Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-23
C.. O. P. CHEST FACES
POVERTY OFLONG GREEN
Cox Charges Of Buying the Presidency Cause Rise
in Campaign Representatives, Admit Big Def
icit to BE Liqudatcd After Election

, lively rows have already been caused
! by the refusal OF the national COM
mittcc to come across with the
amount OF money demanded by some
of the state leaders, under the threat
of possible loss of the electoral vote
for the Harding Coolidge ticket.
The Republican board of strategy,
which is composed of Hays. Upham,
iiert, Weeks. Hills. Daughcrty, Keal-
ing. Mulvanc and Hamon, have taken
the stand that they will not be held
~ by the cxorhitant demands of
state leaders.
Must Pass the Hat.
They have replied 10 several cries
for help. by asserting that there is
no doubt of tho success OF the Re-
publican ticket in most OF the States.
from which come most OF the cx-
ccssrc demands for money. The at
tcntion of State leaders have also
been called TO their original csti-
mates which were adequately pro-
vidcd for in the budget prepared by
tpham in August. and which COM
Piled with most of the demands.
Absolute assurance has been given
these leaders that the opinion
shared by them that the national
committee has raised good deal
more money than could be legitimate
~ used. is not justified by the facts.
Most OF them have been advised to
gct busy in their respective States
and pass the hat among Republicans
TO make uD any deficiency that may
exist
was Informed by one of the ma
tionai committee today that Cox
did good deal more damage to us
than he knows. or course his state
mcnt that we set out TO raise $l6,-
100000 was just Il pipe-dream. We
could have got along very we'll on
one-third of that amount, with money
10 spare. IL he had not created tho
impression throughout the country
that we were getting great deal
more than was actually the case"
While most State leaders publicly
repudiate CoN's charges all OF them
with very few exceptions. really
thought that he was telling the
truth. Consequently. they imme-
diatcly set about revising upward
their original estimates, which were
allowed by US. The fact of the mat
ter is that instead o. encouraging
contributions. the Cox statement
practically closed lot OF prospects
We were counting on.
Campaign UndcrwrItten.
From another source l learned that
at the time Governor Cox made his
charges that the Republican party
n h.
Republican national managers were
considering the adv!sability OF rails
ing the limit of individual contribu-
lions tax $1,000 to $4,000. The Senate
investigation headed off this plan,
but ii has not been dropped by any
means. Tina, there will be n big de-
felt TO liquidatc after the election,
is admitted by some or the most i'm
portant men in the Republican or
ganization.
one of them told me that n group
OF New Workers had practically I'M
dcrwritten the deficit by advancing
money enough to complete the cam
paiEn with the understanding that
after the election the limit was to be
raised from $1,000 to $1,000 for "or-
ganization expenses" during the next
four years. From this fund the de-
felt which now confronts tho ma
tional committee will he covered.
Some of the Western leaders express
great Indignation over what they de-
scfibed as II failure Of William Boycc
Thompson, the chairman OF the
national ways and means committee.
10 deliver the financial support they
.gNDnCtn1 from
counts. Thompson has failed to
make good" and the New York
quota, which was fixed at $500. 900
fell below less than one-half that
amount.