U.S. PRESIDENCY.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1920, Page 6

U.S. PRESIDENCY.

CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS. By Telejrapli.—Press Assn.—Copyright. New York, Oct. IS. In a later speech at Syracuse, Mr. Cox said that, if elected, he would coil- j fer with Messrs, Taft, Eoot and Wilson, and the Senatorial groups, to secure ratiiication of the Treaty, with reservations that would not impair the league covenant. New York, Oct. IS. President Wilson h'aa asked the French Government whether anyone qualified to speak for it. discussed with Mr. Harding the formation of a new association of nations under Mr. Harding's direction.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. New York, Oct. 18. President Wilson lias written to Mr. Harding inquiring whether the latter was correctly quoted as saying that lie had bean approached by a representative of France, who asked the United States to lead the way to world fraternity. The President points out that a grave md extraordinary inference could be drawn from such a statement, namely, that the Government of a nation which was a member of the League had approached private citizens of a nation that was not a member of the League with a request that the latter | should lead the way to a new fraternity. —Auii.-N.Z. Cable Assn. New York, Oct. 18. One hundred and twenty-one Republicans have announced that they will' vote for Mr. Cox (Democrat) because Mr. Harding repudiates the best, trading on the Republican Party on the ground of his stand regarding the League. According to a Chicago telegram, Mr. Will Hays, chairman of the Republican National Committee, predicted that Mr. Harding will win the northern atld western States and a considerable number of southern States which, since the Civil War, have been notably Democratic. Mr. Harding will probably receive between 378 and 395 electoral votes of the total of 531. The American voting system provides for the citizens in each State voting for a college of electors which, in turn, chooses the successful condidate.—Ans.N.Z. Cable Assn. New York, Oct. IS. Speaking at Syracuse, New York, Mr. Cox declared: ''lf America isolates herself from the world she must reduce production to the measure of her consumption, which will send us back fifty years industrially. I believe that dollar wheat and a serious business recession will come unless it is certain that the United States is going into the League. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.