Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29
OHIO CITY TO STAGE
RECEPTION IN HONOR
OF PARTY NOMINEE
!Harding's Marion ceIebra-
ton viii Be 0utdone,
Governor Gives Entire Day
to His Acceptance Speech

DAYTON, Ohio, July 28.-A big
non-partisan celebration to honor the
most distinguished resident of the
Miami valley-Governor James M
Cox-is to be held here Friday.
Both Republicans and Democrats
have joined to make the day one
of the biggest in Dayton's history.
Every effort is being made to outdc
the Homecoming reception given Sem
political rival-Marion.
Even from the air greeting to
Governor Cox is planned. A fleet of
twelve airplanes from McCook faeld,
near here, will fly over the city dur
ing the celebration If the weather
permits. A parade, in which nearly
10000 people are expected to par.
ticipate, will open the demonstra-
tion shortly after noon. All facto-
ries and business establishments will
declare half holiday. 80.
The governor will review the pa
rade from a seat q honor at the
| courthouse. He will be congratu-
lated by Mayor J. M. Switzer, and
will reply with brief address. The
city will then fire 1000 aerial bombs,
which will be followed by fireworks
at night. The famous Meteor band,
of Piqua, Ohio, which led in the
demonstrations at San Francisco, and
the Rainbow division band will par.
ticipate.
Mayor SwitZer, in proclamation
today announcing the celebration,
said that "the people of Dayton and
the entire valley should unite, not as
partisans,. but as neighbors and
friends, in paying tribute the distin.
guished member of our community to
whom such signal honor has been
bestowed"
An all-day stretch debating to his
secretary his, address for August Z,
accepting the Democratic presidential
nomination was the exclusive, but
formidable affair today before Cow
ernor Cox. It was the first day since
his nomination his engagement list
was blank, and he planned to make
the most of the opportunity to work
uninterruptedly on the acceptance
speech.
Instal1ments of the address were
to begin going to the governors
pTlHI SnOp IOudy, With arrangements
for strict secrecy. The governor has
stated that he desires to have his
address live copy" in it's news fea-
lures as delivered August 7, with
out being discounted by advance
statements Fl
While some of his main subjects,
like the League of Nations, indus
trial affairs, campaign contributions
and others are patent, the governor
is keeping close counsel regarding
their details. Also he has yet given
no intimation whether he would dis
cuss prohibition questions in his ad-
dress. With the party platform ST.
lent on prohibition, friends of the
governor here, who have been assoc
ciated with him for years, express
the belief that he will not mention
it in the speech of acceptance, but
that, with what they say is charac-
teristic fearlessness, he will have no
hesitation in discussing the subject
in his campaign speeches.
Because Of his newspaper train
ing the governor was reported today
to be making fast work of his ad-
dress. But he Is exercising great
care, as indicated by composition of
few of the main subjects in pencil.
Length Of the address was today said
to be still problematical