The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-30
REPUBLICAN
CAMPAIGN FUND
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than s15,ooo,oOO. That statement is
also false.
"5-That a quota fixing assessments
to be raised by certain cities, amount
ing to over $S,00O,000. was adopted at
a meeting of which Upham and were
present That charge is also false.
No such quotas were ever adopted at
any such meeting or at any other time
or place and no operation had under
any such quota.
HE has madee other statements
charging slush fund for corruption
purposes. subscribed in the names of
dummy contributors to be used to
corrupt the electorate. These state
ments are also false.
Il now say that each and all of
these several charges are absolutely
false in what they say and libelous
in their purposes"
Countering Cox's charges, Hays as
serted republican leaders have been
advised of the alleged misuse OF gov
ornamental instruments and functions
by the democratic organization for
political purposes; sending out thou
sands of tons of propaganda by the
democratic administration during the
use of paper by the press, and that a
large part OF it was democratic politi-
cal propa uganda, all paid for by tax
payers money; and were informed,
Itoo, that the democratic committee
,even resorted to drawing drafts on
bankers in whose banks government
funds were deposited, wiring sucn
bankers that they had already drawn
tsuch drafts"
Hays put into the records articles
from leading democratic newspapers
telling of democratic plans to raise
1900 600 for the presidential cam
lpaign. Republican campaign fund
raising activities. he said, were in
ifluenced by the reputed size of the
democratic fund.
The republican plan for the raising
of money through small contribu-
itions, Hays said, grew out of two
primary causes:
"The real desire to work a real re-
form in the elimination Of any pos
Isible improper obligation" and tout
of the experience in connection with
raising funds for war purposes these
popular drives have become familiar
activities and it seemed possible at
this time to undertake that kind of
IdCl1Ou ny QJllllCdl DISQUALIFICATION. W.
particularly hoped that this activity
would increase the political interest.
at was then the purpose and it has
been since the purpose of endeavor
to limit the contribution to maxi
mum of thousand dollars for any
one year for any individual or a
Thousand dollars before the nominal.
mig convention and a thousand after.
I'VE have all tried to adhere to that
plan"
After explaining the machinery
through which the plan was put into
effect, Hays produced the 100000
budget he said had been worked out
lit showed the division of the money
for the following purposes:
Speakers bureau, 1855 100; head
Quarters expense, Washington, New
York, Boston, Chicago, Denver and
San Francisco, s750,874.20; rents all
headquarters, s1,346,5O0; general ex-
pense, sSso,s2o.
Hays next took up the alleged
J quotas" which Cox charged had been
, levied for states and cities.
"At different periods different
quotas have been suggested by the
treasurer's office as tentative goals in
different states, and the state com
lHlltScS LutLISclScS nave hhSu I'LL
,ferent quotas" he said. "These are
changing constantly, and always, OF
course, were made very much higher
than the amount either necessary or
anticipated. The fact is, the quotas
meant little. Furthermore, whatever
, may have been suggested as quotas
by over jealous solicitors in their
enthusiasm in different localities, the
/ fact remains that a certain amount
was believed necessary and the
budget above referred 10 was indi-
icated therefor"
There is actually a deficit in the
| republican treasury of S28, 374.69,
; Hays said After the Chicago con-
= vention, he said the net balance in
: the hands of the national committee
| was s196,62127.
l Since the 1912 convention, there
: has been raised by the national com
mittee, for its own use, s613,013.54 up
to August 26, 1920. During this period
{ there has been raised by the states
: where we have a joint working ar
,rangement, for their own use, $780,
PATS" said Hays.
, There was on hand on August rs,
1920 in the national committee
treasury $155, 1851 and we owe $3.50.
.UUU- Ills uttll gu
in order to anticipate expenditures.
or this we have loaned TO the con-
gressional campaign committee $18S.
500: senatorial campaign committee,
$50 900, and state campaign commit
tees $4,000.
From June IA TO Aug. rs, 1920.
| the national committee has expended
s843 ,0095O,
This leaves a deficit of SIS, 37469
on August 26, 1920. However. we
have on hand unsolicited pledge
Icards amounting to 1921, 1888, all
due between now and October l. The
; treasurer has these pledge cards.
These pledges come from every stat.
land are from 1904 persons with an
laverage contribution of s126.35 per