The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-09-03
PROBE SHOWS NO
CORRUPTION FUND
C. o. P. Budget To Be Three
Millions Cox Charges
Disproved

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 3O.-Charges OF
, Governor Cox that the Republicans
are raising a campaign fund of S15,-
900, 900, in wrongful and corrupt
fashion, were demolished by National
Chairman VIII II. Hays, today when
IN his testimony before the senatorial
investigating committee he brought
cut the fact tn It in tho period iruii
December /, 1918 to August 26, 1920,
a total OF 30.904 people have con-
tributed to the Republican campaign
fund. Their contributions averged
S92.3O, coming from every state in
the union.
Chairman Hays showed that the
$1,000 limit is Being adhered to as
strictly as posslo,e. and that the to-
tai campaign budget of the National
Committee is only 5000, 037.20 in
stead of the sum alleged by Cox. He
branded the Cox charges one by one
as false.
Not content with showing that the
Republican campaign fund is being
obtained from many thousands of
small contributors and is not excessive
Chairman Hays took the offensive
and called attention of the committee
TO the plans of the Democratic Nation
al Committee to raise s10,0O0,0OO
fund. as announced August "a, 1919,
by W. d. Jamison, Democratic direc-
tor OF finance. He also presented an
roll, president of the New Jersey Fed
Grafton OF Liquor Interests, calling
for help of the organized liquor trade
toward election of Cox, whom Mr..
Carroll calls pronounced wet"
Mr.. Hays charged that Democratic
propaganda has been sent out at pub
lie expense thru government litera-
ture and that Federal office holders
are being assessed for money for the
Cox campaign.
BY these and other declarations.
Mr.. Hays has created situation
which seems to make 1t almost i'm
perative for the committee to call
Cox to the stand and examine him
under oath.
$1,000 Limit Plan Hays
Chicago, Aug. 30-An extended ex-
animation today Of viii s. Hays, Re-
publican national chairman. and Ho-
mer S. Cummings. former Democratic
national chairman, by the Senate COM
mittee investigating campaign ex-
penditures failed to throw any light
on the $4,000, 900 fund which Gov
ernor Cox charged the Republican
party was seeking to raise Sin an at
tempt to corrupt the American cleo
torate and buy the presidency"
The committee also heard Repre-
sentative M. d. Flood, Of Virginia.
Chairman of the Democratic congress
sionai campaign committee. and for
mer Representative Joseph L.. Rim
ock, of Kentucky, treasurer Of the
committee.
Outstanding points in the maze of
figures thru which the committee
struggled were:
Testimony by Mr.. Hays that the Re-
publican National Committees bud
get for the presidential campaign
called for expenditure of s3,o7s'oS7.-
20.
Declaration by Mr.. Cummings that
allowing for the increased cost OF
printing, clerical hire, rents, trans
portation and all necessities of a ma
tional campaign, national commit
tee should be able to stage a fair,
decent and stiff campaign with rea-
sonable publicity for $S,0O0,O0O.
With that amount of money, he said
the national chairman need not wor-
ny over finances.
Mr.. Hays also testified the Repub-
lican National Committee was seek
ing to raise approximately $1.O0O,0OO
to be donated to state committees for
their local campaigns, making total
of slightly more than $4,0OO,ooO In
the Republican campaign chest for
all purposes.
Both Mr.. Hays and Mr.. Cummings
refused to discuss details OF their
committee financing, asserting that
as chairmen they had only a general
knowledge of such subjects and that
the books and records of the com
mittee treasurers would have to be re-
lied upon in that respect,
Neither knew Of any large indiyid-
NAL contributions and Mr. Hays was