The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-19
ATTACK RENEWED
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Cox Says French Representa- tive Who Approached Hard ing Was Humorist From
 Paris Newspaper
By Associated Press

''"AAoiop oONODtF Ic.--l TtbcnlIE ms League, of Nations gospel today in southwestern New York Governor Cox renewed assaults against Senator Harding for alleged "wiggling and wobbling' upon the ieas6e essue
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 At the BroaGwsY aasi4ori asr nd Genessee hall here tonight o,overnor COX declared that Senator Harding had flade slip in stating that he had been approached "unofficialiy" by French representative regarding ",. world fraternity"
 The French government" said Gov ernor Cox, very promptly and prop erly denies that there have been any official overtures of any kind l want to ask Senator Harding whether t is not true that the Representative of France was not Maurice Dekobra O.. Paris. If this. be true, and have strong reasons for believing that it k
 we have an instance of the kind ot counsel he will seek in interna- tional affairs
 PARIS HUMORIST
 Governor Cox said that Mir. DeKobrn. a correspondent for the Paris La Llberte. and who recently 'tratelef with the governor before going to ac- company Senator Harding, was an author and huormist.
 Senator Harding's slip occurred Governor Cox continued, "in one of his back platform speeches, The restraint imposed by the intellectual guard that has been with him for weeks was for tfe moment withdrawn. The state. ment comes from Marion that no more extensive speaking tours will be made Obviously, the republican party insists upon being protected from the blunders Of it's candidate. The circumstances creates the question as to what protection America can devise against presidential blunders If Senator Hard ing should chance to be elected
 Governor Cox reiterated that senatot Harding had taken thirteen variant league positions, and the democratic nominee predicted that the American people would not approve an attempt tc "wiggle into the presidency. ,rovernor Cox asked whether, if elected, Senator Harding. in carrying out his proposal Tor plural government" would consult with the Johnson-Borah or other groups
 That "a storm, cyclone of protest from republican men and women has followed Senator Harding's Des Moines speech was assorted by Governor Cox 10 all of his audiences.
 They ve followed him until they are dizzy and couldn't any more" the go.- ernor declared.
 WILL BE MANDATE
 Charges that the opposition was pce- venting the voters reading the league covenant were repeated by the gover- nor, and he reiterated, if elected he be- lieved he could agree with the Senate upon ratification Restating that he would accept any reservations not harm ful to the leagues basic principle, tho governor said the verdict November would be a peoples mandate"
 Election in New York of a democratic senator who would support the league was asked by the governor In all of his addresses today. Here tonight he also urged reelection of Governor Smith and paid tribute of regard to New Yo-k's executive.
 Large crowds applauded the governor at all of his meetings. At Rochester he spoke to a capacity audience at Con vention Hall and also briefly to an over flow crowd. At the Auditorium here to- night he was introduced by aepresenta- tive Mead.
 The governor arrived here more than hour late and forced to rush his visit here and cancel one address While in Rochester the governor laid wreath on the grave of Susan B. Anthony woman suffrage pioneer.
 Leaving here tonight, Governor Cox tomorrow will campaign in New Hamp- shire. with speeches at Nashua, Man chester and Concord, and night ad- dress at Boston.
 THE IRISH QUESTION
 Special reference to the Irish ques- ton was made here tonight by Cover nor Cox. who challenged Senator Hard ing's position that IL was not a mat ter for official America.
 The democratic nominee asserted that his opposent had voted against every proposal of self f-determination in the
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