Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-08-27
COX TELLS OF HUGE
CORRUPTION FUND
C. o. p. Raising Millions Thro
Quota Campaigns-Proves 1t
By Their Records
BY Associated Press>

SNNSONiNS P1J'OOV,OOO Noo ONiil {
raised in Conspiracy to buy the
Presidency" was presented by
Governor James Nj. Cox, of Ohio
Democratic Presidential candi-
date, in addressing a public meet
ing here last night.
Gov CoX's data consisted en-
tirely of matter taken from the
official bulletin Of Fred w. Up
ham. of Chicago. treasurer of Sthe
Republican National Committee,
but his chief exhibit was type
written list purporting to show
republican campaign quotas inn
posed on fifty-one principal cities
in u states and aggregating So
145.00O.
Names OF local subscribers. Gov.
Cox said, were ordered kept Sc
cret. These quotas, given as ST.
100000 for New York City, $780,
600 for Chicago, $5OO,0OO for Phil
adelphia, and ranging down to
SIS 900 for smaller cities like Al
bany, N Y, and Atlanta, Ga,
were said by Gov. Cox to have
been announced about the middle
of July.
That Senator Warren G.. Hard
ing, his republican opponent, was
acquainted with the details" of
the quota plan and that it was
also approved by Will II. Hays,
chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee. was charged
by the Democratic candidate.
From subsequent issues OF the
bulletin" Gov. Cox quoted many
reports from republican workers
throughout the country, report
ing going over the top" and re-
ceipts i'll excess of the alleged
quotas.
Announcement of the $8.145,OOOI
metropolitan quotas. Gov. Cox
said, was made by Henry NJ. Blair
assistant to Treasurer Upham. A
meeting was held in Chicago Gov
Cox said, at which VIII II. Hays,
chairman OF the Republican Ma
tional Committee, "Spoke his
blessings"
The Governor charged that
typewriter sheets bearing the 81
cities quotas were distributed to
those assembled" and he produc-
eel one of the alleged quota lists,
but did not state how or where it
acquired. The quota plan, he
said. was carried out like that Of
the Liberty Loan campaign.
That the reputed attempt to
raise So, ,l45.0OO from 81 cities i'll
27 states of the 4S states is fair
evidence that the total national
funds will be much larger, was
declared by Gov. Cox, who said
big business men were prominent
on the republican ways and means
committee and that the raising OF
funds was on a business SALES
manship" basis.
Gov. Cox also quoted from the
statements in the republican
bulletin" that state and country
organizations were not to be dis
turbed or retarded in their acti-
vities." Calling attention to
Chairman Hays statement that
$3.OO0.OOO was being raised, Coy.
Cox said that Thursdays papers
carried statement from Treas
urer Upham that the republican
total would be about $7.5OO,OCO.
'From the evidence which we
shall submit" Gov. Cox added, 81
think you will agree that we are
justified in multiplying Mr.. Up
hams figures by two"
Gov. Cox standing staunchly
by his charges that an attempt to
purchase the presidency was be-
ing made, declared that the "Sen-
atorial oligarchy and their friends
are barking back to the days of
Mark Hanna" stating that in the
1896 campaign which Mr.. Hanna
managed, $l6,500,00O was spent.
at was this foul thing" said
Gov. Cox, (which I'M ,dore
Roosevelt brought z. III end
when he reformed the republican
party. When he was doing it
Warren G. Harding branded him
as Aaron Burr
81 charge again an assault on
the electorate, said Gov. Cox.
"It can't be hidden; the hosts are
marshaled; the money ammuni-
ton is prepared. but it will not
succeed. The net is spread in the
sight of quarry. What is the game
except to becloud the public mind
on the subject of the League of
Nations issue and world peace ?"
The typewriter list of cities
quotas presented by Gov. Cox,
follows:
Official quotas: New York City