The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-27
FURTHER REVELATIONS
f.
TO FOLLOW PITTSBuRc
SPEECH GOVERNOR SAYS
Tells Of $s,ooo,o 900 Being
Raised by Republicans
in Fnty-One Cities. I

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New York. Aug. 27.-Goveenor
Cox, Democratic presidential non-
inee, indicated here today that no
would make a further expose" OF
Republican campaign funds within
week.
Pausing here for scarcely more
than An hour, on his way from
Pittsburgh to New Haven, Governor
Cox conferred with party leaders
on the effects Of his speech In
Pittsburgh last night. Then. just
before his train pulled out hs re-
ceived newspaper men. 's;s
Asked IL he would press his
charges further, Mr.. Cox replied:
"Yes. You will have new leads
in a week, l think" 9e
Answers Hays Statement.
Referring an an announcement
from Will H. Hays, chairman OF tho
Republican national committee,
that individual campaign contribu-
tions would be restricted to $1,000,
Mr.. Cox said: c@t
"Mr. Hays knows that such 3
statement isn't true. The methods
used by the Republicans are to get
some big fellow to give $4,000 or
$25, 900 after which dummy names
are written down as contributors
on the party's books. No one needs
to worry about my not naming the
sources Of the funds which I have
accused the Republicans OF rais-
! ing"
Says Our Money Wnl Defeat Repahs
Mr.. Cox said that II the senate
committee investigating campaign
funds really wished him to appear
before 1t in Chicago. he would do -.
| IA year ago I said that the Re-
publicans were going back to the
methods of Mark Hanna, and that
ithey would be defeated with their
own money. This Is still my be-
lief"
When Governor Cox was asked
about reports concerning Demo-
cratic national finance OF . year
ago, he said: -.
4 II came on board the Democratic
ship July Z. l know nothing about
what happened before that time.
"One thing l can tell you. though.
is that l found deficit but NO
money"
Wm Give Names.
| ANY attempts Of Republican lead-
ers to deny the figures quoted II
Pittsburgh last night in support OF
his charge that the G. 0. P. cam
J paign fund goal is $15.o00.O 900. VIII
tbe met by additional revelations,
Governor Cox said today. -
n He indicated his next move would
be to give the names Of some OF the
heaviest contributors to the Repub-
llican fund and to attempt to prove
his assertions that the $1,000 limit
| announced by Senator Harding IL
: being evaded.
Cox clearly indicated during con-
iversation with newspaper CORE
l spondents. that he feels the slusn
3 fund fight has already reached the
) stage where It is very necessary fol
the Republicans to start explaining
. things. Meantime, he added, Il vii
! continue to furnish more leads thai
t they may follow. The charges. o.
e course, bear considerable develop
ment," he said with q smile"
Crux Of Situation.
. "The crux" Of the situation. how
: ever. he said, was simply this:
II have now furnished the senat'
n investigating committee the leads
VI They can call the Republican na
e tional chairman and treasurer AM
/ demand the names Of the stat
l. chairmen. From the state ch4tr
+ men can be secured the names q
the county and district chaifmen
= And in this way the committee ca
l. get to the bottom Of this thing II ]
VI desires. I have every conhdenc
+ that it will do So"
70 will you go before the commit
le tee personality" Cox was asked.
# II should be glad to 90 II the
j. wish IT," he replied.
: Between now and then will 20
n give further facts In the way OF i'm
le portant disclosures?
l. no. % md" .shrdlcmfwypeta
It 81 think It is safe to assume tina
h the situation permits Of develop
3. ments," he replied. - :
d Has Plenty Of Evidence.
Chairman Hays seems to cente
his attitude on the failure to devel
iop actual corruption In connectio
with the Republican fund. WI
you have evidence showing thi
Wall street or other so-called ID
terests are involvedT Cox was asf
ed further
ri II think you may expect plenty (
D information during the next week
4 Have you evidence to contradi.
e Hays claim that NO subscriptIc
over 1000 has been received :" VI
D. the next question.
}" when Mr.. Hays makes tn,
X statement he knows he is statir
m what Is not true" Cox answers
o. quietly. .s,s.f.s
ef MY statement Just made stan
re jnst ~ made 1t. You know n d
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