Bisbee daily review., 1920-08-27
lAssoc.o,ea p,em Les,.a Yi,el

Information to support his
 charges that a Republican cam
 Paign fund exceeding $15,ooo,ooo
 was being raised "in a conspir-
 acy to buy the presidency" was
 presented by Governor Cox of Ohio, Democratic presidential
 candidate, in addressing a public
 meeting tonight.
 Governor Cox's data consisted
 almost entirely of matter taken
 from the Official bulletin" of
 Fred w. Upham of Chicago,
 treasurer of the Republican na-
 tional committee, but his chief
 exhibit was typewriter list purporting to show Republican campaign quotas imposed on 51 principal cities in 27 states and aegreeating S8, ,145, 900. Names of local subscribers,
 Governor Cox said, were ordered
 kept secret. These quotas are
 given as $2 900 900 for New York
 City, $75oooo for Chicago, $5oo,-
 900 for Philade p hia and ranging
 down to S25,ooo for smaller cities
 like Albany, W. Y., and Atlanta,
 Ga. were said by Governor Cox
 to have been announced about
 the middle of July.
 That Senator Harding, his Repub- lican opponent, was acquainted with the details" of the quota plan and that it also was approved by Will H Hays, chairman Of the Republican national committee, was charged by the Democratic candidate.
 From subsequent issues of the "of- ficial bulletin Governor Cox quoted many reports from Republican work CTS throughout the country. reporting going ''over the top" and in excess of the alleged quotas.
 Announcement of the $S,145,0 ,000 metropolitan quotas, Governor Cox said, was made hC Harry M. Blair, assistant to Treasurer Upham. A meeting was held in Chicago, Cover nor Cox said, at which Will H. Hays, chairman of the Republican national committee, spoke his blessings"
 The governor charged that type written sheets bearing the 51 cities quotas were distributed to those as sembled," and he produced one of the alleged quota lists but did not state how or where it was acquired. The quota plan, he said. was carried out like that of the Liberty Loan campaigns.
 On Business Basis
 That the reputed attempt to raise $S145. GOO from 51 cities in 27 of the As states is fair evidence that the to- tai national fund will be much larger was declared by Governor Cox, who said big business men were promi- nent on the Republican ways and means committee and that the rais- ing of funds was on a business "salesmanship" basis.
 Governor Cox also quoted from statements in the Republican 'bulle- tin" that state and county organiza- tions were not to be disturbed or retarded in their activities"
 Calling attention to Chairman Hays statement that $3,00O.OO0 was being raised, Governor Cox said that today's papers carried statement from Treasurer Upham that the Re publican total would be about ST. 5000
 Prom the evidence which we shall .,,H, n1AnI think you will agree that we are jus tified in multiplying MT. Upham's figures by two"
 Recalls Mark Hanna
 Governor Cox. standing staunchly by his charges that an attempt to purchase the presidency was being made, declared that the senatorial oligarchy and their friends are hark- ing back to the days of Mark Hanna" stating that in the 1896 campaign which MT. Hanna managed. $16,500,- 900 was spent.
 "It was this foul thing" said Gov ernor Cox. which Theodore Roose welt brought to an end when he re- formed the Republican party. When he was doing it, Warren G. Harding branded him as an Aaron Burr"
 'I charge again an assault on the electorate" said Governor Cox. "lt cant be hidden: the hosts are mar shalled; the money ammunition is prepared, but it will not succeed. The net is spread in sight of the quarry. What is the game except to becloud the public mind on the sub- ject O. the League of Nations issue and world pesce?" On the question of keeping secret