South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-15
SAYS MOTLEY ARRAY OF
QUESTIONABLE GROUPS
ARE BEHIND CANDIDATE
More Than a Dozen Parties
Including Pro-Germans"
Aid e.. o. p.
MAKE RACE APPEALS
A fro American Movement
Contains False Claims of
Social Equality"

COLUMBUS. O.. oct 14-severs
arraigument Of forces which he said
were supporting Sen. Harding. his
republican opponent was made ~
Gov. Cox here Thursday night In an
address at the state fair grounds
coliseum, closing a strenuous day of
campaigning in his home state.
THE candidate OF the senatorial
ring has behind him today tho most
motley array OF questionable groups
and influences that every were be
hind a candidate an array t-lat
closely brings the crimson blush of
humiliation 10 an American the
democratic presidential candidate
declared.
Dozen Parties"
None than a dozen parties" in
Guiding the 'pro-German," the
"Afro-American. the Anti-LeaguC
Of Nations" the "Prohteer" the
Liberty Bond Spectators and ot-4-
er alleged groups. are backing Sen
Harding, the governor asserted.
Emphasizing that special racial
racial group appeals were beinS
made, Gov Cox said that the Afro
American movement includes false
claims that IL can bring social equal
ity.'
From the front porch az Marion
something has been given 20 every
one OF these groups. said the gov
crnor, declaring that the primal Oh
jective was Ito evade the issue OF tho
league by promoting minor and eN-
trancous issues"
The governors address Thursday
night was 70 a crowd which filled
the largest forum In the state cap
ital. II was the eleventh speech o.
an exhausting day for the governor
or his first full day OF home cam
paignlng. Ohioans AT Van Vert.
Delpnos. Lima. Sidney. Wapaiton-
eta. Crbana and Milford Center
turned out in force with bands, in
Guiding the celebrated COX band
OF Piqua. which performed at the
san Francisco convention.
Divincly Inspired.
The league continued virtually
sole subject OF the governors ad-
dresses. In increasing religious vein
he told audiences that N was "a
sacred and spiritual issue and that
he was preaching the creed or
Christ as against The creed of
Cain" The league. he said was as
divineiy inspired as the Declaration
Of independence"
He also emphasized that a "con-
spiracy Of the senatorial oligarchy"
was directed AZ world peace. and de
nounced Sen. Lodge OF Massachu-
sctts as "thc baecst Conspirator in
8u the history cf tho human race
The governor reiterated charges Of
"a conspiracy OF silence" in with
holding publication of the league
covenant.
BOYS M Wapakcncta. bearing
large lithograDhs Of Sen. Harding
and shouting for the senator cauSct
Gov Cox % declare that he hal
discovered new "cOutemptiblc-
plan Of the opposition. Told by
local democrats that the boys were
hired by republican leaders. GOV.
Cox questioned one young boy kept
unfuriing "a Harding poster Boz a
fheater aisle directly in front or the
governor asked by Gov. Coz who
hired cor told him" 20 faunt the
poster the boy replied. Nobody
spend Much Money.
"You 70 home and tell vour moth
cr that YOU did not tell the truth. "
the governor replied There 81 a
great deal ~ money being used "a
this campaIgn and one OF the Pc
cuIiar uses is what we have noticed
Tn the last two DAYS when wc start
cd our meetings one boy or "a group
Of BOYS viii stand out in front %
tlc speaker and unfurl the lthO-
CraDh of the opposition candidate.
Sow that boz was paid % do it,
Coy. Cox said hc would not per-
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