Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-11
Cox Bares
Republican
Fund Plan
Spokane Paper s Re-
quest for Proof Re
suits in Expose Of
Washington Leaders
BY WARE A, IRVINE.

threatens to split washington wide
open with revelations as to thu
slush fund activities Of the Hard
ing wing of the republican party,
His answer to a question asked
by the Spokesman Review on the
first page Friday and his action in
making the letter public came like
a bolt out of clear sky. Curiously
enough, the letter. supplied to Cox
by a republican, was used as an
answer to a republican paper. It
is understood to be part of the se-
cret data given the Ohio progress
siye by L. Roy Slater, former state
chairman of the progressive party
in Washington.
Paper Asks Question.
when l arrived in town this
morning l found that a question
had been propounded to me In the
Review" the fighting
governor opened up. "In this pub
lication Thaddeus H. Lane. chair
man of the ways and means COM
mittee in this state. denies my
statement that the quota out here
was $4,000"
Cox proved his assertion by ex-
hibiting a letter written by A. B.
Stewart. state, treasurer, to an IN.
named Spokane man which In part
read as follows:
II am in receipt of letter from
republican national headquarters
asking that we raise 100000 for the.
campaign. In years
gone by, the national headquarters
has contributed to this state, but it
would seem that our state is now
wealthy enough, and might inter-
polate, under democratic adminis-
tration. and has SO many large in
dustries that we should be able to
aid instead of receiving aid. Large
and small, will, / feel,
give freely in an effort to turn back
the government to the republican
party. In consultation with some OF
the leaders of the party here we
think it will require a fund Of
$4,000 to carry us through from
now until the end of the campaign.
If our funds come in sufficiently we
could probably send $5O,000 to ma
,ional headquarters"
Asks Cowles for Truth.
Governor Cox continued: II do
not want to be outdone by my fell
low publisher, and IL he asks me a
question l think ought to ask him
one. Mr.. Cowles, l want to know
you did not attend q meet
ing on March 81, 1920? It was
held here. l ask you whether It
wasn't in the breakfast room!
ask you whetherat that time sev.
aral thousand dollars was not sub
scribed as a starter? ! asy you
whether among the subscribers was
not P. r. Culbertson, indicted Tor
I ask you, Mr.
cowles, whether Mr.. r. B. Patter-
,on wasn't there, also indicated for
and whether he ala
not make a contributions | ask
you also whether Mr.. E. 7. Cole
man. Spokane banker and repup-
lean candidate for governor, was
lot there, and whether he did not
make a contribution We want the
acts aboutthe state of Washing
on. and / shall wire my represen-
ative at Chicago asking him TO
ubpoena Mr.. Cowles and Mr.. Lane.
will ask them to hold up thelr
,ands in Chicago and tell the truth
md I will abide by the truth"
pleas for Fund.
Bellingham, Wash, Sept. IL
further information on republican
in this state was
presented here today by Governor
COX of Ohio, the democratic can
late, who made an early morning
address here upon his arrival from
Nalla Walla read a copy of let
er purporting to have been writ
en- by F. Alexander. as chair
nan, finance committee of the re-
publican party" reporting UNDER
of subscription allot-
nents and requiring contributions.
The letter, Governor Cox said, was
additional evidence in support Oh
lis charges of republican cor
upton fund"
Each day." said the governor,
new evidence is forthcoming at
he senate investigation at Chica-
70, evidence from republican
ources, bearing out the charges l
lave made of the creation of
luge corruption fund to buy the
At Spokane upon my
ntrance in the state of Washing
on, / was met with question !,
which I answered with the evil
Ience from immediate republican
ources in Spokane of the assess
aent and quota which / had charg-
d. l now read to you another let
er from republican sources SHOW
ng the amount which has been
aised at other places in this state.
he letter follows: L am making
last appeal for funds for the cleo
on of a republican president ana
ongress. If you, as a business
ian, do not appreciate personally
ne necessity of return to the con-
titution | am not going 10 otter I
nv argument. Seattle has reised 4
s0. 900 of its s65.o00 allotment. :
every county has come
trough, several having oversuo- (
,ribed. In Pierce county we have
aised only a third of our quota oi I
10000. A number of Seattle busi- :
ess men contributed $1,000 each
a Tacoma we are asking for a very
lodest contribution. VIII you not :
art an educational campaign
H. F.. Alexander. chair
ian finance committee of repubii- :
IN party s.
Discusses League.
Besides the republican contribu-
ons and leaders. whom he again
Governor Cox, in his ad- :
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