The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-27
HARDING WON'T,
But HAYS TALKS
G. 0. P. Nominee Has Nothing
to Say and His Chairman
Claims Cox Fails to
Prove Charges.
DENoUNCES ALLEGATIONS

New York, Aug, 27.-Q. N. So
Coy. Cox has failed to prove" his
charges Of a republican slush fund,
and will fail" to do so, Chairman
WIZ ii. Hays, of the republican ma
tional committee. declared today in a
statement issued in response to the
democratic candidates speech at
Pittsburgh last night. "This is SIM
ply because they are false" Mr.. Hays
said.
The republican chairman drew at
tention to the dwindling of the figures
named by Gov. Cox and Franklin d.
Roosevelt from $15.000,000 to $4,000, :
600. and added sarcastically that both
men dream in millions" Hays is
sued the following statement.
of course, Candidate Cox fails to
prove. as he has failed to prove and
VIII fail to prove, his charges. This
IS simply because his charges are
false.
He says millions have been paid
into the republican national commit
tee by sinister influences to corrupt
the electorate.
He is first reported to have said
q hundred Million then Roosevelt
said $30,000,000, then Candidate Cox
said S16,OOO,000. and now Candidate
Cox says $S,oOO,OoO.
he attempts to prove this by quot
ing from the official bulletin OF the
ways and means committee of the re-
publican national committee, a
published every few days
and sent broadcast over the country
to party workers everywhere and to
newspapers all to instill interest
among the workers, and from an al
legged quota sheet which he claims in
dicates the amounts hoped to be
raised In certain cities, which he does
not even charge was ever adopted or
any operation had hereunder N
After studying Mr. Coxs speech Mr..
nays issued the following statement
at republican headquarters:
Of course Candidate Cox fails to
prove. as he has failed to prove and
VIII fan TO prove, his charges. This
IS simpl ybecause the charges are false /.
He says millions have been put into
me republican national committee by
sinister influences TO corrupt the cleo
torate. He first is reported to have said
2 hundred million; then Secretary
Roosevelt said thirty million; then Cam
1idate Cox said fifteen million, while
now Candidate Cox says eight million.
'Candidae Cox. himself a millionaire.
las had such intimate knowledge of
he wasting of millions in the aircraft
PRODUCTION In his state. and Secretary
roosevelt has had such an intimate
OF the burning of billions
" the administration of which he has
'een an important part. that these men
lream in millions
They will have n chance next week
n Chicago to prove this insult TO the
thousands OF good citizens all over the
ountry who are contributing TO the re-
Iublican party.
Incidentally they will have chance
ext week to indicate the source or
heir own money. both through their
ational committee. raising money to |
ry to aid in Candidate CoX's election" !
AS for the quota sheets" from which |
iov Cox read in his Pittsburgh speech, |
'hairman Hays said that the figures on |
hose sheets We're those originally and |
set in Chicago Immediately |
fter the republican convention. He ex-
lained the size of the sums by saying: |
I'VE always set the figures about |
hree times as big as we expect actually |
NcifANA' nat 10 tllt IuSIOIH III all /
oltical campaigns"
The Cox charges were the principal |
opic OF discussion about Harding head
uarters today. While the candidate |
imsclf was silent. his advisers and CO.
'orkers here were emphatic In their /
tatements that the charges had |
fallen Hat"
Harding Silent.
Marion. O., Aug. 27--U. N. S.)-Sen-
tor Warren G. Harding today declined
make any comment whatsoever on
no charges of Gov. James NJ. Cox that
he republicans have arranged gigan-
g "slush fund to buy the pr Aency."
It had previously been that
enator Harding would have Ning
say on his opponents wlu b.
shed Charges.
i have nothing to say on the utter
ALL" he declared
"Win you have later F." lie was asked.
! VIII not" was the reply. ANY
.atement on the republican side, he in
icated, would have to come from those
position to know the facts.
IEGRO WOMEN ADVISED
tn VOTE CnD DODrDTc