Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-30
SENATOR WALSH TO GIVE GOVERNOR COX
 UNQUALIFIED HELP
League Opponent is Lined Up S0lidly With Demo-
 cratS
HOPES LEAGUE WILL
 BECOME MINOR ISSUE
Massachusetts Says Irish Questions Will Not be Factors-Nominee Finishes the First Draft
 of Speech

Dayton, O., July Ex-Governor Cox, democratic presidential standard bearer today was pledged the vigorous and unqualified support of Senator David I. Walsh of Massachusetts. a leader among senate democrats who differed widely from the administra- tion on the league of nations and wha fought for reservations.
 Senator Walsh arrived here unex- pectedly today and was Governor Cox's guest at dinner before leaving for the east.
 Senator Walsh said he had not learned Governor Cox's attitude to- ward reservations and other details of the league controversy, adding that he had not come here to discuss or advise with the candidate on that or any subject. He called solely to talk over ordinary campaign affairs, he said, with D. J. Mahoney and while here the governor insisted upon to- nights visit to Trailsend. Even should he and the governor differ on the league, Senator Walsh still would sup port the governor enthusiastically.
 MT. Walsh was the sole visitor at Trailsend today. He arrived just when Governor Cox was finishing his first rough draft of his acceptance address and preparing to be the guest of honor tomorrow at the "home- coming" and non-political celebration planned by the governors friends in Dayton and others in the Miami val ley. -,.
 This will open with an extensive parade at 2:3O o'clock, but under re- vised plans made today all speech making was eliminated from the pro- gram. Governor Cox will review the parade, however.
 Except for Senator Walsh's visit, Governor Cox "dug in" all day on his speech, accepting on August the party nomination. He aims to hold it within eight newspaper columns, or $500 words, and might be able to reduce it somewhat. He planned to have it ready Saturday for advance distribution to the press.
 No Irish Issue.
 Hope that the league would not be the campaign's paramount issue was expressed by Senator Walsh, who led the successful efofrt in the platform committee at San Francisco for the words in the league plank stating that the party does not oppose reservations making Americas obligations clearer and more specific.
 "I hope we can devote more atten- tion to American questions" said the senator to friends here asserting that opposition to profiteering should be stressed.
 To a query as to whether he ap- proved the statements of President Wilson and Governor Cox after their white house conference, Senator Walsh declined to answer. The sena- tor declared to visitors that he still favored league covenant reservations and would never vote for the league without reservations to Article ten. The republicans, he predicted, would seek to make reservation to Article 10 their principal fight and he said Governor Cox would be very careful what position he took"
 That Irish questions would not be campaign issues also was predicted by MT. Walsh.
 ssI don't think they will figure at all." he said. People of Irish blood, will vote just as they always have, republican or democratic as Ameri- cans, regardless of their views on Irish independence"
 Besides rushing his acceptance ad- dress Governor Cox today paid some little attention to the ceremonies for August 2, directing that invitations be sent all who were nominated at San Francisco.