The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-28

lis Case-Creates Suspicion that
More Money Is Being Used Puts
Proof On Opponents.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Despatch to The Reformer,
Copyright 1920
pFrTsBURGH, Apg. 28.-Poitical
meetings may come and 90 but there
Lava been few like that which Gov
ernor Cox addressed here Thousands
az people listened eagerly to the
eharae1 made by the Democratic nomi-
nee Of a, lntge fund Ito purchase the
areaidrncy, " and literally went into
a frenzy of enthusiasm as the gov
frnof produced documents from Repub-
lican headquarters tending to show
that at least $8,0OO,OO0 is being raised
| in 81 cities or 81 states from commun-
dies totaling 25ooO,OO0 population and
that efforts are being continued to raise
| funds IN citiee other than those men
toned in the $3.Oo0,OOG quota.
Sensation after sensation was produced
| bv Governor Cox and the crowd gave
him demonstration of approval that
was more like the demonstrations Theo-
| dorc Roosevelt used TO get. more like
| the enthusiasm II Tram Johnson com
handed and more like the spirit of JOY
| that one witnesses in an athletic con
| test as the bleachers rise to cheer
piece of good play. This is a Repubf-
can stronghold hut it made no differ
cnce-the crowd just "raised the
roof. -
There's no doubt about 1.-THE
| American people love a contest. They
Hike to hear candidates swat each other
with hot shots and sarcastic thrusts.
Governor Cox got more real enthusi
asm out of the crowd at Pittsburgh
than Woodrow Wilson got here in all
his speeches put together.
Perhaps it was the extraordinary
character of the occasion-it had been
well advertised in advance because of
the governor 5 announcement that he
would present proofs of his sensational
charges. The big auditorium was
hacked to the doors. large overflow
crowd was addressed out of doors.
The people appeared convinced that
|
skeptic answered a rhetorical question
bv saving he didn't believe the gov
ernor had named a single corporation
or individual that had paid cent and
Mr.. Cox who appears to enjoy heck
ling said the senatorial investigation
committee dominated by Republicans
had the power to call in Chairman HAYS
and Treasurer Upham and either dis
prove the charges or get the names of
the persons who had contributed the
Quotas
The governor read his manuscript
carefully and frequently Haunted aloft
| so that everybody could see them
: printed copies of the Official Bulletin
= which was published privately and foI
confidential use by the Republican ma
tional finance organization. Mr.. Coz
evoked much amusement as he read
some of the slogans from the Oficia
Bulletin and as he poked fun at Sen
ator Harding for saying he didn t know
of these things when the Bulletin con
tains a letter of endorsement from thu
Republican candidate himself.
OF course crowds do not analyz
speeches carefully. They go by impress
sion and the intonation of voice ant
emphasis of speakers. Editorial writ
ers will probably scrutinize the evi
| dence and the senatorial investigator!
1 committee viii also examine it care
fully and the Republicans named il
II the documents still have an opportun
ity to explain their side of the case
/ But this much Governor Cox did do
/ he created a suspicion in the minds o
I his audience that if $S,000,000 was be
I ing raised in q states from 25000,0 90
I people, the final totals could easil.
1 more than double or as he phrased il
I mot less than $4,000, 900" He ais
I spoke so often of quotas being over
subscribed in cities not mentioned il
] the list covering the first $S,000,000 a
I to create the impression that a seeon
] list of quotas was made up for add
] tional sums If Governor Cox has tina
= second list, he gave no hint of it in hi
: speech here. Cireumstantially h
:, Snilt MP the second part of his cas-
II on inference and deduction and ask
III that the burden of disproving the ex
II istence of a larger fund than at leas
III 5000, 900 be placed upon his oppon
ents. I
II There is talk that Governor Cox ha
III other documents and that he wants t
II draw the fire of his opponents by pub
III liSHlHS II III stpdldle Spcechts pu
III newspapermen here have the impression
III that if the governor had any more sub
| stantial proof than he presented t
III show the plans for his remaining So,
II 600 900, he would have produced it il
III Pittsburgh 1t is admitted that he es
II tablished his case for the first $4,000,
II 600 but that the remainder rests upol
III differences drawn from various refer
ences in the Official Bulletin to cite
III and states not mentioned in the origi
Y nal list of quotas.
This much can be said-the audienc
in Pittsburgh recognized the discrep
. ancy between the statement attribute,
to Will Hays that he had estimated
the Republican campaign fund at SO,
= 100000 and the admission of Treas