Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-30
REPUBLICANS
THREATEN To
CRUC|FY COX
Prepare Vast Mass Of
Evidence to Refute the
Charges of l5-Million
Dollar Fund.
Members Of Senate Com
n1ittee Arrive in Chi
cago to Proceed With
Probe of Expenses.

Chicago Aug. 29.-Leaders in the Re-
: publican party spent Sunday preparing
a vast mass of documentary evidence to
be presented to the senate campaign in
vestigating committee when it recon
venes to look into methods used in con-
lducting the presidential campaigns.
This evidence, they declared, would
prove untrue the charges of Governor
Cox. Democratic nominee, that "a
Sl5.000,000 corruption fund" was being
raised by the Republicans and the pres
cntation would cruelty Cox on his own
cross"
Will Fl. Hays. chairman Of the Repub-
lican national committee, arrived Sun
day and he and Fred ". Upham, treas
llrer of the national committee, were in
conference until late. Under their su-
pervision copies Of the party's books and
records were made, containing the name
Of every contributor to the campaign
fund and the amount given, the party 5
campaign budget and a list of the quo
tas assigned various districts. Another
statement prepared is said to show the
expenditures of the party in the cam
paign.
VIII Attack Democrats
ut will all be given to the committee"
Mr. Upham said, 1t will show that
there IS no corruption. 10 slush fund
d and that Governor C0x's statements are
/ absolutely untrue"
a. Previous statements by Mr. Hays and
Mr.. Upham that the Republican, party
would not be content with defending it
self from Governor Cox's charges, but
would present evidence concerning the
Democratic campaign fund were reiter-
ated.
1--WE will fight fire with fire." Mr..
HAYS said. We viii not only make
public everything connected with our
campaign, but we will force the Demo
Gratis to do the same We warned them
at the start that we would not take
their aspersions lying down and We are
going to back up that statement
Senator Walter II. Edge. Republican
of New Jersey. arrived unexpectedly
Sunday and will take part in the hear
ings Senator Edge. q member of the
senate committee. has been in Europe
and has not attended any Of the hear
ngs since the conventions.
Members on Guard
He called at Republican headquarters
and was closeted with Mr.. Hays and
Mr.. Upham for q few minutes. but an
nounced afterward that the meeting had
no official significance.
Senator Kenyon, Republican of Iowa,
chairman of the committee, arrived late
Sunday night and Senators Reed Demo
crat of Missouri; Pomerene, Democrat
of Ohio, and Spencer, Republican OF
Missouri. the other members, are ex-
pected soon.
Senator Miles Poindexter and Gov
crnor Stephens of California and many
other Republican leaders also are either
here or expected for the hearing.
Sc far as could he learned 40 word
had been received from Governor Cox
as to any evidence he might send Or
saying whether he cypecred to attend
the hearings He was invited to attend
week ago hut replied that he felt his
presence should not be demanded.
May Go to Cox
At Republican headquarters it was said
, that the party leaders probably would
Anot insist that Governor Cox be forced
Ito attend, but every effort would be
III made 10 obtain every bit Of evidence be
might have 1t was indicated that the
Republicans might ask the committee
to 90 to Governor Cox If it was felt
that a subpoena would d>interfere with his
campaign plans or tend to huml1ate
him.
Mr.. Hays issued formal statement
again denying Governor Cox's charges
4 Candidate Cox has charged that mil
lions have been paid to the Republican
national committee by sinister Influences
to buy the presidency" the statement
said Yesterday he is reported to have
said that many men are making contri-
buttons to the Republican campaign fund
for the purpose of using the bayonet
to settle industrial difficulties. Candi-
date Cox will have to prove these
charges, but this he cannot do because
they are absolutely false. His declara-
tions are an insult to the thousands
of citizens aiding IFS with small contri-
buttons and we will publicly prove them
false by making public the name Of
every contributor. the amount and the
purpose for which it is sent.
VIII Probe Cox Fund.
"IncidentaIy Candidate Cox viii have
to explain the source of his own funds
collected by his national committee and
by the agencies outside. the national com
mittee for his benefit"
While neither Mr., Hays nor Mr.. Up
ham would anticipate testimony by say
ing exactly what figures would be pre-
sented il was generally understood that
the national campaign budget, which II
was said would be presented to the
committee, would total S3,62,0 600. Con
cerning the list of quotas, it was said
that it was entirely different from the
list Governor Cox used in his Pitts
burgh speech" and that evidence con
cerning it would be introduced to show
that more than 10000 persons had CON
tributed to the fund which now totalled