The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-06
KENYON COMMITTEE IS SUPPLIED WITH HEADS" BY MR. COX
Charges Republicans With Attempting to Levy S80,0O0 Quotas on Chicago
 Coal Dealers
By Associated Press

Atlantic City, September 5.--
 United states Senator Edge of New
 Jersey, n member of the senate
 committee Investigating political
 funds, gave ont a transcript today
 of the evidence of Will H.s Hays,
 shutrman of the republican, na-
 tional committee. before thei sen
 aic committee at Chicago which
 showed that Hnys admitted the ex-
 istcncc of republican campaign
 "auotns." senator Edge said he
 was amazed" that Governor Cox
 would assert that Chairman Hays
 denied the existence of campaign
 'uuOtas."
 Chicago September 5-While spend- ing Sunday here on his western tour, Governor Cox interested himself in the Senate committee investigation of re- publican campaign funds and tonight gave out a statement intended to fur nish the committee with leads to sub stantiate his charge that a s15,o0o.oon fund is being raised by the republican committee to buy the presidency" In his statement, made after~confer- ence with E. Fl. Moore of Youngstown. his pre-convention manager and per sonal representative at the committee hearings, and theriparty leaders, Gov ernor Cox charged that attempts hal been made to levy a quota of 1000 on Chicago coal dealers and suggested the names of persons whom the com mittee might call to substantiate his charge
 "lnasmoch as l could not stay 70 furnish the information" the governor said T thought would leave few leads for the committee.
 The governors statement was in the form of a question directed to Chair man Will Hays of the republican na tional committee. in whlcn he asks Mir Hays "whether he knows anything of quota or assessment on Chicago coal men for ssO,ooo at meeting here early in the summer. At this meeting. announcement of the quota was made by J. K. Dering and supplemented iy i C. M. Moderer
 If the circumN Dance is not fresh in Mir Hays mind he might call In George McArtor, r.. F. Fyke. Robert H. zoller James Forester of Du Quoln. IL. or Rice Miller of Hiilsboro III.
 ONLY ONE GROUP The governor stated that some ! democrats were in the meeting and they demurred." He asserted that Is thought I would just leave lead with the committee
 Among others who conferred today with the governor were Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, chairman of the senatorial campaign committee; Representative Frank Doremus of Michigan. Congressman Warren Gard of Hamilton, O., and Col. E. Lester Jones, director of the Vnited states | coast and seodetic survey Colonel Jones gave the governor information anout reclamation projects under way ! in the northwest where he speaks the coming weak.
 | Governor Cox was met here today by | Mrs Cox and baby. Anne. and his son. | In-law and daughter, Mir. and Mrs. D. I J. Mahoney of Dayton. They had din- ner together this evening at the home of Mrs. Cox's father, T. J, Blair. l The governor left tonight for St. ! Paul and Minneapolis, where he is scheduled to make number ot speeches tomorrow, Arriving at Min neapohs he will so direct to the state l fair grounds, where a number of tre- captions are planned and where he | speaks at l:15 D. m. At o'clock he will speak at the St. Paul auditorium and at the Minneapolis auditorium at 8 o'clock He leaves near midnight for Minot N. D
 1 Mr. Moore went to Michigan tonight. where tomorrow he expects to confer with state leaders on the question of republican contributions in that state Governor Cox made reference to quotas" in that state during his tour there last week
 HAYS ANSWERS CHARGES
 New York, September S.-Will Fl. Hays chairman of the republican la-
 tlonal committee, issued a statement here today in reply to Governor Cox's attack on the truthfulness of his tes- timony before the Senate committee in- lvestigatins campaign contributions
 tContiuued on rrwc Twos