The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-08-19
WANTED TO ARREST COX.
Presidential Nominee Has Irritating
Experience With Ale sed Officers.


VI. Cox and the members of his cam
paign party VINO declined TO be pinch
ed On a speeding charge while re-
turning from Wheeling Sunday were
waiting tonight for the serving of
warrant on the tour chauffeurs.
After comforting with Prosecuting
Attorney c. l.. Flory, of Licking coun-
~. where the alleged violations of the
law occurred, Special Officer Joe
Shipley, i'll charge Of the motorcycle
policemen VINO attempted to make the
arrests, this afternoon filed affidavits
at Newark, the county seat for the
issuance of warrants for the drivers
Applies Solely to Operators.
Only the fact that the law applies
solely 10 the operators OF automobiles,
Shiplcy said restrained him from fill
ing affidavts for the arrest of Gov
ernOr Cox and the dozen newspaper
correspondents in the party.
The name of one of the chauffeurs
was known 10 the authorities, accord
ing TO report from Newark, and the
other three warrants were filled out
in John Doe" form. If these do not
serve the purpose, it was stated, the
names of the three men will be OBJ
tanned from the secretary of state and
new warrants issued.
John Whitaker, the driver whose
name was known, was taken into GUS
tody last night when he went back
through Jacksontown, after bringing
the governors party to Columbus,
but was released pending the filing
OF formal charges.
Mistaken, Says Cox.
Governor Cox declined to discuss
the incident today further than TO say
that the officers were mistaken about
the rate of speed the machines were
making.
There were indications at the state
house however, that the governor will
take action in behalf OF the drivers
if they are actually arrested. He con-
siders himself responsible for their
driving as they had TO follow close
behind his car.
Unless the whole matter is dropped,
ii is believed likely that a rigid in
vestigation will be made Of Adjutant
General Layton's charge of politi-
cal "frame-up" by local Republican
officers 10 embarrass the Democratic
presidential nominee.
Cox Optimistic
Governor Cox spent today in con-
ference with state and county leaders
who were here for the Democratic
state convention tomorrow. The cam
didate was in an optimistic humor
when he met the newspaper corre-
spondents late in the afternoon. He
said the party leaders had brought
him glowing reports of prospects for
a Democratic victory in November.
Former Gov. James E. Campbell
told Governor Cox after "circulating
around" among the incoming dele
gates that they have gone crazy
Governor Cox's speech before the
convention tomorrow is expected to
carry a greater punch" than any
speech of the campaign thus far. He
considers Ohio the chief pivotal state
in the campaign and will attempt to
stir up the party cohorts for the big
gest Democratic drive in the history
of the state. He will attack Senator
Harding with the gloves off, he indi-
Gated this afternoon.
This is an Ohio year., said the
nominee; the eye OF the country is
more or less on this state. may dis
cuss the past eight years in tn" state.
Imodestly, so far as | concerned ana
fair so far as the leader OF the reac-
'tiomaly forces Is involved | led one
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