The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-30

Of the men whose names appear on the
snbserfpfion list totals hundreds of mil |
lions of dollars.
The Ohio governor purposely saved |
this revelation for New York city be-
cause of the instructions contained III the
official bulletin from the Republican
treasurer's Office that the quotas or
amounts raised or contributors names
must not be divulged locally. The Demo
cratic nominee charges that this is con
yincing evidence in itself OF the lie
ritimacy of the transaction.
Undoubtedly Governor CoX's speeches
on Republican finances have put heart
into an otherwise dropping Democratic
campaign When the governor first mace
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 Demo
cratic leaders said that it might easily
loo the case that $l5,O00,000 was less
than the amount planned.
DISTINGUISHED observers analysed the
whole case of Governor Cox to rest upon
tha authenticity of the typewriter lists
Of quotas which he read at Pittsburgh,
as wen as upon the possible production
Of secret list of quotas not covered III
The first instalment. Fred W. Upham,
the Pepub can treasurer, while refusing
to say Just how much the total quotas
were, insisted that quota Is hope
land an optimistic estimate rather than
an actual fund Governor Cox insists
that the Official bulletin of the Republi-
car committee speaks again and again of
quotas being over-subseribed, rarticu-
larly that of Boston which was over-sub-
scribed $50 per cent.
On the other hand, the senatorial COM
m;ttce which is to investigate the affair,
will seek to discover whether the list of
auotas produced by Governor Cox is
''phoney" or whether it was, as some
Republican, leaders admit, submitted but
rejected in favor of another plan. Gov
crnor Cox says IS men were present at
the meeting and out of that number
teome viii he found who will substantiate
his charges The inference he leaves Is
that he get his typewriter statement
from one of the men present at that
meeting. The Republicans will try tc
find out through the senatorial commit
tee who that man rs.
Thus far the Republican camp has
given indication of a plan to refute the
Cox charge by insisting upon revelations
of what the Democrats planned or have
raised not only this year but in 1916
Governor Cox SAYS his interest in tn,
whole affair began the day of his nomi
nation, July Z, 1920, and that he is mo-
concerned with anything that either TIN
Republicans or Democrats did III 1916
Moreover, the truth is that the Demo
Gratis are UP against it this year witt
i 4. -,
been raised thus far This the Democrat
hope will shine as n virtue in contras
to the 81 100000 admittedly raised b.
the Republicans this year. But it
also fact that the Democrats go
tstarted late and that their campaign ha
II been in state of disorganization be
cause of the late start. Another thing
the Democrats never get as much fror
business men as their Republican oppc
nents and this year especially the Demo
\ Gratis had hoped to raise their fund b
small contributions That might be cas-
Ito do if there were plenty of time, bu
the campaign is half over and the Demo
Gratis truly are in desperate straits. UT
4 doubtely Governor Cox knew this whe
4 he started making his charges. 1t is a.
= Islimed that he wants to do all he can t
prevent the Republicans from raisir
:. money. Also, the Democrats have bee
/: eager to divert the attention of Il
Il; country from Wisconsin and other We.
|: ing issues and get the masses arous,
/: over the so-called corruption funds.
Il: Republican leaders here are not i
/: clined to think the charges amounted
Il: much, though none of them knows e
|; actly what the outcome will be of Il
|: senatorial investigating committees c
!: forts next week The Democrats are
|: pending upon Senators Jim Reed al
4: Atlee Pomerene to do their prosecutin
/: Mr. Reed was denied a seat at the s,
|: Francisco convention and recently
Il faction was defeated in Missouri on t
|: league of nations issue. But it so ha
Il pens that Reed was supported at s
. Francisco by the Cox management a
l that the Missouri senator is friendly
IL Governor Cox. Senator Reed has
Il 4 opportunity to get back in the go
II graces of many of the party leaders
\: becoming the chief prosecutor at Chica
u | for the Democratic cause