Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-19
cox, IN PAJAMAS,
OPENS HIS FIGHT
|NNEW ENGLAND
ThinIy Clad, He Answers Call
of Crowd-Again Flags
Harding Stand.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, October ia
The entry of Gov. Cox Of Ohio in New
England was marked by his appear
ance in pajamAs before crowd at
the railroad station in this city early
today.
The candidate had not been expect
ed to speak here, and was making
leisurely morning preparations In his
address Of the day at Worcester, fifty
miles away, when he heard the calls
of the crowd Of several hundred per-
sons that had gathered to see him.
The governor hastily slipped on
long overcoat. which he carefully but.
toned to the chin. and then. still
wearing his bath slippers. stepped to
the rear platform. He smiled appre.
ciatively in response to the shouts OF
Good morning, governor" He spoke
for only five minutes and the train
pulled out while he was still talking.
Harding Ii Ridieuled.
WORCESTER, Mass, October "a
Senator Harding's explanation re-
gardipg his remarks relative to the
alleged French overtures for a new
association of nations" was ridiculed
here today by Gov. Cox of Ohio, in an
address to a large station crowd
Senator Harding is having lot of
trouble occasioned by his own words"
said Gov. Cox. II think the gentle
man consulted was not a diplomat nor
a statesman. Here we have a great
| international question, and the gen.
tleman consulted by Senator Harding
was the funny man, the humorist Of
France"
The governor repeated his stand on
the league of nations and said il
elected he will personally take up the
question Of Ireland before the bar of
| public opinion in the world, charac-
terizing the present conditions in
Ireland as a war of determination.
! Again Attacks Harding.
BUFFALO. October 1s.-Preachins
his league of nations gospel in north
western New York, Gov. Cox renewed
assaults against Senator Harding, his
"wiggling and wabbling" upon the
league issue.
To six large audiences at Syracuse
Rochester and Buffalo, and in two
rear r-platform addresses en- route, the
democratic presidential candidate car
ried his preachments upon the league
declaring that it was inspired by
God" and pledge" to American
i soldiers and mothers.
| At the Broadway Auditorium and
Genessee Hall here Gov. Cox declared
that Senator Harding had made a
slip" in stating that he had beer
approached "unodicially" by a French
representative regarding world fra.
ternity"
Overtures Are Denied.
"The French government" said Gov
Cox. very promptly and properly
denies that there have been any of.
4 Rns nf
to ask Senator Harding
whether it is not true that the
representative of France was no,
Maurice de Kobra of Paris. II this bs
true. and I have strong reasons fol
believing that it is. ''' we hav.
an instance of the kind Of counsel ht
will seek in international affairs
Gov Cox said that Mr.. de Kobra, &
correspondent for the Paris La Lii.
berte, and who recently travelled with
the governor before going to accom-
pany Senator Harding. was an author
and humorist.
Senator Harding's slip occurred.
Gov. Cox continued. "in one Of hi
back platform speeches. The restrain
imposed by the intellectual guart
that has been with him for week.
was for the moment Withdrawn. Th'
statement comes from Marion that n,
more extensive speaking tours viii
party insists upon being protected
from the blunders of it's candidate
The circumstance creates the question
- as to what protection Americ;
can devise against presidential blum
ders If Senator Harding should chanc
to be elected"
Gov Cox reiterated that Senate
Harding had taken thirteen varian
league positions and the democratic
nominee predicted that the American
people would not approve an attemp
to "wiggle into the presidency" Gov
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