The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-14
GOV. COX'SSPEECH
OF ACCEPTANCE
Presidential Nominee 7 ouches
On All Platform Pledges
In Acceptance Speech.

Fair Grounds, Dayton. Ohio-The
! democratic presidential standard with
! the league of nations and progress its
peak escutcheons, Saturday was
marched into the 1920 campaign by
| Governor James NJ. Cox.
A throng of cheering democrats, es-
timated variously at between 10000
and $4,000, witnessed Governor CoX's
| acceptance of party leadership in the
| presidential contest following formal
| notification by Senator Robinson Of
Arkansas, chairman at the San Fran
cisco convention, of its choice.
Governor Cox, with Franklin d.
Roosevelt, his running made, at his
side, marched for a mile in a broiling
sun at the head of a parade of demo-
cratic delegations, reviewing at the
fair grounds. Their presence was an
eleventh-hour thought of the governor,
who had planned merely to review the
democratic hosts. The parade line
was estimated to contain close to 90
900 marchers.
For two hours the governor, in his
address of acceptance, kept the vast
throng cheering, as he gave with EN-
phasis and clarity his campaign poll
cies. He made the league his para
mount declaration, declaring he stood
Tor American and world peace by it's
adoption, with interpretations" pre-
serving its vital plans. He declared
the league was a part Of the demo-
cratic offering of progress, as against
republican reaction.
Two reservations he has suggested
to the league covenant were empha-
sized by the governor. Regarding the
controversial article 10, he was cheer
ed loudly in comparing it to the Mon
roe Doctrine, with its peace record.
The democratic legions also shouted
approval of declarations for woman
suffrage, law enforcement-his only
inferential reference to prohibition
reduction of taxation and scores of
issues he proclaimed
Governor Cox and Mr.. Roosevelt did
not reach the fair grounds untit2:30
o'clock and their review of the pa
raiders continued until 4 o'clock Gov
ernOr Cox began his address at 4:40
o'clock, after Senator Robinson's mott
fication speech.
The parade was the days spectacu-
lar event The thousands of cheer
ing democrats marched with bands
playing, flags waving and bearing hun
dreds of cards paying tribute to their
candidates and predicting their vic
tory in November.
The governor got more applause as |
he emphasized his indictment of the /
republican platform and leadership.
The crowd also voiced its approval of
his declaration that the loss of the
league would mean more armament
expenses.
The candidates tribute to President
Wilson and his depreciation of repub-
Iican "discourtesy," given in lowered
voice, was given further rolls of ap-
plause. A prolonged demonstration
his assertion that republican
'sleuthing had failed to unearth dis
honesty in the administration direc-
ion of the war"
Several demonstrations marked his
declarations for consideration of
including ratification of the
equal suffrage amendment
The governors criticism of Senator
1arding's stand on party government
brought evidence of sympathy fire.
luently.
The governor was cheered in declar-
ne the democrats would not attempt
! dollar campaign competition with
he republicans.