The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-29
MEETS G. 0. P.
| ONOWN GROUND
Cox Corbats Opposition SIN
sistence That People Want
Change Of Administration.
PREDICTS DIRE RESULTS
If Propaganda Of Hate" Sic.
ceeds---In Impassioned Plea
Behalf Sick President.

Enroute With Gov. Cox. vounas.
town, o., Oct. 20.--U. NJ. S.)--Oov.
Cox met the republicans on their
own ground toeay when he under.
took 20 combat their inslstenee that
the people want a change.
he coupled with a predlotlon Of
dire things that would follow sen.
ator Hrrd,nn's election. a eharre
that tte opposition IL ders are st sop.
sng 20 "a srssd 2t polnenous hate"
victim o. war, unable 20 defend
change.
A persistent attempt "a being made
ne declared. ms he returned to Ohio fo
Iull day OF compaianing, 20 get int,
tho puhlc mind an Impression that VIII
ron rather than Cox ls the cand,dat.
" this campaign. The purpose behlns
this effort he added Ia 20 divert at.
tentlon from the vital issue, the leagu,
Feeling aroused against the admlnis.
traton, tho democratic candidate he.
lleves: Is responsible for whatever DO.
sire there may be for chNnge In the
political complexion OF the government
which the republicans claim now looms
up as one OF the controlling Influences
Of the battle for ballots
y impassloned Defense.
In an impassioned defense OF tho pres.
iuont the governor had this TO say about
the PRESIDENTS wheel chair speech 10 q
dsEy. dEap o pr0-'s'S'e republicans w'dne'-
Isn't Il sinking 10 very low stand
ards in this campaign 70 continue a
propagundn oi hate, q creed Of poison
ous hate against tho president 'of the
United states who like crippled SOL
dier, was brought In an invalid chair
"Wednesday In order to speak what IA In
l,ls hls ,,,, sou, on the great question Of the
"rhe country IN all probability has
been surprised TO know how tragic,
now SAD, Y that picture IN tho White
ltouse. Tho chief executive OF tho
United States Is giving HIS strength,
possessed as he was OF sole obesslon
70 end war lies tonight stricken vlc-
TIM or the war. AZ clearly as does any
soldier soldier n hospital forr our disabled
Replies TO Hardlno
In the wnlse OF Senator Harding, who
spoke AZ Akron last night. the gov-
ernor planned a spirited reply In the
same city tonight TO the Republican
nominees declaration that he believed
he wns the freest man that ever was
that he was ''unpledEed, unowned aml
tnbosaed." The democratic eandidate
was determined TO renew HIS charge
TINT his opponent was nominated 81
the senatorial oliHnrchy In a hotel
room and had given promises 10 every
group that visited the front pOrch'
without regard TO tho conflict In those
Gov cox'a frst speech today was in
YOUNGSTOWN, tho home city Of i'd.
mund III Moore, HIS procnnvontion
itinnngeE where there IL a large In
dsistrlal population which he believes
~ very friendly 10 his candidacy. Thia
Afternoon ~ epeakayin knnt and then
Last nights enthusIastlc da.nn,,si,ss,.
tiun IN indianapolis was yecuented Nhy
the Governor mH flnai evidence of the
awing to tho democratic aide n that
state In highly aoptiniiatic frame
Of mind todny. no declared Indiana
hah l heen put down among the certain
Ex.soidler Contributes.
The governor today announced the |
receipt of a contribution OF s2b from |
lierbert g. Splitter, an ex-servico man |
from Dayton, o., tho candidates home |
city, TO DO used In distributing the |
covenant ~ the league OF nationa, /
acknowledging the donation. Gov. Cox
wrote.
!. IL !, is "a, sea .s commentary on sCuman
Ives to end war for all time must |
lilll cnrry on tho fight to soc that our
,ledEe iH kept
Il have known all the time where
ve would fnd In this campaign those
Who knew the hell OF war and those
whose homes were dcsoiatcd by t."
Tomorrow afternoon Gov Cox will
light in Chicago. He viii return "a
Dayton for Sunday and 30 TO Toledo
light.