The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
BOOZE MONEY
ORGANIZES TO
BACK GOV. COX
VIII Hays on Witness Stand
Starts Big Backfire.
Reads Letter Sent Out by Jersey
Liquor Men.
DECLARES G. 0. P. is IN DEBT
Loans TO Committees Has Put
National Fund in Red.
Budget for Campaign Calls for
SS,O7S,OS7.2O.
IREFUTES ALL 5 COX CHARGES
State Funds Not Part of Ma
tiOnaI War Chest.
Emphatically Declares 81, 900 Is
Limit on Contributions.
REFUTES ALL S COX CHARGES
State Funds Not Part of Ma
tiOnaI War Chest.
Emphatically Declares 81, 900 Is
Limit on Contributions.

Chicago. Aug. s0.-Organized liquor
interests in the United States have set
out to elect Governor Cox OF Ohio
president. and are raising campaign
funds for the purpose. VIII H. Hays.
chairman of the Republican national
committee. charged today before the
United States senate investigating
campaign expenditures.
Hays read into the records a letter
written by George T. Carroll, presf-
dent of the New Jersey Federation of
Liquor interests, under date of July
22, 1920, asking for contribution to
help elect Cox and to keep the Anti
Saloon league out of power
Liquor Chiefs Letter.
The letter addressed to Cadfsn
Brothers, said: The organized iiuuor
trade of New Jersey has set out to do
its party toward the election of James
NJ. Cox as the next president of the
United States. and it becomes my duty
to call upon you to help. More than
that, we are going to fight as we never
fought before, to keep a hireling of the
Anti-Saloon league out of office
The nomination of Governor Cox Of
Ohio for the presidency by the Demo-
Gratis is a big victory for our interests.
and 1t can be attributed In a great de-
ganizations in New Jersey and thruout
the nation
Governor Cox is pronounced wet.
ana ne can be relied upon to approve
an amendment to the Volstead act
ana IL is now up to our trade organ
lzatlons to stand unitedly back of the
ticket of Cox and Roosevelt to roll mn
such a majority as will show conv,ne-
ingly that the public will is in our
favor.
Predicts Big Battle
| This is going to be the greatest
pontcaI fight in the history of the
United States. Money must he bad
immediately If we are to maintain o.
| headquarters and continue the prop
asanda that is necessary in the drive
to win public opinion"
rays also produced what he said
was an acknowledgment by I n
deher of Newark. secretary Of the
New Jersey Federation of LIQUOR in
tsrests' OF contribution of S125 to
'"e democratic campaign fund
heller and Carroll Immediately u1era
tsubpoenaed by the committee.
Says Cox Charges False
Governor Cox's charges are ..,.,..
IN what they say and UbeIous in tf-sir
purpose. VIII Hays, chairman of the
Republican national committee de-
ciareo today when he took the stand
ee.' s AiIst witness IN the senatorial
committee campaign funds investfRa-
tion here
Hays. in a long prepared statement
20 the committee. said the national
| committees budget for the camnaigrn
for this year called for S3.O7s.O37 81.
! Lhat sum or approximately that, will
pc raised ana spent, he said, and not
$4,000, 900, as Governor Cox charged
Collect Big Joint Fund.
The 100000 does not include.
| Hays said, collections for states where
there is mutual agreement that such
collections for state and national COM
nittees shall be done Jointly. It is the
Continued on Page Two.l