The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-11
COX CHAMPIONS
LEAGUE NATIONS
As Product of 500 Of Best
Minds Of WorId-MentionS
Taft, Hughes, Root.
TALKS PROGRESS, PEACE

Walla Walla. Wash, Sept 11,--De-
Tense OF the league OF nations shared
| with discussion of republican campaign
methods the attention OF Gov. Cox, Of
| Ohio. democratic candidate for the pres
| idency, In his address last night.
Gov. Cox declared that the league OF
nations, instead of being a British
league" or a Wilson league" as he
said the republicans have charged, was
really the product OF certainly mo less
than 800 of the best minds In all the
civilized nations.'
He declared several OF the leaders of
the republican party had an active part
In Its formation, mentioning. in this
connection, Former President Taft,
Former Justice Hughes and Elihu Root.
Elk President Taft offered four
adopted" he declared. Judge Hughes
offered seven amendments. five OF which
vera adopted; ElihI Root suggested six
amendments and the substance of five
or these found their way into the final
covenant, In several instances Mr.,
Roots exact words being introduced.
Mr.. Root even approved the inclu-
sion OF Article X. for a period OF Ave
years. Does any republican honestly
think that II Mr.. Root believed Article
would sacrifice our sovereignty he
would have advocated that we sell our
selves into political peonage for any
Democrat In Broadest Sense.
Fair Grounds, Spokane. WASH, Sept.
ll.-Speaking at the interstate fair yes
terday, Gov. Cox said he had come here
to know the people.
i am a progressive. am a demo-
nor continued.
II come to preach progress and the
gospel OF peace" he said. II ask YOU
to forget that I am a candidate OF a
political party" he said. LET us as
semble as Americans and not as par
tisans"
Gov. Cox reiterated his attacks on
the senatorial oligarchy." The candi-
date also went over his charges against
the republican contribution plan and
the republican leaders. He produced as
ms information the republican treas
urer's official bulletin and the copy
OF subscriptions to the republican
handbook of William Barnes, Jr., of
New York, whom he dubbed the EST.
Paul OF the republican party" and the
author Of the Republican Bible" for
Gov Cox also discussed his charges
of the republican contribution quotas.
Assistant Treasurer Blair, the candi-
date said. testified yesterday that the
number of cities allotted quotas was
ilfty-four instead of fifty-one, as named
by the governor in his Pittsburgh ad-
dress.
Referring to denials OF his charges be-
FORE the senate committee, Gov. Cox
declared he had the right 10 insist upon |
enforcement OF laws against perjury"
AS to Spokane Quota.
Inc governor replied to question in |
local newspaper regarding Spokane's !
quota. The local republican chairman,
5. Lane, was quoted as de- |
claring that 'SpolSane's quota was S.. 100 |
ana not 500. 600 as charged by the gov
ernor at Pittsburgh. The candidate
produced copy OF an alleged letter
written Aug. 2, by A. D. Stewart, the
state chairman, stating that Washing
ton probably could send $780, 700 to the
republican national committee OF 5000
200 needed in the state. The governor
asked also II several thousand dollars
had not been subscribed at a breakfast (
here attended by w. Fl. Cowles, local
publisher and Il. T. Conan, republican
candidate for governor. Also Gov. Cox
said he would ask his representative at
chicago to have Mr.. Cowles and Mr.
Conan and others said to have been at
The breakfast called before the senate
committee TO, testify regarding the ex-
lct Washington quota.
ProgresSiSm WIS outlined by the gov
'rnor and he reiterated that radicalism
would have been avoided in North Da-
lota If its legislature had protected the L
armers against being robbed by east
I'm grain interests" Gov Cox was in
reduced by Former United States Sem
tor George w. Turner The rain had
topped by the time the governor
cached the fair grounds, but he spoke
sweater and overcoat.