The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-31
HAYS CAUGHT in
own TRAP
Democratic Candidate Says
He Can't Believe Chair
mans Testimony.
Boos $1,000 LIMIT CLAIM
Refers to Document With
Assessed Larger Cities
100000 Each

Columbus, o., Aug. STA. Ply
GOV. Cox, democratic presidential
candidate, In a statement today. de
clared as absolutely untrue ant
false" statements attributed TO Wil
rays, chairman of the republican ma
uonal committee, before the En1aatt
subcommittee investigating ca = vr
| expenses. that II was not the 4 gt O,
| the republican committee u tain
contributions In excess of & n
| Contrasting this official Gment
from the republican natiq Shead-
quarters Gov. Cox said, ~ IA the
statement Mr.. Hays yeste = made
under oath. cannot belif = single
word he says on the suhje THAT he
sSidsnt ess been n caught in his Z trap is
Gov Cox again refef9 to what
purported to be an offieiu.. document
issued by the republican committee
to prove his assertion. The document
referred to by the governor is alleged
to have been issued two. days after
Senator Harding's nomination at Chi
cago, by Treasurer Upham.
The document, Gov. Cox said,
showed by its preface that subscrip-
tions were to be sought in excess OF
$4,000, that the quota" should be sold
and that a minimum of 100000 was
to be sought in cities the size OF st.
Louis, Cleveland and Detroit.
The governor declared that all state
chairmen should be summoned by the
committee to bring all documents re-
lating to money raising with them.
The spotlight should be thrown on
the activities of all political parties.
and it should be kept there intensively
until election day." he added.
Enough is known now, through
records from Mr.. Hays headquart ers,
to convince the public that as the
head of great organ ,tion he has
deceived the public and at an official
hearing defed the truth"
Text Cox Statement.
Mr.. CoN's statement follows:
Il have read VIII Hays testimony
before the senatorial committee. For
months he has said to the public that
the campaign funds were TO be raised
through individual subscriptions not
exceeding $1,000. In other words. II was
to be popular movement In the
face OF accommodating evidence. he ad-
n,its now that in number of instances
We're made running AS
high as $4,000, but In the same breath
he says that II was not the fixed policy |
of the national committee to secure the |
money nllottments exceeding $1,000 |
This is absolutely untrue and again III
sail into evidence document from the |
republican national commite.
Two days after Senator Harding was |
iomtnated communication was sent TO |
he men who Chairman Upham himself |
shaTacterizes as the money diggers,' |
Fh documen Is hcaded cantpnigfi plans |
n larger cities
The very first advice Is this;
Secure as chairman for the campaign |
man widely known and OF command |
ng influence. Have him appoint a 4
trong representative executive COM |
nittee OF at least twelve men. II may |
equire two or three days to secure such |
committee, but II must he hand
'icked .. have the date set for
N executive committee luncheon that
viii be held within about three days.
" this luncheon. an inspirational
peaker should awaken this committee
o the necessities OF the situation. This
viii get the sights" of every one of
he committeeman high ms to the
mounts to be asked from big business
nen. The time has arrived when some |
respects should be asked for subscrp-
ions ranging from $1,000 and upward
n any case II Is absolutely necessary,
rst Of all. to SELL to this committee
he quota and the campaign funds"