Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31
COX BRANDS HAYS
FUND DEN|ALS AS
ABSOLUTELY FALSE
Democrat Launches New At.
tack in Speech to Ohio
Farmers.
BIZ the Associated Press.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 31.-Gov.
Cox, democratic presidential candi-
date. in a statement today, declared
as absolutely untrue and false"
statements attributed to Will II. Hays,
chairman Of the republican national
committee. before the Senate subcom-
mittee investigating campaign ex-
penditures that it was not the policy
of the republican committee to OBJ
tain contributions in excess of $1,000.
Gov. Cox again referred to what
purported to be an official document
issued by the republican committee
to prove his assertion. The document
referred to by the governor is alleged
to have been issued by Treasurer Up
ham two days after Senator Harding's g
nomination at Chicago.
Fixed Minimum For Cities.
The document Gov. Cox said, showed
by it's preface that subscriptions were
to be sought in excess of $1,000. that
the quota" should be sold, and that
a minimum of 100000 was to be
sought in cities the size of st. Louis,
Cleveland and Detroit.
Contrasting this official document
from the republican national hea&
quarters" Gov. Cox said, with the
statement Mr.. Hays yesterday made
under oath. I cannot believe a single
word, he says on the subject. That he
has been caught in his own trap is
evident"
Gov. James NJ. Cox. emocratic presi-
dental candidate: his running mate,
Franklin D. Roosevelt. and DIR. Aaron s.
bearer. were features at the Ohio state
fair today. Officials expected all second
day attendance records to be broken.
Answering testimony of Will H.
Hays, chairman of the republican ma
tional committee. before the senate
subcommittee Investigating campaign
expenditures in Chicago yesterday.
Gov. Cox, the democratic presidential
nominee. declared last night that 1.-The
vets have not contributed a dollar to
my campaign and they will not" The
governor added that neither had the
"drys" contributed.
Gov. Cox's statement was made after
reading newspaper accounts of the
hearing in Chicago, before which
Chairman Hays read a letter purport-
president of the New Jersey Fedora
tion of Liquor Interests. asking for
contributions to help elect Cox.
| "Never Gave One Cent"
| "It is very well understood in this
state, in particular" Gov. Cox said,
that the vets have not been active
| in politics for some time. Official re-
ports to the secretary of state show
| that in the last year or two the vets
have not apparently been able to
make large campaign contributions
for wet referendums. If Mr.. Hays
will take the time to investigate the
official reports in Ohio, he will find
that the vets have never contributed
a cent to any of my campaigns"
The governor declared any state
ment to the effect that the 'wets" are
| contributing to his campaign to be
absurd on it's face" adding that he
only made reply because "silence
might be misconstrued."
The governor returned here from
his eastern tour. He is preparing a
statement on 1.-The last plan," meaning
the plan for a world court Of justice
outlined by Senator Harding. his op-
ponent. in recent speech. The gov
his arrival here by a "close political
observer" that the league of nations
has "overrun party lines"
Found Many independents.
Speaking of his New York visit
Gov Cox said he was surprised to see
the general interest in politics dis
played SO early there. as ut generally
is the custom of New Workers to
forget politics until after Labor day
He said he ran into lot of independ-
ent thought in New York and was
surprised at it's volume" He said
independents, headed by Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise, had expressed a de-
sire to entertain him on his next trip
to the metropolis.
Gov. Cox said he had no CONNIE nj
Ito make on the attitude of organized
labor toward his candidacy as ex-
pressed by President Gompers and
other officers of the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
PRINCE REACHES HONOLULU.
HONOLULU. August 3o.-The Prince