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Show In TO MANY EVENTS , 6. 0. P. Fund and Bayonets in Industry Are Leading Topics Top-ics in Speeches NEW YOKK, Aug. 28 Spec, has, "parades, receptions, luncheons at a hotel, a view of police field day (tame at Gravesend race track, where a huge crowd was nddressed and a dinner with party loaders tonight gave f; Governor Cox the busiest day of his campaign. The governor's address was at the Democratic luncheon, attended by party notables At Gravesend, the governor was compelled to cut short his remarks after a fiteen-mlnute speech. Another brief adress was delivered to a crowd at the public library. REITERATES GRAFT CHARGES. In his luncheon address Governor f Cox reiterated his charges that con-Kj con-Kj trlbutlons were being Collected by Ke-ra Ke-ra publican leaders toward a $15,000.-n $15,000.-n 000 "corruption fund" and promised M further revelations. He also touched LJ on world peace by America's entrance I U Into the league of nations and Indus-1 E trial problems and made pleas for Americanization of foreign born cltl-I cltl-I zens. 1 1 During his visit, the governor was lj accompained by a score of prominent I' Democrats and tonight he was the L guest of honor at a dinner given by former Representative John J Kit.-1 M gcrald In Brooklyn. He spent thai night at Mr. Fitzgerald's home and I will remain over Sunday, leaving for Columbus tomorrow evening. I Fire of Governor Cox and other I speeches of Democratic leaders was concentrated on the Republican cam-I cam-I palgn fund The governor was I i heercd loudly as he reiterated that I the contributions Involved an attempt I . to "purchase the presidency." "The enemy has sought to deny my charges," he fald. "but none makes the same denial. Hays says the fund f 3.000,000. L'pham said It was about I I8.0U0.000. "We have not yet started In the rev-alatlons." "(iULD Dl ST T IN V Wt Governor Smith of New Vork and' Wm William G McAdoo, who Introduced Wm Governor Cox at the Democratic PH luncheon, also assailed the Kcpubll- Ta ' an financing. The latter referred I , to Chairman Hays and Treasurer Up- PH ham of ih Republican national com- TM mlttec as ' the gold dust twins." Many conditions caused Governor j Ojx to curtail hi.s uddnss at Gruvc- Wi send. Arriving nearly an hour late, he was forced to compete with attiuc-l HH ticos of the police games. Airplanes i ft soared u.r his head, forcing turn to stop frequently and a sound ampll-i Bjr flyir.g device, apparently tailed to I his voice to the crowd The governor remained an hour, watching and applauding the contests of the policemen vhom he praised In his address for their public service. The league, issue whs emphasized as paramount In the campaign to be waged, he said, between champions of progress and reaction "This Is a great fight,' ho said, i "for a great principle and a fightl which we will know to be a victorious fight. Pleaa for industrial pease also were: made by the governor in his address-ee address-ee at the Democratic luncheon and at Gravesend. We cannot have national tranquility" tran-quility" lie said at Gravesend. "unless "un-less we have community tranquility. Public opinion lias always settled industrial in-dustrial controversies and public opinion opin-ion always will." The governor also, at the luncheon, gave what ha termed "a word to busi- ness men." .Many, he said, are ' helping to install in-stall an administration which Int. nds to scrap the league of nations " "If the league does not become a Hung In fact," he continued, "It is! my Judgment that not a single European Europ-ean nation will over be able to pay Its national debt, and if thai la not paid then what becomes of fiHeai conditions overseas?? The financial stability of the world depends on the adoption of the league of nations." . Governor rx added that public confidence must be given to industrial readjustment and, he said, "millions of dollars are being contributed to guar antee an unfair adjustment." "I know men,' he aserted, "that are making contributions for tho purpose-of purpose-of using the bayonet to settle Indu-trlal Indu-trlal difficulties. Nothing could be more dangerous than th-it That Is building a Bolshevik factor) ' The governor said he proposed to use the golden rule" In settling industrial in-dustrial disputes, . Ho also promised to remove war taxes unjustified during dur-ing peace. In addition to his addresses, the governor met hundreds of persons at Informal receptions. He "marched seven sev-en 1 blocks at the head of a procession. |