South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-05
Gov. Cox Addresses Thou
sands of People at the Mil.
waukee Fair Grounds.
STRESSES LEAGUE ISSUE
Saws Ratification or Treaty
VIII Save Starving of Mil
lions in Europe.
By Associated Press

Ply Associated Press:
MILWAUKEE. Wis. Sept. 4.-
Gov. James ". Cox. demL cratic pres
idental candidate. I'm Np,ech Sat
urday charged that VIII 7. Hays.
republican national chair an. had
deliberately perpetrated a falsehood
under oath" in Chicago. N the SEN
ate committees investigation OF re-
publican contributions.
The governors charges "A cul-
minatiOn of the bitter partisan con-
troverSy over campaign financing,
grounds Saturday afternoon. in one
Of seven speeches he made during
the days tour OF Wisconsin.
Existence of the alleged republi-
can quota" Of SS.145.0 600 for 81
large cities. charge by Gov. Cox last
Friday at Pittsburg. was the basis OF
Saturdays reiteraton by the COVER
nor.
HAYS Lied Under Oath.
"Afr. Hays has denied that there
is any quota" said the governor.
II charge that there Is a quota
charge Furthermore, that Mr.. Hays
deliberately perpetrated faisehood
un0eE oaLn at 0nlGaEO Wntn AAE oaAAA
there was not a quota
Gov. Cox followed this declaration
with an assertion that a conference
arranged Saturday at Marion. o.,
J by Sen. Harding his republican op-
pOnent, with members Of the repub-s
] lican ways and means committee, or
finance committee, had been post
I poned, because. the governor de-
/ clared. he had exposed this plot 10
l buy the presidency OF the United
| States"
The republican war chest and the
/ League of Nations formed the major
part Of nearly all OF Gov CoN's ad-
dress here Saturday.
Delivers Many Speeches.
After rear platform speeches at
Kenosha and Racine, the governor
delivered five here. He discussed
/ labor problems and the League OF
Nations with an audience Of labor
ing men shortly after his arrival.
then made his fair grounds speech,
rested few hours al the MilWau-
| kee Athletic club. held an informal
reception at the City Press club, and
received n democratic women's del
egation AZ "A dinner. and spoke at
banquet He closed his visit Satur-
dav night with a public address AZ
/ Plqnkington hall. auditorium and an
address to brother EIks here for
/ carnival.
The governor left Saturday night
I for Chicago, where he viii rest over
Sunday and on Monday visit Mime
apolis and ST. Paul, and make sew
( eral addresses. including one at The
/ Minnesota state fair.
Besides his charge against Mr.
HAYS. Gov. Cox in most OF his ad-
! dresses here hayed the senate
again as "reactionary' and declared
| oligarchyr. criticized Sen. Harding
/ that. if his campaign fund charges
were true Fred ". Upham, republi-
: can treasurer. should be ousted BY
/ Chairman Hays.
Quotas Established.
In his fair speech leading up 70
/ his charge against Mr. Hays, Gov.
/ Cox declared.
Mr. Hays says that quotas have
4 ro- been established. There IS not
q man or woman here who does not
1 believe that quotas are being estao-
/ lished."
treasure Uphsm says they arc
/ being esta blished-"
Il haze here" the governor con-
, tinunc pulling a bunch OF papers
from, his breast pocket and waving
! them at The crowd documents Is
sued from the national republican
committee with instructions 20 the
. money digEcrs' as they themselves
have been called b. Treasurer Up
ham 10 see 20 IL that papers left on
tables after lunches shall be de-
stroved in order that nobody know
. what is going on
Produces Papers.
Producing copies Of the "offclal
bulletin OF the republican treasury,
which he read az Pittsburg and 9TH
eer cities recently. and which fr-
ureed I'm the senate inquiry. Gov.
Cox proceeded:
bulletin is official and IN another
. bulletin F" it says that this
part il Gays that the quota were un-
derstood by Chairman Hays al the
outset
ut saws" the governor continued.
without reading that the amounts
sought in each community are part
Of the campaign Of general subscrip-
tons as originally initiated by Viii
II HAYS and carried through by the
rreasrrer's ofFce and that the whole
program e now nearing compile
zion"
Rciterates Statement
That big business interests were
contributing 70 the republican cause
in the alleged attempt 20 buy the
presidency also was reiterated BY
Gov. cox during the day.
The league was championed by
the governor in almost every ad-
dress Saturday. He repeated his ar
ray of arguments. declaring that it
would insure world peace and inter
national disarmament make for
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