The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27
COX g FOR TAf ELECTION OF
 FRIENDLY SENATE
Don't Tie My Hands by Elect ing a Hostile Senate, Is Plea During His Tri-
 State Drive
By Associated Press


 Cincinnati, October 26-Special pleas for election of senatorial candidates Ia voring the League of Nations were made by Governor Cox today in tri-state tour touching West Virginia and Kentucky and closing tonight with an address here, where he began his career as a newspa- per reporter twenty-five years ago.
 The democratic presidential candidate, reiatering he would construe his elsc- tion-in which he expressed utmost con fidence-as "a positive mandate for American entrance into the league, asked support for democratic candidates here in Ohio and also in Kentucky, who, he said, stood -four square" upon the league issue.
 Don't tie my hands by electing 2 hostile Senate" the governor said, reit- erating statements made in formal an nouncement yesterday that he believed he would reach an agreement with the Senate regarding the league.
 "We have found that America is not so much concerned in the words we use in keeping our pledge said the goyer- nor, ''as it is that the meaning be clear and that the only possible step now available be taken to keep wars frefn being in the future
 Governor Cox also continued his at
  spirators against the league by virtue of the senator's signature to the round robin.
 T think you will agree" said the gov ernor, that a conspiracy was formed iu the Senate to strangle the League of Nations to death. Now we are asked to upset the conspiracy, and the senatorial crowd propose, as the official upsetter. 3 member of the conspirators himself, rrrt- ;e. tvo1 iro under charge never sits in the judge chair, and he never sits in the jury box. and the American people, in their desire to overturn this base conspiracy, are not going to designate one of the consp;ra- tors himself to carry out the job"
 PREDICTS A LANDSLIDE
 Predicting Landslide for the cause Of peace one week from today in the cleo tion, Governor Cox reiterated his opinios that Senators Brandegee of Connecticut. Shoot of Utah, Moses Of New lamp shire, Watson of Indiana and other re- publican senatorial candidates, who signed the round robin. would be de- feated. The governor asked KentuckS voters to- "send back" Senator Beckham and his Ohio audiences were urged oy Governor Cox to support w. A. 'Julian' democratic senatorial candidate
 Senator Harding, the governor pre- dicted.. would "spend the next four years at Marion. Ohio,'' and referring to Sena- tor Moses of New Hampshire, the gov. ernor repeated that he was "one Moses who might we'll have been left in the bullrushes.
 Seven addresses were made today oy the governor in his tri-state tour dur ing the second day of rain of his cam paign. Crowds at several places stood in a downpour of rain under sea of umbrellas to hear the candidate.
 At the largest here tonight at Music Hall, former Governor Harmon pre- sided
 Economic arguments for the league were stressed here by Governor Cox re- iterating that it would restore European credit power to purchase Americas sur plus.
 "Continued American prosperity" the governor declared, "is contingent upon our becoming a member or the league. If we stay out, l predict the worst financial depression within three generations. said. "I am convinced that the peo- nle of Mexico will insist upon mem- bership in the league also, because they realize that among other Inter ests opposing the covenant In America are specuIators who want to inVaoe that country with the army ol .no United States in order to remove tns hazard which enabled them to pur- chase large holdings at low costs"
 IMPERIALISTS AGAINST IT Every European imperialist IS against the league. the governor as- serted. adding:
 "And it is a striking coincidence tkat the only thing approaching i'm. perialism in America. the senatorial oligarchy. is the outstanding force against it."
 Enthusiastic crowds were encoun- tered everywhere today by the gov ernor despite the general downpour. Entering Ohio late this afternoon on a ferry boat to Portsmouth from the Kentucky shore. Governor Cox acts1 as helmsman. and. as he said. made a safe landing.'
 He made two addresses at Ports tCentinued on Page TAree.)