Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-15
Democratic Candidate, in
Idaho Speech, Again AS
sails "Big Business"
SAYS LEAGUE OF NATIONS
DEFEAT "P0LITlCAL PLOT"
Declares Campaign Against
Treaty Planned to Discredit
Wilson Administration.
SPEAKS IN UTAH TODAY
Governor Resumes Open-Air Ad-
dresses, Ignoring Advice Of
His Physician.
tBy Associated Press. !

tBy Associated Press.l
BOISE. IDAHO. Sept IA fund OF
from s25.000.000 to $40, ,000. 900 is being
raised to defeat him. Governor Cox, of
Ohio. Democratic presidential candi-
date. declared today during his tour
of Idaho and Eastern Oregon. AL
though the Governors charges here
tofore were that the total opposition
fund would be not less than $4,000
600 he raised that figure today.
Tho Governors statement was made
during an hours speech from the sec
ond story veranda of Nampa, Idaho.
hotel. and in response to a question
| pected to return conditions to normal
when so per cent of the wealth Is
held by per cent of the people"
III SO per cent of the people Will
forget their politics." the Governor
replied, and help me lick the per
cent that is raising a fund Of from
s25,ooo.0oo to s3o,0o0.000 to beat me.
we will make government an agency.
Tor the 100 per cent and not the
per cent"
Eight speeches. dealing mainly with
the Democratic doctrines of "peace
and progress" were delivered today
by Governor Cox.
ForEets Doctors Order.
DisregardIng his physician's orders,
banning outdoor speeches, the Cover.
nor. believing his attack Of speakers
laryngitis on the wane, delivered a
| string of rear-platform and other
open-air addresses. and closed his
day with a speech to largo meet
| Ing here tonight at Cody Athletic
Park.
His voice still was hoarse. but he
woathered another, strenuous day of
campaigning In good shape, he said.
AT Huntington, Oregon, early this
morning. the candidate began work,
and en- route here made addresses Mt
Ontario. Oregon and Weiser. Fayette,
Caldwell, Meridian and Nampa, Idaho.
The league Of nations was preached
by the Governor in all and was em-
phasiZed here in the home city OF
Senator w. e. Borah. Republican
"irreconcilable" foe of the league
BY n coincidence. Senator Borah was
said to be speaking tonight at Day
ton. Ohio, Governor Cox's home
Opposition n 1PoIitfcaI Plot,
Governor Cox told his audience that
opposition to the league was "a po-
litical plot" against America as we'll
as world civilization to continue dis
order. 10 Increase feeling against the
Wilson administration and to win the
present election. History will write
it as the most reprehensible OF all
time." he said
Disarmament was weighed by tho
candidate as means of reducing
taxes as well as precludinS war.
stop building battleships," he
said. "and we will use that money
in tho main for retaining arid
lands" The candidate repeated his
charges and evidence regarding Re-
publican contributions. Referring to
alleged promises by William NJ.
Wood. president of the American
Woolen Company, to the Republica.,
campaign handbook enterprise .c
William Barnes. Jr, OF New York.
Governor Cox said he observed in
today's papers that tho corporations
mills had been ordered reopened.
The Governor said he was too
modest" to discuss the incident fur
ther, except to recount his recenS
attacks on the corporation and M.
Wood. whom he charged with seek
ing to depress wool prices in the
race OF Increased demand, and to
force his employees to accept lower
wages. In this connection the Gov
ernor again denounced big bus;-
ness" and charged it with contribute
ing toward the purchase OF the
presidency"
HaS Distinguished Company.
Governor Cox was accompanied
on his tour through Idaho by SEN
ator Nugent. Democrat. who is seek
ing reelection; former Governor
j. IL. Hawley. and T. A. Walters,
gubernatorial candidate.
The Governor left here late to-
night to conclude his Idaho speeches
tomorrow morning at Pocatello,
Cache Junction, Logan and Brigham,
Utah, will be reached en- route to
ogden for an afternoon address, anu
the Utah campaign will close tomor-
row night at salt Lake City.
Governor Cox made the following
statement on the Maine elcction:
The result In Maine Is no surprise.
The majority is accounted for by the
augmented total vote"
Republican National Chairman Hays
went into the State early and that
clearly meant that Maine was to be
prepared as tho pyrotechnical display
tor this campaign. But neither pyro-
technics nor money can win the fight.
It Will be decided outside of Maine.
In the 1916 September election the
Republicans carried Maine, and yet
IN November President Wilson carried
thirty States and divided the electoral
vote In West yirginis."
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