The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-27
''PHONY' HAYS
SAYS OF COx'S
MONEY CHARGE
Says $4,000, 900 List of Cities
Read by Candidate at Pitts
burgh Meeting Is False
Will Tell Committee.
UPHAM ALSO DENIES
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Aug. 27-Will Hays,
chairman of the Republican national
committee. replying to Governor Cox's
speech last night, in which the Demo
cratic nominee sought to prove that
Republicans were conspiring to buy
the presidency, declared that "Mr.
Cox has such intima te knowledge OF
the wasting of millions in aircraft pro-
duction during the war that he
dreamed in millions"
Says Charges Are False
After studying Mr.. Cox's speech Mr..
Hays issued the following statement:
"Of course, Candidate Cox fails to
prove, as he has failed to prove and
will fail to prove, his charges. This
is simply because the charges are
false. -
Candidate Cox. himself a million
aire, has intimate knowledge of the
wasting of millions in aircraft produc-
ton In his own state, and Secretary
Roosevelt has had such an intimate
knowledge of the burning of billions
by the administration of which he has
been an important part. that they
dream in millions.
They will have an opportunity in
Chicago next week 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 tell of the source
OF their own money, both of the ma
tlonal committee and other agencies
outside of their national committee
raising money to try to aid in Candi-
date Cox's election
MARION, o., Aug. 81 Senator
Harding declined to comment today
upon the detailed charges of Repub-
lcan campaign funds made by Gov
ernor Cox last night at Pittsburg.
have read it hastily and have not
| a word to say" said the Republican
, nominee, Il do not expect to have any
thing to say"
A negative shake Of the head was
| the senator's reply to questions about
| the governors charge that the Repub-
hcan nominee personally knew of and
approved the allotments enumerated.
Senator Harding indicated that the re-
| come from Chairman Hays and Treas
| urer Upham, who, he said, had handled
! the campaign finances
Several important conferences, an
afternoon automobile trip to speak at
Gallon, O.. and an evening reception
here to Marion women in celebration
OF the grant of suffrage, were on
Senator Harding's crowded engage.
ment list for today.
Morgan Man Calls
Among the callers were Henry P.
Dawson, partner in the Morgan
banking house and Fred d. Under
wood, president Of the Erie railway.
The conferences between them and
the nominee were understood to con-
cern certain financial problems.
At Gallon the senator was to speak
to a picnic Of Erie railway employees,
and it was expected he would make
| railway labor the subject Of his short
address.
CHICAGO. Aug. 27-"Governor Cox.s
schedule of Republican campaign
| fund quotas in so principal cities is
| 'phony' list, which I never heard of
before" Fred w. Upham, Republican
national treasurer, declared today on
| his return from New York
Somebody must have played Joke
| upon the governor" Mr.. Upham dc.
clared. 49,
"The Republican national commit.
tee has never apportioned any quotas
to Cities" Mr.. Upham said. THE only
quotas assigned" he added, "wero
] given to states, the money to be used
| for both state and national campaign
purposes. Each state committee then
apportioned its quota as 1t thought
/ best.
| Denying charges that vast sums had
been collected or were being collected,
the Republican treasurer exhibited
statement showing collections up to
this morning to total s1,017,255.32. of
which New York state including the
said.