Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-28
SENSATION SAVED
FOR HIS NEW YORK
SPEECHES BY cox
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,

ox La" hENCEs
NEW YORK, August 2S.-Gov. Cox
saved up for his New York speeches
some of his most sensational testi-
mony concerning repubE ces.
He had in his possession an original
subscription list with the signatures
On it Of some of the wealthiest men
in America, who pledged their moral
Barnes, the republican state leader
and promised sums for the advance
ment Of republican doctrine. It is
estimated that the aggregate wealth
OF the men whose names appear on
the subscription list totals hundreds
of millions Of dollars.
The Ohio governor purposely saved
this revelation for New York be-
cause, OF the instructions contained in
the Official Bulletin from the repub-
licah treasurer's office. that the quotas
or amounts raised or contributors
namea must not be divulged locally
The democratic nominee charges that
this ts convincing evidence in itself
OF the illegitimacy of the transaction.
Heart Put in Dropping Campaign.
Undoubtedly, Gov. Cox's speeches
on republican finances have put heart
into an otherwise dropping democratic
campaign. When the governor first
made his charges many of his friends
were worried concerning the nature
OF the proof he had to offer Upon
reading his Pittsburgh speech several
OF the democratic leaders said that it
might easily be the case that fifteen
millions was less than the amount
planned.
Disinterested observers analyzed
the whole case of Gov. Cox to rest
upon the authenticity Of the typewrit-
ten list of quotas which he read at
pittsburgh as well as upon the DOS
sible production of a secret list of
quotas not covered in the first INSTALL
ment Fred W. Upham. the republi-
can treasurer. while refusing to say
Just how much the total quotas W. e,
insisted that a quota is a hope md
an optimistic estimate rather tha., an
actual fund. Gov. Cox insists that the
Official Bulletin of the republican com
mlttee speaks again and again of
quotas being oversubscribed. particu-
larfy that of Boston. which was over
subscribed ESQ per cent
Says SS Men Were Present.
On the other hand. the senatorial
committee which IS to investigate the
ana1r will seek to discover whether
the list of quotas produced by Gov.
Cox Is "phoney" or whether it was,
as some republican leaders admit
submitted but rejected in favor Of
another plan. Gov. Cox says eighty
eight men were present at the meet
ing, and out of that number some will
be found who will substantiate his
charges. The inference he leaves is
that he got his typewritten statement
from one of the men present at that
meeting. The republicans will try to
find out through the senatorial COM
mittee who that man is.
ho hoe
given indication of a plan to refute
the Cox charges by insisting upon
revelations of what the democrats
planned or have raised not only this
year but in 1916. Gov. Cox says his
interest in the whole affair began the
and that he is not concerned with
anything that either the republicans
or democrats did in 1915. Morfover,
the truth is that the democrats are
up against it this year with respect
to funds, less than $4,000 having
been raised thus far. This the demo-
Gratis hope will shine as a virtue in
contrast to the $1,000,000 admittedly
raised by the republicans this year.
But it is also a fact that the demo-
Gratis got started late and that their
campaign has been in a state OF dis
organization because of the late start.
Democrats Need Money.
ANOtu6E lhc uSihoSi aus iAS'~a
get as much from business men as
their republican opponents. and this
year especially the democrats had
hoped to raise their fund by small
contributions That might be easy
to do II there were plenty of time, but
the campaign is half over. and the
democrats truly are in desperate
straits Undoubtedly Gov. Cox knew
this when he started making his
charges It is assumed that he wants
to do all he can to prevent the repub-
licans from raising money. Also the
democrats have been eager to divert
the attention Of the country from Will
sonism and other vexing issues. and
get the masses aroused over the So
called corruption funds. Republican
leaders here were not inclined to think
none of them knows exactly what the
outcome will be of the senatorial in
vestigating committees efforts next
week. The democrats are depending
upon Senators Jim Reed and Atlee
Pomerene to do their prosecuting. MIR.
Reed was denied seat at the San
Francisco convention. and recently his
faction was defeated in Missouri on
the league of nations issue. But 1t so
happens that Reed was supported at
San Francisco by the Cox managers
and that the Missouri senator is
friendly to Gov. Cox. Senator Reed
has an opportunity to get back In the
good graces of many OF the party
leaders by becoming the chief prose-
cutor at Chicago for the democratic
cause
CopyriSht, 1870.