The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-09-23
cox MEETING IN ST..
WAS A FROST, TOO
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better than half filled, Will the main
loor had hundreds of good seats for
he taking, ~unoccupied.
One really felt a spark of sympathy
or the evident disappointment the
lspirant to the most glorious office in
he world must have felt.
Mayor Jimmy Rolph, came IL
With his wife. showing that although
he is an acknowledged Republican
md a staunch supporter of Hardint
md Coolidge, he was not beneath
howing Governor Cox the courtes'
lue him, which was a rebuke for the
manner in which certain Democratic
nayors treated Senator Hiram John
on. because they did not agree witt
i'm politically.
The chairman of the meeting, see
ng the mayor and his wife scatter
4 the body of the auditorium, invite
hem to the rostrum, and as the
topped up and were greeted with the
ONLY ovation of the evening.
The applause accorded Cox was
'ordial and respectful, but not en-
h~usiastic. Cox made a very nice i'm
'ression as an aggressive. determined
,an, deserving OF his distinguished
osition, upon his intrinsic merit
nd in spite Of his political complex
on.
His speech was very platitudinous-
~stereotyped political address. w
raited for a bombshell of some sol
'hich did not explode. 1t was prin
ipally devoted to a TRADE agains'
Tarding and an expose (@ of tn
'ethods used to nominate him. We
ould see nothing irregular in whaf
tr. Cox told us. and II he was en-
'eavoring to point out some terrible
orrupt procedure, he failed to regis
er the point. 1t was merely an ex-
,lanation of the working of the ma
hinery of a political party. Neither
lid he explain the gaily costur1ee
,rass band which was sent across
he continent in his behalf nor the
intrigue which selected him from
he eligible to the Democratic nomi-
alton at the eleventh hour.
The governor went to some length
. link himself in harmony with Sena-
or Johnson. which attempt was pa
hetically amusing. He ever went 50
ar as to break his promise to Viii
on on the League of Nations question
" agreeing to reservations of all
orts. Anything to catch a few votes
Gems to be his attitude. His admira-
ion for Johnson's progressivism. as
ompared with his own, with refer
nee to state measures, was a weak
tempt to indorse himself. Nobody
vas fooled, and other than a hearty
pplause at the mention of the name
If Hiram Johnson, there was no
demonstration of approval.
His statement of his opinion of the
Japanese question was naturally ia
.vorable to California sentiment and a
weak endeavor to strengthen the
waning support of Senator Phelan for
reelection. A man likes to be patted
IN the back, but not %patronized.
From the standpoint of raising en-
'husiasm, Cox is a failure. He is a
pleasing talker, with a well modu-
'ated and far-carrying voice. pos
sesses mannerisms not altogether dis
~,greeable. One listens to him atten-
lively, but he fails to convince, es-
,ecially when he states that he is
~lntrammelled by party obligations or
Wilsonian policies. He merely regis
ters an a~cquiescence that the Demo-
cratic administration as it is, is not
rs it should be. and his promise Of a
change is accepted ICON grana salus"
when one considers the promise of
Wilson to keep us out of war"
Neither is Cox's promise of a change
accepted in good faith.
Cox is a 100 to T.. shot in Califor-
MIA and he realizes it after the San
Francisco meeting. He will be fur
her convinced as he travels.
The entire West of the Rockies is
solid for Harding and we are not so
certain but that there will be some
electoral votes from out the solid
South" join with those of the West.