Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-28
SIXTEEN SPEECHES
ON COX'S SCHEDULE
IN MIDDLE WEST
Agriculture and League of
Nations Major South Da-
kota Topics.
BY the Associated Press.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, September ga
days campaigning calling for sixteen
speeches, eQualing his record mark
was begun here early this morning
by Gov. Cox of Ohio, A brief before
breakfast talk here at the station
headed one of the hardest programs
of the democratic presidential candi-
dates trip. From here a special train
provided by the South Dakota COM
mittee was engaged to take him on
a tour of fourteen cities in the south
ern and eastern parts of South Da-
kota- His address here was the only
Iowa engagement on the governor
itinerary.
The league of nations and agricul-
turaI questions were the major topics
of Gov. Cox for his South Dakota
tour which followed hard on the
heels of the dozen speeches ne maue
yesterday throughout Nebraska, CLOS
ing at Omaha last night. Among tne
South Dakota cities on todays tuner
ary were Elk Point Vermi}lion, yang
ton, Stockland, Tripp Parkton, Mltcn-
ell. Alexandria, Emery. Br1dgeWater'
Parker, Lennox, Canton ana SIOUX
Falls He was billed for Two ao-
dresses at Mitchell and a finale 10
night at Sioux Falls, prior TO de-
parture for engagements tomorrow
at St Joseph. Mo-; Topeka, Wlchita
and other Kansas points
Would Have Supported Bryan.
OMAHA, Neb., September 2S.0Gov.
Coz. democratic presidential candi-
date, last night gave out stat
that he would have supported Wlnlam
T. Bryan for the presidency nao tne
former Secretary of State been nom
mated, and added that he was 1os-
tering progressive ideas gained uhoef
Mr. Bryan's leadership
The statement of Gov. Cox was IN
response to an inquiry from iocai
newspaper man regarding the posltlon
in the campaign of Mr.. Bryan, VINO
has withheld support from Gov. Cox.
II have known Mr.. Bryan politically
and personally for many years. said
the governors statement He has
been an influence for good. support
ed him three times for the presidency
vote, would have done so again this
year had he been the candidate of
the democratic party instead of my
self AS a matter of fact, as young
man, gained from Mr.. Bryan's lead
ership many of the progressive ideas
propagate"
Takes Up Cabinet ~Matters."
Disapproval of matters" in the ad-
manifestations Of Attorney General
Palmer and Postmaster General Bur-
Lesson was expressed by Gov. Cox in
addressing a large audience at the
auditorium. where strenuous
Nebraska campaign was closed.
The democratic presidential candi-
date said that although he believed
the two cabinet officers had performed
their duties "wholeheartedly," and
dorse matters in both of their adj
ministrations- as{ ~
S The governors speech here was the
eleventh in Nebraska yesterday, one
Of the busiest of his western trip. In
all he stressed the league of nations.
material interests of Nebraskans.
Late yesterday he spoke to large crowd
at Lincoln in the auditorium and an
overflow gathering outside. During
the trip from the Wyoming line he
made eight rear-platform talks through
the Platte valley.
ReaetiOnary Press Criticised.
Here and at Lincoln the governor
expanded on his charges that the re-
clared that there was "a DELHI
crate and corrupt purpose to keep the
facts from the people," and. referring
to republican contributions coming,
he said. from "big businesss'' he de-
clared there was an attempt to buy
up newspapers everywhere
The league was presented as a
measure for peace and prosperity, and
Gov. Cox reiterated that it was in
dorsed by leaders of every church.
Protestant and Catholic, Jew and
Gentle, in form, in principle and in
substance" He repeated attacks upon
the Senatorial oligarchy."
Introduced to his audience here last
night by Senator Hitchcock, who led
the administration forces in the SEN
ate. Gov. Cox praised the senator and
repeated that every objection to the
league was corrected by the Hitch
cock reservations, which the sena-
torial oligarchy rejected"