Arizona republican., 1920-08-22
Republican Chairman Says Democrats Zig-Zag From Real Issues to Deceive Voters Next November
DENIES COX REPORT
 OF HUGE SLUSH FUND
Accuses Cox of Playing to Wilson and Anti Wilson Forces Without Regard to Party Issues
IRepubIican A. p. Leased wireI

AUGUSTA, Me, Aug. 21.-Will H. Hays, chairman of the Republican na- tional committee, today opened his party's campaign in this state for elec- ton of members of congress with a speech in which he asserted that Gov ernor Cox was dominated by President Wilson and four unnamed "bosses.'
 The Democratic candidate appeals to both the Wilson and the anti Wilson factions of his party" declared Mir. Hays. ITO the former he holds forth the presidents platform. To the latter he exhibits himself as an advocate of complete change in administration. He offers to the country for foreign use the Wilson government and for do- mestic service Tammany hall truly a. marvellous combination of inn potence and ill-repute."
 Denies Large Slush Fund
 >dr. Hays devoted much of his speech to discussing campaign funds, deny ing vigorously that the Republican party planned to expend excessive sums to elect Senator Harding and Governor Coolidge.
 Also denying that millions had ssgone into the Republican treasury" from certain interests banded together to buy the presidency a state ment which he credited to Governor Cox MT. Hays declared that this amounted to a charge of con-
 
 Referring to the Republican plan to limit individual campaign contribu- tions to 5000, MT. Hays said:
 'Tf this attempt fails to produce the requisite sums, we shall so state pub licly. increase the maximum. and seek additional contributions
 Declaring that the party needed about S3, ,000 600, MT. Hays said that no criticism of the Democrats for seek ing the rgest obtainable contributions will be offered "Nor shall we, in re- sentfuI emulation of the positive charges of the Democratic candidates, so much as intimate that their respon- sible officers will use any part of their funds corruptly," he said. Frankly and souare1y. as between mutual respecting citizens, we don't believe they will. or would if they could"
 Takes Up the Challenge
 4But I give fair warning now that neither the Republican candidates nor the Republican management will take false aspersions lying down. If, at the decision of our adversaries, this cam paign shall finally resove into ques- tion of personal charges, we know of no reason, aside from natural d1staste why we should not meet that issue as readily as any other
 After announcing that the Repub- iican party probably never before had enjoyed such complete unanimity of acceptancesan approval after presi- dential nomination, Mir. Hays accused the Democrats of indecision in selec- ton of an issue about which to rally.
 '.It is for their new leader, now zig zagging back and forth from the sinis- ter blight of the soloist of the Demo cratic party to the furtive presence oi its quartette of bosses, to make his selection" he said.
 Of Republican willingness to mee' their adversaries on whatever ground they chose, MT. Hays said:
 Meets League Issue Squarely
 'sWhen they concentrated upon ths league covenant without dotting of ar T or the crossing of a IT. we met then squarely.
 ssWhen, through their national chair
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