Arizona republican., 1920-07-26
CON|P PLETE PLANS .TO NOTIFY COX .OF NOMINATION
County Fair Grounds Will Be Scene of Modification Ceremonies Instead of Trailsend-Denies Self to Visitors While Preparing Acceptance Speech


 DAYTON, Ohio, July 25-Arrange-
 ments for notification of Governor Cox on August of his nomination for president by the Democratic party vir- tually were completed today and to-
 morrow the governor plans to go into almost complete seclusion to draft his
 address of acceptance.
 The notification will take place at the Montgomery county fair grounds instead of at Trailsend, the governors country residence Governor Cox agreed
 that it would be entirely impossible to accommodate guests at Trailsen1. Will Review Visitors Ceremonies August 2 will begin
 about D. m. with a parade of visiting delegates to be reviewed by the candi-
 date, who will deliver his address when
 the preliminaries are concluded. A spe- cial amphitheater will be built to sup plement the grandstand.
 Governor Cox has practically only five days to prepare his address. and
 except to see Senator Pomerene of Ohio regarding continuing the senate investigation of campaign expendi- lures, he proposes to deny himself to visitors until the speech is in type, as he wishes to give a. weeks time for press distribution.
 The governors work will be broken
 next Friday for the homecoming" celebration planned by Dayton citizens. Announcements are made that it will
 bN bipartisan affair, with a parade
 by various organizations, supplemented
 by other entertainment. Brief ad- dresses by Governor Cox and Mayor Sweitzer are scheduled Citizens of Middletown and Hamilton. where Gov
 ernor Cox spent his early life. also will participate.
 A quiet Sabbath was had today by Governor Cox. After an early morning horseback ride, he attended Christ Episcopal church with Mrs. Cox and James Gerard of New York, former
 ambassador to Germany, who stopped here en route home from visit in the west.
 Urges Strcng Western Campaign Word of a, strong Democratic swing
 in the west was brought by Mir. Gerard who urged a vigorous western cam ] paign. He promised his aid in every way and place desired.
 T was very much impressed with the governor" said Mr. Gerard. s'He will make a strong appeal to the coun- try, particularly the Drogressives of the
 western country. When his record on progressive legislation in Ohio is known
 am sure that his strength will grow '' The league of nations and other in ternational affairs were discussed at l length with Governor Cox and Mir.
 Gerard said he felt sure the governors 1 pOSillOh III the league would be one or 1 the strorSest Democratic assets. 1 Govefrtar Cox indicated today that l he might take no action whatever re- garding the request of P. P. Christen-
 sen, the Farmer-Labor party's presi- dential candidate. for aid in securing a pardon for Eugene V. Debs, the social l ist candidate. The governor intmated 1 that he regarded improper any sugges- l ton by him to President Wilson in the DebS case.
 i Assured Support of All Democrats EDGARTOWN. Mass, July 25- George H. White chairman of the Democratic n3 3tional committee, arrived today from Ohio for a three days visit with his family at their summer home ! here in Marthas Vineyard. He will assume active direction of the cam paign on Wednesday,, when he will 1 confer in New York with Homer $. l Cummings, former chairman. On l Thursday he will meet the Democratic congressional campaign committee in Washington.
 1 In a statement tonight. MT. White said he would center the fight on We'd nesday With the active and loyal SUD- port of all leaders and of the national committed"
 He read telegrams congratulating 1 him upon his election to the chairman l ship and pledging "wholehearted sup l port from Nence c. Mccormick na- i tional chairman in 1916, and a leader
 Of the Palmer forces at the San Fran
 cisco convention, and from Jouett l Shouse. a McAdoo leader