The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-09-11
COX CONTINUES
ACCUSATIONS
Of 'SLUSH FUND

HkN
Sept. li.--0oernor Cox is threaten
ing to split the state Of Washington
wide open with revelations a. to the
slush fund activities Of the Harding
wing Of the Republican party. His
answer to a question asked by the
Spokcsma Review on the first page
Friday and his action In making the
letter public came like u bolt out OF
a clear sky.
Curiously enough the letter. sup
piled to Cox by a Republican. was
used as an answer to u Republican
paper. II Is understood to be part
OF the secret data given tho Ohio
governor by Hiroy Slater. former
state chairman OF the Progressive
party In Washington. A = result Of
the commission OF the documents,
Governor Cox announced that Editor
Coaics OF the Review and Thaddeus
Lane. chairman OF the Washington
ways and means committee. will be
subpoenaed to appear before the
senate investigating committee at
Chicago and there answer the ques-
lions asked them by Cox.
when I arrived In town this
morning I found that a question had
been propouuded Il me In the spokes-
man-Review," the fighting Governor
opened up. I'm this publication
.Thaddeus s. Lane, chairman OF the
ways and means committee In this
state denies my statement that the
quota out here was $4,000"
Cox proved his assertion by ex-
hibitinE letter written by A. s.
Stewart. state treasurer. to an IN
named Spokane man which In part
read as follows:
II am In receipt OF q letter from
Republican national headquarters
asking that We raise SEC. o0o for the
presidential campaign. In years gone
by the national headquarters has
contributed to this state but II would
Seem that our state II To- wealthy
enough. and I might interpolate un-
der q Democratic administration. and
has so many large Industries that
we should be able TO an instead OF
receiving aid. Large industries and
small. I feel. will sive freely In an
effort to urn back the government
to the Republican party. In con-
sultation with some Of the leaders Of
the party here we think II will re-
quire n fund Of $500 900 to carry h
through from now until the end OF
the campaign. II our funds come In
sufficiently we could probably send
$4,000 to national headquarters"
Governor Cox continued: II do
not want to be outdone by my fellow
publisher and II he asks me a ques-
ton ! think ! ought to ask him one:
Coales. | want to know wheth-
er you did not attend q meeting on
March 81. 1920. II was held here.
I ask you whether II wasn't In the
room? ask you whether
II wasn't In the breakfast room?
ask you whether at that time several
dollars was not subscribed
AZ q starter? ask you whether
among the subscribers was not y. r.
indicted for profiteering7
I ask you Mr.. Coales whether r. b.
wasn't there-also indict-
ed for profiteering-and whether he
did not make a contribution? l ask
you also whether Il. T. Coleman.
Spokane banker and Republican can .
iidate for governor, al not there I
and whether he did not make a con- I
tribution? We want the facts about I
he state OF Washington and tonight
| shall wire my representative at Chi
cago asking him to subpoena Mr.. !!
.oales and Mr.. Lane. will ask
hem to hold up their hands In Chi I
cago and tell the truth aud ] will .
abide by the truth"