The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-08-31
Democratic Candidate Tells of Re.
publican Plans to Raise Money.
Has List of Cities Ex-
pected to Assist.


lican campaign fund exceeding S15,-
100000 was being raised 'ln con-
spiracy to buy the presidency was
presented by Governor Cox of Ohio,
Democratic presidential candidate, in
addressing public meeting here to-
night.
Governor Cox's data consisted al
most entirely of matter taken from
the official bulletin of Fred w. Up
ham of Chicago, treasurer of the Re-
publican national committee, but his
chief exhibit was typewriter list
purporting to show Republican cam
paign quotas imposed on 81 principal
cities in 27 states and aggregating
ss,145,ooo.
Names, of local subscribers, Gov
ernor Cox said, were ordered kept
secret. These quotas, given as ST.
100000 for New York city, s750,OOO
for Chicago, s500,000 for Philadel-
phia and ranging down to $4,000 for
smaller cities like Atlanta, Ca, were
said by Governor Cox to have been
announced about the middle of July.
That Senator Harding, his Repub-
lican opponent, 'was acquainted
with the details Of the quota plan
and that it was also approved by
Will H. Hays, chairman of the Re
publican national committee, was
charged by the Democratic candi-
date.
From subsequent issues of the Of
fetal Bulletin, Governor Cox quoted
many reports from Republican work
ers throughout the country reporting
going 'sover the top" and in excess
of the alleged quotas.
Announcement by Blair.
Announcement of the $S,145;O0O
metropolitan quotas, Governor Cox
said, was made by Harry M. Blalr'
assistant to Treasurer Upham. A
meeting was held in Chicago, Cover
nor Cox said, at which Will H. Hays,
chairman of the Republican national
committee, "spoke his blessing.
The governor charged that the
typewriter sheets bearing the cities
quotas ''were distributed to those as
sembled" and he produced one of the
alleged quota lists, but did not state
how or where it was acquired.
That the reputed attempt to raise
s8,145,O00 from 81 cities in 27 OF
the 4s states is fair evidence that the
total national fund will be larger was
declared by Governor Cox, who said
big business men were prominent on
the Republican ways and means
committee and that the raising O.
funds was on a business salesman
ship" basis.
Governor Cox also quoted from
statements in the Republican bulletin
that state and county organlzatlons
were not to be disturbed or retarded
in their activities.
Governor Cox, standing staunchiy
bv his charges that an attempt 10
purchase the presidency was beng
made. declared that "the' senatorial
oligarchy and their friends are hark-
inc back to the days of Mark Hanna
stating that in the 1896 campaign
which Mr.. Hanna managed, Sl6,5oo'-
600 was spent.
s.It was this foul thing said Gov
ernor Cox, (which Theodore Roose-
welt brought to an end when ne re-
formed the Republican party. When
he was doing it, Warren G. Hard
ing branded him an an Aaron Burr. -
81 charge again an assault on the
electorate" said Governor Cox. 1t
can't be hidden; the hosts are mar
shalled. the money ammunition is
prepared, but it will not succeed.
The net is spread in sight of the
quarry"
The typewriter list of cities and
quotas presented by Governor Cox
included: