New-York tribune., 1920-10-04
Cox, Home, Asserts
Tour Was Success:
S'West Won Over''
'Fells Daytonians He Is Con-
fident of Victory After
,OOO- Mile Campaign;
COnfers With Roosevelt
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. Ex-Governor
Cox returned to Dayton tonight. en-
pressing complete satisfaction with the
results of his 11,00O-mile campaign
tour of the West. He was greeted bv
about 1000 members of the Gem CITY
Democratic League and other Dayton
lars, and he made them a brief speech
OF thanks, standing in q window of his
newspaper office.
He told his fellow townsmen that he
could not discuss campaign issues with
them because 1T was Sunday, but he
added that his trip had been COM
The outcome of November election
Later he issued q statement in which
he reviewed his campaign trip, declar-
ing the West had been "completely won
over"
at was a wonderful trip, with just
one rainy day." the statement said.
THE West has been completely won
over The independent voters Of the
West resented the reactionary, paid
propaganda directed against my cam
palgn, and the deliberate withholding
Of the facts. The West is really bitter
against the Senatorial oligarchy.
Western Attitude Changed, He Says
after the war, with all it's disturb
turn in the road, and this desire con-
sldered political change The West
strongly favored a change, but the
west realized that a change meant
the return to power of the same old
gang Roosevelt drove out in 1912, the
sentiment changed 70 one strongly in
Cur favor"
Governor Cox said that paid ennis
sarlcs' were sent ahead of him on his
tour IN such numbers that it seemed
every camp follower was on the pay
roll" and that the evidence of the ex
penditure of money was so apparent
there no longer was any doubt of the
profteers and the Senatorial oligarchy"
in favor Of the Republican ticket.
1.-THE opposition is Withholding the
evidence in favor of the league and of
the sincere demand for it, the state
ment continued. 81 found an enthusias-
tic response for the League of Nations
everywhere: There. is also resentment
at the attitude of the Republicans
Audiences everywhere seemed con-
vinced that Senator Harding was either
trying to maintain a decetful attitude
or VS. groplrg about with sucn uncer-
tainty himself that public confidence
was not promoted"
The statement said another thing
which disturbed the West was the un-
/ willingness of Senator Harding to be
questioned on the issues of the cam
laign. THE spectacle of a man being
jailed for presuming to submit an in
duiry was scarcely believable," it add
ed. when the press dispatches, how
ever, confirmed it the people gained q
glimpse of the sort of Itussianized des-
potism and autocratic defiance of the
public that can naturally be expected
to follow reactionary victory at the
polls
Sabbath Bars Campaign Talks
Cox spent quiet day to-day. He
came direct from Kansas City and re-
manned in his car except for brief
talks in st. Louis, Effingham, H., and
Richmond, Ind. He appeared on the
platform in his pajamas wearing an
overcoat, but said, because of the Sab
bath, he could not discuss campaign is
sues.
Met at the station here by Mrs. Cox
and his son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. D. j. Mahoney, Cox went to
Traisend Immediately after his brief
talk from his newspaper office, and re-
tired early. He was showing the ef
fects of MS six weeks of campaigning
and his voice was hoarse and hard. He
will remain in Dayton until Wednes-
day, when he departs Tor hentucKy
and Tennessee, although he may go
to Columbus Tuesday.
Cox had a talk with Franklin D.
Roosevelt, his running mate, to-day,
as Roosevelt rode from Terre Haute to
Indianapolis in the Cox train before
continuing his present trip through the
West. After the talk Roosevelt said
he was finding enthusiastic response to
the League Of Nations appeal. "At
first the politicians would not let me
talk about the league. Now they ask
l. h caid