Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-12
PROH|b|T|ON IS
INJECTED INTO
COX s SPEAKING
TRIP ON COAST
"a Know When ! Have Pass
ed By and Became a Part
of Yesterday" Says Gov
ernor in Seattle Speech.
COTTERILL SHOWS UP
RECORD OF HARDING
Candidate For Senator Says
G, 0, P, Nominee Owned
Stock in a Brewery in
Marion, o. For 80 Years.

tsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wtsEl
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 11.-Prohi-
bition, the great silent topic of tho
campaign. came openly into tho
presidential campaign here tonight
at the meeting of Governor Cox, OF
: Ohio, democratic presidential cam
didate
The governor after an address to
large audience, in which his spon-
sor. George c. Cotterill, democratic
candidate for United States sena.
tor, denounced assertions that the
candidate was wet" made the fol-
lowing declaration:
"As progressive in government
| know when | passed by and be-
come "A part of yesterday, The re-
dictionary rarely does. The friends
of world peace and the friends OF
progress will win this election and
any attempt to divide them on any
question not an issue will be un-
availing."
In introducing Governor Cox,
Mr.. Cotterill charged that Senator
Harding, the republican nominee,
had for thirty years been brew
er, owning stock in the local brew
cry at Marion. Ohio, and also had
voted thirty times on the wet side
Cox's Record In Ohio.
Mr.. Cotteril also declared that
Governor Cox's record IN Ohio in
cluded u Sunday saloon closing law
and general moral leadership.
The charges against the govern
or, he said, were partisan.
The brief statement in tonightS
speech of the governor. who has
been charged with being wet
or damp candidate, was determ-
ned upon during conferences with
Mr.. Cottcrill and others on his
train today after a day of bonn
hardmcnt upon him In newspapers,
kilograms and letters demanding
a statement from him or the sub
icct.
The way was paved for Co..
crnor's declaration by Mr.. Cotter-
III In indicating the Ohioan to his
arena audience, Mr.. Cotterill re-
} ferred specifically to an attack
} made upon Governor Cox today by
! the Seattle Post Intelligencer, re
publican newspaper, which branded
Governor Cox as a wet and de-
} manded that the governor declare
/. himself and not dodge the ques-
tion. The paper printed the al
legged letter of George +. Carroll.
, president of the New Jersey Liquor
} Dealers association, dated Jnly 22.
stating that Governor Cox was =
: pronounced wet" and his nominal
tion "a big victory for our inter
ests" The Carroll letter also called
for aid and funds from the LIQUOR
! dealers in behalf of Governor Cox.
Closed Saloons On Sunday.
Mr.. Cotterill praised the record
- of Governor Cox on prohibition
and other moral issues in Ohio, de-
claring that he secured in advance of
national prohibition the saloon Sum
, day closing law Besides charging
| that Senator Harding owned brew
ery stock, Mr., Cotterill said the re-
, publican candidate had voted thirty
times on the wet vote, on matters
pertaining to prohibition, as against
only two dry votes and these after
Ohio had adopted prohibition and
re elected Governor Cox to en-
{ force It..
That the Seattle newspaper had
/, in the past thrown its influence
in behalf of the liquor interests"
, and now made its attack upon the
governor to- further partisan ends
was assured by Mr.. Cotterill, who
added. viewing Cox's record. he
would support him with assurance
that he would enforce the law IN
the United States as he enforced 1t
in Ohio"
Ouizzcd by Newspaper.
Besides the Seattle newspapers
attack, the Herald of Bellingham,
where the governor made his first
speech today, sent telegram ask
/ | ing a statement from the candidate
on prohibition and whether he
favored Article \ of the league or
nations covenant as presented BY
the president: whether he ap-
proved the blanket endorsement
, of President Wilson's administra-
ton" in the platform, and other
} questions. No reply was made oy
. the governor.
Another demand for statement
on prohibition and Article X came
from a woman prohibition leader
of Tacoma.
The governor has been contem-
plating a statement for some time
I and on his train today after con-
ferences with Mr.. Cotterill and
other advisors decided to make MS
statement tonight.
With the San Francisco PLATFORM
, silent on prohibition. Governor
, Cox's acceptance address at Day
, ton, August Z also was silent. IL
declared, however. for law enforce-
ment and also carried a statement
that morals cannot easily bo pro-
, duced by statute"
No Reply to Hobson.
Richmond Pearson Hobson OF
Alabama. prohibition leader. soon
, after Governor Cox's nomination.
requested the candidate to state
his position on prohibition and
whether he would veto bill to
modify the Volstead act. No reply
has been announced by the gov
ernor. Another request came dur
ing the governors recent visit to
Minneapolis September 8, when
a woman introducing the candi-
dates views on amending the Vol
stead law and other subjects, but
no response was made by Governor
Cox.
His Seattle speech was the cli-
max of Governor Cox's Washing
ton campaign. Starting at Bell
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