Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-30
To Prove Fund That COxSeesisaPhantOnl
Republican Leaders Are Pre- pairing to Cruelty Cox on His Own Cross

preparing mass of documentary evi- dence to be presented to the senate cam paign Investigating committed when it reconvenes here tomorrow to look into methods used in conducting the presiden- tiaI campaigns.
 This evidence, they declared, would prove untrue the charges of Governor Cox, democratic nominee, that "a S15,- o00,000 corruption fund" was being raised by the republicans and would ''crucify Cox on his own cross"
 Will Hays, chairman of the republican national committee, arrived this morning and he and Fred W. Upham, treasurer of the national committee, were in con ference until late tonight Under their supervision copies of the party's books and records were made containing the name of every contributor to the cam paign fund and the amount given, the party's campaign budget and the quotas assigned districts. Another statement prepared is said to show the expenditures of the party in the campaign.
 Tt will all be given to the committee tomorrow" said Mir. Upham. Tt will show that there is no corruption, no slush fund, and that Governor Cox's statements are absolutely untrue"
 Previous statements by MT. Hays and MT. 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 reiterat- ed tonight.
 We will fight fire with fire" said MT. Hays We will not only make public everything with our campaign, but We will force the democrats to do the same. We warned them at the start that we would not take their aspersions, lying ooI- +H,,4 l statement"
 Senator Walter E. Edge, republican. of l New Jersey, arrived unexpectedly today and will take part in the hearings. Sen ator Edge, a member of the senate com mittee has been in Europe and has not attended any of the hearings since the l conventions He called at republican i headquarters and was cIoseted with MT. Hays and Mir. Upham a few minutes, but said that the meeting had no official sig | nificance. .. | chairman of the committee, arrived late
 tonight, and Senator Pomerene, demo crat, of Ohio, and the other members are expected early tomorrow.
 Senator Mile; Poindexter of Washing l ton and many other republican leaders
 also either are here or expected.
 On the democratic side there was little activity. There was no one officially au- thorized to speak for them in connection l with the hearing. Wilbur Marsh, treas urer of the democratic national commit
 tee, and George White, chairman, are ex- pected tomorrow. | So far as could be learned, no word has
 been received from Governor Cox as to
 any evidence he might send or saying
 whether he expected to attend. He was
 invited to do so a week ago, but replied
 he felt his presence should not be de
 manded.
 At republican headquarters it was said
 that the party leaders probably would moi
 insist htat Governor Cox be forced to at.
 tend. but that every effort would be made
 to obtain all evidence he might have. Ii
 was indicated that the republicans might
 ask the committee to go to Governor Co1 if it was felt that subpoena would in.
 terfere with his campaign plans or tend
 to humiliate him.
 MT. Hays and MT. Upham saw no ont
 throughout the day but party leaders ex.
 cept for thirty-minute interview giver
 newspapermen by the national committed
 chairman, in which he issued a forma
 statement again denying Governor Cox's
 charges.
 Candidate Cox has charged that mil.
 lions have been paid to the republican
 national committee by sinister influences
 to buy the presidency" said the state.
 ment. Yesterday he is reported to have
 said in New York that many men are , moking contributions to the republican , campaign fund for the purpose of using the bayonet to settle industrial difficult [ ties. Candidate Cox will have to prove 7 these charges, but this he cannot do be cause they are absolutely false. His dec \ larations are an insult to the thousand. of citizens aiding us with small contribu Etions, and we will publicly prove then < false by making public the name of ever, contributor, the amount, and the purpos, for which it is spent.
 Incidentally, Candidate Cox will hav to explain the source of his funds col l. lected by his own national .comnitte and by the agencies outside his nationa committee for his benefit
 While neither MT. Hays nor MT Uphar
 would anticipate testimony by saying ex f actly what figures would be presented r, it was generally understood that tn
 national campaign budget, which it wa f said would be presented to the commit d tee, would total $3,76? 900. Concernin 6 the list of quotas, it was said that l. was entirely different from the list Gov r. ernor Cox used in his Pittsburgh speec e and that evidence concerning it would b $ introduced to show that more than 30, ,00 e persons had contributed to the funt It which now totalled somewhat more tha d million dollars.
 r. Congressman Fred A. Britten of IIlno l. has been subpoenaed in connection wit
 his charges that money appropriated | e Great Britain for entertainment at Il e, Washington embassy had found it's wa 1- to the democratic national committee an c. the Investigating committee also has se7 v,- eral other matters on it's docket. IT H. senatorial primaries in Oklahoma, IT which Senator Gore was defeated and u q ! pre-convention campaign in Kansas al : among them.
 Representative James W. Good. repu
 1ican, of Iowa, tonight issued a stat
 rent charging that democratic offic N holders had violated the corrupt practic :. act by levying political assessments f federal employees and saying he wou ,s welcome an opportunity to appear befo ,s the investigating committee in support " his statements.
 ,g He specifically charged that E. T. Me
 dith, secretary of agriculture, and W
 bur Marsh became directors of an Iov
 club organized solely to obtain mon from federal employees in secret. ,l- BODY OF CROWELL FOUND