Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-02
GOVERNOR OFFERS
| NEW EVIDENCE Of
/ CORRUPTION FUND
'Serator Reed, Crosse ues-
tons Republican Treasur-
er Upham and Uncovers
Huge Loan of Committee

COLUMBUS, O., Aug 31.-Gov-
ernor Cox, Democratic presidential
candidate, in a statement today de-
Clared as absolutely untrue and
false" statements attributed to Will
II. Hays, chairman of the Republican
national committee, before the SEN
ate Subcommittee investigating cam
paign expenditures, that it was not
the policy of the Republican COM
mittee to obtain contributions in ex-
cess of one thousand dollars.
Governor Cox again referred to
what purported to be an official doc
! ument issued by the Republican COM
mittee to prove his assertion. The
document referred to by the gov
ernor is alleged to have been issued
two days after Senator Harding's
nomination at Chicago, by Treasurer
Upham.
The document, Governor Cox said,
showed by its preface that subscrip-
lions were to be sought, in excess
of $4,000, that the quota" should
be sold, and that a minimum Of
three hundred thousand dollars was
to be sought in cities the size of
st. Louis, Cleveland and Detroit.
Contrasting this official docu-
mept from the Republican national
headquarters" Governor Cox said:
"with the statement Mr.. Hays yes
terday made under oath, l cannot
believe a single word he says on the
subject. That he has been caught
In his own trap is evident"
The governor declared that all
state chairmen should be summoned
by the committee to, bring all docu-
ments relating to money raising
with them. THE spotlight should
be thrown on the activities of all
political parties and it should be
kept there intensely until election
day." he added.
Enough is known now, through
records from Mr.. Hays 1 headquar-
tiers, to convince the public that as
!. the head of a great organization he
has deceived the public and at an
Official hearing defied the truth
JPHAM DENIES QUOTA"
CHARGES OF GOV. COX
CHICAGO. Aug. 31.-Denial under
oath that he had ever seen. heard of
or ordered made up the list of cam
paign quotas assigned to various
cities as charged by Governor Cox
IN the latter's recent speech at Pitts
burg, was made today by Fred w.
Upham, treasurer of the Republican
national committee, in testimony be-
fore the senatorial committee in
vestigating campaign expenses.
Chairman Kenyon of the committee,
called attention to the list, saying it
tota1led more than $S,000,000.
1.-THE first time ever saw the list
was in the newspapers the day after
the Cox speech" said Mr.. Uphanl.
Furthermore, no one in my office
made up such a list with my knowl-
edge or consent"
Mr.. Upham, under cross-examina
ton by Senator Reed, admitted bor
rowing 100000 from Congressional
committees, which was additional to
the budget estimated yesterday by
Chairman Will Hays.
Mr.. Upham denied fatty that the
official bulletins issued from his of
fee to field workers engaged in rails
ing the Republican campaign fund.
were secret or conselled secrecy.
He pointed out that the only pro-
hibition in that respect referred to
publishing lists of contributors in
local newspapers.
"Such list was publishde in one
city," he said. "and several persons
objected to seeing their names in
print"