The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-07-09
COX ROOSEVELT
I.a NOMINATED
DEMOCRATS HAVE SELECTED TWO ABLE
MEN FOR STANDARD BEARERS OF
THEIR PARTY EXCELLENT RECORDS
MADE IN PAST.

lanes Middleton COX, DemOcTdllC
candidate for. President Of the United
States. was three times Governor OF
OhioAan honor enjoyed by only one
other Ohioan, Rutherford B. Hayes.
Born on farm, seducated in the
public schools, printers devil,
school teacher, newspaper reporter,
private secretary to Congress
man, owner, manager and proprietor
of two newspapers, member of Con-
gress for three years and three times
hGoyernor of his State is his record to
date.
Business success paTalleled his pol
litical achievements and through his
own efforts Cox has apassed a for
tune. Mr., Cox became the leader of
the Democratic party in ohio in 1912
when he was nominated for Governor.
AS one who iEhass drought radical
changes in the State Constitution, he
took the field in its behalf His, first
term as GoYernof was devoted chiefly
to forwarding the enactment of laws
to put the new State Constitution into
effect. sss
But Ohio was evidently not pre-
pared to assimlate all the new laws
for Cox was defeated for reelection.
But his party renominated him in 1916
and he was reelected for third
term in 1918, being the only Democrat
to win in Ohio.
Mr.. Cox was born in Butler county,
Ohio, in 1870. He attended district
school and held his first position as
teacher of the school in which he
took his first. lesson. He spent even
gngs and holidays in a printing office.
In a few years, he received his first
assignment on the reportorial staff OF
the Cincinnati EnqHirer.
Cox represented the Third Ohio ,dis7
tricts I'M Congress- from 1909 to 1913.
In the; latter year he began his first
term as. Governor, his election as
Democrat having been hailed by Re-
publicans sfas an accident" In 1918
he was defeated for re-election by
Frank B. Willis, Republican In 1917,
however, Cox came back strong and
won the election over Willis. In 1919
be was again elected for a two7year
term. ,
Cox had barely assumed the duties
of Governor in 1913 when the great
floods of that spring inundated Day
ton and the valleys of the Miami and
Scioto
During that series of disasters Cox
was "chief magistrate, commander
in-ehief head of the life-saving serv-
ice, provider of food and clothing,
principal health officer, severest dis
ciplinarian, hardest worker, most
hopeful prophet, sanest counselor.
kindest philanthropist and most ac-
cnrate reporter" according to con-
temporary editorial writer
Indicative of Cox's management of
affairs in Ohio was his action in re-
moving the Mayor of Canton, DEM
ocrat, and his substitution for him of
a Republican Mayor.
There was a strike of mill workers
at Canton. Operators, attempted to
resume work in the face of the strike
and considerable disorder followed.
The Governor issued a proclamation
calling on local officials in all the
cities and counties to do their full
duty to preserve order and prevent
outbreaks. He told them violations of
the law on the part of either the
strikers or mill owners would not be
tolerated, and announced he would
hold the local officials to strict ac-
countability.
Disorder continued at Canton, City
officials, citizens and mill owners
asked the Governor to send in State
troops. Cox replied by removing the
Mayor and ordering the mobilization
of the National Guard to support the
new Mayor, but refusing to send the
troopers to Canton. Peace was re-
stored.
Governor Cox has been married
twice. His present wife was Miss
Margaret Blair, whom he married in
Chicago in 1917. They have a little
daughter, Ann. Another daughter,
Mrs. D. ]. Mahoney, lives in Dayton.
The sons, John and James, Jr. are in
school
In Columbus the Cox's live at a
hotel. In Dayton they own their own
home, in addition to the farm where
COX was Dorm.
But above all James NJ. Cox likes
the outdoors. He is an enthusiastic
fisherman and hunter When he is in
Dayton almost any morning he may
be seen at sunrise taking brisk can
ter over country roads near his farm,
alone or accompanied by Mrs. Cox
and James, Jr. When in Columbus he
tries to get in round or SO of golf
every afternoon.
Governor Cox sponsored and Sc
cured passage of the Ohio workmen's
compensation act, which only recent
1y was approved by King Albert of
Belgium as model for the world
This act eliminated all the major
reasons for conflict fet'Teen employer
and employee by guaranteeing in
1 iured Workmen and deDendents of