The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-18
COX SPEAKS TO-DAY
IN UPSTATE CITIES
New York to Hear Him Next
Saturday, Following Tour
of New England.
IN G. 0. P. sTRONGHOLDs
Ignores Demands Of Aids That
He Concede Victory in
Enemy Territory.

Special Despatch TO THE New YORK HERALD
CLEVELAND, Oct. 17.---Gov. Cox started
eastward tonight TO resume with In
creased vigor his campaign for the
Presidency. Tomorrow he will visi!
Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo, n. Y.
with a series OF rear platform speeches
along the way. The week campaign
will extend into Massachusetts,. Sew
Hampshire. Maryland, New Jersey and
New York State. winding up on Satur-
day with speeches In New York city
The time from now until election is
to be devoted to two things: advocacy
of the League OF Nations along bust
ness and sentimental lines, and an as
sault upon Senator Harding. who will
be charged with continuous wabbling
on the issue OF the league.
Gov Cox is highly confident. The
large crowds he has been drawing in the
last ten days or two weeks, and the APP
plause he has been receiving, which has
been generous. have treasured him. He
is highly satisfied with the decision OF
two weeks ago, in conference with his
running mate, Franklin ID. Roosevelt,
that the league should be the issue OF
the remainder of the campaign.
Gov. Cox still is unwilling to concede
any State except Pennsylvania and Iowa
II.
as doubtful. believing that there is an
undercurrent among the people, particu-
larly the women, in favor OF the League
of Nations. which will swing the tide in
favor OF the Democrats. He puts no
faith In the series of straw votes which
are being taken in almost every pivotal
State. most OF which show heavy Re-
publican trend. The women he is de-
pending on for support have not, he
feels, as rule had an opportunity to ex-
press themselves.
This attitude accounts in way for
the persistence of Gov. Cox to campaign
In States which always nave gone Re-
publican and which there Is every rea-
son to believe will go Republican again
this year. II explains his detailed cam
paign Of Illinois, for instance. and his
determination to end the campaign in
Chicago. 1t explains his visit to Detroit
on Friday night, even though most of
the Democrats themselves gave up
these States to tho Republicans long
ago. The trip into New Hampshire and
into Massachusetts during the middle of
the coming week, despite the fact that
impartial opinion indicates that there
isn't a chance OF a Democratic success
there, Is being insisted upon by Gov.
Cox for the same reasons.
There IS Il conflict on among some of
the Democratic leaders on the question
Of concentrated effort during the finish
OF the campaign. many of them being
unable to understand why time is being
wasted in States which seem unques-
tionably Republican.
Those who are in close touch with
Gov. Cox are trying to get him to cut
down the length of the speeches he Is
delivering In smaller towns, reserving
his strength and voice for the larger
meetings. But they have been unable
&c do il so far. When Gov. Cox geti
started with speech there is no stop
ping him. This is indicative OF the sor'
81 q fight Gov. Cox Is putting up. o.
| his determination 10 convince the people
| they want the League of Nations. i
! Is doubtful II any man ever worked
harder in an effort to win a Presidential
election.