The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-08
SUPREME COURT
THE POLITICAL
STAKE, SAYS cox
Replies to Harding, ''He's
Against League; Tm
For It."

Enroute With Governor Cox, Pa
ducah. KY Oct s.-Upited Press.)
Tho political stake for which the
senatorial oligarchy" is playing in
this campaign is the absolute con-
troll Of the United States supreme
court" in addition to domination
OF the presidency and congress,
Governor James NJ. Cox charged in
q statement here today - he OPEN
ed his final day OF stump cam
paigning in the south.
Predicting four vacancies prob
ably will occur in the supreme tri-
bunal in the next four years, the
Democratic candidate asserted the
Republican senate leaders in the
exercise of their right to confirm
or reject presidential appointments,
would demand that Senator Hard
ing. If elected, appoint four reac-
tionary judges.
"The senatorial crowd is play
ing for big stakes. which are no
more or less than absolute con-
troll Of the constitutional branches
Of government" Cox said. He said
he had Information of IAN under
standing in Republican circles as
to one supreme court appoint
ment."
The governor characterized
Harding's Des Moines speech as
making beyond all doubt the
League Of Nations as the great is
sue Of the campaign.
Nov he's against the league !;
I'm for the league" Governor Cox
declared.
@Quiz" Regarding Cox Note.
Dayton, Ohio, Oct. S.-(United
Press s.)-Quizzing of witnesses re-
garding q note, dated June 20, 1919
alleged to have been given by Gov
ernor Cox and paid by the Dayton
Metal Products company. was to
be coatinued here today by the
senate subcommittee, investigat.
Ing campaign expenditures.
The committee IL trying to trace
the proceeds of the note. The com.
mittee will sgo further into the
charge that dummies were used tc
conceal the source of contributions
to . $4,000 fund to reflect Coz
| governor in 1916.
While the purpose Of the com
mittee was to trace the $4,000 note
it became involved in the intrica-
cies Of expending q fund Of g.
000, 900 raised by popular subscrip-
ton to prevent a repetition Of the
disastrous Dayton flood of 1913.
witnesses were to be questioned
today on the details of this fund.
White House Has Notes.
Kansas City, Oct. S.-(By United
Press. .)-Senator James A. Reed
taking cognizance of Secretary Tu-
multy's statement that Senator
Spencer Is invited to produce Of
fetal records of the peace confer
ence to prove his charges" that
the president pledged American
arms for protection Of Rumania
and Serbia in case they are again
attacked, believes there is mo
doubt that the White house Is in
possession of the notes"
"Mr. Tumulty well knows the
original notes are not in possession
Of the public and that the secrecy
attending the peace conference was
directly advised by our govern
ment," Reed said. Il have NO
doubt that the White house is in
possession of the notes. Why have
they not been reproduced?
1T is absurd for those who have
documents and who have withheld
them from the public to demand
they be produced by those to whom
they hxve been denied"
SpenoeE's Charge.
st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 8.-(United
Press. )-Returning from . trip
"out In the state" Senator Selden
iP. Spencer Of Missouri was ex-
pected to issue q statement in re-
lation to the controversy arising
out Of his charges that President
Wilson definitely promised mill
| tary aid to Rumania and Serbia
Senator Spencer has SO far been
satisfied with reiterating his
charges without divulging whether
| he intends making any effort to
produce the stenographic report. Oi
the proceedings at the peace con
ference where the promise was al.