The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-29
|M'ADOO TO GO ONI
STUMP FOR cox
Issues Warning That People
Won't Stand for a "Pur-
chased Presidency" g.
OTHERS OFFER TO SPEAK
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois as Bat
tleground-Nominee to
Tour Nation.

MI @VuA NdtlOH.
New York. July 2o--willInm q. Nc
Aaoo anpounced today he had consent
~ ~ r 70 ue,,our some speeches in bchal
during what, no said. would be \ viror.
ous and aSgressive campaign,
IN a statement issued after n confer,
Z ence, with George, White, chairman OF
me ucmocratic national committee. and
%9y, cox,s secretary, held at MIR. Me.
huoo.s hnme IN Huntington last night
Mr.. McAdoo warned that the ooonlc
| woulu' not stand for purchased nrosi
dency, ana Mfgcd that the spotlight al
pl,lless punuctsH be turned on campaign
expenses during the forthcoming cam
Mr., McAdoo stated that at the con.
ierence the formidable campaign fund
under control ~ the republican national
| 0omnlttee, ana its serious menace in
d dhe dortncoming campaign" had been
Statement In Part.
lows: ~ part 'oi-
"A vigorous and aggressive campairn
VIII hc undertaken, and no effort viii
pc spared TO make the people of the
country acqunmted not alone with Gov.
Coxs progressive ideas and purposes
but TO inform them OF the exeentionai
record made w the democratic admn-
iatration undeF President wilson dur.
| ihk the past seven years
"The formidable campa,rn fund
under control q the republican national
,v,oahnn,tee ,,a ana Its serious menace In
ene iorthcomlng campaign, were dis
cussed. II the senate inyestlratinr
Ifcommittee, OF which Senator Kenvon
OF Iowa. is chairman, does its full iutv'
u VIII hold frequent sessions through
, ~. ,he campaign and investigate fear
lessly the sources from which is drawn
| the money. TO finance both the renubIi-
can and democratio parties and the
manner In which the money is exe
1T is easy for contributors and no.
htlehI committees to evade the federal
corrupt practices laws. Every subter-
luge,y such as subscriptions IN tha
names OF dummies and 10 state com.
mlttees instead Of to national commit
~, ores, svrd, mdd,yertlsing by private individuals
or synuicates 40 MS TO avoid account
ing to the federal authorities must be
brought into the spotlight OF pitiless
punilcity, The people viii not stand
Tor q purchased presidency
me prohlems before the country and |
the world are 10 grave that an electinn
untatnted by the corrupt use OF money
ana determined by clean discussion and |
consideration OF the issues themselves |
was never more necessary to the safety |
ana security of American institutions
Gov. Cox stands for n clean eloctIon
FOR full and pitiless publicity OF cam.
paign contributions and their uses. for
progressive policies and the league OF
nations The democratic platform and
party Offer the only refuge for the lib
eral and progressive elements of the
country and for those who believe In
universal disarmament and the preven-
ton OF war through nm honorable as |.
sooiation OF the nations which win sub
hutute arbltration for military force In
putes"
N. Peace Proc. sss, Prosperity.
feace progress and prosperity has
Deen adopted by democrats hs the party |
slogan In the 1890 campaign ana with |
It Gov. James NJ Cox, ''the now figure
IN democracy. and its new leader" win
carry the fight into nearly every state
In the Union.
This anouncemnt was made today
by George White, new chairman OF the I
natlonal democratic committee. and
shortly after he had taken charge OF )
party headquarters in the national !
,apitai (
White characterized Gov. Cox as the
hew leader" OF the party around whom I
W are rallyinR. Today ho lunched with
senator Pat Harrison, Of Miasissippi | q
erted /
Atty. Gen, A. Mitchell Palmer and u
theirs had also volunteered. he said. 2
Speaking OF the Wilson-Cox confer o
nee at the White House In answer to !,
question where the governor was try |
nR 10 get away from Its effects as
tnted In some newspapers. White said |
nc Ohioan would undoubtedly make his Y
osition clear IN his speech OF accept "
nee, W
There was no ironbound contract en- y
red into at the conference" /" he stated. /.
As a matter OF fact" he added. there ~,
m some elasticity In the statements y,
Iven out" While he had not talked 4,
ith Gov. Cox on what the notification ~
'eech would contain. he thought he c
ould say the governor would handle
le situation at that time. n
Accept Donations Over o. 200.
White declared no had no engagement ~
ith the president, but would call and
~ his respects by leaving his card
Neither the democratic campaign
nor the finance committee
ls been selected az yet, White an sc
'unced. though T.. II. Moore, Of Ohio, H.
bnager Of Cox's preconvention cam NJ
ign. would he on one Of them and Of
llbur IL. Marsh. treasurer OF the dem NJ
ratio national committee, on the
her
''Win the democratic committee ac-
pt donations Of more than sl,0002"
hite was asked NJ
1T Will" he answered providing
. source Ia all that It should be. The
lrce. rather than the amount. is what
1cerns us most" y
10 said he hoped the senate commit IVY
headed by Senator Kenyon would tol
ltlnue To function during the cam ne
ign 10 investigate both democratic ~
4 republican campaign finances. ll
he said. I'VE on our side IN
\ give an accounting TO the public sti
the funds coming into our hands" hnl
;ov. Cox. White declared would 20 mn
o most of the states In peraon lie ths
uld carry the fight into the west and pa
3 New ENGLAND. and though already so
% Of carrying Ohio, they intended 10 W.
lduct n campaign there ITO keep the del
~ tight ohio indiana Bnd M. sni
9. he characterized as "the battle Ta
und." white said his own plans were We
| somewhat vague. WIN
You soc" he explained, "thls ts q wo
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