New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Fare Increase
Adds $250,OOO
ToCox Outlay
More Than $l,OOO,OOO for
Railroad Tickets Alone
Had Been Estimated i'm
Democrats Election Fund
Small Part of Total
Leaders Attack Republican
Extravaganza, but Keep
Silence OH Own Plans
By Carter Field

railroad rates will cost the Democratic
National Committee just S250OO0 more
han its exports had figured the speak
ng campaign to elect Cox and Roose-
jelt would total
t ms information, given to the Trib-
unc correspondent to day in the course
Of casual conversation by one of the
men working on this particular job for
he Democrats, gives the first concrete
idea OF the magnitude of the campajpn
plans. AS the increase on straight
fares is only 20 per cent, it might be
figured roughly that prior to the an
nouncemont OF increases the Demo
Gratis had counted on spending 81 .250.-
900 for railroad fares alone between
August 26 and Election Day. This is
thrown off a little By the fact that the
increase in Pullman charges is so per
cent, and The Tribune's informant alb
ruptly refused to go further into de-
tails when questioned.
AS matter of fact, this information
ahould not be surprising, in view of
the statement of Senator Pat Harrison.
OF Mississippi, chairman of the Demo-
cratic speakers bureau, that they pro
posed to send orators to every ham
let in every debatable state, on top f
National Chairman George Whites dec
laratlon that every state outside the
solid South is debatable.
PLENTY of Money in C;0h+
But while the Democrats like to talk
ABOUT the eXtensiveness of their speak
ing campaign hoping all the while to
drive Harding off his front porch, and
thus encourage the idea that they are
making an aggressive !ight-they have
not liked to talk about the money it
would cost. They are not worried in
the slightest about their ability to raise
the money. There is plenty of money
IN sight, and there is also the chain
letter system, which has, Chairman
White admitted, 100000 names of Dem
ocrats who ought to contribute to start
with.
The reason why they do not like to
talk about their own expenses is that
Governor Cox has set them an example
IN strategy by his statement that "the
most stupendous campaign fund ever
known is being raised" by the Repub-
lcans.
Other Democratic spokesmen have
been expressing proper horror to the
country over the Wood and Lowden
convention campaign funds and
STRIVING to create the impression that
the Republicans are trying to corrupt
the electorate. In fact, Governor Cox
has charged the Republicans with in
tending to buy the election" with this
tremendous use of money
But at the same time the Democrats
are planning to spend well over one
million dollars in railroad fares alone,
and every one who has ever been con-
nected with campaign knows that the
total of railroad fares is always a pic
ayune matter as compared with the total
expenses. Actually, the Democrats are
all figuring on $10,000,000 as the abso-
put Cox in the White House. Most Of
those in the organization who have
seen the figures in years past and who
realize how the costs mount un ex-
pect the total expenditures to be much
larger.
But they are keeping very quiet
about it, not only because Candidate
Cox is attacking the Republicans on
this score, but because they are afraid
of the Kenyon campaign expenditures
committee, temporarily quiet after its
investigation into the convention
fund, but with power to open up at
any time between now and the opening
of the next session of Congress in
December.
Interested in Reeds Attitude
Democrats here are almost as keenly
Interested in the outcome of the con-
ference between Senator James A.
Reed, one of the members of this IN
vestlgation committee, and Governor
Cox at Dayton to-day as they are in
CoX's speech tomorrow. This is not
because of any worry about Mr. Reed
as member of the committee how
ever, but because Mr. Reed represents
the extreme position of opposition to
the League Of Nations.
Governor Cox's speech, it is believed.
cannot possibly satisfy Mr.. Reed, that
beng practically precluded by the fact
that it has satisfied President Wilson,
and by the selection of Senator Gilbert
NJ. Hitchcock by Governor Cox as his
spokesman for a joint debate on the
League of Nations. NIr. Hitchcock and
Mr.. Reed are the two opposite poles
on the peace treaty, the Nebraska Sen
ator standing with the President and
Nh Reed standing with his Democratic
colleagues, Senators Shields and
Thomas, and with Hiram johnson and
E. Borah on the Republican
side.
Normally the Administration Demo
Gratis would have no other desire with
regard to Senator Reed than they ex-
pressed at San. Francisco when they
refused to seat him, although he was
the unanimous choice of his district
convention. Now, however, Mr. Reeds
following has just demonstrated tre-
mendous strength in the state in its
support Of Judge Henry S. Priest for
the Senatorial nomination, and it is
very evident that unless the Reed
Priest element is placated it will be
impossible for the Democrats to carry
the state.
So there is very keen hope among
Democrats here that Governor Cox VIII
be able to insure Senator Reeds 10y
atty to the ticket in some way, al
though the task. from this distance,
would seem TO be herculean.
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