Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-09-14
NEWS review OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Managers of Both Parties Are
Raising Big HuiIabaloo Over
Campaign Funds.
LAW VIOLATIONS CHARGED
Gompers Asks Union Labor to Sup
port cox-More Trouble In Mining
Fields-PoIes Destroy Buden-
ny's Red Army in Galicia.
BY EDWARD W. PlckARD.

Candidate Cox and the managers Of
both the Democratic and the Repub-
iican campaigns have created a deal
OF noise and fury with their charges
and counter-charges relating to the
campaign funds. Accusations and re-
torts, denials and admissions have
been flying thick and probably will not
cease for some time. The senatorial
investigating committee seemingly is
determined to get at the truth with
out fear or favor. and If certain of
the charges are sustained, legal pro-
ceedings are likely to result.
Republican managers assert that
Cox's charges that they had consplred
to buy the presidency with huge sums
of money have been completely dis
proved. Homer Cummings. former
Democratic national chairman, told the
senator's he could find no evidence of
corruption in the Republican plan for
raising campaign funds. and added
that his own party organization was
trying to raise funds by the same
method used by the Republicans. But,
he complained, the latter had been the
more successful. Neither Mr.. Cum
mings nor any other witness heard by
the committee was willing TO admit
that the presidency could be bought"
Mr.. Cox elaborated his statements
by making public document entitled
Campaign Plan in Larger Cities"
which he said proved the Repub-
lican national committee was seek
ing to raise sums ranging from
5000. to $4,000. Treasurer Up
ham disposed of this by explain
ing that the plan outlined in the
document was not ratified. but on the
contrary was vetoed almost without
discussion because the national com
mittee was determined to try out the
$1,000 limit plan. How closely this
was adhered to was told the senators
by National Chairman Hays He said j:
During the period from June IA, 1920
to August &C. 1920. there were 1889
men and women contributors to both
the national committee and to state
committees through the joint collect
ing organization. an average Of $S2.11.
OF these none have been over the thou
sand-dollar rule except eight, which
eight have given a total of $13.500, an
average of $1.6S7.50. The highest OF
these was s2.500."
On Tuesday Mr.. Upham supplement-
ed this by submitting the full list Of
contributors to the Harding fund
Fewer than a dozen, he said, had
given more than 1000 and two sub
scriptions of 5000 each were the
largest received to date. The quotas
for the national fund. Mr.. Upham said
totaled S4.8S7.000 approximately, with
100000 additional quotas for special
state funds, but that 1t was a case of
80 per cent Off for cash." He said
the glowing bulletins" sent out to
Republican fund workers and quoted
extensively by Governor Cox were
bull" and craftsmanship" The Re
publican budget, he insisted, was for
slightly more than $3,O00,00O.
But the Democrats were not out Of
ammunition. by any means. The next
thing they brought to the attention of
the senatorial committee was the "de
luxe" book, "Republicanism in 1920"
which William Barnes of New York
was said to be getting out. The sena-
tors were shown a list of wealthy men
who had pledged some $37. 900 for this
Ro
Democratic treasurer, said that to his
mind 1t indicated a plan to collect
large campaign funds Independently of
the regular Republican machinery. He
named number of organizations that
he said, were engaged in similar, ef-
forts mentioning the National Young
Mems Republican league. the Southern