Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 158, Decatur, Adams County, 6 July 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 158.

COX SETS THE NOMINATION BALLOTING FOR THE VICE-PRESIDENT

WIRES ACCEPTANCE OF HONOR TO CONVENTION HIS MM WILL BE TO JUSTIFY CONFI- - PLACED IK KIM—WAS NOMINATED ON 44TH BALLOT—WAS LT HIS NEWSPAPER OFFICE.

(United Press Service) Dayton, Ohio, July 6 — (SjK'cial io Daily Democrat) —Gov. James M. Cox to(kiy sent a formal acceptance, of the democratic nomination for the presidency in a telegram to the democratic national convention al San Francisco, “lion, .hunt's RohinixdH. |L Chairman of Hu* rh'intjuycjilif National Committee, San Francisco. Calif.: “Let me thank you for your F felicitous message. I shall ac- ■ cept the standard of the democracy of America conscious nut only of the honor but the great | responsibility conferred. Asj Providence gives me strength and vision‘of firm resolve my aim will be to justify the confidence which has been officially; expressed. The shrine of government is in the communities of the land due to the homes; that have given service and sacrifice. To them we will carry our cause with the assurance that the faith will be kept and that the institutions of a free people are always sufficient to the needs of lime it they are held true to the policies' which we pledge. Please convey to the delegates ol the! convention my grateful acknowledgment." Signed -JAMES M. COX. Dayton, 0., July 6—(Special to Daily Democrat) Governor James Middleton Cox was at his newspaper publishing plant when he received word that he had been nominated as the candidate for president of the United States by the delegates to the national convention at San Francsico. The word came in the form of a telegraphic flash at 4:40 a. m. today. The governor was in a small office where he had sat since 11:30 p. in. Monday. As soon as he received reports of the forty-third ballot Governor Cox: made the first statement since the ■ balloting started Friday. "Boys, it’s all over and we have won.” he said. Then he took a pipe and tobacco out of his pockets and remarked: “I think I will take a little smoke now.” but before he could light the pipe he was interrupted by a shout from the telegraph operators. “Cox is nominated.” they cried. Ihe crowd of men in the room surged forward caught the governor tyid With triumphant shouts, hoisted him to their shoulders. The men bore the nominee to his front office where Mrs. Cox had been waiting all night. Mrs. Cox seized her husband, kissing him and the tears streaming from *her eyes And then Governor Cox relaxed from the strain of the campaign and his eyes filled with tears. His voice choked with emotion and lie said nothing. Then Mrs. E. A. Deeds and Miss Elinor Parker, both of Dayton, with Mrs. John Root (Continued on Page Three)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

TO HELP ELECT “JIMMIE” COX 1 IVesMtettt Wikon Will Take ■ Am Active Part in the i Eleetie* of S*eeesM>r 1 IS WELL SATISFIED ! Platform Adopted by the J Democrats Corresponds With Cox’s Views ■ * (United Press Service) (By Herbert W. Walker. United Press ; 1 staff correspondent) - Washington, July 6. — (Special to ( i Daily Democrat) —Definite assurances | were given at the white house today i that President Wilson plans to take ;an active part in the campaign to I elect Governor Cox as hig successor. It was indicated that if his health permits, the president will make some stump speeches for the Ohioan and; i therwise will use all his influence as ; head of the ptirty to win a democratic j victory in November. An early conference between Wilson and Cox prob-; ; ably will be arranged, it was learned. The Wilscfli administration is expected to make a ' whole-hearted” indorsement of the nomination of Cox j by the democratic conventiox. That the convention's choice will be ! ' satisfactory to the president, was in-; Jicated at the white house shortly : after the nomination of Cox was re--1 reived here. M B Although those close to the administration sever;)! times during the last I week have indicated that Cox wou' not "he unacceptable, there is litfle’ doubt that the Wilson lieutenants fa-; vored the nomination of McAdoo. Cox was not the first choice of all the cabinet officers at “the convention and ibe same feeling has pervaded the white house ((flees during the voting. Cox is considered Jiere to be a warm ; admirer of the president and has been I a league of nations advocate from the . first. It is believed that Cox’s views on this issue are fairly well expressed by the treaty plank in the platform. THEY WIRE HIM (United Press Service)* Columbus. Ohio, July 6.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—"Please accept 1 ’ my hearty congratulations and cord- ' i ial hest wishes.” 1 This was President Wilson’s message of congratulation to Governor ' Cox, received at the governor’s office ' here this morning. London, July 6. — (Special to Daily ' Democrat) — American Ambassador John W. Davis today cabled congratu--3 lations to Governor James M. Cox of 1 ) Ohio, upon the latter’s nomination for 'president by the democratic national convention at San Francisco. ’ "You car. and will lead the demo- ’ cratic party to victory,” Davis said in the cablegram.

