Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-18
COX Wins H.AUD|TS
OF FRISCO CROWDS
'DESP|TELONGT TALK
Hostile Press, However, May
Block Spread of Doc
trines in State.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

SAN FRANCISCO. September 49,
Two hours is almost senatorial length
of political speech. but Gov. Coz
kept 10000 people attentive as he
covered in his main speech here prac-
ticaliy every subject from the Barnes
Bible" or republican text book. to the
troubles of Ireland. The crowd liked
the speech and on two occasions rose
to applaud.
Gov. Cox is in some respects like
Hiram johnson in his method of car
rying audiences into high pitches OF
enthusiasm by a series of climaxes.
The democratic nominee got most OF
his applause in the first hour of his
address and closed with an emotional
appeal for the league of nations that
brought tears to the eyes of men and
women, touched by references to the
soldier dead.
Judging by the effectiveness of the
governors address with the. relatively
small crowd which he faced here, one
or two of the democratic leaders who
have been disposed to be lukewarm
about the Cox campaign. said after
ward that if he'd stay. in California
from now until election time and
carry his message into every COM
,nunity of the state he would easily
carry the state.
Press In AntaGonistfe.
That. however. is only another way
of saying two things: First, that the
democratic leaders were convinced that
ments and handles the issues skillfully,
and second, that because of a hostile
press they fear that Cox doctrine will
not be widely distributed in California
and that. therefore, he may not carry
the state.
The denocr,f;c praS;danx;al pou,;oo .
covered plenty of ground in his speech.
He pledged himself to present the cause
of Ireland to the league of nations IL
he should be elected He said that
money now being spent for battleships
would be spent for reclamation and ir-
rigation projects, since the league would
remove the necessity Of large arma-
ments. He contrasted his own nomi-
nation after forty-four ballots at San
Francisco with the selection of Senator
hotel room, in the early hours Of the
morning
He praised Hiram johnson as pre-
gressive and said he believed H:ram's
voice may be for Harding, but not his
heart.
There was a demonstration when Gov
4. Cox mentioned the name of President
Wilson, who spoke in the same hall
just a year ago this week. Later,
when Gov. Cox denounced the sena-
IOfldt OliSdICny, WHICH ne SSAIQ Iidu 6f1e
gagged in a conspiracy sagainst a sick
man and had insisted upon admission
to the sick room. the audience ap-
plauded vehemently again.
The japanese Problem.
The democratic nominee fired the
usual denunciation at the San Fran
5 cisco editorial press, which, it will be
recalled, was the occasion for a some
what similar demonstration of approval
in the same hall two months ago when
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi
said satirical things about the San
Francisco newspapers. as he made Che
speech seconding the nomination Of
Cox.
References to the manner in which
the republicans were alleged to be
angling for the German vote. the Irish
votes the Italian vote and the ballots
of the foreign-born Of central and south
ern Europe were loudly cheered. and
when Gov. Cox pledged himself to look
out for Calffornia's interests on the
Japanese problem. thus corralling the
American vote. the few japanese in
the audience looked sheepish and en-
barrassed. For now that the governor
has taken a position somewhat SINH