The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-20
WE HAVE THE ENEMY
ON THE RUN AND It
LOOKS LIKE SWEEPING
VICTORY" SAYS cox

New York, Oct Ex-Governor Cox,
Democratic presidential nominee, in
telegram from Boston, made public
at Democratic national headquarters
today, declared that I'VE have the
enemy on the run and it now looks
like a sweeping victory"
Senator Pat Harrison, chairman Of
the Democratic speakers bureau, who
just returned from Boston, declared
in statement issued today:
New England apparently is as
much on fire for the league of ma
tions and the Democratic cause as
other parts of the country. Governor
Cox is right, we have the opposition
on the run. The campaign of misrep-
resentation conducted by the Republi-
can leaders has failed"
Providence. X. l., oct. 20.-Probably
the liveliest bombardment of ques-
tions during his campaign was expert
enced by Governor Cox here today
during an address TO several thous-
and persons in the public square.
Holding whats he termed a town
meeting" the Democratic presidential
candidate was piled with questions on
the league OF nations, liquor and
Irish questions.
One woman asked the Governor his
views regarding maintenance of the
Volstead law. He asked whether she
had put the same question to Senator
Harding, his Republican opponent
and then reiterated that the senator
had voted "32 times wet and two
times dry" and owned brewery stock.
Declaring again that he opposed
any prohibition legislation, ''in con-
flict with the constitution, as inter
preted by the supreme court of the
United States" and that he had
closed Ohio saloons on Sundays, the
governor said he had been elected
governor three times, adding:
And the liquor interests have never
contributed nickel to my campaign
! then or now" His statement that he
favored presentation Of the Irish ques'
tion to the league, was cheered anc
when declared FOR self-determination
a man asked: Does that apply L
Ulster?"
: Ulster Is a part OF Ireland" was
the governors quick response. Al
tacking Senator Hardings position
: upon the Irish question. Governor Coz
/ added: During the last two weeks
/ Republican speakers have been urge'
not TO mention his name"
D Charges that Senator Harding ha,
A taken numerous positions upon tn
I league were reiterated by Governo
4 Cox.
Would you accept the Lodge reser
y vations?" was another question.
!. They were never seriously suggest
G ed" the candidate replied. "lf the
[ had been Senator Lodge would hav
y declared for them In the Republica
s platform"
= The governor added that he wa
most interested" In the Hitchcoc
reservations,
Before the league became a politics
u uutSllbil. 'tONtIllhI ,VN NAihs e'haNe
Lodge OF Massachusetts, had "er
a dorsed 1t unrcseyvedly."
n Repeating his charge that Senate
IS Lodge later formed the "Basest an
e most infamous conspiracy" again'
o the league. the governor declared tht
a the Republican leader was the mo,
L despised man In America" and lou
:. Kisses from the audience followed III
n mentioning OF the senator's name.
J. "l've been getting that for te
Is weeks" the gqfernor commente
l. Republicans favoring the league an
supporting Senator Harding are "col
ductlng joint debate with then
g. selves" Governor Cox said. citir
y statements by former President Ia
p that league opponents were "flrir
lie at President Wilson,"
IS "A parade through the business Sc
ton preceded the governors addrei
Re here. 1t was the candidates on
Rhode Island speech.