ANNUAL REUNION Second McHina of the Werling Family to be HeW Sunday, August 1 AT ST. JOHN’S GROVE More Than Five Hundred Relatives Expected to Attend Th mi Year The second annual reunion of the Welling family will be held this veer on fix' first Sunday hi AugiMt, which this year happens to be the first day , of the leontji, at the St. John’s grove, north of thia fifty on the Fort WayneDecatur traction line The members of this well known family will meet in an all-day ratinion aatherinj, each taking a well-Ulled basket and enjoying nn old-fashioned basket dinner. A program is also being* arranged and the entertainment and sociability of the day will make it one long to be remembered by every member of the family. Prof. John Werl ; ing, of the Lutheran college at Win ! field, Kansas, will be present and have i a part in the program. At last year's meeting when the organization was perfected nearly 500 were in attend ante. and it is expected that this “ear’s aFFemtaWce wftt grc'itlv exceed that. Charles Greve, of Ossian, is the president of the family organization and Mrs. Sophia Meyers of New, Haven is the secretary. Relatives re- < side in Adams, Allen and Well counties in Indiana and some are scattered i through Ohio and other parts of Indi- * ( ana. ■ i A CHEAT TIME Enjoyed Sunday by the Members of the Lachot-Michaud-Kins Family AT FORT WAYNE t Reunion Was Held at Weisser Park—At Bellmont Park, Decatur, Next The annual reunion of the LachtW ] Michaud-King families was held Sunday at The Weisser park, Fort Wayne, fifty-two members of the three fam ilies being present for the event. The Henry Michaud family of this ’city and the Jesse Michaud family of j Borne were among those from this ! ’county to attend. For various reasons! there were a number of the relatives i who could not be present at this! time, there being twenty from the! Michaud household who were absent. I The day was very much enjoyed and I the big dinger served was the best! ever. The reunion next year will be heft at the Bellmont park in this city. J. F. Laehot of Post Wayne is president of the family organization and Mrs. Lilah Weisenberg of Fort Wayne is ’the secretary. Relatives were present Sunday from Ohio, Wells. Adams, Jay and Blackford counties, and Mary S. King, of Robinson, 111., traveled the greatest distance to attend the reunion. +++++++ + + + + + + + + CHILDREN'S TICKETS + + Children's Chautauqua tickets + + are one dollar, plus the ten per + + cent, war tax. Two hundred tick- + + ets are now being printed and will + + be placed on sale this week. All + + children under eight years of age + + if accompanied by an adult will + +be admitted free. Those over + + eight year and not over fourteen + ♦ years will be admitted on a chil- + + dre-n’s ticket. Daniel Tyndall. + + chairman of the ticket commit- + + tee will place them on sale. + + + + + + ♦*♦♦*♦***

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, July 6, 1920.

4 G#v»rn«r James Cox. + 4 4 4 The democratic nominee for 4 4 president of the United States. 4 4 Born at Jacksonburg, 0.. March 4 4 31, 1870. son of Gilbert and Eliza 4 4 A. Cox; educated in the public ♦ 4 schools, reared on farm, worked < 4 in printer's office, taught country 4 4 school, became newspaper report- 4 4 er, secretary to Governor Sorg, 4 4 bought Dayton Daily News, 18118 4 •S and the Springfield Press Repub- 4 4 lie, 1903, forming the News Lea- 4 4 gue of Ohio. Was a member of 4 4 the 61st and 6Jnd congress from 4 4 1909 to 1913. Now serving his 4 4 third term as governor of Ohio. 4 4 His home is at Trilsend, Dayton. 4 44444444 + 44444 Miss Helen Gass and Dorothy Weismantel were visitors in Willshire yesterday. WIN TWO MMES Local Rase Ball Club Ads Two More Victories to Their List Over Monday DEFEATED PRESTOS Sunday Game Score ft to 1 —Yesterday’s Game Resulted 11 to 9. The Fort Wayne Crestos, a highlyspirited base ball team from the Sum mit City, suffered two straight defeats, over Sunday and Monday at the hands of the local base ball club, the Sunday I game ending 6 to 1 and yesterday's game resulting a little different with a score of 11 to 0, the locals holding the long end in both contests. The game of yesterday was a little out of the ordinary up until the sev-1 enth inning, and the inany fans wore given a real league game, neither side* ; being able to score until this time The local boys being anxious to start something as the game w.g; getting late, showed the fans just what they could do. Franks and Baxter playing "Babe Ruth" each hammering the pill i for a home hurt with one or two men | on bases. Every member of the team; started to hit. and when the visitors! ■ | (Continued on page four) LEAVETOMOW Fifteen Xrmhvf’ of the Presbyterian C. E. Society Ge to Winona ATTEND CONFERENCE Os Bible and Practical Work StiHliei — Also Times for Recreation Fifteen young people of the Presbyterian church leave tomorrow morning for the annual Young People's conference at Winona Lake. Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Saunders will accompany them. The mornings are spent in missionary, Bible and practical work studies; the afternoons in recreation; and the evenings in an inspiring lakeside vesper service. Last year eight delegates attended, and like it so well that this year they will all return, with one exception, and take seven others along. Those who go this year are: Misses Alta Teefele, ports Erwin. Naomi Mayer. Florence Biggs, Veronica ' Anker, Geraldine Everett. Mery Patterson, and Kenneth Shafer, Herbert ' Foreman, Clyde Myers. Gerald Cole. ’ Carrol Cole. Gordon Engeler, Meredith ' Stewart, Carl Tucker. 1 Mr. Hugh Hite and Charles Teeple are kindly raising funds to assist the * young people's expense fund.

