Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1920 — COX HAS A VERY BUSY DAY [ARTICLE]

COX HAS A VERY BUSY DAY

Reading and Answering Many Messages of Felicitation. Dayton, 0., July 7.—Governor Cox, the Democratic candidate for President, was busy today at his newspaper office trying to read a portion of the thousands of congratulatory telegrams which have been pouring in since his nomination. He arrived at the office at 9:30 o’clock, fresh and energetic. Among the congratulatory telegrams received was one from William G. McAdoo, his chief opponent for the nomination. It said.: “Hearty congratulations and assurance of my cordial support.” Another from Carter Glass, former secretary of the treasury, said: “Please accept my congratulations on your nomination.” Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall also sent a congratulatory message. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the viedpresidential nominee, sent the following telegram in response to the governor’s of last night: “The sin-

cere congratulations and warm regards of your teammate are all yours. I will stop off on my way east to convey to you in person.’ One of the governor’s highly prized felicitations came from Colonel Henry Watterson. The governor said he was pleased over it, because Colonel Watterson represented to him the ideal journalist. Colonel Watterson’s telegram said: “Your nomination revitalized Democracy. It will stir the Democratic heart of the nation with a reflection of a triumphant past and the forecast of a radiant future. To the bosom of one old Kentuckian it brings a flood of fighting memories along with the assurance of glorious victory.” Another highly prized message came from Jake Daubert of the Cincinnati Reds. It said: “It was In the stars that the Reds should win the pennant. It is in the stars that you should be President.” The first part of the message was the governor’s own language in congratulating the Reds on winning the pennant. The governor and Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, who was a candidate for the Republican nomination, had played golf together at Augusta, Ga. In his message of congratulations Dr. Butler advised him not to “let politicls entirely cut out golf,” Governor Cox is a golf enthusiast. He will address contenders in the Ohio golf tournament tonight at a dinner at the Dayton Country club. The governor announced today that he probably will not return to the executive office at Columbus this week. He expects Mr. Roosevelt, his running mate, In Dayton about Saturday.