The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-20
ELIOT OPENS MEETING

bury and Bridgeport.
 ELIOT OPENS MEETING
 Governor Cox was delayed in his ar rival at Harvard University, and the meeting was opened with an address by the presiding officer, Dr. Charles ". Eliot. who for forty years vas presi- dent of the university.
 pr Eliot. who received an ovation from the undergraduates defended the league with a vigor that belied his nearly S7 years He declared thai the statement recently signed by thirty one distinguished republicans and friends of the league misrepresented both the democratic platform and is ca ndidates How the thrty-one gen. tiemen could have signed the state ment was a mystery to him, he said.
 President Lowell of Harvard was one of the siguers of the statement at tackled by Dr Eliot and the speakers reference to the motive for the state
 aent as something mysterious to him evoked both cheers and misses.
 The audience. as usual at the uni- versity. was made up of students and few guests. During the hour and half that they waited for the candi- date. the students warmed up with songs and cheering and when finally Governor Cox appeared din was raised that continued for several min utes.
 He was introduced by Dr. Eliot and inmed lately launched into an appeal for tho League of Nations
 'eThe soul of America is awakened" he said 'The people are divestiIs themselves of every question but one and that is the question, Peace on earth good will to men
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 The men and women of the United states are asked to speak their man date There has been a conspiracy of silence in this country and up to ten days ago a copy Of the League of Ma tions covenant could not be found 1t republican headquarters. I think you know where I stand on the question O. the league. stand exactly where I have stood and will stand on November and next March. I have no dispos;- tion to be ungracious, but cannot in- telligently discuss where the other candidate stands, because I have moi sten an afternoon newspaper" Governor Cox was nearly two hours behind his schedule when he arrived at the university, and he cut his re. marks short.
 It was after 10 o'clock when he started for Boston Common. where an enormous crowd long had awaited him The Irish question was emphasized by Governor Cox to all audiences to- day ReiteratinE his friendship for the Irish cause and arguments thai Ireland would be aided by the league, the governor scored Senator Harding's S position. asserting that he had opposed seR-determination for Ireland and for ali other peoples upon every occasion. The governors statements on the sub, ject unfailingiy drew prolonged ao- plause from every audience. especially at Lowell where a crowd of severa, thousand heard brief rear platform talk
 Cox said that, although he was the head of the democratic ticket. ks would. if necessary, vote against any ccmocratic senatorial candidate op- posed to the league.
 Several thousand persons about the Lynn station heard the governors league doctrine He said that the San Francisco platform under a plank drawn by Sen- stor Walsh of Massachusetts, advised N'''l to cFaccept any reservation not harm ful.
 CROWD WAITS HOURS One of the largest crowds cf Governor and waited several hours as the can1i- dates schedule delayed his arrival nntil lolS o'clock. All ahnut the Parkman handstand the conMors' rostrum, a great circle of humanity. containing many thousands roared it's greetings. Mayor Peters introduced the governor. who was joined here by Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi. chairman of the democratic speakers bureau The great crowd tond. almost a solid -'ass. for yards about the rostrum, where the governor stood
 Governor Cox got his first cheers hv his refernce to the Irish question. The stration ir Ireland ha said hsd become 2 tragedy and conditions there were such as to concern the conscience Of the world Tr elected President. he said. h- ro'''d hrirr the case ''to the bar of nnhlc on'rion .. the world 'hvoueh the f,ea''e of Nations Avticle hr aided. '-ou'S he e >prAc;s led zhv Ireland 'wher che oh.airs hA- indenerd~rca because of is territorial guarantees
 The goyernor's critic'-,, of Senator odge h-op~ht rrelcr~-, e-n'arse and cries Of ''p'--h4 .~~., er~'"
 A vERITABLE CRIME
 Holding what. he called . town meeting with questions and answers from his audience Governor Cox was asked 'Tnw about ertanglsng ailiances?" "Thev say ceorsv washington rro-
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