The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-25
Gov. Cox's Luggage Contains
Legal Case Filled With Fig.
ures He Will Give Out
Soon.
SOME ARE IN POCKET
Choicest Ones He Carries There and
Refers to Them Frequently
on His
Trip.
by Herbert W. Walker, United Press
Staff CORRESPONDENT

by Herbert W. Walker, United Press
Staff Correspondent
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. 25.-
(Enroute with Governor Cox to
Evansville)-A legal case filled with
closely typewriter pages that ap-
pear much like the daily balance
sheets of a big bank was the most
important "baggage' of Governor
James M. Cox as he travelled through
Indiana today to Evansville and
Princeton, where he was to resume
his stump battle.
In the case was most of the evil
dence which Cox says will prove his
charge that the republicans are seek.
ing campaign fund of $4,000, 900.
A few highly priced tables of figures
were carried by the governor in his
inside coat pocket.
1t is evident that the governor in
his announced EXPOSE" of republican
finances at Pittsburgh Thursday
night is planning to make public the
alleged quotas of many districts.
Much additional evidence has been
received by him during the last two
days, he said.
Cox was told that the quota of one
county was $4,000 He pulled some
papers from his pocket and said:
mo, it is $4,000. You know the
republicans have been mighty care
less in their financial campaign"
The candidate in his speeches to-
day was not expected to go into any
details of his campaign fund informa-
tion. He stated that he prefers to
keep it all secret until the Pittsburgh
address. The league Of nations, agri-
cultural and labor problems we're ex-
pected to be his main topics.
Governor Cox left Dayton at mid
night, and his trip schedule has been
changed so that the governor will go
direct to Evansville for a reception.
He was expected to arrive about 11:25
o'clock Then a special train filled
with Indiana democrats will take the
candidate back to Princeton. dis
tance of about twenty-five miles, for
an afternoon speech. after which he
will return to Evansville for the even
ing meeting. The two cars of the
Cox party will be attached to a train
leaving Evansville for Pittsburgh at
a. m Thursday. 1t is due at Pitts
the party are the governors secre
stenographers and Dick Albanez, for
mer police officer, who will assist
Cox in moving through crowds.
Last night the governor gave a
dinner to newspaper correspondents
at his home, Trails End, near Day
ton. nearly all of the food being from
his farm.
England Wants Democrat.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-En gland is
ready to pay real money to aid the
election of democratic president,
Congressman Fred Britten, Illinois,
charged in a statement here today
Britten's statement issued through
the republican national headquarters
here, said the British parliament re-
Gently voted the British ambassador
in Washington an entertainment
fund Of sS7 500. This fund already
has found it's way to the democratic
national committee" Britten said,
where it will no doubt be followed
by ten times that amount should it
be made evident that this new disci-
pie of Wilson can win with money
rather than honest ISSUES"
No member of the campaign inves.
tigating committee remained in Chi.
cago today. Chairman Kenyon, be-
fore leaving. declared the investiga-
tion will be sweeping, but that it will
be strictly non-partisan.
Democratic Fund.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The cam.
paign fund receipts of the democratic
national committee to date are less
than 100000. Chairman White of the
committee announced today
Commenting on the statement of
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