The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27
"SIush FUND.- Amount Trimmed
Down Too Often.
First S1OO,O0e,OOO, Then $780,
100000, Then 100000.
FINALLY CUT TO So, 600, 600
G.. o. P. Leaders Say Fund for
State Drives, Too.
Only Third War Chest for Ma
tional Campaign.

New York. Aug. 27.-"Of course
Candidate Cox fails to prove as he has
failed and will fail to prove his
charges" Will H. Hays. chairman of
the Republican national committee,
said in a statement today.
This is simply because his charges
are false"
He is first reported to have said
800, 100000; then Secretary Roosevelt
said $30.000.000. then Candidate Cox
said $15,000,000, and now Cox says
$4,000, 600.
He attempts to prove this by quot
ing from official bulletins and from
an alleged sheet which he does not
even charge was ever adopted or any
operation had Hereunder.
Dreams in Millions.
Candidate Cox, himself a million
aire, has had such intimate knowledge
of the wasting of millions in aircraft
production in his state. and Secre-
tary Roosevelt has had such intimate
knowledge of the burning of billions
by the administration of which~he has
been an important part. that these
men dream in millions.
Incidentally, they will have a
chance next week to indicate the
national committee and to other agen-
cies outside the national committee
raising money to aid in Cox's election -
Two Separate Charges.
In discussing Governor Cox's Pitts
burgh speech today, Republican lead
ers emphasized the Democratic can
didate has made two separate and dis
tinct charges, proof of which he had
promised to produce:
First, that the Republican national
Ecommittee was raising a fund of $751;
600, 900.
Second. that millions had been paid
to the COMMITTEES by the greedy in
terests for the purpose of buying the
presidency.
They contend. he proved neither
charge. They alleged Cox based his
case on a purely tentative list OF
quotas for subscriptions from various
cities which was prepared by Harry
/ NJ. Blair, assistant to Frederick w
Upfaan, treasurer of the national COM
ance of the committee and that it was
! never. put into practical effect.
Only Third for National
"All the amounts were made pur-
poseIy large" said one of the officials
of the committee, "in order to stimu-
late local endeayor. In some cases we
actually. asked for three times what
we expected to get. Furthermore: al
| quotas which were finally decided
upon included both national and state
/ campaigns. Only one-third of the
amount raised in the various states
goes to the national committee"
The Republicans here believed Cos
in his speech at Pittsburgh last might
had not proved his allegation thai
they were raising a corruption fund
| to buy the presidency. With regard
to the list of fifty-one cities Cox read
during his speech. together with theil
alleged quotas. aggregating $s.1 49,.
900, the Republican leaders pointed
out the figures covered state and dis
trict campaigns in addition to the ma
tional fight.
Just Put Goal High
other officials explained that the
| list read by Cox did not necessarily
! represent the exact sums to be raised
The figures were put high so there
would be a definite goal for each dis
| trict
! Some evidence of a counter-attack
was seen in Hays' statement that y
hope Mr. Cox divulges the sources o1
| the funds which are being contributed
by the Democratic national committee
and other agencies to be used in ar
3 fa alacf him {"