Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-05
FALSE HOOD TOLD
BY HAYS UNDER
OATH At PROBE
CHARGE Of COX
Chairman Told al
Deliberate Lie When He.
Denied the Existence of a.
Campaign Quota,
SENATE 0LlGARCHY
FLAYED BY SPEAKER
League viii Insure Interna-
tionaI Disarmament In
sure Peace Hard in G
D0dged Senate Roll Calls,

lodged Senate ROll CallS,
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED ,IREl
Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. "A
charge by Governor Cox that VIII
II. Hays, republican national
chairman, had deliberately perpe-
trated falsehood under oath in
Chicago in the senate committees
investigation of republican contri-
buttons was made here today.
Governor Cox's charge, the cul-
mination of bitter partisan contro-
versy over campaign financing, was
delivered at the state fair grounds,
during one of seven speeches the
democratic nominee made today in
Wisconsin.
Existence Of the alleged repubi-
can quota" of SS,145, geo for fifty
one cit es. charged by Governor
Cox last Friday at Pittsburgh, was
the basis OF today's assertion by the
governor.
"Mr. Hays has denied that there
is any quota" said the governor.
II charge that there is a quota.
I charge, furthermore, that MI.
Hays deliberately perpetrated a
falsehood under oath at CHICAGO
| when he said there was mot Il
quota"
confer nee Called OFF.
Governor Cox followed this dec
| laration with an assertion that a
| conference arranged. today at Ma
rion by Senator Harding with mem
bers of the comnittee, or finance
| committee, had been postponed, be-
cause, the governor. declared, he
| had Exposed" this pot to buy the
presidency of the United States"
Few in the fair grounds audi
ence heard the governors charge,
because of confusion at the conclu-
sion of the candidates address
when he launched his bolt.
The republican war chest and the
league of nations formed the major
part of nearly all of Governor
| Cox's addresses today,
| After rear platform speeches al
! Kenosha and Racine, the governor
delivered five more here.
He closed his visit ton ght with
n public address and fraternaI
address to brother Elks here for a
carnival.
| Leaves fer CHICAGO.
The governor left tonight for
Chicago where he will rest over
J Sunday and on Monday visit the
irwin cities and make several ad-
dresses. including one at the Min
neapolis state fair.
Besides his charge against Mr.
HAYS, Governor Cox also flayed the
"senate oigarchy," criticised Sena.
tor Harding as "rcactionary' ane
declared that. il his campaign fund
CHARGES were true, Fred w upham
republican state treasurer should
be ousted.
In his state talr speech leadins
I'M TO his charge against MI hays
Governor Cox declared:
"Mr. Hays says that quotas have
not been established. There isn't :
man or woman here who doesn
believe that quotas are being estap
lished.
"uide the Shells"
"I have here" the governor con
tinued, pulling a punch of papers
from his breast pocket, "docu
ments issued from the national re
nublican committee with instruc
tion to the money diggers, a
thew have been called by Mr.. Up
ham to see to 1t that papers lef
on tables after luncheons sha1 b'
DESTROYED in order that nobod,
knows what Is going on
Producing copies of the "officla
bulletin" of the republican treas
urer. Governor Cox proceeded;
/ linn nf tho 'Offipll
bulletin 1t says that thi
bulletin is official and In anothe
part It says that the quotas wer'
understood by Chairman Hays a
the outset"
"It says" the governor continued
without reading, that the amount
sought in each community are par
| of the campaign of general sub
scription as originally initiated b,
| viii II. Hays and Carried through
| nv the treasurers offices and tha
| the whole program is now nearinl
| completion"
| Compelled TO Quit.
| The governor, who had devoted
| most OF his state fair address t.
the league, was forced to quit be
| cause ofsshouts and roars from tn
crowd.
| After fighting the noise until h
| made his charge against Mr.. Hays
| he closed with a smile and friendl
| adieu.
| That 'big business" interest wer
| In the republican party caused al
legged attempt to buy the presi
dency" also was reiterated by tn
governor.
The league was championed II
almost every address today, tn
governor declared 1t would insur
world peace and international dis
| armament, make for material re
| construction and stability through
out the word.
II deny" he said S"that Americ
is not interested II the Europea
| affairs"
Opponents "Befd the Issue"
To league critics. who expresBe
fear that American youths woul'
ha au1hrnilad In EuropeAn confllct1