The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
COX PRACTICALLY
 WINDS UP DRIVE
 FOR PRESIDENCY
Pounds Home Democratic Doctrines Before Audiences of Many Thousands
 in Illinois
By Asaociated Pres.


 1 Chicago, October Ex-Governor Cox of Ohio virtually finished his presiden- 1 tial campaign here tonight with Il series of speeches to many thousands 1 of persons to whom he pounded home his League of Nations and other doc trines. Except for fAal speech next l Monday night at Toledo. O.. today was ! the last and a rushing day of cam { paigning for the democratic candidate. 1 In addresses here. at Gary, Ind. and 1 Evanston, Ills, Governor Cox predicted 1! victory for the cause of peace" In 1 next Tuesdays election and urged his audiences to vote. as our soldiers fought, i to end war"
 His largest audience was that to- 1 night in the coliseum, where his repub- lican adversary. Senator Harding. was nominated last June. l The governors political repertoire as well as physical stamina was taxed by today's number and size of his audi | ences in programme which kept him 1 the center of swirling crowds until i midnight when his train pulled out for 1 Dayton.
 i PLEDGE To( ND WAR l That American rance into tho i League of Nations $s q "pledge to !. the men who tough tfn the world war and thelr moth erS--a bond to end wars 1 forever if possible---and also a meas ure for national and world progress, { economic and moral. was stressed hy Governor Cox in all of today's address es. He reiterated vehement attacks ! upon the league position of Senator Harding and other opponents
 Belief that President wilson would be ready to retire from public life ff ! the league pledge" should be keptx& was expressed by the governor to aNS aua'ence of women.
 ring that the President pre- 4sate8 he saddest picture in all hfs- l ofH aI deploring what he termed tnt na. snant policy of hate" against the rec tive. Governor Cox said
 ~&a thinks of one thing and one
 fkseA only. He talks of 1t more ! siise nything else, ard 1t is this,
 fHRi he gave pro tise to the
 es4ee rs Of America ahd that the
 sssnsEe has not been kept. ! am t am that if he knew definitely
 that the promise would he kept. he
 would be perfectly willing to con- ciude his participation in alI public
 nffairs. either officially or pri-
 vsteIy..
 PRECEDED BY PARADE
 The women's meeting opened the governors programme here This aft- ernoon the candidate gave his views on 4fhooft SStbiSHisHL Di SJTfke eS wlthC1L The bayonet" and other questions, to a crowd of several hundred persons at Gary, Ind Returning here the gov-, erhor motored to Evanston discussing the league issues with large audi eaee in Patten gymnasium at the ' Northwestern University. His coliseum
 netting tonight was preceded by an automobile parade with red torch 1 lights, fireworks and other spectacuiar features. Afterward, addresses at Car ter Harrison Technical School and St. Stanislaus auditorium were the closing events of the strenuous days programme.
 the governors addresses. Economic as well as moral arguments in its be- half were emphasized and he reiterated Dharges that Senator Harding was ayasive upon the issues and trying to ''wiggie and wobbe into the presi- 'ency" Governor Cox continued his attack upon the Des Moines speech of his opponent and also assailed the st nators address last night at Gin. e'nnati in which the republican nomi. nee. the governor said. again exl presses the creed of selfishnes" for ! America
 T know he's going to stay In Ohio after March t," Governor Cox declaraI. again predicting defeat for his adyer- sery and also many other republican senators who signed the round robin" designated by the governor as "the basest conspiracy in all the history of l the world"
 "If Harding is elected you'il have continued confusion and resuts. said the governor. detailing what h. said were numerous groups with con- ], fl!cting views aligned in support os Senator Harding
 MEANS POSITIVE MANDATE ; Governor Cox declared repeatedly that his own election would be "a positive mandate" for American cf,- trance into the league and that sue- cess of Harding would he "ro mandate whatever"
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