The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-30
|IMMY
cox IS
H0N0RED
Dayton Celebrates Today with
No Though of Politics,
Glass or
Rank.
BEDECKED WITH FLAGS
Miami Valley Folks Hold Big Reunion
in Honor Of Boy Who
May be Presi-
dent.
BEDECKED WITH FLAGS
| [By Herbert w. Walker, United Press
Staff CORRESPONDENT

i[By Herbert w. Walker, United Press
! Staff Correspondent
DAYTON, Ohio, July 30.-Dayton
Jimmy Cox's home town and the
Miami valley, the scene of his boy
hood days, today will celebrate lis
Iselection by the democratic party rs
tits presidential nominee. Political
enemies and friends will join in the
celebration. One OF the most signdti
| cant features was that no one was
tspeaking of Governor James M. Cox
presidential candidate. From one enc
iof Main street to the other, 1t was
Jimmy
visitors were arriving IN Dayton
learly from Cox's boyhood home
Middletown, and nearly a score Of
other towns in the vicinity. they
found the business section bedecked
| with the national colors while pic
lures of the governor were every
where. On each corner were large
white pillars festooned with gold sn
eagles and green wreaths and topped
by cluster of large flags. Many
business buildings were mass III
flags. On both sides of Main street
were long streamers. Of green leaves
strung from pole to pole, In which
were hidden strings of electric lights
for the night celebration. A white
lattice work covered with leaves was
on each trolley pole.
The valley is to quit work at noon
to start the celebration which VIII
continue until late at night. All
business houses and factories will be
closed.
A parade in which 10000 people are
expected to march will be one OF the
main features This will be reviewed
by the governor at stand IN front
of the court house.
Plans for speeches by Cox and
Mayor Switzer have been abandoned
although the crowd may demand
talk. Floats in the parade will por-
tray the nominees life as a, farmer
boy. newspaper reporter, editor, CAM
paigner and presidential candidate.
Sixty-seven labor unions in Dayton
have adopted resolution to march
and former service men, visiting dele
cations, local lodges and clubs, all OF
Cox's newsboys and printers and the
former San Francisco Cox boosters
win be in the line. The Piqua and
Rainbow division bands will play
while along the Miami river both day
and night fireworks will be displayed.
Today will be the first time in
week that Cox has been down town
His speech Of acceptance, the nrst
draft of which was completed tooay,
has kept him in seclusion at Iraiis
End. The final text Of the speech
wifi be about 1900 words, he said
Business at StandstiIl.
DAYTON, Ohio, July 3O.-Business
was practically at a standstill in the
entire Miami valley at noon today
while throngs were in Dayton to see,
hear and shake the hG7d Of Jimmy
Cox.
More than 10000 persons were I'M
patiently awaiting the signal 20
parade in honor of their townsman.
Governor James NJ. Cox, democratic
presidential nominee. Every slle
street was dotted with huge floats,
each portraying some phase of the
struggle from the farm 20
his present estate.
Governor Cox, Mayor Switzer, and
their retinue of state and city Off
cials will review the parade from
stand erected in front of the court
house.
Numerous bands added to the
gaiety of the scene by putting on
parades of their own and serenadinS
Cox's newspaper office, the city hall
and footing enthusiastically on the
main thoroughfares. =.