The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-25
COX QUESTIONS
CAMPAIGN FUND
Presses Charge That
Republicans Spent
SIS, 900, 900
BY WINDER R. HARRIS

BY WlNDER II. HARRIS
staff Correspondent Universal
Service.
DAYTON, hio.-Declaring that
Republican national chairman Will
H. Hays, in speech in Maine Sat,
urday had not denied the charge
that Republican campaign fund of
at least 100000 is being raised,
Governor James M. Cox, Democratic
candidate for president, called on
the Republican chairman to answer
some direct questions. The COVER
nor promised to IDEAL further with
the subject" during the coming
week.
81 was very much gratified to
learn that Mr.. Hayes had made a
response to the CHARGE" the Demo
cratic nominee said, "but as l read
his statement it is no denial. He
said the preliminary estimate is 49,
100000. That doesn't mean any
thing. Here is what I want Mr..
Hays to tell the people.
'The country has been divided
into so many districts. l want him
to tell us how many districts there
were and what territory is embraced
in each subdivision and, in addition,
what was the quota imposed upon
each division.
''The public is entitled to this
information. The senate campaign
fund committee is going to insist on
having it. Why not have it now?"
Governor Cox said he received
a telegram from Senator James A..
Reed of Missouri, Democratic men,
Der of the national committee, now
in Chicago, asking for the infor-
nation he has in support of his
charge. The information will be
supplied, the governor stated.
The investigation committee will
resume hearings in Chicago Monday,
Senator Reeds telegram said, "and
everything we get is, to be care
fully and thoroughly investigated.
Governor Cox's attention was di-
rected to an article in a New York
newspaper which declared large con-
tributions were being made to a
fund purported to be used in the
publication of "Republicanism of
1920" book written by William
Barnes, former Republican state
chairman of New York. The gov
ernor said:
This expose is not only signifi-
can't as showing who are making
contributions this year but its chief
Importance consists of the fact that
a great deal of money is to be spent
outside the national committee"
Acting as a private citizen, Gov
ernor Cox Interested himself in what
he said was serious problem the
grain producers Of the country are
offering. He sent the following ex-
planatory telegram to w. P. G..
Harding, go,ernor of the federal
reserve board:
My attention has been directed
IN several parts of the country to a
condition which | think the federal
reserve board should and can cor.
rect. 1t is with reference to the
movement of the crops.
Farmers aliege that the grain
elevators are unable to secure suf-
ficient credits to take in the seasons
yield. The farmers are without suf-
ficient granary facilities to carry
it over. In many instances this Gre
ates unnaturally fictitious prices. |
am giving this information as a pri-
vate citizen believing that the gen.
eral welfare will be conserved there
by"
Governor Cox declared there was
no political significance to the tele-
gram but that he had the matter
brought to his attention in every
state in which he has travelled re-
recently and his own observations
had revealed distress in some COM
munities.
After his week of strenuous cam
which ended in Canton
Saturday night, Governor Cox came
direct to Dayton, instead of stop
ping in Columbus land plans to put
in the next two days in resting for
his eastern trip beginning Tues