Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-22
SEES ELEVENTH
HOUR PANIC IN
ROOTS EFFORTS
Cox Plans Counter Moves
Against Frantic Raid on
Gains.
INyADEs NEW JERSEY

EN- ROUTE WITH GOVERNOR cox,
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 22-Goyernor
James II. Cox, beginning his first inva-
sion Of New Jersey today, was consider
ing eounter-mOves against what he be-
heyes is an eleventh hour attempt Of
Elihu Root, backed by Senator Harding,
to stem the tide he says has swept to.
ward his candidacy.
After reading Roots reply to his tele-
gram demanding that the Republican
leader retract his statement that 'sAfr
Cox wants the league Just as Mr. Wilson
negotiated it." the Governor said the ap-
,arent objective Of this movement is to
misrepresent his attitude on reservations
from now until election day.
Cox believes Root IS endsaYoring 70
create the false issue Of the campaign.
BE said he noted similar tactics in
Harding's Rochester speech
Suddenly the Republicans, after their
candidate has declared IN favor of rejec
ton Of the league, begins talking Of the
Lodge reservations" he said
Senator Lodge did not write an IN
dorsement Of his reservations into the
Republican platform and at no time dur
ing his somersaulting on this issue has
Senator Harding declared In favor OF
them.
III the child is abandoned by its own
father I shall not consider myself dntr
bound to act as its guardian"
May ISSUE
STATEMENT TO-DAY.
It is probable that Cox win fssue
statement in reply to Root later In the
day.
Mr.. Roots telegram TO Governor Cox
foIlows;
I have today received your telegram
dated yesterday "wednesday. I would
not willingly do you injustice and I do
not think I have. You began your cam
Paign by an sintervisw with the Prssi-
dent and authoritative statement that
you and he were in complete accord an
the League Of Nations. l cannot be mis-
taken about his position. THROUGHOUT
the long struggle IN tie Senate he stead
tasty refused to give his assent to any
reservation which substantially changed
the covenant as he brought 1t back Be
certainly has rot changed. His very
recent utterances show that.
If you have changed from that COM
plefe accord with him, | have not heard
OF It. Such a change is not indicated by
the vague and general expression of your
telegram, saying that you viii accept
reservations that s-win clarity, that VII
he helpful, that viii reassure the Ameri
can people," that you would sit down
with the members OF tie senate, that
you would confer with Mr.. Wilson, Mr..
Taft and myself and all others who have
sincere purpose etc. etc, because You
are the one who would determine what
was helpful. what would reassure the
American people, what advice you would
follow, and you are solemnly publicly
pledged to an agreement with Mr. VIII
son concerning the covenant he brought
hack from Europe.
There is one statement Of your tele-
gram that does not give definite idea of
where you stand upon what Mr.. Wilson
declares to be the heart Of the leG Ggue-
the general alliance of article 10, by
which the United states would undertake
to guarantee as against external ag-
gression the territory and Independence
Of every member of the league, and to
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