Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-09-12

candidate, was determined upon during
conferences with Mr.. Cotterill and others
on his train Saturday after day of
bombardment upon him in newspapers.
kilograms and letters demanding a state
ment from him on the subject
Cox Answers Demands
The way was paved for Governor
Co4,s declaration by Mr.. CotterilI. in in
Producing the Ohioan TO his arena audi
ence. Mr. Cotterin referred specifically
to an attack made upon Governor Cox
by Il Seattle Republican newspaper,
/ which branded Governor Cox as q wet
and demanded that the governor declare
himself and not dodge" the question.
The newspaper printed the alleged let
ter of George f. Carroll. president of
the New Jersey Liquor Dealers associa-
that Governor Cox was pronounced
wet and his nomination "a big VIC
tory for our interests"
The Carroll letter also called for aid
and funds from the liquor dealers in be-
half of Governor Cox
Sunday Closing Law
Mr.. Cotterill praised the record of
Governor Cox on prohibition and other
moral issues in Ohio. declaring that he
secured in advance of national prohibi-
ton the saloon Sunday closing law Be
sides charging that Senator Harding
owned brewery stock Mr. Cotterill
said the Republican candidate had voted
30 times on the wet side on matters
pertaining TO prohibition as against only
two dry votes and these after Ohio had
adopted prohibition and reelected Gov
ernor Cox to enforce it."
That the Seattle newspaper had in the
past thrown its influence in behalf Of
the liquor interests" and now made its
attacks upon the governor to further
partisan ends. was asserted hv Mr. Cot
terilI, who added that. viewing Cox's
record be would support him with assur-
ance that he would enforce the law in
the United States as he had enforced it
in Ohio
No Reply on Article 10.
Besides the Seattle newspapers at
tack Bellingham paper, where the
governor made his first speech Saturday.
sent a telegram asking statement from
the candidate on prohibition and whether
he favored Article y of the League of
Nations covenant as presented by Pres
idenf Wilson. whether he approved the
blanket endorsement of President Wi
sons administration, in the San Fran
cisco platform and other questions. No
reply was made by the governor.
Another demand for a statement on
prohibition and Article \ came from a
Npiihh pithAtlAipL iedbSI III Il atbllA.
Had Considered Course.
The governor has been contemplating
a statement for some time and on his
train Saturday after conferences with
Mr.. Cotterill and other advisors decided
to make his statement tonight.
With the San Francisco platform silent
on prohibition, Governor Cox's accept
ance address at Dayton, August I. also
was silent, 1t declared however. for law
enforcement and also carried a state
ment that morals cannot easily be pro
duced by statute"
No Reply on volstead Query.
Richmond Pearson Hobson of Ala
bama. prohibition leader, soon after Gov
ernor Coxs nomination. requested the
candidate to state his position on pro-
hibition and whether he would veto a
bill TO modify the Nolstead law. Ne
reply has heen announced by the Cover
nor. Another request came during the
governors recent visit to Minneapolis
September g. when woman who intro
duced the candidate said American We
men desired to know the candidate
views on amending the solstead law ana
other schedules, but no response WAS
made by Governor COX.
His Seattle speech was the climax OF
Governor Cox's Washington campaign,
Starting at Rellingham early Saturday
upon arrival from Walla Walls
fhe governor made three other speeches
IIesptc the handicap of severe hoarse.
ness at Mount Vernon Everett and
Tacoma.
The League of Nations, the senatorial
,lsarchy" and further attacks on Re
publican finances and leaders wefs the
,riucipal subjects of all his addresses
Governor Cox left here at midnight for
Portland, to spend quiet Sunday in the
hopes of getting his throat into shape Cor
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