Evening journal., 1920-08-23
CALLSON cox
TOPROVEFUND
Senator Harding Calls
Charges Ridiculous and
Without Foundation
ASKS OPPONENT
TO GIVE DETAILS

MARION, ONO. Aug, Ex-senator
Harding hos challenged his Domoora-
TIC opponent 10 prove his charFe that
The Republican national committee has
an enormous campaign fund In re-
serve TO buy an undprhold" on the
government stating that he desires
tle fullest publicity Regarding all cam
paign money, Tho Senator anticipated
ers and men Of large Affairs have been
maxine survcptitlous contributions 10
the Republican curNnlitep hy using
thc names Of clerks and employees,
This was brought 10 his attention YES
tcrviay nor che ntst tmc.
"Let them show Y n there Is any
such thing." the Senator said. He
seconded The motion made by Mr.
HAYS that the truth be made public
regarding all campaign funds
One OF The csmpaign bombs thrown
by Governor Cox "a Tho big fund
charge, Re has asserted from the
stump that The Republican National
Committee has si5,Oo0.OQo available
to finance the Presidential contest
Following that statement, n Is under
stood ne Democratic uSrnps y pm
pared 20 let hose another blast This
lalter Is said to be that bankers and
heads Of corporations are pourlng un-
nmitod sums into the Republican
treasury under ne blind of using the
names of clorks and employees for
81 900 contributions. n Is said that
tho Democrats will charro that one
banker ravo $4,000 under nineteen
names. The Republicans are limit
lng contributions 10 si.ooo each. Asked
about tho sia0oo,oqo fund, the senator
said;
''reel Is ridiculous, wholly without
foundation~
The senator said ne knew mat when
tho campaign opened the National
Committee was practically without
funtis. all The 10000 or more raised
m the last two years having been
spent IN the committees extensive
work. Tho National Committee had 70
borrow money last April he said. on
the subject of camnaign funds the
Senator referred IN me small amounts
roised IN his contests for Offices In
Ohio and said he believed they touch
ed the low water marx.
Senator Harding expressed the opln-
Ion that no national campaign could
be financed for less than about = 1000
600. Recalllns the Mckinley cam
7paign of 1906, ho said; That was ~
years ago and Il cost 100000. Marx
Hanna told me, and 100000 was re-
turned 10 the contributors. In 1900
Hanna hod 20 get down on his knees
end scratch for money, and they spent
q littae moro than 100000"
TIE Senator had a real rest yester-
day. He spent part Of the day talking
oampaipn Issues with Colonel George
Harvey, who Is the guest over the
weekend Of Senator and Mrs. Hard
ing. Wearing an old suit and a cap,
Tho Senator took long walk this
Patterson, Chicago editor. Returning
from the tramp he stopped In the
newspaper hut and talked over the
oampaign for half.an hour.
Urged 10 comment on the Polish
Russian situation, the Senator seid nc
declined 10 give his views on any in
ternational situation or question until
he makes his League Of Nations
speech hero next Saturday.
Il am not coing 10 anticipate that
speech" the Senator said. You know
this Is going to be a prudent admins
tration."
The Polish situation offers an op-
portunity for an application OF the
League OF Nations issue, doesn't itf'
was asked.
The Senator smiled, paused for a
moment and answered: We'll, you
have cot a good slant on IT,"
Senator Harding will not change his
> campaign plans because OF the adop-
zion OF the woman suffrage amend
ment He expressed the opinion that
the result would not be changed In a
single State with women voting and
said mat his argument would be ad-
dressed tO citizens, not TO men or
women particularly.
The baseball team from the soldiers
home in Sandusky played the Marion
team yesterday and called on the Sena-
, tor The fifteen men on the squad
were accompanied by six g. A. R. vet
erans. The Senator came out with
Colonel Harvey and talked with the
visitors.
This is our catcher" the captain Of
the team said, introducing a sturdy
young man.
, ''I know ne is a catcher. Look here, "
Fhe Senator said 10 Colonel Harvey,
and he held up the catcher's two
gnarled fingers.
: II have one OF those" the Colonel
remarked, proudly exhibiting baseball