Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27
cox |NVADESEAST
/. TO REPEAT CHARGE
Of BIG G.0.P.FUND
Nominee Promises New Sex
poses" of Republican
Plans Next Week.
C0NFERS WITH LEADERS
ON EFFECT OF SPEECH
Governor Anxious to Guage Public
Impression as Result of
His Disclosures.


His Disclosures.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 27.-Gov. Cox.
democratic presidential nominee. in
dicated here today that he would
make further exposes" of republican
campaign funds within week.
Pausing here for scarcely more
than an hour. on his way from Pitts
burgh to New Haven, Gov. Cox con-
ferred with party leaders on the ef-
fectS of his speech in Pittsburgh last
night at which he presented informa-
tion bearing on his charge that re-
publicans were raising a $15,000,0Q0
fund to buy" the presidency. Then,
just before his train pulled out, he
received newspaper men.
Asked if he would press his charges
further, Mr.. Cox replied: .
Yes. You will have new leads in
a week, I think"
Confers With I'arty Chiefs.
Gov. Cox announced his brief con-
ference here with Mr.. White and Sem
ator Harrison was for the purpose
of discussing the effect of his speech
at Pittsburgh last night. at which
he presented information to support
his charges that A republican cam
paign fund exceeding $15.000.000 was
being raised lin conspiracy to buy
the presidency" Gov. Cox indicated
that he was desirous of learning the
impression created in New York by
this address.
Among democratic leaders at the
station to greet Mr.. Cox. who did not
leave his car, were Homer S. Cum
mings, former chairman of the demo-
cratic committee; Oswald West, for
mer Governor of Oregon. and Thomas
L. Reilley. former representative
from Connecticut and now sheriff of
New Haven, who has charge of plans
for the reception in that city today of
the presidential candidate. Mr.. Cum
mings and Sheriff Reilley will accom-
pany Gov. Cox to New Haven, but Mr..
White and Senator Harrison were un-
able to make the trip, and for that
reason Mr.. Cox devoted all his time
here to conference with them.
Greeted by His Son.
But it was not wholly a political re-
ception that awaited Gov. Cox here.
At the station, too. were James M.
Cox, jr.. now q student in a military
academy, and Dan Mahoney, son-in--
law of Gov. Cox and editor in charge
of his papers during his absence in
Dayton.
James. jr., sprang a sensation of his
own when he announced to newspa-
per men that he was planning to ac-
"
campaign trip. Mr.. Mahoney, how
ever, broke in on the youngster to an
nounce that his father had not been
informed of his plans.
Referring to an announcement from
Will H. Hays, chairman of the re-
publican national committee, that in
dividual campaign contributions would
be restricted to $1,000. Mr.. Cox said:
"Mr Hays knows that such a state
ment isn't true. The methods used by
the republicans are to get some big
fellow to give $4,000 or $25.000, after
which nineteen or twenty-four dunn
nv names are written down as con-
tributors on the party's books. NO
one needs to worry about my not
naming the sources OF the funds
which / have accused the republicans
of raising"
willing to Testify.
Mr.. Cox said that if the Senate com
mittee investigating campaign funds
really wished him to appear before IL
in Chicago, he would do so.
s"The Senate committee now has the
necessary leads. If it wishes to IN
yestigate. it will call in republican
state leaders and learn from them
who the county and city Leaders are
and thus get all the details. L nave
every confidence that the Senate COM
mittee will go to the bottom of my
charges.
"A year ago I said that the repub-
licans were going back to the meth
DDS of Mark Hanna and that they
would be defeated with their own
money. This is still my belief"
When Gov. Cox was asked about re-
norts concerning democratic national
finance of a year ago. he SAID:
Il came on board the democratic
ship July Z. l know nothing about
what happened before that time.
7
is that | found deficit but no
money"
REPRESENTATIVE August Lonnergan
of Connecticut was one OF lhe ueIho-
cratic leaders who accompanied COY
Cox when his train pulled out at ll:f''
Will Repeat Part Of Charge.
ON BOARD cox SPECIAL TRAIN.
August 27-Gov. Cox today carried the
damocratic offensive, centered for the
east. l..
presented last night at Pittsburgh 10
his charges OF Si3,ooo,ooo
republican corruption fund" was
today by the democratic presi-
Gsntial candidate at New Haven, Conn.
a nd also tomorrow at New York.
Satisfaction with information given
to back up his declarations OF a con
spiracy to buy the presidency" aided
by funds from Dig puslhess iH.eieSCS'
was expressed by Gov. Cox and his ad-
yisers today. That he would stand for
the time being on the evidence and sub
seouent developments in the Senate
committees investigation was indicated
by the governor. He said he did
not expect to present further evidence
I'M New Haven today. but persons close
m his councils declared that he had
sufficient additional matter for a score
of speeches, including information re-
garding individual republican subscrip-
titns. When this is to be forthcoming
was not indicated, but was expected
soon.
En- route today the governor con-
ferred with Wilbur w. Marsh or Iowa.
treasurer: Ed. H. Moore of
Ohio. the candidates man
ager at San Francisco, and others who
came on from Pittsburgh.
Gov, Cox's speech last night is
nrinted ON page ) OF tOday's Star.