COX AND COCKTAILS SCARCE SLOGAN BUTTON HAKE #19.
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Winning Bid:
$520.50
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:00:00 PM)
Item Description
7/8" with W&H back paper. The Prohibition issue was very hotly contested in the state of Ohio where Cox was Governor. This could be a 1916 button issued by the "Wets" in support of his second term. There were statewide referendums in Ohio in both 1915 and 1917 which were both lost by the "Drys" but finally in 1918 the "Drys" were victorious. While the 18th amendment went into effect January 1920, long before Cox won the Democratic nomination on the 44th ballot, the issue remained to some degree in the 1920 Presidential campaign. A New York Times article from September 12, 1920 reports on Governor Cox in the state of Washington where he was informed Republican leaders were attempting to dampen enthusiasm for him by declaring him as a "Wet" who would work for the destruction of the Volstead Act. Thus this button could be seen as an anti-Cox message from 1920. Cox's reply to the charge of being "Wet" was summed up by the Times article headline "Gov. Cox Declares Prohibition Is Not A Campaign Issue/Tells Washington 'Drys' And Democrats He Enforced Law In Ohio." So, pro or anti a great Cox button NM and displaying Mint. A few auctions ago our example from the Wright Collection exceeded $700.00 This example has a couple near pinpoint raised bumps on the front surface just barely felt and barely seen in reflected light. The button has full gloss, no stain, and only microscopic traces of surface wear. Exc.
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