South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-12
Brands Question as Trick to
Promote Quarrel in Dem
ocratic Ranks.
MAKES THREE SPEECHES
Will Spend Quiet Sunday In
Effort to Cure Hoarse-
ness In Throat.
By Associated Press

By Associated Press:
SEATTLE. Wash, Sept. li.-Gov<
Cox OF Ohio. democratic presidentiah
candidate. Saturday night made a
public declaration OF his attitude IN
regard 20 prohibition. The gov
ernor. after an Introduction "a
which his sponsor. George c. Cot
terill. had denounced assertions that.
the candidate was a wet made
the following declaration 20 a large
audience:
LAS a progressive IN government
I know that prohibition has passed
by and become a part OF yesterday
The reactionary does not. Tho
friends Of world peace and tho
friends of progress viii win thiE
election. and attempts 20 divide
them on any question not an issue
will be unavailing.'
The statement in Saturday nights
speech OF the governor. who has
been charged frequently with being
a wet" candidate, was determined
upon during conferences with Mr.
Cotterill and others on his train sat
urday after a day OF bombardment
upon him In newspapers, kilograms
and letters demanding a statement
from him on the subject.
Same Old Charge.
The way was paved for Gov. CoN's
declaration by Mr.. COtterill, who re-
/ ferred 20 an attack made on Gov.
/ Cox Saturday by the Seattle POST
] Intelligencer, a republican newspa-
per. which branded Gov. Cox as
wet" and demanded that the gov
ernor declare himself and not
dodge" the question. The paper
printed an alleged letter OF George
/ +. Carroll, president Of the New
, Jersey LIQUOR Dealers association.
dated July %. stating that Gov. Cox
was pronounced wet" and his
nomination "a big victory for our in
/ terests" The Carroll letter also
called for funds from the LIQUOR
dealers in behalf Of Gov. Cox. The
| governor had already disproved hat
charge.
Mr.. Cotterill. who is democratic
/ candidate for senator, praised the
record of Gov. Cox on prohibition
and other moral issues in Ohio. de-
/ claring that ne procured in ad-
vance Of national prohibition the sa-
! loon Sunday closing law. Besides
charging that Sen. Harding owned
/ brewery stock, Mr. Cotterill said the
/ republican candidate had voted 30
I times on the wet vote, on matters
pertaining 20 prohibition, as against
only two dry votes. and these after
/ Ohio had adopted prohibition AMI
reelected Gov. Cox 20 enforce T..
Backed BOOzc Interests.
Mr. Cotteriil said the Seattle
newspaper had in tho past thrown.
/ It's influence I'm behalf OF the liquor
I interests" and now made rs attack
upon the governor 20 further par
/ tisan ends He added that. in view
! Of Cox's record ne would support
\ him with assurance that he would
/ enforce the law in the United
/ States as he enforced u IN Ohio
A request for "a statement. on pro-
I hlbition and article ten came from
a woman prohibition leader 81 Ia
+ coma who didn't read newspapers"
The governor had been contem-
/ plating a statement for some time,
and on his train Saturday after con-
/ ferences with Mr.. Cotteriu and
/ other advisers decided 20 make hts
/ statement Saturday night
Three Speeches.
Starting az Bellingham early Sal
\ urday. the governor made three
/ speeches Saturday despite the hand
| icar OF severe hoarseness contract
I cd at Mount Vernon. Everett and
+ Tacoma.
The League OF Nations, the sem
atorial oligarchy" and further az
tacks on republican finances and
. leaders were the principal subjects
( of all mis- addresses. At Everett he
7 spoke 10 a large outdoor crowd a.
the baseball park and 70 another
late Saturday afternoon al Tacoma
Because 0f the governors throat az
lection the plans for another trip e
Tacoma were changed
Gov. Cox left here AZ midnight for
Portland 20 spent a quiet sunday n
the hope OF getting his throat ia
shape for further campaigning. All
Sunday engagements az Portland
were barred