The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
Governor Cox Reads List Of
Cities Assigned Quotas
Totaling So, 145, 900 by
Republicans.
I'm OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Democratic Candidate Challenges Will
Hays to Deny Correctness
Of His Charges Against
Party.
IBy Herbert W. Walker, United Press
Staff Correspondent

! lBy Herbert w. Walker, United Press
! Staff Correspondent
! PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. I'll
! {Enroute with Governor Cox to New
/ Haven.)-
/ Governor James M. Cox, having
made spectacular presentation at
/ Pittsburgh of the figures which he
said supported his charge that the re-
publicans are seking campaign fund
of $15,000,000, today was awaiting the
response of his oponents to his in
dictment" before determining how his
attack shall be continued.
! While travelling TO New Haven.
Conn, for his first stump invasion of
New England. Cox Indicated his
| speech with copies of documents on
which it was based will be placed be-
fore the senate campaign expenditures
committe when it resumes its meet
ings next week at Chicago.
The governor stated one of his main
aims in future addresses will be to
show Senator Harding is responsible
for the alleged "slush fund"
In his speech last night, Cox read
a list of, fifty-one cities m twenty-s1x
states to which he claimed the repub-
licans had assigned quotas totaling
iSS, ,145,O 900 He read paragraph after
paragraph from a'the official bulletin
which he said was confidential pub
lication issued by the Office OF Fred
wv. Upham, treasurer of the republican
national committee.
These quotations showed that con-
tributions are being made in scores of
states that quotas in addition to those
of the fifty-one cities have been as
signed, he said.
The crowd chered when Cox chal-
Ilenged Will Hays to deny the correct
ness of the quotas he mentioned
Senator Harding was brought into
"the evidence" when Cox read what
he said was message from him in
the official bulletin" praising the work
of the financial organization.
Additional Revelations.
[By Herbert w. Walker, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.--(Enroute
with Governor Cox to New Haven't
Any attempts of republican leaders TO
deny the figures quoted at Pittsburgh
last night in support of his charge that
the G. o. P. campaign fund goal is
S15.OOO,OOO will be met by addition
al revelations" Governor Cox said to-
day. r...
He indicated his next move would
be to give the names of some of the
heaviest contributors to the republican
fund and to attempt to prove his as
sertions that the $1,000 limit announc-
ed by Senator Harding is being evad-
ed. ....
Cox clearly indicated, during con-
versation with newspaper correspond
ents here that he feels the slush fund
fight has already reached the stage
where it is very necessary for the re-
publicans to start explaining things.
Meantime, he added, 81 will continue
to furnish more leads that they may
follow. The charges, Of course, bear
considerable development" he said
with Z, smile.
"The crux" of the situation, how
ever, he said, was simply this:
81 have now furnished the senate in
yestigating committee the leads. They
can call the republican national chair
man and treasurer and demand the
names of the state chairmen. From
the state chairmen can be secured
the names of the county and district
chairmen. And in this way, the com-
mittee can get to the bottom Of this
thing if it desires. / have every con-
fidence that it will do So
"Will you go before the committee
personally?' Cox was asked.
81 should be glad to go if they wish
it." he replied.
Between now and then will you
give further facts in the way of I'M
portant disclosures?
az think it is safe to assume that
fCnntinued on mage q