New-York tribune., 1920-08-27
Says Upham Assigned
Amounts to 81 Cities
in p States to Raise
Huge Campaign Fund
Secrecy Promised
Donors, HAsserts
Declares Harding and
Hays s'Cave Blessing;
Senators to Get Facts

PITTSBURGH, Aug 26.-Information
to support his charges that a Repub-
lican campaign fund exceeding s15,-
100000 was being raised "in a con-
spiracy to buy the Presidency" was
presented by Governor Cox in address,
ing public meeting here tonight.
Governor Cox's data consisted almost
entirely of matter taken from the off,
.cial bulletin of Fred W. Upham. Of
Chicago, treasurer of the Republican
National Committee, but his chief ex-
hlbit was typewritt list purporting
to show Republican campaign quotas
imposed on fifty-one principal cities in
twenty-seven states and aggregating
$8,145,OOO.
Names of local subscribers, Governor
Cox said, were ordered kept secret.
These quotas, given as 100000 for
New York City, S75O,0O0 for Chicago.
S500,o00 for Philadelphia, and ranging
down to $4,000 for smaller cities like
Albany and Atlanta, were said by Gov
ernor Cox to have been announced
about the middle Of July.
Says Harding Knew of 1t
That Senator Harding, his Republi-
can opponent, was acquainted with
the details Of the quota plan and that
it was also approved by VIII H. Hays.
chairman of the Republican National
Committee, was charged by the Demo-
cratic candidate
From subsequent issues of the Off
clal bulletin Governor Cox quoted
many reports from Republican work
ers throughout the country, reporting
going lover the top" and in excess cf
the alleged quotas.
Announcement of the $8,145,Goo
| metropolitan quotas, Governor Cox
said, was made by Harry NJ. Blair, as
sistant to Treasurer Upham. A meet
ing was held in Chicago, Governor Cox
said, at which Chairman Hays "spoko
his blessings"
The Governor charged that type-
written sheets bearing the fifty-one
cities quotas were "distrbuted to those
assembled" and he produced one Of
the alleged quota lists, but did not
state how or where it was acquired.
The quota plan, he said, was carried
cut like that of the Liberty Loan CAM
pagns.
That the reputed attempt to raise
SS,145,OO0 from ffty-one cities in
twenty seven of the forty-eight states
is fair evidence that the total national
fund will be much larger was declared
by Governor Cox. He said big busi.
ness men were prominent on the Re-
publican Ways and Means Committee,
and that the raising of funds was on
business craftsmanship" basis.
Quotes Republican Bulletin
Governor Cox also quoted front
statements in the Republican bulletin
that state and county organizations
were not to be disturbed or retarded
il. their activities"
Calling attention to Chairman Hays's
statement that $3O00O0O was being
raised, Governor Cox said that o-day's
papers carried a statement from Treas.
urer Upham that the Republican total
would be about $7,500,000.
From the evidence which we shall
submit" Governor Cox added, 81 think
you Will agree that we are justified
in multiplying Mr.. Upham's figures by
two"
Governor Cox, standing stanchly BY
his charges that an attempt to pur.
chase the Presidency was being made,
declared that the Senatorial olgarchy
and its friends are barking back to the
days of Mark Hanna" stating that in
the 1896 campaign, which Mr.. Hanna
IIdIdScu, GiO,OUU,OOu was spent.
at was this foul thing said Gov.
ernor Cox. (which Theodore Roosevelt
brought to an end when he reformed
the Republican party When he wai
doing it Warren G. Harding branded
him as an Aaron Burr.
II charge again an assault on tho
electorate" said Governor Cox "H
can't be hidden. The hosts are mar.
shaled. The money ammunition il
prepared, but it will not succeed Thd
net is spread in sight of the quarry
What is the game except TO becloui
the public mind on the subject OF ths
League. Of Nations issue and wori
peace?'
Written List of Quotas
The typewriter list of cities quota,
presented by Governor Cox follows
Official quotas-New York City, 50.
100000; Chicago, S750,000;. Philadel
phia, $500, 600; Detroit, $3.50 900; Pitts,
burgh, 100000; Cleveland $500 .0OC,
Boston, 100000; Cincinnati, $4,000
st. Louis, s250,o00; Buffalo. $3.50. 600,
San Francisco, $150,o00; Los Angeles
sl50,0o0; indianapolis, S125,00O; To
ledo. 100000; Columbus. s100,0oo)
Seattle, 100000; Minneapolis, 500 GOO;
st. Paul, 100000; Providence, 100000:
Newark, s10O.000; Youngstown, sSO,000i
Akron. $4,000; Oakland, S75 700; Nil.
waukeet. SIS 900; Dayton $4,000; Bal
timoore, $4,000; New Orleans, s5o,OoOi
Rochester, $4,000; Kansas City, $50,
900; Denver, $4,000; New Haven, $50,
600; Omaha, S50,o00; Scranton, $5O,00c'
Spokane, $4,000; Syracuse, s5O.00c,
Bridgeport, $4,000; Washington. S5c.
600; Louisville, $4,000; Des Moinel
$4,000; Schenectady, $4,000; Porc
land, $4,000; Birmingham. $4,000,
Canton, Ohio, $4,000; worcestei
Mass, $4,000; Lynn. Mass, s25.0oCl
Albany. N. Y. $4,000; Atlanta. S25.
600; Memphis, $4,000; Duluth. S25.
600; Jersey City, $4,000; Lowell
Mass. $4,000; total, Ss, las 900.
On the question of keeping secret al
local subscriptions, Governor Co,
quoted from the official bulletin {,
August 16 as follows:
The names and amounts subscribe.
by local donors should not be mac
public locally"
i hereby give it wide and non