Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1920 — COX GIVES OUT OFFICIAL FIGURES [ARTICLE]

COX GIVES OUT OFFICIAL FIGURES

Of Republican Slush Fund Aggregating $8,145,000. IN SPEECH AT PITTSBURGH • - - -n Democratic Candidate Reiterates Charge That Attempt Is Being Made to Buy the Presidency. Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 26.—Information to support his charges that a Republican campaign fund exceeding $16,000,000 was being raised "in a conspiracy to buy the presidency” was presented by Governor Cox, oC Ohio, Democratic presidential candi; date in addressing a public meeting here tonight. Governor Cox’s data consisted almost entirely of matter taken from the “Official Bulletin” of Fred W. Upham of Chicago, treasurer of the Republican national committee, but his chief exhibit was a typewritten list purporting to .show Republican campaign quotas imposed on 61 principal cities in 27 states and aggregating $8,146,000. Names of local subscribers, Governor Cox said, were ordered kept secret. These quotas, given as $2,000,000 for New York city-; $760,000 for Chicago, $600,000 for Philadelphia and ranging down to $26,000 for smaller cities like Albany, . Y., and Atlanta, Ga., were said by Governor Cox to have been announced about the middle of July. Harding Knows Details That Senator Harding, his Republican opponent, “was acquainted with the details” of the quota plan and that it was also approved by Will H. Hays, chairman of the Republcan national committee, was charged by the Democratic candidate. From subsequent issues of the "Offlclalßulletln,” Governor Cox quoted many reports from Republican workers throughout the country, reporting going “over the top,” and in excess of the alleged quotas. Announcement of the $8,146,000 metropolitan quotas, Governor Cox said, was made by Harry M. Blair, assistant to Treasurer j Upham. A meeting was held in Chicago, Governor Cox said, .at which Will H. Hays, chairman of the Republican national committee, “spoke hjs blessings.” s

. The governor charged that typewritten sheets bearing the 51 cities* quotas were “distributed to those assembled" and he produced one of the alleged quota lists, but did not state how or where' it was acquired. The quota plan, he said, was carried oTTt like that of the Liberty loan campaigns. Evidence of Big Total That the reputed attempt to‘raise $8,146,000 from 61 cities in 27 of the 48 states is fair evidence that the total national fund will be much larger, was declared by Governor Cox, who said big business men were prominent on the Republican ways and means committee and that the raising of funds was on a busK ness “salesmanship" basis. _ Governor Cox also quoted from statements in the Republican Bulletin that state and county organizations were not to be "disturbed or retarded in their activities.” Calling attention to Chairman Hays’s statement that $3,000,000 was being raised, Governor Cox said that today’s papers carried a statement from Treasurer Upham that the Republican total would be about $7,500,000. "From the evidence which we shall submit,” Governor Cox added, “1 think that we are Justified in multiplying Mr. Upham’s figures by two Cox Btands by Guns Governor Cox, standing staunchly by his charges that an attempt to purchase the presidency was being made, declared that “the senators oligarchy and their friends are hark ing back to the days of Marl Hanna,” stating that in the' 1896

campaign, which Mr. Hanna managed, $16,600,000 was spent. “It was this foul thing,” said Governor Cox, “which Theodore Roosevelt 'brought to an end when he reformed the Republican party. When he was doing it Warren G. Harding branded him as an Aaron Burr. "I charge again ah assault on the electorate," said Governor Cox. “II can’t be hidden; the hosts are mar shaMed, the money ammunition li

prepared, but It will not succeed. Thd net Is spread in sight of the quarry. What Is the game except Ito becloud the public mind on the. subject of the league of nations issue and world peace?"