The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
PRESENTS PROOF S15,OO0,O00 FUND
 IS BEING RAISED Data Is Taken From Recent Bulletin of Republican National Committee
 Treasurer
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lttSDuIS, August 70. - ll- formation to support his charges that a republican cam paign fund exceeding $15, 5,000,- O00was being raised "in con- spiracy to buy the presidency" was presented by Governor Cox of Ohio, democratic presiden- tial candidate, iii addressing a public meeting here tonight.
 The governors data consisted almost entirely of matter taken from the of- ficial bulletin of Fred w. Upham of Chicago, treasurer of the republican national committee, but his chief ex- bibit was a typewriter list purporting to show republican campaign quo.as imposed on fifty-one principal cities in twenty-seven states and aggregat- dng sS,145, 900.
 Names of local subscribers, Gov ernor Cox said, were ordered kept secret. These quotas, given as *2,OOO,0OO for New York City, $750.- % for Chicago. S5OO,OOO for Phila- delphia, and ranging down to S2S.- 900 for smaller cities like Albany, N. |. and Atlanta. Ca. were said
 
 Aeunced about the middle of July.
 That Senator Harding, his republican opponent. was acquainted with the de- tails of the quota plan and that it-was also approved by Will H. Hays, chair man of the republican national com mittee, was charged by the democratic candidate.
 MANY OVER TOP
 From subsequent issues of the off ' <cial bulletin Governor Cox quoted many reports from republican workers tnrougnout the country reporting go- Ing over the top" and in excess of the tuakquotas
 Announcement of the ss, 145, GOO metropo,- irar quotas, Governor Cox said, was made S by Harry M. Blair, as assistant to Treas frer Upham. meeting was held in Chi cdeo, Governor Cox said, at which NV l H. Hays. chairman of the republican rational committee, spoke his bless irgs.''
 The governor charged that typewritteh sheets bearing the 51 cities quotas were @distrioutedS to those assembled and he produced one of the alleged qucta lists. but did not state how or where it was acquired. The quota plan, he said was carried out like that of the Liberty Lean campaigns. That the rcputed attempt to raise s. 1sS,o0o from fifty-one cities in twenty seven of the forty eight states is fair evidence that ths total national fund will be much larger, was declared by Governor Cox, who said big business men were prominent on the republican ways and means commityee, and the raising of Y sunds was on business saiesmanship' hasis.
 Governor Cox also quoted from state nents in the republican bulletin tha. state and county organizations were not to be disturbed or retarded in ther activities
 HAYS'/ STATEMENT DESTROYED Calling attention to Chairman Hays statement that s3,0oo.o was being raised. Governor Cox saiC that today's papers carried a statement from Treasurer Uo- ham that the republican total would be about s, ,500,000
 From the evidence which we shall submit" Governor Cox added. T think you will agree that we are Justified in multiplying MT. Upham's figures by two"
 Governor Cox, standing stanchly by his charges that an attempt to purchase the presidency was being made. declared that the senatorial oligarchy and their friends are marking back to the days of Mark Hanna" stating that in the 1898 campaign, of which MT. Hanna was manager, $16. 5000 was spent.
 ssIt was this foul thing" said Gov. ernor Cox. sswhich Theodore RoOse- welt brought to end when he re- formed the republican, party. When he was doing it. Warren G. Hnrd- ina branded him an Aaron Burr.
 "I charge again ansaxSault on the electorate." said Governor Cox. ssIt can't be hidden; the hosts are mar- shaled; the money ammunition is pfepared, but it will not succeed. The net h spread In sight of the quarry.
 What is the game. except to becloud the public mind on the subject of tho League of Nations issue and world peace?"
 On the question of keeping secret all local subscriptions, Governor Cox quoted from the official bulletin of Au- gust IS. as follows:
 ..The names of amounts subscribed by local donors should not be made pub lie locally,
 II hereby give 1t wide and nom oxcIusive publicity" Governor Cox continued. but why wns the pubii- cation to he only in the organ of the secret societys Why were the names of local contributors not to
 De made knownf Was 1t that such contribution would carry It's own meanfng to GAe voters fn the local
 communitiesf Or, if secrecy were guaranteed in the cOmmunitfes,
 were MT fA1yA aH0 NxIs tPu8m tO
 ao the same thing in submitting aA-ir returns on box office receiptsf 0ertafnIy, there is some reason. Vhat h fts The public fs entitled e0 know.
 eff MT Hays and MT. Upham do not come forward with the information, the republican national committee ought to remove them both and insist upon a 4 clear bill of health Furthermore, there ahoNld be some exclamation of this be- ts.x made purely business affair, par ticipated in by business men and busi- ness men only. Unexplained, 1t carries Its own conformation and exposes the purpose of the whole shameful busi- ness. IL means that the quota is to be assessed asainst those who are to bene- fit, and thst the captains of industry who have answered Mir. Hays roll cal are submitting to taxation with the un- derstanding that they will have repre-. 3sentation.
 The quota pain. Governor Cox charged Twas approved by Chairman Hays and Treasurer Upham,,' and also, he added fit received indorsement from a higher source"
 quoting from message" written b, senator Harding, the republican nomi nee, in the official bulletin of August s Governor Cox said that Senator liar
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