Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-09-09
MANAGERS of Both Parties Are
Raising Big HuIabaIoo. Over
Campaign Funds.
LAW VIOLATIONS CHARGED
Gompers Asks Union Labor to Sup
port cox--More Trouble in Mining
Fields-PoIes Destroy Buden-
nys Red Army in Galicia.
BY EDWARD w. pickARp.

Candidate Cox and the managers of
both the Democratic and the Repub-
lcan 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
CoXs 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
senators 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 a 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 senator's
by National Chairman Hays. He said :
During the period from June IA, 1920
to August 26, 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 SSH.
Nt these none have been over the thou
Sand-dollar rule except eight, which
eight have given n total of S13,500, an
average Of S1,6s7.5O. The highest Of
these was $500"
On Tuesday Mr.. Upham supplement-
el this by submitting the full list Of
contributors TO the Harding fund.
Fewer than a dozen, he said, had
given more than 1900 and two sub
seriptions of $1,000 each were the
largest received to date. The quotas
Tor the national fund, Mr. Upham said
io1a.ed S4SS7,O00 approximately, with
$4,000 additional quotas for special
Eaie funds, but that II was case OF
~ per cent Off for cash." He said
TIE glowing bulletins" sent out to
Republican fund workers and quoted
extensively by Governor Cox were
'AIi' and craftsmanship" The Re
Nth.Inan budget. he insisted. was for
-aSht'y more than 100000
Llt the Democrats were not out Of
nunition, by any means The next
.a.u- they brought 10 the attention Of
Il. senatorial committee was the "de
luxe book, "Republicanism in 1920"
"N'eh William Barnes of New York
WAS said 10 be getting ont. The sena-
...s were shown a list Of wealthy men
#1 had pledged some S37.OO0 for this
-EAes effort. and Wilbur Marsh.
-A2eratic treasurer said that TO mis-
'a u Indicated a plan TO collect
-e campaign funds independently of
5h' regular Republican machinery He
FAMED a number Of organizations that,
l,7 said, were engaged In similar eff
IT'S mentioning the National Young
"eh Republican league, the Southern