Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-08-30
Says
$5,OOo,0Oo
ToBeSpent
Republican Chairman
Denies Big Interests
Underwriting Cam
paign Of G. 0. P.

Chicago, Aug. 30.-The repubIi
can campaign for 1920 will be car
ried on at total expenditure O
lS5,OOo,OO0. according to testimon,
given here today before the senat,
committee investigating campaig,
funds. The statement was made b,
VIII III. Hays, chairman of the ma
tlonal republican committee but he
explained that s1.1O0,OO of the to
tai had been expended by the or
| ganlzation which went out Of office
with the end of the repubIlcan ma
tional convention. -
Mr.. Hays emphasized that the
present national committee had a
budget of approximately s3,000,O 900
and that $1,0O0,0O0 Of the total ex-
pected to pass through the commit
tees treasury would be allocated
| back to the states for strictly state
purposes.
Replies to Charges.
The testimony was in the nature
of reply to charges made by Gov
ernor Cox, democratic presidential
nominee that the republican cam
ipaign fund would total SIS, 900. 300.
Mr.. Hays denied this char. urio
also said positively that no "big
money interests" had underwritten
the republican expenses.
Will Hays, chairman of the re-
publican national committee, told
the senators at the outset of his
testimony that the republican man
agement welcomed the opportunity
further fully to set forth the effort
of the republican national commit
tee to popularize giving of money
FLOR campaign purposes by getting
small contributions from a great
many men and women, thus for
ever eliminating any possible op-
portunity for sinister influences in
connection with money in politics. !"
He said this plan for raising mon
ey grew out of two primary causes:
THE real desire to work real
reform in the elimination Of any
possible improper obligation and
because, experience in raising funds
for war purposes has made popular
drives familiar activity, and it
seemed possible to undertake that
kind of action by political organ
ization.'
I'VE particularly hoped that this
activity would increase the politi-
cal interest" he said.
Mr.. Hays explained that the plan
was proposed early in 1919 and
that the purpose has been to limit
the contributions to a thousand
dollars for any one year from any
individual, or thousand before the
nominating convention and thou
sand after.
Never Heard Of List.
Mr.. Hays told Senaor Kenyon
that ~ had never heard of the
quota list of cities which Governor
Cox set out in his Pittsburgh
speech.
Somebody gave the governor
shoddy list" he said. .'The state
ments in regard to the whole quota
matter are false
Senator Reed of Missouri who
cross-questioned the republican
leader at considerable length asked
him pointedly as to the sources of
information upon which Mr.. Hays
said he based counter charges -nar
the democratic organization had
planned campaign fund of $10,-
100000 and had "misused govern
ment instruments and functions"
Mr.. Hays charged that in addi-
tion to the regular democratic cam
paign activities, that the liquor in
terests of the country were raising
large amounts to forward the Cox
candidacy. In support of this
charge he gave the committee let
ter signed by George L. Carroll as
president of the New Jersey Fed
Grafton of Liquor Interests" The
committee decided to subpoenas
Mr.. Carroll and Mr. Heller, who
was named as treasurer of the as
sociation. ~
The republican chairman occu-
pied the witness chair throughout
the initial session of the hearing
and was told to return for further
cross examination at. the afternoon
session. Fred Upham, treasurer of
the national committee was waiting |
to take the stand after Mr.. Hays. |
Homer Cummings, former chair |
man of the democratic national
committee; George White, its pres
ent chairman, and Wilmurt Marsh, |
it's treasurer. were also ready to
testify.
Cox Termed "Libeler."
The republican budget. Senator
Kenyon brought out on cross-ex- /
animation of Mr.. Hays. did not pro-
vide for increased railroad fares in
the transportation items, nor for
the increased electorate resulting
from the suffrage ratification. The
chairman also question
ed the witness about the increased
cost of all campaign items over four
years ago.
I'm fact" Senator Kenyon OBJ
served, "the cost of campaigning
has increased with the cost of liv-
ing d.
s.This $4,000, 1000 corruption
fund that Governor Cox speaks OF. /
DO Won know how it was to be used
to corrupt the public?" Senator
Kenyon asked.
..That statement is as false as 1t
is lihelous." Mr.. Hays, declared.
Quotas Hard to Explain
Senator Pornerene read Governor
cox's ouotations from the official
bulletin of the republican national
treasury. had Mr.. Hays verify taein
from a file of the publication and
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