New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-24
Cox Evasion of
Senate Inquiry
Stirs Capital
Republicans Rejoice at
Nominees Refusal of OPP
portunity to Prove
Charge of Slush Fund
democrats in Gloom
Appearance of Hays and
White Before Committee
Also Unwelcome to Them
By Carter Field


i rays refusal of the campaign expen-
+ S.ures committees invitation to ap-
snsr before it in substantiation of his
+ ..ssrres that the Republicans had
rsisrd a Sl5,O00,000 slush fund to buy
{ he election caused intense surprise
here tonight.
/ republicans were jubilant with Il told
\ ri, sos" Democrats were the more
/ ssnrprised, because they remembered
/ COX from his days in the House. When
1 hey read the afternoon papers to-day
I hey recalled his quickness with re-
1 ,orts when asked embarrassing ques-
Il ,ons. and they sarcastically asked Re-
h nubcan friends if they thought any
Il Ssuator on that expenditures commit
\ tee would be able to put him in q hole.
I Tonight they are unable 10 under
/ stand why he is neglectlng what they
regard as a glorious opportunity for
smashing the Republicans OH the front
I mage Of every newspaper in the land.
Democrats Are Nervous
The news that VIII Hays and George
White are both 10 appear before the
,ommittee next Monday was read with
more interest than any other news
since the campaign opened. 1t is no.
4 Cox is not 10 appear and that Hays
md White Will testify 1t is felt here
= hat HAYS. as the apostle of small cam
najrn contributions, will make a good
i showing.
As to what White will say. there is
great nervousness on the part of the
Il Democrats and hopefulneSs on the part
i n the Republicans. His own ideas as
+ To the campaign and its issues seem to
\ be so at variance with those of the Ad
"A minjstration that he has caused great
II Embarrassment twice already since he
Il assumed the chairmanshi p-once when
n he declared that progressivism would
h be the paramount issue and again when
h he said in New York City the Demo
n cratic parry would enforce the law.
u Democrats here were little disap-
h pointed this morning at the reply Of
Il Governor Coz TO Republican Chairman
L Hays Hays's statement hat the Re
h publicans plan to raise only $4,000 900
Il calls for only one kind of statement
Il from the Democratic nominee making
Il he charge Of $4,000 900. they admit.
1 They had hoped that Cox would blow
n HAYS out Of the water by submitting
H 10 the public some sensational dis
h closures.
T. HIS counter CIdlEe lIlCt tllt INcbUDil-
fans have divided the country into dis
H ricts and assigned quotas to be raised
H m those districts. and his demand that
h these quotas he named, caused some
Il CYNICAL comment among Democrats in
II me Treasury Department. These men.
h who went through the Liberty Loan
Il drives and who aided in the Red Cross
H anG other drives for money, are amazed
/ mat Cox should attempt to represent
I me dividing of the country into dis
/ ,ricts as something reprehensible.
h McAdoo Men Irritated
h Somebody ought to tell Cox that
/ The mere act of dividing the country
Il I'd to districts and fixing quotas for
h each district to raise would seem to
H prove. if true. that the Republicans
II we're out after the money just like any
n other organization. and would seem to
II disprove his charge that the big,
II crooked interests are so eager to pour
II their money INTO an effort to buy a
y strangle hold on the government
I said one Of these Treasury men to-day,
T although truth compels The Tribune
h correspondent 10 admit that TINS par
4 ticular man has not recovered tully
from his disappointment that McAdoo
n failed to land the nomination.,
finance the Republicans to an un-
/ limited extent continued this Treas
4 urv Democrat. "and the Republicans
were willing to take the money in un-
4 limited amounts, then all this talk
about quotas is foolish. 1t would be
an unnecessary waste of time and Ell
fort. The money would be quietly col
lected in New York and the chief
Il problem would be where to spend 1t
most advantageously.'
h This mans view is more interesting
because OF the frame of mind 1t "
/ lustrates than on account OF what ne
h says. The truth is that a considerable
d number of stanch McAdoo men are
/ and are making no bones about saying
10 to their friends, though none OF
Is them is shouting it from the housetops.
Some of them have not recovered
from their disappointment at San Fran
cisco. Some who have become recon
elled to the idea Of Cox as the nominee
have been irritated since at the substi-
tuition Of White for Homer S. Cum
mings as national chairman. Others
are indignant tina, Wilbur Marsh,
treasurer Of the national committee
and committeeman from Iowa, should
be left IN charge of finances. Marsh,
i will be recalled, after voting his
seegation- which was bound under
the unit rule-for Meredith at San
Francisco, switched it ito Cox.
Big Fellows" Disappointed
He did this over the vigorous pro-
tests Of minority of the delegation,
beaded by Secretary of Agriculture
Meredith who was on the ground fight
mg for McAdoo Cox was about the
last man Meredith wanted nominated,
but, despite his protests, Marsh held
/ the delegation firm for Cox at time
When it looked as though McAdoo
needed only q little push TO put him
/ 1t was this incident the failure to
zoe able 70 bring up reserves which
| was bitterly criticized by Postmaster
uenerai Burleson. Burleson's com
aents on the management OF the Nc
/ aaoo managers stung those gentlemen
sery deeply and thus increased their
iesentment against the delegation
/ winch failed to come at the expected
noment and against the man response
4 We lor It's failure to come-Marsh.
/ Al OF which throws a ray or two OF
| 'lgnt on the reasons why the Demo
sSatlc campaign chest is not over
AOwlng, despite the much advertised
"'usal to limit campaign contribu-
IONS to $1,000, as the Republicans
nave and despite the 100000 name list
"; D. Jameson, about which Chair
nan White boasted when last in Wash
according to rumor the money has
sOe been coming in from this great
nam letter system as was expected.
s'me OF the deserving Democrats" it
said, recall the contribution of
i sleveland IL Dodpe Barnard NJ Ba-