The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-28
EMPTY CHARGE
OF COX REACTS
TO AIDOF G. 0. P.
Washington Sees Faith of
Voters Lost by Failure to
Come Through
PROOF NOT FURNISHED
Candidate Was Silent on
Sinister Influences tie
Promised to Show.
HIGH QUOTAS NECESSARY
Party Standing Pat on First
Statement That Fund Will
Be Only $3,OOO,OOO.
PROOF NOT FURNISHED
HIGH QUOTAS NECESSARY

Special to THE Sun AND NEW YoRK HERALD
WASHINGTON, Aug, 27,--Gov. Cox
Democratic nominee for the Presi-
dency, by his Pittsburg speech failed
completely to establish his charges and
branded himself as prone to exaggera-
ton and misstatement on matters Of
the utmost moment IL his campaign
may be furthered thereby. This is the
consensus here after mature delibera-
ton on the revelations" Gov. Cox
made last night.
Democrats profess to think that
Gov. Cox s1bstantiated what he set
out to prove. This Is based solely on
the fact that while the quotas" shown
by Gov. Cox totalled something more
than $4,000, 900. there is nothing like
this sum in the Republican treasury,
and 1t is safe to say that there never
will be.
In order to raise as much money as
Is absolutely necessary the quotas
have been set very much higher than
there is any expectation Of collecting.
The statement Of Chairman Will Fl.
Hays Of the Republican National Com
mittee that about 100000 is counted
upon to run the Harding campaign is
true.
Puts Cox in Bad Position.
Even more significant than the falling
down of his charge that $l6,0O0,OO is
being raised by Republicans is the COM
plete failure OK the Cox charge that
"snister' influences were pouring this
money into the Golfers OF the Repub-
lican party. On this point Governor Cox
was questioned specifically, and could
not produce proof, nor even name a
single man or corporation OF this Sin
ister' or any other variety who has
poured any appreciable amount of
money into the Golfers.
As q result Of this failure of the Cox
charges It is expected that about every
thing he says from now on will be
taken with several grains Of salt until
the exact truth can be shown. There
fore the reaction from the Pittsburg
speech Is expected confidently to be a
tremendous Republican asset
Tho most damning sentence OF the
Cox outgivings about a Republican
"slush fund.- was uttered by Gov. Cox
at Evansville, Ind, where he said:
"I will produce evidence that will con-
Wet every mothers son OF them, the
evidence of deliberate plot and con-
spiracy TO buy the Presidency Of the
United States"
This promised evidence, It was pointed
out here, was not volunteered by the
him when he was questioned by one of
the Pittsburg audiepce. The explana-
ton given here for his failure to pro-
duce this proof is merely that he
couldn't because there Is no such thing.
Turns Minds to Democratic Fund.
The general view here is that the only
mothers SON. who was convicted of
anything is Gov. Cox himself, and that
he has convicted himself of strlnging to-
gether a lot of words with only dim
Idea that they might be truth. ard that
he was willing to make extravagant and
ridiculous statements In order 10 try to
get a few votes from the unthinking.
The truth Is that when lists of con-
tributors to both campaign funds are
made public there will not be shown a
single man who has contributed more
than $1,000 to the Republican fund.
The Democratic list is certain to show
big contributions, as In the past. Many
Of the big contributors to the last Demo-
cratic fund are now enjoying posts of
honor under the Administration.
The reaction from the failure of the
Cox charges Is expected to be hastened
by the Republican committee being able
to show that In coming into court with
their case, that failed, the Democratic
party did not come with clean hands.
The smoke screen raised by the Cox
charges. now dispelled by his failure to
them, will be blown clear
away, it Is confidently predicted here,
by Republican action to show the status
of the Democratic war chest. It is we'll
known that for long time before the
an army OF clerks was at
work for the Democratic committee
seeking money for the campaign from
every possible source. Chairman Hays
spoke of this publicly some time ago,
and offered to prove It He was not
called upon for proof.