The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-30
COX CHARGE
KEYNOTE OF
MONEY QUIZ
Republican Chairman Ex-
plains Party's Plan Of
Financing Campaign.

Chicago, Aug. 30.-The Republi-
can campaign for 1920 will be car
ried on at total expenditure OF
IS, 900, 900, according to testimony
given here today. before the senate
committee investigating campaign
funds. The statement was made ON
the state by Will H. Hays. chair
man of the national Republican
committee, but he explained that
81, 100, 900 of the total had been ex-
pended by the organization which
went out of Office with the end Of
the Republican national conven-
ton.
Spurred by charges Of Governor
James M. Cox, that the Republican
party is raising $15.000,O00 CAM
paign fund and by Franklin D..
Roosevelt, Governor Cox's running
mate, that the amount is nearer
$50 ,000, 900, the committee Is pre-
pared for an exhaustive investiga-
tion.
Cox Speech Introduced.
At the outset of the hearing Sem
ator Kenyon introduced the news
paper accounts of Governor Cox'si
speech at Pittsburgh, the commit
tees telegram to him, and the gov
ernor's reply.
Senator Reed argued that the
committees duty had been earlier
set as Ito find every dollar" col
lected and expended by both ma
tional organizations. He said that
this course would have been fol-
lowed whether Governor Cox had
made a charge or not.
Without a record vote the COM
mittee received the newspaper ac-
counts of Governor Cox's speeches
at Wheeling, w. w., Pittsburgh,
Pa, and Evansville.
A shorthand account Of the
Pittsburgh speech was also placed
in the record.
Hays Takes Stand
Will Hayes, chairman Of the Re-
publican national committee, was
then called to the stand.
Will H. Hayes, chairman of the
Republican national committee,
told the senators at the outset OF
his testimony that the Republican
management welcomed "the oppor-
..tunity to set forth the effort Of the
Republican national committee to
popularize the giving Of money for
campaign purposes by getting
small contributions from a great
many men and women, thus forever
eliminating any possible opportuni-
ty for sinister influence in cOnnec-
ton with money in politics"
Explains Causes for Plan.
| He said this plan for raising
money gov out of two primary
causes:
THE real desire to work a real
reform in the elimination of any
possible improper obligation" and
because, experience in raising
funds for war purposes had made
popular drives familiar activity
and it seemed impossible to under.
take that kind of action by polit'
ical organization"
I'VE particularly hoped that thii
activity would increase the politica
interest" he said.
Mr.. Hayes explained that thu
plan was proposed early in 1913
and that the purpose has been Il
limit the contributions to thous
and dollars for any one year from
any individual, or a thousand dol
lars before the nominating con
ventiOn and a thousand after
I'VE have all tried to adhere Il
that plan," he said.
Organized On Loan Plan.
Mr.. Hayes described the organiza
D ton of a general committee o
4 ways and means, acting under tn
Y treasurer, to carry the work int
s each state and Of state commit
I tee, with a man as state chairmal
and a woman as vice-chairn1an
q then to endeavor to get count
$ chairman and a woman vice-chair
man. and tLen by such processes
organization as the localities Nigh
\ adopt, organize just as in a Re
Cross or Liberty loan campaign.
"The greatest publicity has beel
given to the movement" he ex
planned, because, he said:
Upon the acquainting OF tn
party public Of the purpose de
pended the political interest"
Quota Fixed.
"As the effort progressed" tn
witness said, tentative quotas wer
fixed by the treasrer's ONCE. q
tentative and rather as a goal-al
ways high, of course-for the pal
lticular state to drive for. an
changing constantly"
Mr.. Hays went into detail as I
the methods Of organizing fh
states and discussed arrangement
made with both the senatorial an
congressional campaign COMMITTEES
Of the party to the end that thei
would be but one money raising o.
ganization.
in that connection" he said,
was understood between the q
tional committee and these tv
committees that the collecting q
ganization Of the national comm
tee would help raise the money