Bisbee daily review., 1920-09-12
DRINK QUESTION
 SETTLED, SAYS NOMINEE
Governor Declares Friends of Progress Will Refuse
 to be Divided
LAssoeiated Press Leased B'D<)

SEATTLE, Wash. Sept 11.-Pro- hibition, the great silent topic of the campaign. came openly into the pres idential campaign here tonight at the meeting of Governor Cox of Ohio. Democratic presidential candidate.
 The governor after an introduction to large audience here at the arena in which his sponsor. George C. Cot terill. Democratic candidate for Unit ed States senator. denounced asser- lions that the candidate was wet" made the following declaration:
 "As progressive in govern
 ment, l know when an event has
 passed by and become a part of
 yesterday. ' The reactionary
 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-
 avaiIing."
 In introducing Governor Cox. Mir. Cotterill charged that Senator Hard ing. the Republican nominee. had for thirty years been a brewer, owning stock in the local brewery at Marion Ohio, and also had voted 30 times on the wet side''
 Mir. Cotterill also declared that Governor CoX's record in Ohio in cluded Sunday saloon closing law and general moral leadership.
 The charges against the governor he said, were partisan politics.
 The brief statement in tonight's speech of the governor, who has been charged frequently with being wet" or damp" candidate was de- termined upon conferences with Mir. Cotterill and others on his train to- day after day of bombardment up- on him in newspapers. telegrams and letters demanding a statement from him on the subject.
 Answers Press Attack
 The way was paved for Governor CoX's declaration by Mir Cotterill in introducing the Ohioan to his arena audience. Mr. Cotterill referred spe- officially to an attack made upon Gov ernor Cox today by the Seattle Post lntelligencer, Republican paper. which branded Cox as wet" and demanded that the governor declare himself and not dodge the question. The paper printed the alleged letter of Geo. F. Carroll. president of the New Jersey Liquor Dealers Associa- ton, dated Aug. 22. stating that Gov ernor Cox was pronounced wet" and his nomination "big victory for our interests"
 The Carroll letter also called for funds from the liquor dealers in be- half of Governor Cox.
 Mir. Cotterill praised the record of Governor Cox on prohibition and other moral issue in Ohio, declaring that he secured in advance of nation al prohibition the saloon Sunday clos ing law.
 Besides charging that Senator Harding owned brewery stock. Mir Cotterill said the Republican candi- date had voted 30 times on the wet vote. on matters pertaining to pro- hibtion, as against only two dry votes and these after Ohio had adopt ed prohibition and reelected Cover nor Cox to enforce it.
 Another demand for a statement on prohibition and article ten came from a woman prohibition leader of Tacoma
 The governor has been contemplat- ing a statement for some time and on his train today after conferences with Mir. Cotterill and other advis- | CTS decided to make his statement tonight.
 With the San Francisco platform | silent on prohibition Governor Cox's acceptance address at Dayton, Aug 1st '. also was silent. lt declared. | however, for law enforcement and 1 also carried a statement that "mor- 1 als cannot easily be produced by ! statute"
 His Seattle speech was the climax |