Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20

Harding had taken the bait"
 Senator Harding himself declined to discuss the governors references to De- kobra or to say anything further in re- gard to his utterance at Greencastle lie indicated that with his reply 40 President Wilson's letter on the subject last night he was inclined to regard the incident as closed, and that he did not intend to reveal the identity of his intormants or any other details of the intornai ao- vices he received from them
 Mr WeIliver's Statement follows:
 "In his speech at Rochester, N. r., last evening. Governor Cox is quoted as say inc in reference to Senator Harding statement that spokesman Of France had informally asked that America snould lead the way for an association ol n~- lions: -,
 q dare Senatorr Harding to tell Ameri- co pnb,icly whether or not the represent stive of France was Maurice Dekopra of Paris. If this be true. and l have strong reasons for believing it IS, Wlsh | 10 remind you of Senator Hardlpgs o1t- | repeated assurance that he intended to | take counsel always with others we have here an instance of the kind, of counsel he will seek in connection with international affairs. Monsieur Dekobra sppears 10 be a fine gentleman, but he is | a humorist and irA his own benaH doubt if he would say he Is profound in International affairs
 ] "C,overnor Cox has fallen into neat little trap that had been set for senator
 Harding. Senator Harding never saw M.
 Delkobra and never heard of him until ftoday. The facts about this pleasant lt- sle conspiracy are briefly these:
 "On Friday evening last, few min utes after Senator Harding's train had ar rived at Indianapolis, M. Dekobra came
 10 me at the Severin hotel, lntroduclhg
 himself as the correspondent of La Li-
 herte of Paris and asked that an audi i Vnce with Senator Harding be arranged i | declined and Monsieur Dekobra~ De-
 ,ame insistent He said he had beer
 travelling with Governor CoXs party aric
 having secured the Cox viewpoint on in
 ternational matters, was now desirous O
 Vn Interview with Senator Harding 1T
 ,rder that he might presen the repub
 ljcan side of the matter. He wah verl ins,stent upon seeing Senator Hardin$
 ~nd seeing him immediately. l hnaA!
 told him it was imp9ss ble.
 Monsieur Dekobra was evidently ex
 oec&ed by Governor Cox to secure an in terview with Senator Harding anu 10 sa, , l certain things to him. Therefore whe | , Greencastle. Ind. made his casual oh f rervation about Francs having sent . vpokesman to him informally, Govetno |. Cox assumed that the Dekobra missio - had been successful. and that Senate v Harding had taken the bait, the gov 2 srnor proceeded to expose his own par - Wy daring Se'lator Harding to say whetf
 CT his French informant was Dewobr; y Governor Cox has merely overreache l. himself in his attempt to trap Senate Il Harding.
 y As already stated, MT. Dekobra VIZ L. denied any int rview with Senator Hart # ing, and Senator Harding never heard ,f the gentleman until his attention W; 'e vailed today to Governor Coxs speech. ic The incident is peculiarly rlumnatir
 as to the methods of the democrat campaign, but the joke is on Govern y Cox who has just exposed the che;
 methods his campagn is employing m Senator Harding. will leave Marion d I:30 o'clock tomorrow morning on h al last speaking trip outside his own stat at Travelling on a special train he " IL reach Jackson Ce.c, in time to make. rs tafternoon speech at a republican bart m "ue there. And on the following d he will speak at Rochester and Buffalo,
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