Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-20
NEWS SUPPRESSED,
COX'S Complaint
Candidate, criticises Some
Newspapers in West as
He Tours Coast.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

ON BOARD GOV. COX'S TRAIN,
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, September
20-Rding through the state of Cali
fornia for a day with the democratic
nominee for the presidency afforded not
merely an opportunity to estimate the
warmth and enthusiasm Of the crowds,
but, between stations, Gov. Cox talked
frankly to the writer about the status
of his campaign.
The Ohio governor is most disturbed
by what seems to him, at any rate, an
unfair attitude on the part Of many of
the newspapers of the west
He said ne didn't expect republican
newspapers to commend his speeches
editorially. or to hand him bouquets,
but he did expect a square deal. Again
and again. he declared. the newspa pers
in some of the large cities on the coast
had deliberately suppressed the news
of his speeches.
The governor said that he did not ex-
pect the newspapers to print partisan
reports in his favor, but he had believed
they would at least give space to the
dispatches of the Associated Press and
other press associations.
The governor, having been advised
by local leaders very little about
his campaign in other states had
been published in coast cities. has
| made it point to repeat many parts
of preceding speeches.
His approach to southern California
was a continuous reception at the
stations along the coast route. Even
though he made no speeches on Sun
day, and the people evidently did not
, expect any. folks came out in large
numbers to greet the democratic
nominee.
California is hardly considered a
doubtful state by republicans this
year. Many of them insist that the
majority for Harding will not be less
! than 100000. But, while some of
with that estimate today. they de-
cline to admit it will be the final
decision of the state.
California can turn itself upside
,, down in week, and the splendid i'm
preston made by Gov. Cox en- route
through California has raised the
hopes of his friends that the tide has
begun to turn.
The enthusiastic welcome given
| Gov. Cox in San Francisco by the
crowd that was plainly in sympathy
| with his league of nations argument
has stimulated the hopes of even
those democrats who were inclined
to despair of the outcome before Gov
Cox got here.
|, johnson Followers Friendly.
Followers of Hiram johnson are
friendly to Gov. Cox. They see in the
Ohio governor points of similarity to
their own idol. Indeed it is WHISPERED
that Senator Johnson will confine his
disagreement with Gov. Cox chiefly
to the league of nations, as he is said
to feel a keen admiration for the pro-
gressive record of the Ohio governor
Several Johnson men told the writer
that if it were not for the strong fight
made by Senator Johnson against the
league of nations as an issue in this
state, Gov. Cox would carry California
easily on the issue of progressivism.
Certainly the rank and file of Johnson
supporters are leaning to Cox and
some openly aracterize Senator
Harding as a reactionary.
How much of this is due to disap-
pointment over the failure of the re-
publican party at Chicago to select
Johnson as standard bearer. and how
much it reflects a friendly feeling
toward a progressive, is hard to say.
Republican Registration.
Certainly as one travels about the
state observers point to the large
republican registration in primaries
and say that there will be a big vote
in the senatorial contest, but that