Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-09-17
COX GIVEN GREAT
WELCOME IN UTAH
Democratic Nominee Heard By
Big Crowds On His Speaking
Tour To California
(By Associated Pressl

nominee. Five addresses at Elko
Winnemucca, Lovelock, Sparks
and Reno, comprised the Cover
nor's engagements following his
departure last night from Salt
Lake City, where he ADDRESSED a
large audience at the Tabernacle
in closing his Utah campaign.
The League of Nations and pro-
gressivism together with local
subjects, such as reclamation of
arid lands, headed today's topics
III the Governors addresses. He
was joined at Elko where he made
a fifteen minutes address, by Gov
ernor Boyle and Senator Hender-
son who were to go through the
Nevada trip ending with an ad-
dress last night at Reno.
The Governors Nevada trip
closed the second week of his
Western Swing" which has taken
him to the Pacific Northwest and
back to the intermountain section
He will begin his California cam
paign Friday noon at Sacramento
= and speak tonight in San Fran
cisco auditorium, where he was
nominated July 6. Saturday also
will be spent in San Francisco and
Oakland and on Sunday the Gov
ernor will travel to Southern Cal
ltornia to spend two days before
turning Eastward
Thousands cheered the Cover
nor during the parade to the Tab
crnacle in Salt Lake City. He
declined to ride and walked along
ut the head of the parade. carrying
flag, while automobile spot
lights played on him.
The Tabernacle was overflow
ing long before the Governor ar
rived and he was given an ovation
as he entered. Balcony and main
floor aisles and doorways were
black with standing crowds and
an overflow mcesing outside Y as
addressed by Representative Wei
ling and others
The Tabernacle meeting was
opend with prayc; and music. The
audience rose and Checrcd rs the
Governor began with a plea :cr
Americanism ald nonpariIsarShip
in considering n&tioull aT;,;-S.
The audience roared approval
when Gov. Cox attacked :1r sen
atoriai aliParchr" and ridiculed
the republican front porch ca'n-
paign.
"The people are sovereign in
America" he said. adding:
81 would consider it unbecom-
ing an American to make throne
out of my front porch in Ohio"
When the Governor said he
would answer any questions, a
man interjected:
"How about prohibition
Pausing and taking long drink
of water, while the crowd laughed
and cheered, the Governor replied
that he was glad to answer and
recalled his statement made at
Seattle, Wash, and Portland Ore.
at is, my friends, no more an
issue in this campaign than slav-
cry, and you know it.
"The Eighteenth Amendment is
there On the fourth of March
| will take my oath and | will
swear to give effect to the
Constitution and the laws. | took
that oath as Governor of Ohio and
during my first term for the first
time in all history in our state,
both the front and the back door
Of every saloon in Ohio was lock-
ed on Sunday.
The Governor then turned to
progress as against reaction, pro-
gressive legislation in Ohio, rad
icalism and the republican cam
paign fund. He was interrupted
again and again by gales of ap-
plause.
The Governors argument for
the League of Nations was hear
tily applauded. especially when he
urged the election Of Representa-
tive Milton II. yelling, of Utah,
to the Senate at the coming cleo
tions so that there would be no
negative vote from Utah on the
question Of the United Etates en-
tering the League.
During his League statement,
another question was shot at the
Governor about his plan for deal
ing with political prisoners. In
reply he declared for free speech,
free assembly and repeal of war
time laws restricting them.
"If you martyrize somebody
who seeks martyrdom you are not
helping your conutry," the Gov
ernor said. "But, war or no war,
any man who breaches revolution