Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-04
Completes ll,OOO Mile Trip
Through All But Three
Western States
PEOPLE WANT LEAGUE
They Now Grasp its Possibilities,
Front Porch Senatorial Oligarchy
Offensive to Voters He Declares

/ DAYTON. Onio.. Oct. 4.-,GovernCr
/ Cox was given Il warm welcome
home reception last night. upon his
returning from his months Western
urip. The Democratic presldcnt;al
candidate was cheered by several
thousand persons as he stepped from
| his private car, which had carried
| him more than IL 900 miles through
all States west of the MlSslss ppi
River, except Texas, Arkansas and
/ Louisiana.
He was met at the station by Mrs.
| Cox. his Sonin-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. D. J. Mahoney. and many
personal friends. The crowd insisted
that he talk and followed him to his
newspaper Office few blocks away.
where the candidate mounted to a
, ledge of the burldng and expressed
his appreciation for the welcome. He
spoke only few minutes, saying the
proprietes of the Sabbath forbade
him talking on subjects he had dis
cusscd during his trip. He then wen.
10 his home at Trails End where he
expects to rest for Z couple of days.
En- route here from Kansas City
Mo. where he closed his Western
campaign last night. the Governor
had an hours conference With Frank
lin d. Roosevelt. his running mate.
who rode frcm Tcrrc Haute to In
diarapol:s with his chief. Mr.. RooSc-
web then left to continue his second
Western trip.
At several cities to-day Sunday
crowds met Governor CoX'S train. and
with politics barred on the Sabbath,
he spoke few words Of greeting
and appreciation. At Eiiingham and
Richmond, Ind. he held rear-plat-
form receptions clad in his pajamas
and Swathed in an ovcrcoat.
A statement issued last night by
Governor Cox. reviewing his West
ern campaign. described it as "a won
dcrful trip--with just one rainy day"
Declaring that the Western people
are ''inAepcndcnt'' the Governors
statement said in part: "Thcy real
ized the last month wha. maintained
rcactionary propaganda has meant.
The thing they resent most is the de-
liEerate withholding of the facts bear
ing upon present CONDITIONS. They
have developed feeling approaching
real bitterness against the senatorial
C!iearchy.
"Fcl!cwing the war. with all of its
disturbing elements, there is no qucs-
ten but what there was a feeling
that turn in the read was desirable
arl a political change was generally
discussed. The voters. however, arc
realizing in West that the political
, change which they had in mind meant
the reintrcnchment of the same gang
that Roosevelt drove out in 1912. The
patroniZinr attitude Of the senatorial
olimarchv has offended the West and
the nan of making the people come
10 the senatorial front porch had de-
vcloncd intro a comedy before we
reached the coast.
| ! 'In communities. large and small.
paid emissarics from Republican
hea1ioualrors are actually tran.pin@
on each other toes. Apparently every
camp follower in America is on the
payroll Evidence Of the expendl-
turc. Of mcney is so apparent that
there is no longer a Doubt about the
alliance between big business. sEasp-
| ing profitccrS anil the senatorial Gil
ga,"hy.' Regarding the league OF ma
| tions issue. Governor CoX'S statement
| said that there was. "enthusias.:c re-
Sponsc and resentment because the
!
opposition, was withholding evidence
on the issue" '''The West under
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GINA Steele, Mabel Blunt. Mary Davis
Nancy Watt!es. Frances Cox. Mary
.t<bury, Mary Lee Sp:lman. Emma
] Wade.
The Drum CorpS-zCharlct::e' Ess:g
!. C2:hrr:ne Sloane. Elizabeth lSlmmS
Lucu Burt. Lillian It Keenc.i Sarah
.6ehhrtsg Mary Schoem;, 4aria.. Creei.
Aarehretr Briscoe. Sarah Rossnhurs'
Margaret Crockett, Sarah Loeb. Vlr-
ginia Allen, Virginia Harrison, Mari
fgaret Underwood, .,siaude Lylez.s!:-.