Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-30


for this year called for S3,979, ,037.2O.
'Isat sum, or approximately that.
VIII Lbe raised and spent" he said, ''and
not f$15,O0o,0O0, as Gov. Cox charged
The S3OO0.000 does not include" Hays
said, collections for states where there
Is mutual agreement that such col
lections for state and national commit
tees shall be done Jointly.
at is my opinion that the total amount
which has been and viii be finally col
lected by the Joint money raising or
ganizations for the use Of all state com
mittees in their state elections will ap-
ploximate S1,0OO.OOO.
This is no part Of the national COM
mittee's fund.-"
SERIES OF DENIALs
MADE BY HAYS.
Taking up the various angles of cox's
charges, Hays said:
"Gov Cox has publicly charged:
Il. That certain interests were
banded together to buy the presi-
deEcy and that millions had been
contributed to the republican party
with sinister intent That state
ment is false.
'2. That there is "a deliberate
plot that has been carried into every
county in America in a conspiracy
to buy the presidency Of the United
States That statement is also
false.
'S. That others are writing large
checks so that their puppets can get
into office and if there are industrial
controversies they can have the bay
Onet to enforce their Will That
statement IS also false
tributed by a corrupt source in fur
therance of a republican conspiracy
to buy an underhold on the presi-
dency; that the republican funds not
a campaign fund, but a corrupting
fund, VIII not be less than $15,000,
900. That statement is also false.
IS. That a quota fixing assess
ments to be raised by certain cities
amounting to over Ss.0000Oo was
adopted at a meeting of which Up
ham and I were present. That
charge is also false
SAYS QUOTAS GIVEN
WERE NOT ADOPTED.
'No such quotas were ever adopted at
such meeting or at any other lime or
place and no operation had under any
such quotas.
He has made other statements charg-
ing a sluEh fund for corruption pur-
poses, subscribed in the names of dummy
contributors, to be used to corrupt the
electorate.
These statements are also false.
Il now say that each and all Of hese
several charges are absolutely falls. in
what they say and libelous in their
purpose"
CHARGES MISUSE OF
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
Countering Cox's charges Hays assert
ed republican leaders have been advised
OF the alleged misuse Of governmental
instruments and functions by the demo-
cratic organization for political pur-
poses. sending out thousands of tons of
propaganda by the democratic admin
istration during the paper shortage while
limiting the use Of paper by the press.
and that large part Of it was demo
cratic political propaganda, all paid for
by taxpayers money, and we're in
formed too that the democratic com.
mittee even resorted to drawing drafts
on bankers in whose banks government
funds were deposited, wiring such bank
ers that they had already drawn such
drafts"
Hays put into the records articles
telling of democratic plans to raise s1o-
100000 for the presidential campaign.
Republican fund raising activities. he
said, were influenced by the reputed size
Of the democratic fund.
The republican plan for the raising of
money through small contributions, Hays
said, grew out of two primary causes,
the real desire to work a real reform
In the elimination Of any possible inn
proper obligation and out of the expert
enee in connection with raising funds
for war purposes, these popular drives
having become familiar activities and it
seemed possible at this time to under
take that kind of action by political or
ganization.
1--WE particularly hoped that this ac-
tivity would increase the political inter
est" he said.
"It was then the purpose. AMI If has
been since, to endeavor to limit the con-
tribution to a maximum of thousand
dollars for any one year for any In
dividual, or a thousand dollars before
the nominating convention and a thou
sand after.
I'VE have tried to adhere to that plan
GIVES ITEMS OF
BUDGET AS PLANNED.
After explaining the machinery
through which the plan was put into eff
feet, Hays produced the SS.0o0,000 budget
he said had been worked out.
It showed the division Of the money
for the following purposes.
Speakers bureau, S255, 100.
Headquarters expense Washington,
New York. Boston. Chicago, Denver and
San Francisco, ST50, ,S74.20.
Rents all headquarters, 81, ,346,50O.
General expense, S6S0.920
Hays next took up the alleged quotas
which Cox charged had been levied for
states and cities.
"At different periods different quotas
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