Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-27

Mr.. Uphanl do not come forward
with the information, the republi-
can national committee ought to
remove them both and insist upon
a clean bill of health. Unexplained
it means that the quota is to be
assessed against those who are to
benefit and that the captains of in
dustry who have answered Mr..
Hays roll call are submitting to
taxation with the understanding
that they win have representa-
tionJ"
Quoting from message" writ
ten by Senator Harding in the of
fetal bulletin of August 3, Gov
ernor Cox said that Senator Hard
ing expressed his gratitude for the
enthusiasm shown" in raising the
campaign fund.
Besides his statement on repub-
lican finances, which he prepared
with great care today on the train
en- route from Evansville, Ind, and
which he read to his audience to-
night, the democratic candidate al
so discussed the league of nations
and industrial problems, urging
settlement of strikes without the
! bayonet.
Returning to the campaign fund
question, Governor Cox reminded
| his audience in order, he said, TO
reach an understanding that a re-
cent contribution of large sums by
| business interests began in the case
of Senator Newberry, of Michigan,
His present charges, the governor
declared, of a fund so stupendous
as to exceed the realm of legiti-
mate expense. means but one thing
Imminent danger of an odious and
corrupt campaign"
! Senator Newberry, the candidate
| continued, was convicted in re-
! publican state and a republican
community, before a republican
Judge, grand and petit juries. The
| Newberry charges, Governor Cox
noted, also were denied.
| "One would have thought" said
| the speaker, that this experience
would have had its restraining in
| fluence on subsequent events, bu'
/ the resolve of certain interests &C
take over the affairs of our gov
| eminent, amounts apparently to q
mania.
| Describing the fund managers as
"money diggers," Governor Coz
said Mr.. Upham's assistants were
Harry NJ. Blair, Edwin l.. Quarrels
assistant to Mr.. Blair; c. w. Lee
eastern division director; Henry b
| owen, central division director
Charles A. McKeand western di'
rector, and E. G. Fitsgerald, office
manager,
Governor Cox read a bulletin
statement by Mr.. Blair that the eff
forts for funds for forty-one state
would be directed from main head
Iquarters.
1.-THE sum of $S.145,e00 is tt
come. not from twenty-seven states
but from the largest cities II
twenty seven states said the gov
ernor. New York state is repre-
scented by only four places, New
York city, Buffalo, Rochester ant
Albany.
But let us see whether thu
quotas placed upon the larger cite
were exceeded. Again we come fo
proof to the official bulletin. which
h under date of August 10, says:
" Boston, Mass, had a ninet,
per cent attendance at an organ
cation meeting on August A.
THAT they did produce is prove,
by the bulletin of August 10, 1921
Among others we see the follow
ing: Metropolitan Boston wills t.
contribute more than $50 per cen
of its original quota. which woul'
turn the Boston fund from $500, 90
to $4,000.
columbus Over Top"
"The Columbus. Ohio. quota !
100000 and yet In the bulletin o
August 10, a telegram from Colum
bus is inserted, carrying these re
assuring words:
"'Then, too, the end is not yet
for 1t is probable that the sum Q
$4,000 for the state and nationa
treasury will stand to the credit o
! Columbus before the first day o
September
LET Us go to the state of Ari
IONA, which is not mentioned at al
: but the bulletin of August ]
shows what is going on by thl
dispatch. Arizona, when tn
thermometer registered 10 in tn
shade every day few men usua
respond to campaign work, but tn
soliciting committee is Workin
daily. In Phoenix, TucsN, Doug
las and Yuma considering eondl
lions, they are showing remaTkapl
results in securing subscriptions
Many large contributors absent o
vacation. Phoenix raised one-thir
: of its quota in week Tucson ex
, poets to. report over-subscfiptlo
Tuesday night The Nogales CON
. mittee states start Monday night
This dispatch is signed by Alber
Weigel, of Yuma, Arizona, an
dated August 7.
Governor Cox closed his state
fmept on contributions thus;
when my charge of a corrup
ton fund was first made, VIII +
Hays, chairman of the republica
! national committee, made distint
threat In these words:
"If, at the instance of our advei
z lsaries, this campaign is finally re
solved into a question of personf
characters, we know of no reaso
5 aside from natural distastes VIII
Z we should not meet that issue a
!, readily as any other
: II renew the charge and aecep
}, the challenge" --4-.---..-----.