The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-12
GOV. AND MRS. COX AT TUSKEGEE FOR BEGINNING OF HUNT Party Is . Rendered Luncheon at Montgomery After Which They Depart for LasIie
 Plantation
By FRED II. GORMLEY Montgomery Bureau The ARe-Herald, 22I-2 First National Bank 3uilding.

A 1 Montgomery, November 11.-(Sf,eciaL)-
 Forgetting politics and thinking only of
 reganing the strength which he sur- rendered in the campaign for the indorse-
 ment of the democratic party in the na-
 tional election, Gov. James M. Cox
 l stepped from a -southbound train at noon Thursday into the arms of admir- ing democrats who went down in defeat
 with him, and after a small luncheon { in his honor, left for Tuskegee, where
 he and his party will spend several days Ion hunting trip on the platation of
 D. E. Laslie
 l Governor Cox was accompanied by Mrs l Cox. and former Senator Thomas Tag
 ] gart of Indiana and was met here by | Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, l who surprised the reception committee by 1 arriving Wednesday night and being in the reception party for Governor Cox. Crowds thronged the Union station when 1 Governor Cox's train arrived, and the l first glimpse of him brought roar of | applause which caued all to forget that l the democratic standard bearer had gone | down in defeat and to acclaim him as the 1 leader of a great political organiza tion (which is far from dead.
 !, No member of the party would discuss l politics, and Governor Cox announced l that he preferred to spend his time III Alabama in a personal way and with out discussion of the causes leading up ! to the loss of the election or of the plans ! for the reorganization of the party into 1 a militant political force for the con gressional elections two years hence. He said he believed the proper attention should be given to the matter. but that ] all democrats should get their bearings l before attempting to perfect another 1 fighting organization.
 ' As the arriVa6 thp bers were taken to the Exchange hotel ! for lunch which had been arranged by l personal friends of the governor in CO., operation with the Chamber of Com
 merce. No general invitations were l given, due to the desire of Gorernof Cox that his reception be as informal as possible, and that he be given as l much time as necessary for the recov- ! cry of his voice and strength, which had I been exhausted by the personal cam paign which carried him from the At l lantic to the Pacific and into all states ] except the. democratic south.
 ] Shortly after lunch Governor Cox, Mrs. l Cox, Senator Harrison, Senator Taggart and Mr. Laslie left in automobiles for MT; Laslie's home at Tuskegee, which 1 will be the rendezvous for the hunting | party. W. A. Darden, secretary to Gov ernor Kilby, met the party at the sta | ton and presented each with A non- resident hunters license with the com 1 pliments of Governor kilby. Governor Kilby was forced to leave the city We'd nesday afternoon for Tuscaloosa, where he attended the meeting of the board ot trustees of the university Thursday. One ] of the best sports of the party is Mrs. Cox who can handle a gun nearly as well as her husband and who will take 1 part in the shooting each day. Senator I Taggart brought with him from Frencn Lick Springs eight fine bird dogs, which
 will be used on the hunt.
 , Definite plans for the hunt have nor been completed beyond the time to De spent in Tuskegee, but 1t is probable the party will go from Alabama to Mlssis- sippi for a continuation of the sport. Senator Harrison has selected game preserve near his home which has been tendered for the use of the party as lons as it may be desired. ,.ts