Evening star., 1920-09-05
COX CHARGES HAYS
SWORE DELIBERATE
UN7RUTH OF QUOTA.
Republican "War Chest" and
League of Nations Fill Big
Part of Speeches.
SAYS EXPOSE OF PLOT
POSTPONED Meeting
Few Hear Bolt Launched at Re-
publicans Because of Bedlam
and Confusion.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. September T.
Gov James NJ. Cox, democratic presi-
Dental candidate, in a speech today
charged that Will II. Hays. republican
national chairman. had deliberately
pePpetrated a falsehood under oath"
in Chicago. at the Senate committees
investigation of republican contribu-
tions.
The governors charge, elimination
of bitter partisan controversy Of cam
paign financing. was delivered at the
state fair grounds this afternoon in
one Of seven speeches he made dur
ing the days tour Of Wisconsin.
Existence of the alleged republican
"quota" of $s.145.ooo for fifty-one
large cites, charged by Gov. Cox last
Friday at Pittsburgh, was the basis
of today's assertion by the governor.
Mr.. Hays has denied that there
Is any quota said the governor.
Il charge that there is a quota. I
charge. furthermore, that Mr.. Hays
deliberately perpetrated a falsehood
under oath at Chicago when he said
there was not quota"
Gov. Cox followed this declaration
with en- assertion that a conference
arranged today at Marion, Ohio, by
Senator Harding. his republican op-
ponent. with members Of the repub-
lican ways and means or finance COM
mittes had been postponed, because.
the governor declared, he had "ex-
posed this plot to buy the presidency
Of the United States"
Csnfasion 0bstruets Belt.
Few in the fair grounds audience
heard the governors charge against
the repablican leader. because Of con-
fusion at the coaclusion OF the candi-
dates address. when he launched his
bolt.
Tle republican war chest and the
league Of nations formed the major part
sf nearly all Of Gov. Cox's address here
today.
After rear platform speeches at Ke-
nosi,a and Racine, the governor delivered
iavs hare, He discussed, labor problems
and the league with an audience Of
laboring men shortly, after his arrival
then made his fair grounds speech, rest.
ed fe whours at the Milwaukee Athiet-
ic Club, held an informal reception at the
City Press Club, and received an i'm
portant women's delegation at a dinner,
and spoke at a banquet. He closed his
;u;< xxyS%H
PianRington Hall Auditorium and an adj
dress to brother Elks here for a car
nival.
The governor left late tonight for Chi
cago, where he will rest over Sunday.
and on Monday visit Minneapolis and
St Paul. and make several addresses.
including one at the Minnesota state
fair.
Flays sseaate OliEarehy.o
Besides his charge against Mr.. Hays,
Gov. Coz in most Of his addresses hero
nayed the Senate oligarchy." criticised
Senator Harding again as '.reactionary,- -
and declared that, IL his campaign fund
charges were true, Fred W. Upham. re-
publican treasurer, should be ousted BY
Chairman Hays
In his fair speech, leading up to his
charge against Mr.. Hays, Gov. Cox de-
clared:
"Mr. Hays says that quotas have
not been established. There is not q
man or woman here who doesn't be-
lieve that quotas are being estab-
lished.
Treasurer Upham says they are be-
ing established"
IT have here" the governor con-
tinued, pulling a bunch of papers
from his breast pocket and waving
them at the crowd. documents issued
from the national republican COM
mittee with instructions to the money
diggers.' as they themselves have
been called by Treasurer Upham, ia
see to it that papers left on tables
after luncheons shall be destroyed in
order that nobody know what is 70.
Ing on"
Produces CsDies Of Bulletin"
Z Producing copies Of the "oficia
bulletin" of the republican secretary
which he read at Pittsburgh and Other
cities recently and which figured il
Z the Senate inquiry. Gov. Cox pro.
ceeded:
In the drst line Of the OFFICIAL bull
letin' it says that this bull
letin' IL Official and in another par,
It. says that the quotas were under.
stood by Chairman Hays at the out
set
1t says" the governor continued
without reading, that the amount,
sought in each community are par
of the campaign Of general subscrip
tion as originally initiated by Will H
Hays and carried through by tn,
treasurer's office and that the Who'll,
program is now nearing completion
Like his experience with a larg,
outdoor audience at Gravesend rae,
track, New York. a week ago today
the governor. who had devoted mos
of his state fair address to tn,
league. was forced to quit because O.
shouts and roars from the crowd.
Some unable to hear beckoned an,
shouted for the candidate to proceed
etha1s shouted for the fair events I,
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