Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22
COX DOMINATED
by FOUR R]SSES,
r !. CHARGE Oh: HAYS
Republican Chairman Says
J, He Appeals to Two
a, Party Factions.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HHGUSTA, Me-. August 21-Win
H. Hays, chairman of the Ttpuoiican
national committee, today opened MS
partys campaign in this state Tor
election ,d members of Congress with
a speech in which he asserted that
Gov. Cox was dominated by President
Wilson and four unnamed bosses
..The democratic candidate appeals
to both the Wilson and the anti " IL
son factions of his party" declared
Mr.. Hays ITO the former he holoS
forth the Presi dents platform 10 the
latter, he exhibits himself as an au-
vocate of compltGe change in admInls-
tratior. He offe Us to the country for
foreign use the Wilson covenant ana
for domestic servi ce Tammany Hat
truly a marvellous combination Oh I'M
potence and i'll repute.
Mr.. Hays devoted much OF MS
speech to discussing camp0Sn funds
DENYING vigorously I hat the republic
can party planned to expend exces-
sive sums to elect Sc uator Harding
and Gov. Coolidge.
May Increase Ma sximum.
Also denying that millions had
~gone into the republican treasury
from certain interests banded to-
h, gether to buy the pressidency-a
statement WHICH lie ~
Gov. Cox-Mr. Hays dec aared that
this amounted to a charge OF con-
spiracy to betray the country
- Referring to The republican plan TO
limit individual campaign contr1ou-
lions to $1,000. Mr.. Hays slid;
the requisite sums we shall so state
publicly increase the maxil mum and
seek additional contributions
Declaring that the party nee'aed ABOUT
$4,000, 200. Mr.. Hays said that no critl-
cism of the democrats for see king the
largest obtainable contributors would
be offered Nor shall we. in resentful
emulation of the positive CHARGES OF the
- democratic candidates. so much as mt.
mate that their responsible officers Will
use any part of their funds corruptly,
: he said. Frankly and squarely. as be-
tween mutual respecting citizens. we
don't believe they will, or would-if they
could.
VIII Meet Issue Readily.
But I give fair warning now that
neither the republican candfdaIes nor
thA republican management will take
false aspersions lying down. II. at the
Instance of our adversaries, tins cam
paign shall finally resolve into a ques.
ton of personal characters, we know OF
no reason, aside from natural distaste,
Why we should not meet that issue as
readily as any other.
After announcing that the republican
party had probably never before enjoyed
& such complete unanimity of acceptance
and approval after presidential nomi-
nation. Mr. Hays accused the democrats
of INDIGESTION in selecting an issue ABOUT
which to rally
FIT is for their new leader. not zig
! xarging back and forth from the SIN
m lister blight of tine soloist OF the DEM
.ocratic party to the furtive presence
Of its quartet of bosses, to make MS
selection" he said.
Indifferent to Choice.
NC OF republican Willingness to meet
their adversaries on whatever ground
y a~When they concentrated upon the
league covenant without the dottlng
Of an Il or the crossing of l., we
met them squarely-
= s-When, through their national
chairman, fresh from a conference
with their candidate, they pronounced
the covenant only a secondary issue
alter ali. we acquiesced. When the
candidates reversed their national
.chairman and declared the Wilson
league the sole issue, we accepted
most readily. Where next they will
.land is wholly ,conject1ral
1.-THE ultimate choice OF the demo-
cratic party is a matter of indiffer-
~ nce to the republicans Mr. hays de-
: efared, adding:
~ s'Our sole requirement is that there
shall be no restriction This refer
endum is going to be more than SOL
,emn. 1t is going to be great, the
most comprehensive ever known. Be,
fore ended it will have comprised
every phase of maladmi nistration and
every fieck of Wilsonitis that have
brought untold miseries to people
who have every right to be pros
porous and contented."