The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-08-30
SENATE PROBE
INTO CAMPAIG
FUNDS BEGINS
Committee Calls Heads of Re-
publican and Democratic
Parties to Chicago
G. O. P. CHIEFS DEFIANT
Chairman Will Hays Says Re-
publicans 'Will Fight
Fire With Fire"

Chicago, Aug. 3O.-The Republican
campaign for 1920 will be carried ou
ut total expenditure Of $5'OOO,OW'
according to testimony given here to
day before the commission making III
investigation.
This statement was made by vii
Hays, chairman Of the Republican
national committee, but he explained
that $1,1OO,OO Of the total has beel
expended by the organization whicl
went out Of office with the ending 0
the Republican national convention
Mr.. Hays said that the present ma
tional committee had a, budget of 81.
100000 and about $1,O0O,0OO of this
would pass through, the nationa
treasurer and be turned back to the
different states for strictly state uses
The testimony was in the naturs
of reply to the charges made by
Gov. Cox that the Republican cam
paign fund would total S15,0O0.0O0
"The Republican budget" Senate,
Kenyon said,," Did not provide for the
increase in railroad fares and the in
creased expenses incident to the
granting of suffrage to 100000 wo'
men,"
Hays was also questioned as to IT,
cost this year as compared with ex'
penses four years ago. He replied
''The cost of campaigning has in
creased along the cost of living"
Chicago, Aug. 3O.-Senate investi-
CATION of Republican and Democrati;
presidential campaign expenditures
started here today. The senatorial
committee appointed prior to the con-
ventions opened its inquiry by dely-
ing into the national campaign chests
both sums already raised and the
amount which the party leaders
seek. The inquiry for the time being
at least has become one OF the par
amount issues of the Acampaign.
Spurred on by the charges of Gov
ernor Cox, the Democratic snominee
that the Republican party is rails
ing a $15,0000O0 campaign fund and
the statements by Franklin D. Roose.
welt, Governor Cox's running mate,
that the amount is nearer $3O,OOO,OOO
the committee is prepared for an ex
haustive investigation.
Call Party Heads,
Summons have been issued for Will
Hays, chairman of the Republican
national committee, George White,
chairman Of the Democratic commit.
tee; Fred Upham and Wilbur Marsh,
treasurers of the two committees;
treasurers of the senatorial and con-
gressional committees OF the two par
ties and Governor Cox himself have
been invited to attend or send a rep
resentative.
Leade RS in the Republican party
spent yesterday and last night pre-
pairing vast mass of documentary
evidence to be presented to the COM
mittee. 4., & \
This evidence they declared, swould
prove untrue the charges of Cover
nor Cox, democratic nominee that" a
s15,OOO,OOO corruption fund" was be-
ing raised by the republicans and that
the presentation would "cruclfy Cox
on his own cross
In Conference
4. Will Hays, chairman of the Repub
lican national committee arrived yes
terday and he and Fred w. Jpham
treasurer of the national committee
were in conference until late las
night Under their supervision co
pies of the parties books and records
were made containing the name o..
every contributor to the campaign
fund and the amount given, the par
tvs campaign budget and a list o..
the quotas assigned various distritcs
Another statement prepared is salo
to show the expenditures OF the par
ty in the campaign.
1T will be given to the committee,
Mr., Upham said. 1T will show thai
there is no corruption, no slush fund
and that Gov. Cox's statements are
absolutely untrue"
Previous statements by Mr.. Hays
and Mr.. Upham that the republican
party would not be content with de
Tending itself from Gov. Cox's charg
es, but would present evidence con-.
corning the democratic campaign
fund were reiterated last night.
I'VE will fight fire with fire. Mr.
Hays said. I'VE will not only make
public everything connected with our
campaign, but we will force the Demo
Gratis to do the same. We warned
them at the start that we would not
take their aspersion lying down and
we are going to back up that state
ment."
Senator Walter E. Edge, republi- :
can of New Jersey, arrived unexpect-
edly, will take part in the hearings.
Senator Edge, a member of the senate
committee has been in Europe and has
not attended any of the hearings
since the conventions. He called at
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