with
newspaper men, the governor an
nouuced receipt of a four-Ieaf clover
sent by James H Cox of New Lebanon
n. Y, who said it was picked from
the lawn of Samuel j. Tilden at New
Lebanon, Tildens birthplace. He also
received a letter of congratulations
and best wishes from Sam Small.
southern evangelist.
real dirt farmer will be the next
Secretary of Agriculture If the demo-
cratic party is successful al the No
yember election, according to Gov. Cox
His promise to appoint "a real farmer
as head of the nations farming activi-
ties. providing he is elected, was made
Yesterday to a delegation of the gov
ernor's neiGhbor farmers who called at
his home. at Trails End.
Gives Credit to Moore.
He said IF elected President, /
will select a dirt farmer as Secretary
of Agriculture, man who has titled
the soil himself and made a successful
business of farming. in the doing of
which he has demonstrated his eff
cheney as a business man."
Former Congressman Ansberry told
the governor that the credit for his, VIC
torv goes to +. IL. Moore OF lounps-
town. his pre-convention manager
MIR. Ansberry told newspaper repre-
sentativeS that the contest at San
Francisco was between McAdoo,
Palmer and Cox. and not between the
administration and Cox. No announce
ment as TO discussion of campaign
plans was made.
The governor announced he would
hold conferences twice daily with
newspaper men, at 1880 and 80 No
definite announcement has yet been
made relative to the place of holding
the formal notification meeting. 1t
will be either at Columbus or Dayton,
with chances favoring Dayton.