The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-28
LEAGUE IRREDEEM liable FAILURE. HARDING
|COX DESCENDS
ON NEW YORK
FOR SPEECHES
Showered' With Flowers
As Great Throng Creets
Him At Station.

New York, Aug. 2S. - Governor
Cox today descended on New York,
where he was to deliver two
speeches. He appeared to be in
fine physical shape, following five
addresses in Connecticut in which
he again outlined his League of Ma
tions viewpoint and paid further
attention to Republican campaign
funds.
Cox renewed his charges with
regard to the Republican campaign
funds and criticized Republican
Treasurer Fred Upham for his de-
NAL Of the charges.
Sh0wered With Flowers.
Governor Cox was showered with
flowers when he stepped on his
private car at the Grand Central
station today for a two-day visit to
New York.
Arriving here from New Haven,
an hour ahead of schedule. the pres
idential candidate found that thou
sands of men and women massed
in the terminal to greet him we're
not to be caught unawares' by any
shift in the time table.
As he left his train on which he
had breakfasted, he was greeted by
committee of Democratic women.
The train crew lined up to review
his party and the governor shook
hands all around.
Greeted by Great Throng.
The real reception, however
| came when he entered the rotunda
An aisle had been roped off across
the tiled floor. He found not only
the main floor but galleries and the
grand staircase thronged with men
! and women who obviously had
come to see him and not to travel
Appearance of Governor Cox's
party halted even the rush of va.
cationists. who on Saturdays are tc
be seen dashing through the sta.
| tion.
AS the presidential nominee, who
this afternoon is to deliver an ad
dress at the Polo games at Grave
send, reached the center of the hall
| prolonged cheering broke out, fol
lowed by cries for, speech. Ther
came the rain of flowers.
| Refuses to Speak.
Governor Cox bowed to right ant
left, and, hat in hand, made hi.
way slowly across the floor. Nov
and then he would stop to shak,
hands with some admirer, but h,
could not be- induced to make /;
speech.
Reaching his hotel, he went a
once to his room to prepare for tn,
reception arranged in his honor a
the National Democratic club OF
Fifth avenue.
Calls Repubs Brazen or Foolish
Republican efforts to raise presi
Dental campaign funds were de
clared by Governor Cox here toda,
to be bold, brazen, or foolish.
The governor received q tumultou'
welcome and delivered two address
es in which he dealt with Republi
can campaign funds, the League o
Nations, and Americanization. Tn,
first address was at a luncheon a
the National Democratic club ant
the second at Police Field day a
Gravesend.
| The governor, who in his ad
dresses, declared the Republican
leadership has simply gone mad,
spoke at the club before severa
hundred prominent Democrats, mel
and women.
Referring to his charges that Re
publicans were conspirinG to bu.
the presidency and information OF
Republican campaign funds whicl
he had made public, Governor Co,
said:
"If it were not that the docu
; ments presented came from tn
very inside of Republican headquar
ters, the country might look wit
some doubt on the whole thing, be
cause it is difficult to believe tha
political generals can ever be 8
bold, brazen or foolish, and yet
is simply a repetition Of the follie
OF the year.
When the senatorial oligarch
stood out in the way OF peace, me-
asked, How can such a thing b
done even in the name Of politics?
At Gravesend, Mr.. Cox selected a
hi stheme AmericanizatioN.H He ais
paid tribute to the police Of tn
nation.