Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29

and took his place in the grand stand,
showing Keen Interest in the police
parade and exhibitions.
! Republican efforts TO raise nrcsi
Dental campaign funds were declared
| by Governor Cox here today 10 he
hold, braZen or foolish In his
speech at the National Democratic
Club.
ON his first official visit to New
York since receiving the Democratic
nomination for the presidency, Cover
nor Cox received tumultuous well
come on his arrival, and then deiiv-
cred two addresses in which he dealt
! with the Republican campaign funds.
! the league OF nations and American
iaatiou. The first address was given
~ luncheon at the National Demo
cratic Club. and the second at police
field day ut Gravescnd.
| Republicans Gone Mad.
The Governor, who, in his address,
! declared the Republican leadership
has simply gone mad" spoke at the
club before several hundred Demo-
Gratis. both men and women.
| Referring to his charges that Re-
nublicans ~were conspiring TO buy the
presidency, and information bearing
on the subject Of Republican cam
paign funds which he had made pub
lie. tho candidate said:
III IL were not that the documents
presented came from the very Inside
of Republican headquarters. then the
country might look with some doubt
on r.,
reason that it is difficult TO believe
that political generals can ever be
so bold brazen, or foolish. And yet
the very thing that has just been
exposed is simply repetition of the
foll!es of the year.
when the senatorial oligarchy stood
out in the way of peace, when II held
the civilization of the world in
s;rangle-hold at the time when aid
should have been given 10 staggering
| nations just out of tho war. men
looked at each other and asked the
| question:: How can such n thing be
done even IN the name OF n lit!cs"
When the senatorial group, with
an Inconsistency that persisted.
moved from one contention to an
| other. the same query ran through
the communities of the land.
| when they unblushngly selected
4 leader of the oligarchy. Senator
Lodge. 10 sound tho Keynote. McKin-
ley, Lincoln ana RooscvNe, politicians
shook their heads.
Hank and File Was Appalled,.
when at 2ll o'clock in the morn
ing in II hotel room at Chicago. the
senatorial crowd selected one OF its
number TO be the candidate OF the
party, the rank and file was appalled,.
But. when the money digging
campaign started with an organiza-
ton that swept the country. and
reached into every state and county.
81 when open relations with business be
came an affair OF partisan pride. then
Il became apparent TO all that the
group which has run away with the
affairs Of the Republican party, af-
. ter having departed from the ideal
, ism OF It's historic days. has s!mpiy
+ gone mad"
AT the luncheon speakers include
: Governor Smith. who welcomed Gov
crnor Cox TO New York. and MIR. Me
Adoo, who introduced the presidcn
: tial nominee. MIR. McAdoo. in his
address. expressed his belief in the
"prcsumptive truth" OF Governor
Cox's charges that the Republicans
We're raising Sl5,OOO,000 campaign
t siush fund. Referring to Chairman
VIII IL. Hays ana Treasurer Upham
Of the Republican national commit
. tee as the gold dust twins" the
5 speaker declared that If Governor
4 Cox's charges are true that the wa:
y.
ing to buy the priIdcncy," tbs
5 end OF the republic is IN sight"
: The former Secretary of the Treas.
: ury referred 10 Governor Cox as q
n great dynamic statesman as opposed
10 static statesman" and laudel
i me capabilities or the presidential
nominee
d Mr.. McAdoo. who also made an an.
i, peal for the league OF nations. wa.
3 given a great ovation and cheerot
many times during his address. II
o. "hica lie referred 10 President vii.
o so" Is tho greatest pemocrat!,
e f'es'dent the country has ever had.
u shoncrcd With Flowers. --'-.
. Governor Cox. standard bearer O,
me Democratic party. was showcrc,
WIN flowers when he stepped of hi
private ear a. the Grand Central sta
non TO-DAY Tor iwo-day WISH |,
10 New York.
: Arriving here from New Haven a,
= h""T ahead Of schedule. the s.icn
4 tit. candidate found that the thou
q. s'Ahs o. men and woRlcu maysed i
i- l'r terminal to greet him were no
Dc 20 be caught unawar,s by any shil
le IN ihe time table. They were thcr