Arizona republican., 1920-10-19
 COX TAKES ISSUE WITH HARDING IN
 REPORTED TALK ON NEW LEAGUE
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 BUFFALO, N. T., Oct. 1S.-Preach- ing his league of nations gospel today in northwestern New York tonight Governor Cox resumed assaults against Senator Harding for alleged "wigg- ling and wobbling' upon the league is- sue.
 To six large audiences at Syracuse. Rochester and Buffalo, and in two rear platform addresses en route. the Democratic candidate carried his preachments upon the league declaring that it was inspired by God" and a pledge" to American soldiers and mothers.
 At the Broadway Auditorium and Tennessee hall here tonight Governor Cox declared that Senator Harding had made a slip" in stating that he had been approached 'unofficially'' by a French representative regarding "a world fraternity"
 The French government" said Governor Cox. 'very promptly and properly denies that there have been any official overtures of any kind. l want to ask Senator Harding whether it is not true that the rep resentative of France was not Maurice de kobra of Paris. If this be true, and have strong reasons for believing that it is we have an instance of the kind of counsel he win seek in international affairs"
 Governor Cox said that Mr., de Kobra. correspondent for the Paris La Liberte. and who recently travelled with the governor before going to ac- company Senator Harding. was an author and humorist.
 Senator Harding's slip occurred" 1" Governor Cox continued, ''in one of his back platform speeches. The restraint | imposed by the intellectual guard that has been with him for weeks was for the moment withdrawn The state ment comes from Marion that no more extensive speaking tours will be made l Obviously the Republican party insists | upon being protected from the blum | ders of its candidate. The circum- stance creates the question as to what protection America can devise against presidential blunders fl Senator Harding should chance to be
 Governor Cox reiterated that Sen. ator Harding had taken thirteen var. iant league positions and the Demo. cratic nominee predicted that the American people would not approve ar attempt to "wiggle into the presf. dency." Governor Cox asked whether if elected. Senator Harding, in carry. ing out his proposal for plural gov. | WOaAu tOMSuI With lnf Johnson -Borah or other groups.
 That a storm, a cyclone of protes' rom Republican men and women. mas followed Senator Harding's De. Molnes speech. was asserted by Gov ernor Cox to all his audiences.
 Iheyve followed him until they ar, oizzy and couldn't any more" the gov ; ernor declared.
 i Re-stating that he would accept an, I leagues basic principle. the roverno said the verdict Nov. ? would be ; | peoples mandate"
 Election in New York of A Demo cratic senator who would support In league was asked by the governor i, all Of his addresses. Here tonight h. also urged reelection of Governo Smith.
 The governor arrived here nor man an hour late and was forced t | cancel one address. While in Koch ester he laid wreath on the grave a susan B. Anthony. woman suffrag pioneer.
 Leaving here tonight. Gov. Cox vii campaign in New Hampshire tomor row. Special reference to the Iris | question was made tonight by Cover nor Cox, who challenged Senate Harding's position that it was not | AttttAci TUT plAlCldl Afnerlca.' II The Democratic nominee asserte that his opponent "had voted agains N every proposal of self -determinatio In the senate from the beginning of hi service until now. including every pro posal for the freedom of Ireland" Senator Harding says that this is
 domestic question" said the governor
 that concerns Great Britain and Grea | Britain only. My judgment is that
 has become a world tragedy. I ca
 your attention to the fact that tn
 British papers have been predictin | Senator Hardings election and tha
 three days after he expressed himse
 against the interests of the Irish peo | pie. Balbriggan. Ireland was burne
 t0 the ground by British soldiers" r When he plunged directly into hi l league argument the governor was in .c~rrptcd by the question.
 T "How about the soldiers bonus?"
 Tho candidate reiterated that n favored giving cX-servicc men a farm
 and a home from the Eovernmer
 domain or the four-fold plan of tt -' American legion.