Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-30
Party Leaders Say Governor
Will Be Called on to Prove
Campaign Charges Before
Investigating Committee.
REQUEST PROBE INTO
DEMOCRATIC FINANCES
Want to Know How Many
Ohio Men With War Con-
tracts Summoned to Con.
tribute to Campaign Fund.

Chicago Tribune -On,shs Bee Leased wire.
Chicago, Aug. 29.-Oficials OF
the republican party do not propose
that James NJ. Cox shall get away
with his charges of big interests"
and corruption funds" 1t was in
dicated clearly today that Governor
Cox must make good his accusa-
tions-must shoot or give up the
gun" .......
When the senatorial investigating
committee assemblies here Monday,
the republican chicftains will lay all
their cards, taces up, on the table
and will demand that tile committee
go thoroughly into the democratic
campaign funds, methods q col
lection and the identity of those be-
hind the democratic campaign. They
will also demand the personal at
tendance of Governor Cox to make
good his charges.
Clark Eager TO Testify.
George H. Clark, chairman OF the
Ohio republican executive commit
tee, asks that he be called to testify
Is to tie republican side Of the thing
in Ohio and continued:
"!At the same time, demand that
the officials, financial and other,
wise, of the democratic organiza-
ton, be placed under oath and COM
PEELED to show. item by item. their
receipts and expenditures and spe-
officially that they be reqIired to tell
how many Ohio business men, re-
gardless of party affiliations, who
had remunerative war contracts
with the national government, have
beer summoned to make contribu-
tons Of $1,000 or more to the demo-
cratic campaign fund"
Democrats Take Lid Off.
"lNho is running the democratic
campaign" asked Mr.. Uphani.
They kicked out their best man,
Homer S. Cummings. right at the
start and they have White. as i sort
of figurehcad. At the start Of de
campaign, long before the nomina-
tions, Col. William Boyce Thomp-
son, whose job it is to raise money
for the republican campaign. an
nounced that no contributions cx-
ceeding $1,000 would be accepted.
At the same time the democrats
took the lid off completely, placing
no limit"
Congressman Fred A. Britten,
who has been summoned to appear
before the investigating committee
Monday, asserts that the British
government. through the British
press, has admitted the basis of his
charges that the extraordinary ap-
preparation of $87,500. granted the
British embassy in Washington for
entertainment purposes has found
its way into the democratic CAM
paign funds. The congressman says
he is also prepared to prove that the
international banking ring is back
ing Governor Cox.
May Probe New Charges.
Washington, Aug. 2o.-The sena-
torial campaign investigating COM
mittee, now sitting in Chicago, be-
fore its work is concluded may be
asked TO investigate charges that
government employees in this CAM
paign are being forced to contributc
to the democratic fund in fear OF
losing their positions.
If sufficient information is forth
coming it is the announced intention
of the National Federation OF Fed
cral Employees to secure, if possible.
the necessary evidence and demand
immediate prosecution Of the Of.
tenders under the criminal code.