EURO IS STOLEN Love Woods, of Van Wert County, 0., I>ost Fliver Here Saturday Night WAS A 1917 MODEL H Standing on Madi-i son Street Opposite the Murray House Love Woods of east of this city, an.; living just across tl?e Ohio line. looking for his Ford touring ear whi .!i was taken from its parking place on Madison street opposite the Murra> hotel between 8:30 and 10:30 o'clock ; Saturday evening. The car is a 1917 model, engine num j ber 307162. The machine had a new Mohair top put on over the old top, an oval glass in the back curtain, four | Goodyear non-skid tires, three of them nearly new. The machine had been left locked, with a chain lock on the front wheel. This was broken by the I thief. The work was done under an elactric light at the corner, and was accomplished while a number of people were in plain sight of the car. Sheriff Melchi was at once notified and telephone calls and cards wer" sent ouT t» mffWHWing cmuntMW Tlw*! sheriff believes the car was taken by a pal ot Earl Davis, who is known to I have been with him when the Port land car stolen Friday evening was re(covered in this city. Davis told the sheriff he had conversed ’(with hi-- I | partner after he had abandoned the Ford at the Holhouse garage and before he was taken itito custody. EIGHT ROADS SOLD Contracts Awarded for Building Eight Macadam Roads in the County NO BIDS ON TWO Kruckeberg and Wolfe i Roads in Union Township Fail to Sell Observing the Fourth of July holi day the board of Adams County Commissioners did not meet yesterday but convened this morning at the auditor’s office, devoting the day j mainly to road matters. Ten roads were offered for sale. ! eight of which were sold, no bids beI ing filer! on the Kruckeberg and Wolfe roads in Union township. The roads sold and the contractors to whom they were awarded are: Cowan road. St. Marys township, contractor. Amos K. Stoifeburner; price. $15,790.00. Lehman road. Berne: contractor. Finley Striker; price. $26,473.00. Reuben (Meyter, Jefferson Down ship; contractor. Finley Striker; price, $20,972.00. N. C. McLain road, Wabash township; contractor, Rufos Huser; price. $9,394.00. Smith road. Wabash township; 1 contractor, C. ,’E. Stauffer; price. $9,667.00. Ed Stahley road, Hartford town ship; contractor, Finley Striker; price. $19,500.00. H. I. Teeple road. Blue Creek township; contractor. Amos K. Stoneburn er; price. $9,680.00. O. N. Tyndall road. Blue Creek township; contractor, Glen Workinger; price. $17.15.00. At three o’clock this afternoon no bids had been received by the commissioners for the sale of Ihe $50,000 worth of bonds or any fraction there of. they to be issued tor the building of the A. J. Smith bridge north of the city. The contract for the building of this bridge was awarded on June 25th to the Burk Construction Company. < JM.

MEREDITH OR ROOSEVELT MAY WIN SECOND PLACE EXPECT NOMINATION SHORTLY RFTER CONVENTION CONVENES - DELEGATES REAOY TO “PULL OUT"— WELL SATISFIED WITH COX.

MC ADOO LEADER SWINGS ON LAST Committeeman Amidon Moved That Nomination Be Made Unanimous GREETED WITH CHEER Deadlock Broken uh 38th Ballot When the Palmer Forces Swung to Cox San Francisco, July 6. — (Special to ! Daily Democrat) —Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, was nominated demo cratic candidate for president of the United States at 1:45 this morning. The nomination came during the (Continued on Page Three)

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“Jimmie" Cox, popular Governor of Ohio, who was nominated for President of the United States on the 44th ballot by the Democratic convention early this morning. His supporters finally broke the deadlock and after defeating the McAdoo forces, carried him to victory. He was elected governor of Ohio three times and is one of the best executives in the country. He is only fifty years old. When not busy with state affairs he can be found at his newspaper office, he being the editor and publisher of the Dayton and Springfield, Ohio, News. He is admired by everyone.

Price Three Cents

(United Press Service) Sun Ij'ancisco. July 6— (Special Io Daily Democrat i — Delegates io tile democratic national convention assembled today for what will probably be their lasi session Io nominate a candidate for vice president, post closing of ' resoltilions and adjourn. , flic names of E. T. Mcre<lilh and Franklin BooseIvell were heard as possibilities for Hie honor of sharing a place on the ticket with James M. (’.ox. M;iny of the delegates had started tor home and their places were taken by alternates. | The early crowd in the galleri . was smaller than usual as (Continued on page two)