The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-23
CALL
BOTH LEADERS .
In CAMP PAICNS
Harding Denies Cox Assertion
of $4,000, 900 Slushfund
Latter Says He'll Prove
Charges Later.
REED IS DISSATISFIED
(By Associated Press)

each committee, and the treasurer or
the senate and congressional campaign
committees of each party, today were
ordered to appear before the senate
committee investigating campaign ex-
pendltureS, next Monday. al
The committee directed the wit
nesses to bring all books and papers
relating to their campaign funds.
The committee directed Senator
Kenyon, its chairman, to telegraph
Governor James NJ. Cox, asking him to
either appear here next Monday, or
send a representative to substantiate
his charges that the republicans are
raising n $15,000,000 campaign fund.
No Answer From Cox.
Senator James A. Reed, of. Missouri,
announced he had no response from
Governor Cox to his message asking
that the governor. send the evidence
here today.
Senator Kenyon, Reed. Pomerene.
and Spencer were present when the
committee imet today. Senator Edge.
of New Je!G5ey, the fifth member, is in
Europe.
Senator FSpencer announced he had
rendered 1Es resignation as a member
Of the committee to Senator Dilling-
ham. chair man, his reason being de-
sire to devote his entire time to his
campaign .or reelection in Missouri.
Senator Sherman. OF Illinois, has been
mentioned las a probable successor to
Spencer.
DAYTd Il, O., Aug. Ex-Governor
Cox today was preparing his next
move in attacking the Republican
campaignk financing.
. h>1x
during sr raeches this week by the
DemocratI ;. presidential candidate and
promised to add fuel to the contro-
versy opel led wide by the governors
charges IL Mt a minimum Republican
fund Of $1i 100000 was being amassed.
Govern0 Cox was here to attend
to persona affairs and rest prior to
his next speaking trip, which will
carry him 20 the farthest point yet of
his speakii z campaign.
He is to fpeak next Wednesday aft
ernoon at ! Princeton. Ind. in the even
ing at II Evansville. Ind, Thursday
night at pittsburgh, Friday at New
Haven, Coz IN, and Saturday at New
York.
Rel ,aIns at New York
He will emain at New York over
ic leaders, returning to Columbus to
fill other n 'eaking dates and prepare
for his Sep, ember Swing" through
the west
The Repu} Mican campaign fund and
the league tlf nations are scheduled
to feature ! he governors Immediate
addresses. A although Withholding COM
ment for the rtime being on the denial
Of Senator lWarren Harding, his Re-
publican OPP !onent. Of the $4,000, 900
fund chargeI Governor Cox has given
assurances d. producing proof
In Ohio a11rf. he has stated. $780,
900 was raiss 'dE quickly by the Repub-
licans. and A, another instance he
said that 81 10000 was subscribed
without diffica Hy.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23-
Franklin D. (Roosevelt, Democratic
vice-presidentia 4 nominee. was in
California toda; + on his speaking tour
of the west. de was to deliver two
addresses here one at luncheon un-
der the auspica of the women's COM
mittee of the ci vic center and the 9TH
er at ma 50 r leeting. His schedule
called for do rarture tonight for
Fresno, where he will deliver one
speech. Other addresses are sched-
uled for Bakeras tald ard Los Angeles.
MARION. O, bug. 23-Branding as
sertions that tht 4 Republican National
committee is q 4 ecting a campaign
fund of $15,000l> p0 as being without
foundation, Sen1 nr Warren G.. Hard
ing. Republican presidential nominee,
Sunday said that he courted the ful-
lest understandin of the financial
end Of the Repu blican campaign
81 cordially Sc Nnd Mr.. Hays's call
for revelations f. en- the opponent or
anybody else wh c has any such in
formation" Sen: rOr Harding said
when his attenti On was called to
charges that cont ributors to the cam
paign fund had I-otten around" the
$1,000 limit by gi' ting that amount ip
their own names and using dummy
names Sor added contributions.
In discussing CO Rnpaign funds with
newspaper men tn b afternoon Senator
Harding called at tention to the cam.
raign OF "a years ago when the money
question was the paramount issue.
At that time, he's said, the cost of the
campaign was ap Droximately $4,000.
COO
Campaign of 1896 Is Cited.
Money was so easy" that the Re
publican nationa ORGANIZATION re
turned S1000.000 to the donors, he
added In c0nlra rison he cited the
campaiEn Of 1900' when the cost was
but s1,o00,000,
Asked as to the, probable cost of the
1920 campaign TIL nominee said he
would not care II venture guess
but that he had bes ~ told 1t would ap
proximate 100000 0.
Speaking OF the Republican cam
paign fund prior te the Chicago con
vention Senator Ha r1ing said that the
national chairman lad carried on a
great amount of Tge niZation work
and that he believl ii that practically
all the fund had bee Z expended before
April 1.
Enactment of tlt / suffrage amend
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