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Show O O 4 O JUG HEARS TWQADDRESSES BY CANDIDATE Governor Cox Says He Is Opposed Op-posed to Mandate for Armenia MYSTERIOUS HARDING LETTER IS MENTIONED Nominee Urges More Resource Development instead of More Battleships CHEYENNE, Wyo Sept. IS ; (iovornor Cox during his presidential Campaign today in YV omlnfc asked Senator Harding his Republican opponent, op-ponent, if he had not written to Senator Sena-tor Johnson of California a letter to hold the Callfopnlan's support by giy- , Ing "a direct and. unresr-rved jdcdgi again.'! th-: league 0f natlops." The Democratic nominee's questions to Senator Harding were propounded at Laramie late today, prior to the governor's address here tonight. COX'S QUESTIONS Governor Cox's statement and Interrogations In-terrogations follow: "On Tuesday Senator .lohnsnn of California said that he was going to support Senator Herding because the senator Intended to scrap the league. Senator Johreoti speaks as though he has a very definite assurance from Senator Harding and J am prepared to pell-vo thut It ahlOunlB to something some-thing more than th declaration which wan made In his fcrmal speech of ac-oeptance. ac-oeptance. l should like to hk Banaftol Harding therefore this -lucstlon 'Dhl you or did you not wrlie Senator Johnson John-son a le'ter? Did ou or did yen nol In that letter ?i to Senator Johnson that hla interpretation of your position posi-tion an announced In your speech of acceptance v. i- correct fn short did you or did you nol. by lett-r, give to S nator Johnson for the purpose of holding his eupport throughout the campaign and unreserved pledge that yu v.cr- against the league as Senator Johnson is against the league?" ITCH THE PAPI Us If such a letter is in existence it ought to be given to the people. It will certainly- form an interesting part of the literature of this campaign. Now then, watch the newspapers and let us see whether we will be able to tiring to public view that mysterious letter Time Will tell and we will sec whether there Is such a letter." M M S TWO SPEE Hi s CM 1-JY E.N N" K, o. ep' 1-5 Wyoming Wyo-ming todaj received the league of nations and other Democratic doc-trinfs doc-trinfs from Governor Co:; In two ad-dresses. ad-dresses. at Laramie and Cheyenne. Before n large theatre audience here tonight and another this afternoon after-noon at Laramie, the presidential candidate can-didate gae his reasons, international and domestic for American participation participa-tion lri 'he league, emphasizing again practical arguments for western supportIncreased sup-portIncreased markets, through world stability, for western products and use of funds, saved by disarmament, disarma-ment, in developing western resources i TB I i S 8000 MILES. I have traveled some eight thous- and milCS since September 2," 'aid the governor tonight. "I have traveled through all ptates of the mountains atul wst. I have Visited sixteen states and spoken to more than half a million people in rnn cities d towns. My advocacy of n peape wltb honor, my claim that the United States should Join With the other powers In . the league of nallonR was everywhere welcomed with enthusiasm There is no doubt where tho great west stands on the paramount Issue of tho cam- , paign " I'rogresslvism and non-partlsanshlp in voting on present issues also were urged by the governor and ho reiterated reiter-ated denunciations of "big business" and the "senatorial oligarchy" with further recitals of the alleged "conspiracy "con-spiracy of silence" charged to Chair- ' man Hays of the Republican national committee, who the governor repeated, repeat-ed, had sent agents to Republican rdl- , tors to minimize the Cox campaign OPPOSED TO MAXD XTi: Thc governor reached Dar-mlc late, about 4 o'clock, speaking in a theatre ihrn- nnd returning for his nig . t address ad-dress tierr- Earlier In the lay. at Greeley, Colo., the governor ooclare.j I opposition to an American mnndate over Armenia, advocated "a farm and a' home as a substitute for a bonus to former service men, and reiterated his position on prohibition enforce- j ment The candidate was introduced at j Da ramie by N. E. Cortholl, un attorney, attor-ney, and hart by Senator Kendrlck. State Chairman Hilton, P, J. Quealy, National Committeeman W. H Hoss . and other Wyoming Democrata, nc- omp inied the governor to Daramie QUOTES WILLIAM T AIT. In discussing the league tonight. f',oernor Cox denied that it would' areata a super-government, quoting a ' similar denial b) former President 1 Taft It does nothing of the kind." said ii nnlli ucd on Page Two.) Wyoming Hears Two Addresses by Candidate (Continued From Page One.) the governor, reiterating that congress' only may declare war and send Ameri-1 Ameri-1 can troops into combat. "Stop build-: build-: Ing battleships and maintaining a large Standing arm and develop our natural resources. I see possibilities In the. west for the greatest development in our history and the cost of one bat-, tleship win reclaim two miHion acres J of arid land LEAGUE AT WOT.ii Governor Cox said the league al-.' ready was at work and proving suc-j ccssful. haying prevented war only last week between England find Lithuania The governor will remain here over Sunday and on Monday tour Nebraska with South Dakota, Kansas and Missouri Mis-souri to follow during the last week of his western trip which closes next At Laramie, Governor Cox referred to the alleped ' mysterious letter" of Senator Harding. He propounded a question to Senator Johnson of California, Cali-fornia, asking if Senator Harding had not written Senator Johnson a letter in which, the governor said, Mr Harding Hard-ing says "a direct and unreserved promise." that he was absolutely and unreservedly against the league ANSWERS QUESTIONS. OREELET, Colo.. Sept. 25. Speaking Speak-ing from the rear platform of his train here today Governor Cox told a Gree-ley Gree-ley audience that he was opposed to a mandate for Armenia. He said the Democratic platform opposed such 1 mandate and he stood on his platform. plat-form. A question drew tho following statement state-ment on the Armenian mandate from Governor Cox "The Democratic conention voted: against Imposing a mandate on Ar-1 menla and I stand on the San l"ran-j clsco platform ." Asked about a soldiers' bonus, tho governor replied: "I think I stand for something bet-i tor. I'tal for adopting the Smlth-Eletcher Smlth-Eletcher reclamation bill for reclaim ing millions of acres and then I favor i,-i inK every one of you service men a farm and a home of his own " 1 I PON" PROHIBITION. In reply to another question re-! gardlng prohibition the governor reiterated re-iterated his statement for law enforce- ment and of hH Sunday saloon closing in Ohio, adding that he noticed toaayj lhat Senator Harding's secretary ad-ntltted ad-ntltted that the Republican candidate 1 jwned brewery slock. In the 1918 elections and 1920 pri-J m'arlea, Governor Cox said, there nasi Sid';?.proacn tr' Newberrylsm In Col- j Several hundred persons be.r.i tv,. ! candidate at Greeley and he spot ' Port Lupton for twenty m ,1 , , i aiSton1 o?m i I berma ernor on the Democratic ticket Sfl "-"":'Mrnr,';;..ir"i ;:" m to ppMrt (Ci c0tc" ' mm |