El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-27

collect much more, though the 4aL-
ter a admitted collecting 100000
thus far.
Gov. Cox. in selecting hte S15,-
600, 600 figure as the basis for his
charge Of lavish expenditures, is not
really saying anything new Inc
Democrats here for the Cox speech
pointed to several newspaper articles
written as early as January concern
ing the Republican financial plans
One Of these articles was an eight
colmun affair in the Brooklyn Eagle
with the streamer heading; To raise
S16.000,000 TO elect G. O. P president
in 1920. VIII Hays. chairman OF b
Republican national committee, 10
control and collect greatest campaign
funds in American history"
The article itself was written by
the Washington correspondent Of b
Brooklyn Eagle, who, the Democrats
say, Is an intimate friend OF VIII
Hays, and they allege the yarn came
from Hays himself It Is illustrated
with pictures OF VIII Hays n Col
William Boyce Thompson, chairman
of the ways and mean committee OF
the Republican financial organtza-
ton The first two paragraphs OF
the article are bound TO play a part
in the question Of proofs Of CoNs
charges.
Here's How II Goes.
This is the way It begins:
Sixteen million dollars may be
spent in the effort to elect a Repub-
lican president Of the United States
this year.
The figure staggers the magma
ton Of most persons who remember
that the average size OF a national
campaign fund runs in the neighbor-
hood OF 100000 or s5,o0o'00o. Yet
Republicans are planning to get Sl6,-
100000 into the war chest in this
years fight. It VIII be more than
twice as much as was spent under
the direction OF Mark Hanna in 1856
TO accomplish the election OF william
Mckinley. and the Hanna campaign
fund is generally credited with hold
ing the record
publicans are not figuring to double
or treble the amount ordinarily spent
IN a national campaign, although
CuestiOnably they viii spend a
more than eve before They are
consolidating all national campaign
activities in n huge fund rather
than having the national committee
raise its " separate fund and ali
the state and local committees con-
tinue on the old bdsis OF making their
WI collections
Combine state and National
The state committees are turning
over their subscription lists 10 the
natianal committee. The latter plans
to receive all subscriptions. It viii
set other money from persons who
have hitherto subscribed only 10
state or local campaign funds. County
and other local committees NJ eX-
pected 10 fail in lire with the na-
uonal committee plans. There will
be n great collection agency and
one great distributing agency. BY
Capitalization OF finance the Re-
publicans hope not only 10 eliminate
a great deal OF waste that has char
acterized campaigns in the past but
TO spend their campaign funds in q
more scientific manner and place
where II viii do the most good"
While the Democrats were bonn
harding the Republican financial
plans, ". Hudson. former editor Of
the Liquor Dealers Journal, made
public a telegram to Senator Kenyon
chairman Of the state investigation
committee, a charge that had been
commonly rumered in this section Of
Pcnnsylvania-namely. that bootleg
gers are obtaining whisky from dis
rllers nde the medical permits and
selling IL at high profits and putting
q share in the Cox campaign fund.
Prominent Democratic politicians in
Pennsylvania are alleged 10 be IN
senatorial Investigating committee to
probe the charge.
Really, D presidential campaign
has just begun-copyright 1899. by
David Lawrence.