South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-14
COX GREETED
BY THOUSANDS
OF HOOSIERS
Nominee Stresses League Issue
to Six Audiences in
State.

/ FORT WAYNE, Ind. Oct. 13.-
Attack on the League of Nations
policies of Sen. Harding, his repub-
/ !ican opponent and of former Pres't
Taft were continued Wednesday by
/ Gov. Cox OF Ohio in another strenu-
\ GUS days campaigning in Indiana.
That there was a conspiracy to
| deceive the American jury by depriv-
/ ing 1t Of the facts in this great case"
! through failure TO print the league
/ covenant In "reacoOnary" neWspa-
/ pers and in the republican national
\ campaign book, also was stressed by
( the democratic presidential candi-
/ date. He Issued a statement call
/ ing upon league supporters to raise
/ a fund for printing and distributing
/ the covenant.
Visits Six Cities.
Six large Indiana cities were visit
/ ed Wednesday by Gov. Cox in var
/ iation OF recent campaigning. lie
addressed crowds aggregating many
} thousands at Delphi, Logansport,
I Peru, Wabash, Huntington and here,
where he closed with a large street
meeting Wednesday night. All OF
| the cities visited were county seats
and the governor was able to deliv-
/ er lengthy addresses devoted princi-
/ pally TO his arguments for the lea
que. He made no rear platform
/ talks. At most OF the cities the go
vernon spoke from specially built
/ stands and street space for almost
a blocks length. Windows and
! ledges OF the court house and ad-
! jacent buildings were filled with
spectators. At Logansport the can
didate spoke to a large crowd on a
corner lot.
Brass bands and automobile pa
rades. daylight fire works, siren
whistles and a democratic women's
quartet from Huntington, which ac-
companied the governor here from
/ Peru, were other features of the
! days Indiana campaign, in which
/ Gov. Cox received frequent applause
and cheers.
These great crowds" the gov
ernor said TO one of his audiences,
tell me that the soul OF Indiana is
aroused"
Regarding the stand Of Sen. Hard
. ing and Judge Taft on the league,
| Gov. Cox repeated charges that the
senator was "vacillating" and de-
clared that the republican candi-
dates recent Marion statement was
! his eleventh change of position.
Poor old Judge Taft" the govern
or continued, tries TO apologize for
him (Sen. Harding) and tries TO de-
fend him, but he moves 80 fast that
Taft can't keep up with him."
Gov. Cox reiterated that "the
great case of the League of Ma
tions is about ready for the jury
and he stressed the declaration that
/ league supporters should vote for
him and opponents Of Sen. Hard
| ing.
IF I should be elected" the gov
ernor said. the plain inference
would be that the American people
want the league. If Harding should
be elected. the inference would be
just the reverse. Yet Judge Taft
says that the way 10 assure our GO
ing into the league is TO vote for the
man who is against it."
Taft's Position.
Judge Tafts position. the govern
or said. was "a paradox or a puz-
zle"
In many of his speeches We'd
nesday. Gov. Cox urged Indiana vo-
ters 20 keep Senator Watson at
home" The Indiana republican
senator. the governor declared, sign
ed "the infamous round robin" and
was a member OF the senatorial
oligarchy." The governor urged
election Of Thomas Taggart, demo-
cratic candidate for senator. who
preceded the governor on today's
rostrums and promised 10 vote for
going in" the league.
Remaining here over night, the
governor Thursday Will make what
is virtually the opening OF his home
state campaign. He viii spend
most OF the remainder OF the week
D ~ -
a rear platform address next Fri
day at Marion. Sen. Harding's home.
Thursday the governor will speak al
: Van Vert Delphis, Lima, Wapakon-
eta. Sidney. Piqua and Urbana prior
20 night meeting at Columbus. the
state capital. Earlier in the cam
paiCn Gov. Cox made a number Of
speeches in Ohio. but the next three
DAYS speaking there marks his first
extensive home work.
Two Addresses.
Two addresses were delivered here
tonicht by the governor. a theater
meeting preceding his outdoor
speech. The theater was packed.
with scores OF persons standing. and
several thousand massed at the cor
ner OF the court house where the
candidate spoke from a temporary
stand decorated with red white and
/ blue electric lights. festooned 20 tall
I buildings across the street. Hun
dreds could not hear and left early.
I Windows Of adjacent buildings up
! 70 the ninth story. fire escapes and
even roofs held other spectators.
Racial prejudice was a ~ bject dis
/ cussed by the governor here. where
there is a large population OF Ger
man blood The governor praised
. - = 4 -
cans and dScried racial prejudice.
I reiteratiuC charges that Chairman
/ HAYS OF the republican national
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