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cox WILL "PR0VE"
HUGE c. 0. ?. FUND
EXISTS, HE SAYS
information to Be Given at
Pittsburgh in Thursday
Nights Address:

BY the Associated Press.
DAYTON. Ohio. August 24.-Gov.
Cox. democratic presidential candi-
date, today gave out statement de-
claring that he would prove" his
charges regarding magnitude of re-
publican campaign funds.
He stated that he would present
his information in his address next
Thursday night at Pittsburgh.
The statement of Gov. Cox follows:
Senator Harding denies my charges
about the campaign fund which the
prepared to believe that he knows
nothing about lot of things that
are going on around him. This re-
veals the very dangerous symptoms
Pittsburgh speech this week 1 will
advise the country as to matters of
which the senator claims to be ig-
norant and 1 will prove my charges"
Not Called by Committee.
The governor made no reference to
reports that he might be asked to
appear before the Senate campaign
has not been requested. it was said,
and it was reiterated today that he
had advised Senator Reed, democrat,
Missouri, of the committee, that he
would transmit information in time
for the committees meeting next
Monday
Several long-distance telephone con-
ferences were held today by the gov
ernor with party leaders regarding
assembling of information relating to
formation was said to relate to the
Ohio campaign.
Ready for Speaking Tour.
here for his departure tonight on anothsr
speaking tour, which will take him
into four states-Indiana, Pennsylva-
mia, Connecticut and New York-and
which is expected to intensity the
controversy over his recent charges
ing raised for the republican cam
paign.
The governor will speak tomorrow
afternoon at Princeton, Ind, and in
the evening at Evansville. Ind, but he
lis not expected to present evidence to
Isubstantiate his charges until later
during his trip.
He will speak Thursday night at
Pittsburgh. Friday at New Haven and
Saturday at New York.
The question of contributions is ex-
pected to figure largely in his two
speeches.
Request From Committee.
Gov. Cox yesterday received a tele-
gram from Senator Kenyon. repub-
lican, Iowa. chairman of the Senate
campaign fund investigating commit
tee, which resumed it's sessions at Chi
cago. requesting information. NoN re-
ply was made by the governor, as he
had sent Senator Reed of Missouri. a
democratic member of the Kenyon
committee, telegram promising to
transmit information in the near fu-
ture.
In addition to the information to be
given to the committee, Gov. Cox said
that he would make public other facts
in his future addresses.
Declaring that he did not expect to
testify before the Senate committee,
Gov. Cox said:
II will send matter to the commit
tee later. All of the information l
have will be given to the public. and
therefore l don't see any use in go
ing before the committee. l think.
also, that the committee will recog-
it out in such manner as ! see mt. but
1 have no disposition, of course. to
| conceal anything from them that 1
have myself.
II will give out my information as
I think the public interest demands.
and l think l should be the judge as
to when it is to be given"
Gov. Cox added that no response had
come from Will II. Hays, chairman Of
the republican national committee. to
his request for information regarding
alleged division of the country by the
republicans into subdivisions and i'm
position of contribution quotas upon
each subdivision.
New York Visit Arranged.
NEW YORK, August 24.-Gov. Cox.
democratic presidential candidate,
will remain in New York over Satur-
day night and Sunday as the guest of
former Representative John J. Fitz-
gerald. after his address at the police
| field day Saturday afternoon.
This announcem was made today
| at the national democratic headquar-
| ters, where it also was stated that
| the governor would spend part Of
| Sunday making speeches for talking
machine records.
The democratic national committee
announced today that Franklin D.
Roosevelt. democratic nominee for
Vice President, will visit Gov. Cox at
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