New-York tribune., 1920-10-31
Wilson Ready
ToQuit Public
Life, Says Cox
Expresses Belief President
Would Willingly Retire if
. League Pledge TO Sol.
diers and Mothers Is Kept
Virtually Ends Campaign
Asks Positive Mandate for
American Entry in Sew
eral Addresses at Chicago

CHICAGO. Oct. 80 Governor Cox
virtually finished his Presidential cam
paign here tonight with a series of
speeches to many thousands of persons,
to whom he pounded home his League
of Nations and other doctrines. Ex-
cept for final speech next Monday
night at Toledo to-day was the last and
rushing day of campaig ling for the
Democratic candidate.
In addresses here, at Gary, Ind, and
Evanston, H., Governor Cox predicted
victory for "the cause of peace" in next
Tuesdays elections and urged his audi
ences to vote as our soldiers fought, t.
end war" His largest audience was
that tonight in the Coliseum, where
his Republican adversary, Senator
Harding, was nominated last June.
The Governors political repertoire
as veil as physical stamina were taxed
by the number and size Of his audi
cnces to-day IN a program which kept
him the center of swlrlng crowds
until midnight, when his train pulled
out for Dayton.
Entry Pledge to Soldiers
That American entrance into the
League Of Nations was a "pl edge" to the
men who fought in r.,e World War and
their mothers-s bond to end wars
forever, II possible-and also a measure
for national and world progress, eco
nomic and moral, was stressed by Gov
ernor Cox in all of to- days addresses
/ L tnl
the league position of Senator Harding
and other opponents
Belief that President Wilson would
be ready to retire from public life if
the le@gue pledge" should be kept was
expressed by the Governor to an audi
cnce Of women.
Declaring that the President "pre-
sented the saddest picture in all his
tory" and deploring what he terme d
the ''malignant policy of hate" against
the executive, Governor Cox said
Hc thinks of one thing and one
thing only. He talks of it more than
gave a promise to the mothers of
America, and that the promise has not
been kept. | am certain that if he
knew definitely that the promise would
be kept he would be perfectly willing
to conclude his participation in all
public affairs, either officially or pri-
vately."
Addresses Labor at Gary
The women's meeting opened the
Governors program here. This after
noon the candidate gave his views on
labor, settlement Of strikes without the
bayonet and other industrial questions
to crowd of several hundred persons
at Gary, Ind Returning here, the
Governor motored to Evanston, dis
cussing the. league Issues with large
audience in Patten gymnasium at the
Northwestern University. His Coli
scum meeting tonight was preceded by
an automobile parade, with red torch
lights. fireworks and other spectacular
features. Addresses at Carter H. Har
rison Technical School and st. Stanis
laus Auditorium were the closing
events of the strenuous days program
The league was the big topic in al
of the Governor addresses. Economic
as we'll as mora arguments in its be
half were emphasized. and he reiterat
ed charges that Senator Harding wa.
evasive upon the issue and trying t
wiggle and wabble into the Presidency
Governor Cox continued his attach
upon the Des Moines speech of hi.
opponent, and also assailed the Sen
ator's address last night at Cincinnati
in which the Republican nominee, tn,
Continued on nsxt pase)