Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-10
NEWS review OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Managers of Both Parties Are
Raising Big HuIIabaIoo Over
Campaign Funds.
LAW VIOLATIONS CHARGED
Gompers Asks Union Labor to Sup
port Cox-More Trouble in Mining
Fields-Poles Destroy Buden-
ny's Red Army in GaIicia.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.


Candidate Cox and the managers of
both the Democratic and the Repub-
lican campaigns have created a deal
of noise and fury with their charges
and counter-charges relating to the
campaign funds. Accusations and re-
torts, denials and admissions have
been flying thick and probably will not
cease for some time. The senatorial
investigating committee seemingly is
determined to get at the truth with
out fear or favor, and if certain of
the charges are sustained. legal pro-
ceedings are likely to result.
Republican managers assert that
Cox's charges that they had conspired
to buy the presidency with huge sums
of money have been completely dis
proved. Homer Cummings, former
Democratic national chairman, told the
senators he could find no evidence of
| corruption in the Republican plan for
raising campaign funds, and added
that his own party organization was
trying to raise funds by the same
method used by the Republicans. But,
he complained, the latter had been the
more successful. Neither Mr.. Cum.
mings nor any other witness heard by
the committee was willing to admit
that the presidency could be bought
Mr.. Cox elaborated his statements
by making public a document entitled
Campaign Plan in Larger Cities,
which he said proved the Repub
lican national committee was seek
ing to raise sums ranging from
$1,000 to $4,000. Treasurer Up
ham disposed of this by explain
ing that the plan outlined in the
document was not ratified, but on the
contrary was vetoed almost withou
! discussion hernnsa tho national c6f1
mittee was determined to try out the
$1,000 limit plan. How closely thi:
was adhered to was told the senator!
by National Chairman Hays. He said
During the period from June IA, 1920
to August 26, 1920, there were 1888,
men and women contributors to botl
the national committee and to stat
committees through the joint collect
ing organization. an average of S92.11
Of these none have been over the thou
sand-dollar rule except eight, whicl
: eight have given total of S13,500, a
: average of $1.6S7.50. The highest o
, these was $780,"
: On Tuesday Mr.. Upham supplement
; ed this by submitting the full list @
, contributors to the Harding funt
Fewer than a dozen, he said, ha
given more than $1,000 and two sui
scriptions of $1,000 each we're th
largest received to date. The quota
, for the national fund. Mr.. Upham salt
totaled $4,SS7,0 approximately, wit
100000 additional quotas for specif
state funds, but that it was a case {
. 80 per cent off for cash. He sal
! the glowing bulletins" sent out
, Republican fund workers and quote
+ extensively by Governor Cox wei
i, 'bull" and craftsmanship" The R
:. publican budget. he insisted, was fl
g slightly more than S3,000,000.
. But the Democrats were not out
ammunition, by any means. The me-
thing they brought to the attention
the senatorial committee was the sc
luxe" book, "Repubicanism in 1920
;, which William Barnes of New Yol
:, was said to be getting out. The sen
y tors were shown a list of wealthy me
!. who had pledged some $4,000 for tn
= Barnes effort and Wilbur Mars
Democratic treasurer, said that to
mind it indicated a plan to cole
n large campaign funds independently
e the regular Republican machinery. F
n named number of organizations thf
J. he said, were engaged in similar {
Is forts, mentioning the National You
Mems Republican league, the Southe