The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-08-23
HARDING SAYS
COX CAMPAIGN
CHARGE FALSE
Assertion That Fifteen Million
Is Raised for G. O. p. La
beled Ridiculous
GIVES FORMAL STATEMENT
Court Fullest Understanding of
Campaign Funds, Repub-
= lican Nominee 49,,
GIVES FORMAL STATEMENT

Chicago, Aug. 23.-Chairman VII
Hays and George White, of the Re
publican and Democratic nationa
committee respectively; the treasure
of each committee and the treasurer
OF the senatorial and cOngressiOna
campaign committees of each, toda.
were ordered to appear before tn
senate committee investigating cam
paign expenditures here next Mon
day.
The committee directed Senato
Kenyon his chairman, telegraph
Governor Cox asking him either t.
appear Monday or have representa-
tive present any evidence he ma!
have to substantiate his charges tina
the Republicans are raising a SIS,
100000 campaign fund.
Marion, O., Aug. 23.-Governo,
Cox's charge Of Republican cam
paign fund Of $15,O00,0OO was charac
terized by Senator Harding as "ab.
solutely untrue" and perfectly red
iculous"
Declaring he seconded cordially
the challenge of Republican nationa
Chairman Hays to the Democratic
nominee to produce evidence of ex.
cessive Republican contributions, Mr.
Harding said he was not fearful oi
the results of any investigation ot
the party treasury.
1--WE court the fullest understand
ing Of our funds, in every respect.
The Republican nominee said, in con-
nectiOn on Gov. Cox's speech of yes
terday. "Not only are statements O!
excessive expenditures absolutely un-
true, but as matter of fact, we are
having difficulty in producing the
funds we legitimately need to conduct
the campaign as it should be con-
Quoted Stories of 15,0O0,O0O fund
are perfectly ridiculous"
Hit by H. c. L.
Senator Harding added that the
wave of advancing costs and the en-
reimbursement of women had raised
the legitimate financial requirements
OF a national campaign, but he de-
clared his party's money chest con-
tanned nothing like" the total named
by his Democratic opponent. Asked
whether any of the money raised by
the national committee before the
Chicago convention would be used in
the campaign, he said it all had been
expended by convention time, and that
in making its arrangements at Chi
cago the party treasury had been COM
PEELED to borrow something like a
quarter Of million dollars"
The senator's attention also was
called to Gov. Cox's charges that the
$1,000 limit fixed by Republican man.
ayers had been evaded by dummy
contributions. The Republican nomi-
nee again declared he would welcome
any proof Of the assertion and when
he was asked whether the party would
return money found to have been CIV
en- through dummy" contributors, he
replied: .
Il think that is rather far-fetch-
ed hypothesys."
In discussing the added expense
Of carrying the campaign to the new
ly enfranchised women, the candidate
said his party would not change it's
campaign machinery materially OH
that account. Personally, he said, he
expected to make mo particular ap-
peal for the votes of the women"
No Class Appeal
II do not believe" he said Gin max
ing a distinction by appealing 10
either sex or to any class as such.
My campaign will be directly to the
citizenry of the United States, and I
take the view that women come into
that citizenry on the same basis as
men,"
The nominee declared he did not
expect enfranchisement of women to
change the ultical complexion Of
any state adding that experience
in the suffrage states had shown the
wisdom of his opinion.
The first of the senator's speeches
this week will be delivered here OH
Tuesday. to group of prominent
theatrical folk representing the
Harding and Coolidge theatrical
league.