Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27
UPHAM CALLS COX
VICTIM Of Joke IN
CITY QUOTAS LIST
Declares Republicans Did
Not Apportion Shares
to Districts.
By the Associated Press.

10 UtStTIClS.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 27.-Gov. Coxs
schedule of republican campaign fund
quotas in fifty-one principal cities is
a "phony list which 1 never heard of
before" Fred w. Upham. republican
national treasurer. declared today on
his return from New York.
Somebody must have played joke
on the governor" Mr.. Cpham declared.
The republican national committee
has never apportioned any quotas to
cities. Mr.. Upham said. The only
quotas assigned. he added, were given
to states. the money to be used for
both state and national campaign pur-
poses. Each state committee then ap-
portioned its quota as it thought best.
Collections Total SLOT 7.:55.32.
Denying charges that vast amounts
had been collected, or were being COL
lected. the republican treasurer ex-
hibited a statement showing collec-
tions up to this morning total ST.
017,255.32, of which New York state,
including the city of New York, gave
S 25.2S2.40. he said.
reiterated the statement of Chair
ma lays that the budget planned
for ne national campaign totaled
slightly in excess Of $3.000,000. and
denied Gov. Cox's charge that he was
planning to raise in excess of $15.-
000,000 -.
Hays : tfacks Cox.
NEW YORK, August 27.-Wnl H.
Hays. chairman IT the republican ma
speech of Gov. Cox in Pittsburgh last
night. in which the democratic presi-
.snntial nominee sought to prove that
rablicans were conspiring to buy
the presidency. declared that Mr.. Cox
had such intimate knowledge of the
wasting of millions in aircraft pro-
duction" during the war. that he
dreamed in millions"
After studV Mt COPS speech Mr.;
at repubiica9 eadduartI rs:
prove, as he as failed o prove and
will fail to owe. his charges. This
is simply cause the charges are
false.
He saY millions have been put
into the RI iblican national committee
by SiniSte influences to corrupt the
electorats He first is reported to
have said a hundred millions. Then
Secretary Roosevelt said thirty mill
lions. Then Candidate Cox said fifteen
millions. while now Candidate Cox
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Dreams In Millions.
."He attempts to prove this by quot
ing from the Official Bulletin of the
publican national committee, a
pamphlet published every few days
and sent broadcast over the country
to party members and to newspa-
pers, all to instill interest among the
workers, and from an alleged quota
sheet which he claims indicates the
amounts to be raised in certain cities.
which he does not even charge was
adopted or any operation had there
under.
Candidate Cox, himself a million
aire. has had such intimate knowl-
edge of the wasting of millions in
Secretary Roosevelt has had such an
intimate knowledge of the burning of
billions by the administration of
which has been an important part
that these men dream in millions.
They will have an opportunity in
Chicago to prove this insult to the
thousands of good citizens all over
the country which are counted in the
republican party.
incidentally they will have a
chance next week to indicate the
source of their own money, both Of
their national committee and other
agencies outside of their national
committee raising money to try to aid
in Candidate CoXS election.
Coolidge Ignorant OF Plan.
BOSTON. August 27-Gov. Cool
idge, republican candidate for Vice
President. said today that he knew
of nothing to warrant charges of Il
$15,o00,00O campaign fund in the in
terests of the republican national
ticket, which were made by Gov. Cox.
the democratic presidential candidate.
mo such plan as he outlines. as l
have gathered from a hasty perusal
of the charges. has been made" Gov.
Coolidge added.
Mask on. Says White. "
NEW YORK, August 27.-Raplyinai
to Mr. Hays statement. George Whites
chairman of the democratic national'
committee. said:
.'The mask is off. The plan is obvi-
GUS. Gov. Cox has rendered dis
tinct service to the country.
ut is up to the Senate investigat-
ing committee to give the public ad-
ditionaI information and figures which
Hays and Treasurer Upham of the
republican national committee have.
Information thus given before a re-
publican investigating committee will
only serve to emphasize the fact which
Gov. Cox has already called to pub
lie notice..