The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-26
COX THINKS LEAGUE
HAS SCORED Big HIT
Nominee, at End Of 5000
Miles, but Hearing Only One
Side, Is Optimistic.
ATTACKS PR0-GERMANIsM
Issues Challenge to Harding
About Scrapplng Letter
Sent TO Johnson.
ATTACKS PR0-GERMANIsM

nv a staD Correspondent Of Tm Sun AND
NHw YoRK HERALD,
CHEYENNE, Wyo,, sent 2b,--dov, Cox
finished his travels through the Ear
West to-day and again turned his race
toward the East, After Sunday OF rest
at Cheyenne he will spend a few days
In the prairie region between Oklahoma
pnd Nebraska. and then viii return 10
his home IN Dayton for rest before
starting on another Eastern pilgrimage
Whatever other observers may hlnk
there seems 20 be lntle doubt that Gov
Cox IL convinced that his Western trip
has been triumph and that tho League
Of Nations, as no has advocated II, has
scored huge success, He In predicting
that from eight 20 ten OF the western
Statos through which no has travelled
"will vote for the League OF Nations
on election day,
lie bases this prediction on what he
has been told by Democratic leaders
who have boarded his train NJ every
point along the line ana assured MN
that the situation is fine" or that inc
League OF Nations has scored Dig
,lit,' The Governor does not mention
the names OF the Western states that he
expects TO carry, and II Ia not known
whether he includes California, oregon
Or washington In tho list
DIslnterested observers do not credit
him with much chance In either ot these
three coast states, and In regard TO his
entire estimate, Il should be said that
however sincere Cox may be In hls be-
lief, he has had an opportunity TO SEQ
only one side Of the situation and that
tho favorable side as 1t was presented
by local Cox enthusiasts, who wanted
a. make q hit with their nominee,
In commenting on the trip to-day the
Governor called attention to the faet
tNot he had travelled some 5000 miles
ana made speeches In 2OO cities and
towns to half a million people.
MY advocacy OF peace with honor
he said. my claim that the United
States should join the other Powers IN
the League OF Nations, was everywhere
welcomed with enthusiasm, There ls no
doubt where the great West stands on
the paramount issue of the campaign
The dealm Of the war may have
surnrcd in some parts ~ the world
and IN some parts OF America, but the
people OF the West have not 80 soon
forgot what the war was about They
know that the pledge they gave their
boys as they marched away In serried
ranks with brIstling bayonets was that
they wore fighting a war 10 end war
The Governor said the chief objections
no had found To the League Of Nations
were based on Article y, the fear that
a supcrgtatc would be set up with au-
thorlty to order American youths over
seas TO fight. In answer to THIS state
ment the Governor IN his speeches mas
quoted at length from William II, Tait
Gov. Cox was awakened al $3.50 ths
morning By local committee, when
invited him to visit q hospital FOR Wner-
cular soldiers and although thoroughly
tired out from his experience In the
Denver auditorium on the preceding
evening. Cos acocdcd to the request
and before s o'clock was making an
other speech. HIS train LETT Denver
soon afterward, and although ms
friends tried 10 dissaude him, because
IA the mountain air his voice again
shows signs of cracking, he Insisted on
making rear platform speeches ht
Brighton and Greeley
The subject OF pro-Gcrmanlsm, whlch
was so frequently discussed during the
war, Is apparently 20 be revived by Gov,
Cox. Tho first indication was seen last
nlght. when Cox opened upon n heckler
IN the big Denver auditorium, ana IN
the course OF a reply TO a question
whether q scparatc peace with Germany
would be a desertion Of the Allies
turned on the qucstioncr and stirred MS
audience into such a frenzy OF excite.
ment that for moment II looked as II
they were on the Rpint OF putting the
man out ,.
1--WE started this war with the Allies
Cox shouted at his questtoner' We
started fighting Germany with tho Allies
and we should continue until this thing
Is done. Now, my friends, have you OBJ
served that the leader Of the pro-Ger-
mans In New York, few days ago
said he was going TO. support Senator
Harding because my opponent favored
Il separate peace with Germany, and
when that was made they Intended To-
have a more favorable peace?
Gov. Cox tonight challenged senator
Harding 10 state whether he had writ