South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-31
COX CONFIDENT
OF VICTORY
Nominee Predicts Harding
and Round Robins" Will
Lose Out.
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Ing day Of campaigning for the
democratic candidate.
In addresses here, at Gary Ind.
and Evanston. IL, Gov. Cox pre-
dicted victory for the cause Of
peace" in next's Tuesdays elections
and urged his audience 10 vote as
our soldiers fought. 10 end war
His largest audience was that to-
night in the coliseum. where his
republican adversary, Sen. Harding
was nominated last June.
The governors political repertoire
as well as physical stamina were
taxed by today's number and size
OF his audience in program which
kept HIM the center Of swirling
crowds until midnight when his
train pulled out for Dayton.
The American entrance into the
League of Nations was a pledge
10 the men who fought IN the world
war and their mother bond To
end wars forever. if possible-and
also a measure for national and
world progress, economic and moral
was stressed by Gov. Cox in all Of
tOday's addresses. Re reiterated
vehement attacks upon the League
opponents
Belief that Priest Wilson would
be ready 10 retire from public life
if "the League pledge" should be
kept was expressed 10y the governor
10 an audience Of women.
Declaring that the president pre-
scented the saddest picture I'm all
history" and deploring what he
termed the malignant policy OF
hate against the executive Gov.
Cox said
Thinks of One Thing.
He thiRks of one thing and one
thing only He talks OF it more
than anything else and it IS this:
that he gave a promise 20 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 10 con-
clude his participation I'm all public
affairs, either officially or privately
The meeting opened the govern
or's program here. This afternoon
the candidate gave his views on
labor, settlement OF strikes without
THE bayOnet" and other industrial
questions TO a crowd OF several hun
dred persons at Gary. Ind. Return
ing here the governor motored 10
Evanston, discussing the League is
sues with a large audience in Pat
ten gymnasium at Northwestern
university. His coliseum meeting
tonight was preceded by an auto
mobile parade with red torch lights,
fire works and other spectacular
features. Afterward addresses at
Carter IT, Harrison Technical school
and st. Stanislaus auditorium were
the closing events OF the strenuous
days program.
The league was the big topic in
all of the governors addresses.
Economic as well as moral argu-
ments in its behalf were emphasized
and he reiterated charges that Sen.
Harding was evasive upon the ISSUES
and trying 10 wiggle and wobble
into the presidency" Gov. Cox con-
tinued his attack upon the Des
Moines speech Of his opponent and
also assailed the senator's address
last night a Cincinnati in which the
republican nominee. the governor,
again expresses the creed OF selfish
ness for America.
Predicts Harding Defeat.
CT know he's going 10 stay in Ohio
after March T." Gov. Cox declared
again DItQlCAlHE utItdL lDI Ills du-
versary and also many other re-
publican senators who signed the
"round robin"-designed by the gov
ernOr as "the bdsest conspiracy in
all the history of the world"
IF Harding is elected you'll have
continued confusion and no result, "
said the governor. detailing what he
said were numerous groups with con-
flicting views aligned i'm support of
Sen. Harding.
Gov Cox declared repeatedly that
his own election would be positive
mandate" said the governor reiter-
ating that he would accept any
good" or "helpfuT' reese rvation.
The governors league appeals
were couched again i'm strong re-
licious vein. He weighed upon en-
dorsement Of the league which he
said had been given generally by re-
ligiOus denominations and also
charged that 1.-The force Of money
had been brutaIy used" in efforts
10 intimidate ministers who have
advocated the league
In presenting economic arguments