South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-28
Nominee Makes Four Ad-
dresses at New Haven
Touches Irish Question.
MAKES PLEA FOR LEAGUE
Democratic Leader Puts IN a
Busy Day in Opening New
England Campaign.
By Assoclated Press

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Aug 81
Attack on republican campaign con-
tributions was renewed here FRIDAY
by Gov James VI. Cox. democratic
presidential candidate. in a mum Der
Of addresses opening his New Eng
land campaign.
That he had proven his charges.
in his PittsburE address Tlarsday
night OF the assembling OF a s15.-
100000 corruption fund" by the re-
pubhCans was asserted by Gov Cox.
and he also declared he would con-
tinue rubbing that sore spot until
election day. he withheld. however.
any further evidence in support Of
his charges.
The first break in the republican
line" Gov. Cox declared during the
course Of four speeches here was
the republican proposal for sepa-
, rate peace with Germany.
The second break in the lines
came Thursday night al Pittsburg."
he continued. They have been go
ing along gathering the largest
campaign fund ever known IN the
I history OF government in all the
world. No one ever dreamed o. get
| ting such a sum. This year The
chairman Of the republican cam
paign committee has set 10 work a
great force OF men, state chalrmen.
! local chairmen and workers that no
! designaces as the money diggers' OF
/ the republican party"
Shows Discrepancy.
Gov Cox stated that VIII II.
! Hays. republican national chairman,
/ had denied the charges OF a 2i5.-
! 100000 fund and declared that the
fund would be only 100000.
while few days later. the governor
said Fred ". Upham. republican
/ treasurer. multiplied Mr. Hays By
I two and one-half times" by stating
( that the fund would be $1,000 900.
I'm my Pittsburg speech last
night the candidate added. II have
demonstrated 10 the satisfaction or
every unprejudiced voter in the
country that we were justified In
multiplying Mr.. Upham's figures by
( two"
"I repeat. that the republican
fund-tho corruption fund-wiu not
be less than S15,OOOO0 We will
not attempt 20 match their dollars"
Gov. Cox also made a statement
commenting on Mr.. Uphams denial
OF his charges. After reading a
stat silent from ar. Cpham's that
/ the $S.145, 900 contribution quota list
presented by the candidate AT Pitts
burg was "phouv." Gov Cox said;
Easy TO Find Out
The senate committee can ind
out perfectly well who attended this
meeting at which these lists were
Z distributed 10y the republican lead
/ ers. Il is matter that can be got
AT In a perfectly simple way.
Another thing that ] don't un-
derstaHd is why Mr. Harding and
I Mr. Hays are not coming forward
with some explanation Of why this
quota list was kept secret"
Almost from the moment Of ar-
rival here Friday afternoon Gov.
Cox during a day Of bustling cam
paiCninC started hammering ~ the
publican finances. He made four
addresses and in all but one that
20 soldier patients at the Public
Health Service TuDerculOsis hospital
at Allingtown, he denounced the re-
publican campaign. he addressed
hotel meeting OF the First Voters
league. the soldier boys. large
democratic ratification" dinner az
Savin Rock, a nearby Long Island
sound shore resort, and g large pub
| lie meeting at a theAter Friday
night At all he was received wiIh
enthusiasm.
Pleads For LeaEua
Besides his criticism OF the repubS
lican contributions, the governor II
all or his addresses urged vigorously
the entrance OF America into The
League OF Nations. and. 20 his audi
ence at Savin Rock he made what
his auditors regarded az a references
10 the question OF Irish freedom
the first OF his campaign.
In pleading for the league. Gov
Cox stated that Il was put forward
BY Pres't Wilson IN the latter'H
delineation OF the ''fc2rteen points"
one OF which was self determins-
tion OF free peoples"
The League OF Nations" the gov
ernor continued. does not abridga
the right OF any racial entity 20 de-
termine Is own destiny. The league
was never intended 20 be. and un-
der its administration 20 never viii
be. an agency that Will restrain or
discourage the same kind OF emo
tions OF any people-emotions ike
those that stirred the colonis,s 20
achieve their independence IN 1776."
The statement was cheered 20
length oy the audience. many Il
whom. IL was said. were of Irish
blood.
Consider Irish Question.
The Irish question also entered
into the arrangements for the
speaking program of the governor.
An announcement that Prof Irving
Fisher OF Yale. university, q strong
league advocate and one OF gAnp
which once mcmoriaIized congress
20 refrain from acting On the Irish
freedom dispute. would speak