Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-27
CHARGE OF PLOT TO BUY
PRESIDENCY IS RENEWED
Ohio Governor Says There IS a
Planned Assault on Electorate
of Country.

New York, Aug. 27.-Governor Cox
indicated here today that he would make
further exposes" Of Republican campaign
funds within a week
Ask ed as his train left for New Haven At
II 45 II he would press his charges further
he replied yes, YOU will have new leads
in a week, / think +"
Philadelphia, Aug II Governor Cox
today carried the Democratic offer siva,
centored for the present on Republican
finances. into the Fast
Repetition, in part of the evidence he
prescuted last night ri Pittsbtirg 10 sub
stantiate bis charges Of n sl5,CO0000
Republican corruption fund was plonfe ed
today BY the Democratic Presidential
candidate, at New Haven, Conn, and
also tomorrow at New York
Satisfaction with information given 70
back up his declarations Of a Conspiracy
to buy the Preside cy, aided by funds
from big busir ess interests, WIS expressed
by Governor Cox and his advisors today.
That he would stand, for the time being
on the oyidc- &c ard msbscquc"t develop
ments in tho Senate committees investl-
CATION was indicated by the governor. He
said he did not expect tn present further
ftNA2fsHf III New BAANtsf8 ttbAttEs ttAt
close IN his councils declared that he had
suffieieot additional matter fer a score Of
spocchos. ircludirg if formation regarding
individual Republican subscriptions. When
this is To be fort hconirg was not Indicated
htis was expected soon.
The governor planned TO make two
addresses today, orc 70 the Young Voters
League Of New Haven and another tonight
at public meeting. Entertainment ~
shore dinner this afternoon, also was on
the program. IL is the governor first visit
into New England and he looked forward
20 il with pleasurabie anticipation. Later
IN the campaign he expects 70 tour VIZ
tuaily all New England
The governors schedule today called
for an hours lay over at New York IN the
railroad station en- route 70 New Haven.
George White. chairman Of tho Demo
cratic National Committee; Senator Ifar-
rIson, of the Speakers Bureau and other
prominent Democrats were to accompany
Governor Cox to New Haven.
Pittsburg. Pa, Aug. 27.-At great
massmeeting here last night, Gov. James
NJ. Cox, Democratic Presidential nominee
quoting from official documents Of the
Republican party, placed before the
people SOME Oh the FkAUeEEf WHICH t&t
offers in suhstantiation Of his charge that
a camapign fund OF not less than SIS co.,
600 is being raised by the Republicans,
most of it from business interests. with
which 10 attempt TO buy the Presl-
dency."
Governor Cox produced a typewriter
sheet giving, he said, quotas assessed
at a meeting Of the Ways and Means
Committee OF the Republican National
Committee on ffty-one cities in twenty
six States. The total assessment for
these cities alone, he said was IS, l45,-
600. The sheet of paper which he held
IN his hand, Governor Cox declared,
was one of several which had been dis
tributed to the Republicans leaders who
attended the meeting. He asserted that
Viii III. Hays, Chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee, was present
and had addressed the gathering.
Statements Of this kind were received
with great applause by the crowd IN the
hall where the meeting was staged.
Developing his charges, Governor Cox
quoted several extracts from pamphlets
labeled Official Bulletin, Treasurer's
Office, Republican National. Committee,
and bearing the name of Fred W. Up
ham, treasurer of the committee. In
these bulletins it was stated that many
communities which had not been men
toned IN the list OF quotas had sub
seribed or oyersubScribed their amounts.
There were. also many quotations from
official bulletins" concerning the man
ner IN which the workers were exhorted
TO get out and do their duty, which caused
laughter and applause on the part Of the
big crowd. As climax to his charges
Governor Cox quoted from letter
written for an issue of the bulletin by
Senator Harding in which the Senator
gave thanks and Endorsement.
Referring TO an announcement from
WIN III. Hays, chairman of the Republican
National Committee, that individual
candidate contributions would be res
tricted TO $1,000, Governor Cox said:
''Mr HAYS knows that such statement /
isn't true The methods used by the Re I
publicans are to get some big fellow 20 |
give 500 900 or $25, 900, after which 10 or
"a dummy names are written down as I
contributors on the party's books. No I!
one needs TO worry about my not naming
the sources OF the funds which have ac-
eused the Republicans of raising"
He added that if the Senate committee |
campaign funds really wish !
ed HIM To appear before il in Chicago he
would do SO.
''fhe Senate committee now has the
necessary leads, he continued. "If it
wishes to investigate it viii call in Re
publican state leaders and learn from them
who the country and city leaders are and /
thus get all the details have confidence
that the Senate committee Will 20 To the
bottom of my charges.
"A year ago | said that the Republicans
were going back 60 the methods of Mark
Hanna and that they would be defeated
with their own money. This is still my
belief"
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