Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-07-22
ONLY GOVERNORS WIFE.

Until one day last week Mrs. James
Middleton Cox, wife of the governor
OF Ohio and the Democratic party's
choice for first lady of the land, -
never had been interviewed by a news
paper person. Excepting. of course,
my husband" she laughed. but he
never had interviewed me profession
ally
The reason is that she deliberately
lodged publicity. If she happens to
Lc down stairs when Il newspaper man
'alls upon the governor. she disao
Iears without leaving ripple. But
she consented to what she plainly ex-
Cctcd would he an ordeal. She came
into n small library on the second floor
ot Trails End house Mt Dayton. shook
andS GRACEFULLY ana sat down, look
ing as though she wanted to say
plunge the knife in quickly. doctor,
and get 1t over with"
Please don't ask me anything
about politics." she said. II know
nothing whatever about it. Sometimes
I see something in the papers about
my husband, but when | ask him
about it and he tells me. | can't make
head or tail out of it. When l read
a Republican paper feel sure my
i'lNil I 'lt EuoSt VI II cutnCe.
and when | read Democratic paper.
| don't see how he can fail to be
elected"
Are you n suffragist ?'
No" Mrs. Cox replied.
Anti. then?'
No
what arc you. thcn?"
I'm, the governors wife," Mrs Cox
Cplicd quickly.
In those four words she gave bet
.cr character sketch OF herself than
NY interviewer could d" in four col
umns. Governor Cox had borne out
her own self analysis before he intro.
duccd the correspondent. saying:
Amy woman, the wife of Il man in
nublic life. who can smile every hou"
of the day, is n remarkable woman
md she is just II plain. homo loving
ably loving American woman"
The interviewer asked hcr what she
did with her day" She replied tina:
she played golf a little. drove Il motor
"r. rode horseback. played bridge and
ended tho flowers about the house
NJ principally she looked after "Bahy
\nn." their seven months old daugh
,r. The Interviewer asked her If
he ever played golf with the govern
u. and she replied. laughing:
That's Il tender subject. lie used
" tn NIX played well. though. before
Nc were married"
AVID does he ever play bridge with
you?"
CS. and he's rs h"d at that ns he
thinks ! am ut golf. We play husband
md wife bridge. if YOU know what
h;i is. We never play together"
She has made no personal plans at
Ill.
Il am entirely at my husbands
dcrs." she said. I'VE shall do what
Nor he wants us to do am not
used TO contact with political cam.
.aigns as exciting as this. The thirI
inc my husband ran for gov crnCr
vas exciting enough. but this iS g. Cr
more SO. and from what | hear. vhc
GdCd naivcly. tho campaign hasn't
'"ally begun"
do you darn tho governors socks?"
Mrs Cox laughed. "Somctimes I
10. When there is no one else around
do II. ! can do il very well, for
iou 500 ! was brought mp i'm family
IF boys. ! was tho only girl and !
suppose I am terribly snoiloh. Nv
husband hasn't tried to cure me
ithcr, hut ! suppose wife has the
iShi to hc spoiled by her husband"
fut il became evident the next mo-
''Cnt that there is something else
NrS Cox likes better than PLAYING
:nif or bridge or motoring. From
'round tho corncr OF the hall came n
CIV. sleepy wall. "Rahy Ann" cx.
iaincd Mrs. Cox. Il must go" and
Eat was tho end OF the first intcrvicv
18th tn" Democratic party's choice for
'hist lady OF tho land"