Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-30
PUbL|CANS To
CRUC|FY COX ON
HIS OWN CROSS
IN FUND PROBE
Leaders Prepare to Appear
Before Senate Campaign
Investigating Committee
When It Meets Today.
WILL PROVE UNTRUE
DEMOCRATIC CHARGES
Copies of the Party's Rec
ords and Books Have Been
Made Showing Contribu-
tors Names and Amounts


nv Soss'so JouanAL SPECIAL Isssso wiss,
Chicago, Aug. 29.-Leaders in
the republican party spent the day
preparing a vast mass of docu-
mentary evidence to be presented
to the senate campaign investigat-
ing committee when it reconvenes
tomorrow to look into the methods
used in conducting presidential
Il campaigns.
This evidence. they declared,
would prove untrue the charges of
&Governor Cox that "a $15,000,0O0
corruption fund" was being raised
81 by the republicans and would cru
lefty Cox on his own cross"
"a Will Hays. chairman OF the re-
a8p ublican national committee. and
Erred w. Upham, treasurer, were
Sin conference until late tonight,
yynder their supervision copies of
the party's books and records were
made containing the name of every
zzcontributor to the campaign fund
and the amount given, the party's
& Campaign budget and list of the
&uuotas assigned various districts
7Another statement prepared Is sand
ITO show the expenditures of the
Sparty in the campaign.
"a No Corruption.
81 "It will all be given to the COM
i mittee tomorrow" said Mr.. Up
ham. ut will show that there is
no corruption, no slush fund and
that governor Cox's statements are
absolutely untrue"
Previous statements by Mr.. Hays
and Upham that the republican
party would not be content with
defending itself from Governor
Cox's charges but would present
evidence concerning the demo-
cratic campaign fund, were re-
iterated.
I'VE will fight fire with fire"
said Mr.. Hays. 1--WE not only will
make public everything connected
with our campaign but we Will
force the democrats to do the same.
We warned them at the start that
we would not take their aspersions
laying down and we are going TO
back up that statement"
Senator w. f. Edge. republican
OF New Jersey, arrived unexpect-
edly today and will take part in
the hearings. He has been in Eu-
rope and has not attended any OF
the hearings since the conventions.
He was closetec with Mr.. Hays
and Mr.. Upham for few minutes
today but announced that the
meeting had no official signifi-
canoe.
Kenyon Is On Hand.
Senator Kenyon. republican OF
Iowa, chairman of the committee,
arrived tonight and Senator Reed,
democrat of Missouri, Pomerene,
democrat of Ohio. and Spencer, re-
publican of Missouri. other mem
bers, are expected tomorrow.
Senator Miles Poindexter of
Washington. Governor stephens Of
California and many other repub-
lican leaders also either are here
or expected for the hearings.
On the democratic side there
was no one officially authorized to
speak in connection with the hear
ing. Wilbur Marsh. treasurer of
the democratic national commit
tee. and George White. chairman.
are expected to arrive tomorrow.
So far as could be learned, no
word had been received from Gov
ernor Cox as to any evidence he
might send, or saying. whether he
expected to attend. He was in
vited to attend but replied that he
felt his presence should not be de-
manded.
Cox May Not Attend.
At republican headquarters It
was said that the Larty leaders
probably would not insist that Gov
ernor Cox be forced to attend, but
that efforts would be made to OBJ
tain ever bit of evidence he might
have. 1t was indicated that the