New-York tribune., 1920-10-27
Governor Calls on Voters
to Send Back Candi-
dates Who Are Firmly
Committed to League
Claims Election
By a Landslide
Makes Seven Speeches in
Three States; Crowds
Stand in Pouring Rain

CINCINNATI, Oct. 26.-Special pleas
for election of Senatorial candidates
favoring the League of Nations were
made by Governor Cox o-day in a tr-
state tour, touching West Virginia
and Kentucky and closing tonight with
an address in this city, where he began
his career as newspaper reporter
twenty-five years ago.
The candidate, reiteratng that he
would construe his election-in which
he expressed the utmost confidence -
as "a positive mandate" for American
entrance into the league, asked support
for Democratic candidates here in Ohio
and in kentucky also, who, he said,
stood -four square" upon the league
issue.
Don't tie my hands by electing a
hostile Senator" he urged, reiterating
statements made in his formal an
nouncement yesterday. that he believed
he would "reach an agreement with
the Senate regarding the league"
II have found that America is not so
much concerned in the words we use
in keeping our pledge said the Gov
ernor, "as it is that the meaning be
clear and that the only possible step
now available be taken to keep wars
from being in the future"
Calls Harding Consprator
Governor Cox also continued his at
tack upon Senator Harding, his Repub-
lican opponent, as "conspirator''
against the league by virtue of the
Senator's signature to the "round
robin.'
81 think you will agree said the
Governor, that a conspiracy was
formed in the Senate to strangle the
League of Nations to death Now we
are asked to upset the conspiracy. and
the Senatorial crowd proposes, as the
official upsetter, a member of the con-
spirators himself. When a case is
tried in court the man under charge
never sits il the judges chair and he
never sits in the jury box. and the
American people, in their desire to
overturn this base conspiracy, are not
going to designate one of the con
spirators himself to carry out the Job.
Predicting "landslide for the cause
Of peace one week from to-day in the
erection, Governor Cox reiterated his
opinion thai Senators Brandegee, os
Connecticut; Smoot, of Utah; Moses,
Of New Hampshire; Watson. of Ind-
candidates signing the "round robin, -
would be defeated. The Governor
asked Kentucky voters to send back
/ Senator Beckham, Democrat, and his
Oalo audiences were urged by Gov
clnor Cox to support w A. Julian, the
Democratic Senatorial candidate.
Senator Harding, the Governor pre-
dicted, would "spend the next four
years at Marion, Ohio" and referring
TO Senator Moses, of New Hampshire
the Governor repeated that he was
one Moses who might we'll have been
left in the bullrushes"
Crowds Stand in Rain
Seven addresses were made to-day
by the Governor in his tri-state tour
during the second day of rain expert
erced during his campaign. Crowds at
several places stood in downpour
under sea Of umbrellas to hear the
candidate. At the largest meeting. here
tonight at Music Hall, former Cover
nor Harmo on presided.
Economic arguments for the league
were stressed by Governor Cox, who in
sisted that it would restore European
credit power to purchase America S
surplus products.
Continued American prosperity -
the Governor declared, us contingen,
upon our becoming a member Of the
league. If we stay out | predict the
worst financial depression within three
| generations.'
Reycrting to the Mexican question
the Governor said:
II am convinced that the people of
Mexico will insist upon membershi p
in the league also, because they realize
that among other interests opposing
the covenant in America are specula-
tors who want to invade that country
with the army Of the United States
in order to remove the hazard which
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