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Cox Tells Omaha Audience He Would Support Bryan If Nebraska Man Was In
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 OMAHA. Neb. Sept. Ex-Governor Cox of Ohio, Democratic presidential candidate. tonight gave out state ment that he would have supported William J. Bryan for the presidency had the former secretary of state been nominated and added that he was fostering progressive ideas gained un- der Mir. Bryans leadership.
 The statement of Governor Cox was in response to an inquiry from local newspaper man regarding the position in the campaign Of MT. Bryan, who mas withheld support from Governor cox
 'I have known MT. Bryan politically and personally for many years, said the governors statement.
 He has been an influence for good I supported him three times for the presidency with my newspapers, my voice and my vote and would have done so again this year had he been the candidate of the Democratic party in stead of myself As a matter of fact, as a young man, l gained from MT. Bryan's leadership many of the pro- gressive ideas which I since have en- deavored to propagate.
 Disapproval of matters" in the ad- ministration of Attorney General Pal n.er and Postmaster General Burleson was expressed by Governor Cox of Ohio, here tonight in addressing large
 
 strenuous Nebraska campaign was closed
 The Democratic presidential candi- date said that although he believed the two cabinet officers had performed their duties ''whoieheartedly" and were conscientious men, he did not indorse matters in both of their administra- tion." No specific affairs were stated by the governor. Governor Cox replied to several questions published by local newspaper, a repetition largely of past experiences of the candidate with western opposition press. In response to a question here as to whether he indorsed the Palmer and Burleson ad- ministrations, the governor replied:
 Opposed to Burieson
 T served in congress with both or these gentlemen. I know them to be high minded, conscientious men and believe that their administrations were wholeheartedIy performed. Yet there are matters in both of their ad- ministrations which I do not endorse. Neither do I endorse the policy or Frank Hitchcock as postmaster gen. eral. Mir. Hitchcock, you will remem- Der, is the gentleman who ran the road roller over Roosevelt in the con- vention of 1912 and organized the southern delegates in 1920 for General Wood. Neither do 1 indorse the ad- ministrati ton of Philander C. Knox as attorney general. MT. Knox, while an able jurist, is one of the foremost re- actionaries in the United States and his decisions were colored by his par tisanship. This is merely matter of difference in personal opinions and pertains to things that belong to past administra tions.''
 The governors speech here was the eleventh in Nebraska today, one of the | busiest of his western trip. In all he l stressed the league of nations, from a moral viewpoint and also the material l interests of Nebraskans. Late today | he spoke to large crowd at Lincoln 1 in the auditorium and an overflow from the Wyoming line he made eight rear platform talks through te Platte 1 valley.
 1 Here and at Lincoln the governor ex- banded on his charges that the "reac- | tionary" press was biased. He declared l today that there was al"deliberate and ! corrupt purpose to keep the facts from 1 the people" and referring to Republi- can contributions coming, he said, from ''big business" HAdeclared there was an attempt to q hy up newspapers i everywhere"
 Takes Up League Issue The league was presented a meas ure for peace and prosperity and Gov ernor Cox reiterated that it was en- dorsed by leaders of every church l Protestant and Catholic, Jew and Gen tile, in form in principle and in sub i stance. He repeated attacks upon i the senatorial oligarchy." which he ] said had conspired to prevent peace.
 Introduced to his audience here to- night by Senator Hitchcock who led the administration forces in the senate i Governor Cox praised the senator and repeated that every objection to the ] league was corrected by the Hitchcock l reservations which the senatorial oli- garchy rejected. E"
 Nebraska gave the governor a warn :. welcome. with bands, siren whistles l and decora tions. At Lincoln he was I paraded 10 the capitol and tonight Ithrough crowds on Omaha's streets I 1eaving here late tonight the governor had another strenuous day ahead to- I morrow in South Dakota with 1t fI Ispeeches scheduled during the day, l equalling his record in Michigan wher l Starting his western swing Septem Der 8. Speaking at T:30 tomorrow
 morning at Sioux City. Iowa a specia 'i train provided by the South Dakota committee was to take the governor over the southern and eastern part O the state, with main addresses sched- If fuled at Yankton, Mitchell and a nigh ] meeting at Sioux Falls.