Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-24
ROOSEVELT TALKS
Of SPANKING HAYS
! AND c. 0. P. CHIEFS
Discusses Charge Of Great
Campaign Fund-Refers
to Johnson Defeat.
EY the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. August "a
Franklin D. Roosevelt democratic
candidate for Vice President. in a
statement issued here. declared that
the republican chairman. viii H. Hays,
had failed to answer charges by him
self and Gov. Cox that a huge re-
publican campaign fund" was being
raised. so big that the presumption
must be against the honest use of
such sum-.
Explanation Not An Answer"
Mr.. Hays explanation is not an
answer, and it will not convince this
country that he and his organization
do not deserve a thorough spanking"
Mr.. Roosevelt stated.
He said Mr.. Hays had not denied
that a sum of $1,000 was allotted as
the quota for the city of Chicago to
raise. and charged that in Mr.. Roose-
velt'S own county in upstate New
York. Duchess county, the republic
can quota was 1000.
A pledge that the United States will
enter the league of nations. II the
democratic national ticket is elected
was made by Mr.. Roosevelt at
meeting of the San Francisco center
of the California Civic League yes
terday.
Roosevelt characterized the cam
paign as one of progress against
reaction"
"Republicans Betrayed
At a gathering last night Mr..
Roosevelt said the republican party
had been betrayed by 1.-The same
group of selfish individualists who
have sold it out before" and ode
stroyed that party's chance of sue
cess in the November elections"
81 am quite willing to admit that
four months ago the republican party
seemed likely to carry the election
he declared. eff the republican party
had been true to it's ideals it would
have had an excellent chance of sue
cess, but once again it has been be-
trayed. Once again the element IN
the republican party which believes
in going forward has been placed
in the most difficult dilemma.
IAN open revolt is apparent in re-
publican ranks against methods used
at Chicago. Delegates to that CON
vention. delegates to republican state
conventions. republican mayors OF
progressives cities. have come out
openly in favor of the democratic
ticket. The great, big thing TINS
means is that the American voters,
man and women, are using thelr
controlled by party shibboleths and
party expediency. 1t means that they
propose that the United states Shall
keep on going forward.
Touching upon events at Chicago,
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
Praise for California.
.'In the matter of the nominations.
the country believed progressive re-
publican should be nominated for the
nresidency A number of progress
siyeIv inclineT candidates were dis
cussed. One of them, the present SEN
ator and former governor of this
great progressive state. had indeed
received majority vote in nearly
every state in which he had been a
candidate in presidential primaries.
And yet it became very clear from
the opening day of that Chicago con-
vention that no progressive repub-
lican would be nominated. In fact, l
understand on exceedingly good au-
thority that Senator johnson has
since stated in definite terms that at
no time did he have a 'Chinaman's
chance of being nominated"