The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-27
cox PLANS new EXPOSE OF Cop. fund
REPUB. CHIEFS
PLAN REPLYTO
iCOX'S CHARGES
Hold Nominee Failed tc
Prove G. o. P. is Rails
ing Slush Fund.

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New York, Aug. 27.-(United
Press)-Republican leaders today
began preparation OF q detailed re-
ply to Governor Cox.s charges of a
huge G. o. P. corruption fund
which will be submitted next week
to the senate subcommittee inves-
tigating political expenditures at
Chicago.
The Republicans here believed
Cox in his speech at Pittsburgh
last night had not proved his al
legation that they we're raising a
corruption fund to buy the presi-
dency. With regard to the list of
81 cities Cox read during his speech,
together with their alleged quotas,
aggregating $S,145,000. the Repub-
lican leaders pointed out the fig
ures covered state and district
campaign in addition to the nation
al fight and that no corruption
was shown.
Wiz Give Names.
Will H. Hays, chairman Of the
Republican national committee, de-
clared that, body will give to the
senate Investigators the name Of
every contributor and that "the
quality of the citizenship which
constitutes that list will be s1cn
a refutation of the verac:ty and
judgment of Mr.. Cox that the whole
country will know him."
"Mr. Cox has charged that mil
lions have been paid into the Re-
publican national committee by sin
lister influences to corrupt the cleo
torate," added Hays. That charge
is the one he must prove. 1t is an
insult to those thousands Of good
citizens all over the country wh1
are contributing to the Republican
party"
List Not Representative.
Other officials explained that the
list read by Cox did not necessar-
lily represent the exact sums to be
raised. The figures were put high
SO there would be a definite goa
for each district.
Some evidence of a counter at
tack was seen in Hays Statement
that Il hope Mr.. Cox divulges thu
sources of the funds which are be
; ing contributed by the Democratic
national committee and other agen
cies to be used in an effort to elec
him."
! In discussing Governor Cox.
Pittsburgh speech today, Repubii
can leaders emphasized the Demo
cratic candidate has made two sep
arate and distinct charges, proc
! CT which he had promised to pro
duce:
First, that the Republican nation
al committee was raising a fund 0
s15, ,000,0 900.
Second, that millions had beel
paid to the committee by the greed,
interests for the purpose OF buyin!
'the presidency.
uCy SOutChu uG PAoVSu AOAIAS
charge. They alleged Cox base'
his case on a purely tentative lis
of quotas for subscriptions from
various cities which was prepares
by Harry M. Blair, assistant t
Frederick W. Upham,~ treasurer Q
the national committee, merely TO
the general guidance Of the com
mittee and that it was never put in
to practical effect.
''AIl the amounts were mad
purposely large" said one of III
officials of the committee, in orde
to stimulate local endeavor. L
some cases we actually asked 70
three times what we expected /
get. Furthermore all quotas whic
were finally decided upon include
both national and state campaigns
Only one-third of the amour
raised in the various states goes t
the national committee"
| List Never Published.
The list OF city quotas, it was as
serted, was never published in tn
Republican official bulletin, whic
is issued periodically by the treas
urer's office for distribution anon
Republican workers generally an
from which Cox quoted in suppol
Of his charges.
/ Upham has said the total of a
financial contributions for the RI
publican cause this fall will be les
than half the gross amount name
by Cox, but Republicans attac
more importance to the charge
buying the presidency" than to a
legations regarding the amount
the fund.
i Republican leaders contend thel
was no evidence in Cox's speech I
conspiracy Of special interests g,
buy the presidency" or obtain
underhold on the government"
he alleged.