The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-02
COY. COX PREDICTS HE WILL WIN AS
 LEADER OF CAUSE
Says Whenever Moral Issue Has Been Presented, It Has Always Been Approved By
 American Electorate
By Associated Press

By Associated Press | Toledo, November l.-Governor Cox, in his last speech of the campaign here tonight, summarized his arguments for the League of Nations which he said was the premier issue to be decided tomorrow at the polls. He predicted victory for
 himself not as the representative of i party. but as the leader of a cause.
 The governor also renewed his attack on Senator Harding on the League issue, declaring that the republican candidate
 was "wiggling and wobbling," and that the senator's election meant "controversy Land confus.on.n
 | The governor and his party arrived here by special train erly in the evening ! from Dayton and left on the return jour | ney Immediately after his speech. To- 1 morrow he will rest at Dayton, going to the polls with Mrs. Cox to vote dur ! ing the day and then at night will go ] to his newspaper office to watch the i returns, bringing the verdict of the cleo | ton.
 l On his way here from Dayton the gov ernor and his party stopped at Desh- 1 Ter, railroad town of 2.000 inhabitants, where several hundred had gathered at l the station, awaiting in drzzling rain the coming of the candidate. Governor l COX responded with rear platform speech a forerunner of his argument here tonight.
 l ''I have always had faith Tn the good | judgment and patriotism of the Ameri- can people" said the governor, "and an analysis of the past tells us that in all ] of our history whenever a moral issue , has been presented, it has been met with the approval of the American electorate ! IT there ever was campaign based en- 1 tirely upon a great moral issue. this is 1 the one, The thing which is to be de- cided is whether the civilization of the world shall tie itself together in con- | certed purpose to prevent the tragedies 1 of war,
 HOPES FOR GOOD NEWS | "l hope we will have good news to- morrow night When l say good news. I l do not speak of a democratic victory. 1 speak for a victory for humanity. which will be victory for humanity
 world wide, having significance that touches every man, woman and child in l the civilized powers of the earth" 1 The governor had special address pre-
 pared for the meeting here but in it he l reviewed and summarized the various ar | guments he had made in his trans-eon- l tinental tour of his long campaign. His 1 visit here on election eve was In con- lformlty with d political superstition of party followers here, who say that the | governors only defeat in an election was encountered when he failed to end his speech making in this city. Many messages were received today by the candidate, coming from various parts 1, of the country. None were made public. but it was said they predicted the gov ! ernorls victory.
 The weather forecast for the country
 was said by members of the governors party to be cheerful news. predicting in- | element weather in several sections where 1 1t was regarded that this would affect | the republican vote more seriously than | that of the democrats, particularly in /, the mountain sections of some border l states.
 The governor ran afoul of bad weather here, but the big Coliseum was filled to
 ot erflowing, many hundreds standing in the aises and exits.
 THE NEXT PRESIDENT l Congressman Sherwood of this city, one of the veteran members of the House of Representatives, introduced Governor l Cox as the next President and tho crowd answered with wild applause that continued for several minutes. Tao crowd ended It's greetings a big floral
 horseshoes. bearing in the inscription
 James NJ. Cox. Our Next President.
 was carried upon the stage and pr@
 scented to the candidate.
 At first Governor Cox attacked the re- 1 publican platform, asserting that efforts
 were made in it's formation to please all 1 factions with the result that absolutely
 nothing was left in their declaration. l The governor reiterated charges made
 by him at various times in the SaH's ,paiGn that the republicans sought~s lvarous groups of voters. -
 They said the negroi yuid come
 to them practically solb, said the gov
 ernor There has been entirely toc
 much said about social equality for the future serenity of the nation.
 Before the convention the governor continued the republican leaders mzds
 efforts tc get the pro-German vote by
 introducing the Knox resolution in the 1 Senate.
 They flirted with the professional pro German vote from the beginning to the end of the campaign said Governor Cox.
 | Turning his attention briefly 10 Sena- i tor Harding Governor Cox declared tho republican candidate was picked to fit the party platform and the crowd ap- | plauded.
 l, LEAGUE OUTSTANDING ISSUE i Then taking up the League of Ma tions. Governor Cox declared that It's adoption by this country was the ''out- standing issae'' to be decided at the ecc- tion. This country, Governor Cox con | tinued, is morally bound to adopt the | tContinued on Page Tvop
 
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