Arizona republican., 1920-10-15
COX ARRAIGNS S MOTLEY ARRAY
 SUPPORTING THE G. O.'P. NOMINEE
Parties" Backing Harding Would Bring Crimson Blush of Humiliation To American-Says Cox

COLUMBUS. O., Oct. 14-Severe ar- raignment of forces which he said were supporting Senator Harding, his Re- publican opponent, was made by Gov ernor Cox here tonight in an address at the state fair grounds coliseum, closing strenuous day of campaigning in his home state.
 ''The candidate of the senatorial ring has behind him today the most motley array of questionable groups and in- fluences that ever were behind a can didate-an array that the survey brings the crimson blush of humiliation to an American" the Democratic presidential candidate declared.
 More than a dozen parties" includ- ing the pro German" the Afro American" the 'anti-league of nations" the ''profiteer," the Liberty bond spec ulators' and other alleged groups are backing Senator Harding, the governor asserted. Emphasizing that special ra- cial group appeals were being made, Governor Cox said that the Afro Amer ican movement includes false claims that it can bring social equality"
 From the front porch at Marion something has been given to every one of these groups the governor said, declaring that the primal object was to "evode the issue of the league by promoting minor and extraneous issues. The governors address tonight was to a crowd which filled the largest forum in the state capital. It was the eleventh speech of an exhausting day in Ohio for the governor on his first full day of home hearth campaigning. Ohioans at Van Vert. Delphos, Lima Wapakoneta. Sidney, Urbana, Milford Center turned out in force with bands, 2 -1.or..- which performed at the San Francisco convention.
 The governor was cheered. hustled and squeezed all day into theaters. halls and court house square rostrums. So strenuous was the days program that tonight he wired a protest to Senator I Harrison, chairman of the Democratic national speakers committee, and de- manded less exactipg future programs. 1 League Holds Front Rank The league today continued virtual | ly the sole subject of the governor s addresses. He told audiences that it was a sacred and spiritual" issue and 1 that he was preaching the creed of Christi as against the creed of Cain The league. he said, was Gas divineiy inspired as the declaration of inde- pendence" He also charged that "a senatorial oligarchy conspiracy was directed at world peace and denounced Senator Lodge ot Massachusetts as the | 'basest conspirator in all the history of the human Face."
 Boys at WapalSoneta, bearing large lithograps of Senator Harding and shouting for the senator, caused Gov ernor Cox to declare that he had discov- cred a new "contemptible" plan of op- position Told by local Democrats that the boys were Tired by Republican lead CTS, Governor Cox questioned one boy who kept unfurling a Harding poster , in a theater aisle directly before the governor. Asked by Cox who had hired
 him or told him to Haunt the poster, th' boy replied, nobody"
 You go home and tell your mother
 that you didn't tell the truth" the gov , ernor replied. There is a great dea of money being used in the campaign , and one of the peculiar uses is what W, , have noticed. In the last two day
 when we started our meetings on
 group of boys would stand out in iron
 of the speaker and unfurl the lithograpl
 of the opposition candidate. Now tha
 boy was paid to do it."
 Governor Cox said that he would no
 permit the incident to disturb hir
 and said that "every trick they hay
 tried to play has resolved itself in ou
 favor
 Confident of Victory
 At Van Vert. commenting upon for 0 mer President Taft's recent statemer a that Governor cox election still woul T leave sufficient anti-league senators { 7 defeat the treaty, the governor said
 indicated an intention to override tn \ result of the solemn referendum" o t the league and to reDudiate the nation ' mandate"
 e His election and great victory fC = world civilization" were predicted cor fidently by the governor. Expressin
 pleasure at being "at home again" 'I ohio. the governor said that his crowd s indicated that 'the wave of sentiment IS began two weeks ago was sweeping tf - country"
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