New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-17
OhiODemOcrats
Hear Cox and
Baker TODAY
Governor and Secretary of
War to Address State
Convention, the Former
Taking Up Home Issues
Harding To Be the Target
Candidate to Await View
of Cabinet Officer ON
the League of Nations


COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 16.-When
he speaks tomorrow to the Ohio Dem
ocratic State Convention Governor
James NJ. Cox Will devote himself
largely 20 home affairs. He NAV also
give little history Of the part PLAYED
By Ohio in the nations life in the last
decade and the certainty of another
Buckeye son sitting in the Presidential
chair.
With his speech he will review his
accomplishments in Ohio. dating from
the period of the Fourth Constitutional
Convention Of 1912. which recast the
fundamental law.
To some extent Governor Cox will
be governed by what is said by New
ton D. Baker. Secretary of War. upon
the League of Nations, in another ad-
dress TO the convention. If the Cabinet
officer eXhaustS the topic the Governor
viii probably contine himself to state
issues.
Separate Peace Issue
Il will be the Governors mission
during the coming weeks TO elucidate
the A B C's of the treaty and inter
national situation. He found that at
Wheeling and other points thunder
ouS roar arose when he said that Sena-
tor Harding on the peace treaty means
separate peace with Germany. The
Governor has assured his advisers that
this is point upon which Senator
Harding IS badly trapped by his own
acceptance speech statements.
The Governor this afternoon told the
newspaper spondents that it is can
Ohio year and 1t Will, therefore. not
be amlss II the last eight years Of ad-
mjnlstration 7 the state are discussed
modestly. as far as | am concerned.
and fairly. as far as Mr.. Harding is
concerned Ia the address tomorrow.
During the day he received at his Of
fee in the Capitol large number of
visiting district leaders, among them a
delegation from Wayne County, who
induced him to stop on Saturday after
noon at Orrville, Ohio, for short af-
.ernoon speech TO farmers.
The only conference he held was
with Senator Robert l.. Owen. of Okla
homa, advocate Of the original Federal
reserve system. Senator Owen gave
the Governor data upon the Federal
.ON'. - o. dtltk AUNt4 WIGG Is charged
70 be & secret move of its opponents
70 undermine il. This probably will
be used IN an early address, probably
n the East
The incident Of the stopping of
Governor CoN's automobile on the wav
rom Wheeling. ". Va, to Columbus.
sunday was treated as of little mo-
MeHt and as not deserving the publicity
nat has been given TO it. The Gov
errors friends referred to it as a
matter between the four drivers of the
alton 5l eS and the local officials AT
Jaeksontown, where the Governors
party was stopped. 1t seems that war
rants have been issued for three of
them, as they are held to De the per
sons responsible for speeding on the
highway. there was violation of the
law.
Republicans Deny Plot
Denial Of Republican scheme in
we attempted arrest of the party of
Governor Cox was made TODAY hv
george II. Clark, Republican advisory
state chairman.
Il knew nothing Of the incident until
read l. IN the newspapers. said Clark.
II occurred III Democratic county
ana the attempted arrest was made
ny Democratic officials. Ny only COM
men1 upon it is that for a man who
stands ior law enforcement resistance
70 the local authorities does not set
we'll"
NEWARK, Ohio, Aug. 16.-Joseph
Whltaker, taxicab driver in Governor
Cox's party en- route from Cambridge
70 Columbus yesterday, who was ar
rested here on a speeding charge,
lailed to appear in municipal court
'o-day as Instructed. Officials would
Hot say whether Whitaker, whose hone
$ N Cambridge. would be brought here
% answer The charge. Whitaker had
Oeen released without bond.
JONI Doe" warrants against the
drivers OF the other three cars in the
party nave been ISSUED.
Slayer, Awaiting Death,