Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-14
COX TO HELP
DEMOCRATS IN
INDIANA WIN
State Needs Change from G.
o. p. Mismanagement, He
Says at Marion.
By FELIX F. BRUNER,
Times staff Correspondent.

MARION, Ind, April 14.-Gov. James
N. Cox of Ohio. in a speech here last
night. declared that he expected to give
considerable of his time during the pres
ent campaign to helping Indiana elect
democratic governor and send at least
some democratic congressman TO Wash,
ington.
1T doesn't take FIVE minutes 10 con-
vince any citizen that you ought 70
have a change in your state govern
nent" he said.
Gov. Cox heartily approved the can
didacy Of Thomas Taggart for the
United States senate.
The banquet ct which Gov. Cox spoke
was attended by more than 300 persons.
IL was given under auspices of the
Marion Jefferson club.
Among other speakers were the four
candidates for the democratic nominal
ton for governor; Samuel Cook and
VILLAIN Coryell. candidates for the
democratic nomination for congress
from the Eleventh district; Charles
Hughes of Peru. candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for auditor of state !;
George NJ. Rauch, former member OF
congress from the Eleventh district, and
Wayne, chairman of the state organiza-
ton of democratic women.
On a motion by Bernard 3. Shive-
Is. the meeting unanimously approved
the candidacy OF Mrs. McCulloch for
delegate at large from Indiana to the
democratic national convention.
When James X. Risk. one Of the can
didates for the nomination for governor
was called on ne declared the democratic
organization has been crooked in the
past.
He said ha would name some Of the
leaders who had 4 part in this crooked
ness
He started with Thomas Taggart, but
he got no farther.
There were cries Of sit down." and
your time is up" from all parts Of the
hall, and there was such Il clapping Of
hands and such a general disturbance
that the speaker was forced to sit
down.
The Eleventh district has previously
been considered anything but Taggari
stronghold.
Gov Cox told his audience that the
republican hope of victory at the polls
this fall is rapidly waning.
What the republicans held TO be a
''cinch" has been changed in the last
Two or three WEEKS he Sdll.
what seemed to he 4 certain repub-
lican victory has developed into
mirage
Gov. Cox declared that the defeat Of
the peace treaty in the senate was the
most disgraceful political episode in all
the history of this country
4 charge that the dominating i'm
pulse behind the treaty cabaI in the sen
ate was to emasculate the peace pact so
as to discredit the president" he said.
Gov. Cox said the treaty was de-
feated not even by One-third Of the
senate, but by two men, Senators Borah
aud Johnson.
He referred to their warning 70 Sen
ator Lodge that if he accepted any com
promise on the reservations they would
bolt the republican party and form q
party OF their own.
Gov. Cox told OF the treaty with Spain
and how Senator Lodge, when that treaty
was before the senate, demanded Of the
democratic senator's that they vote for
ratification TO prevent the president from
suffering the humiliation Of returning TO
France with the treaty at the bidding Of
only a minority OF the senate.