Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-27
|EBAUCH WHOLE
COUNTRY TO RAISE
| HUGE SLUSH FUND
Nominee Proves by Official
Republican Evidence
Truth Of Charges.
|iATlON DIVIDED INTO
MONEY-DIGGING" DISTRICTS
fore Than $S,oOO,OOO Raised in
Cities, but Smallest Towns
Being MIXED.
BIGGEST SCANDAL IN HISTORY
activities OF Statesmen" Approved
by Harding and blessed" by
National Chairman Hays.
BIGGEST SCANDAL IN HISTORY
InY Ns.nclht.A l.rek..l

iihN NHNNt1aN''' lEFFr'l
PITTSBURGH, August 26-Infor-
,ation 10 support his charges ;hat
Republican campaign fund exceed
ng Si5.oQ00o0 was being raisel lin a
onspiracy TO bug the presidency"
Tas presented by Governor Cox. Df
4 bhio. Democratic presidential candi-
ate, In addressing a public meeting
ere tonight. and, contrary To a pre-
ious announcement. the Governor
cclarcd that he would submit the
sholc OF the evidence 10 the Senate
nvestirating committee.
Governor Cox's data consisted all
most entirely OF matter taken from
lac official bulletin Of Fred W. Up
tam. OF Chicago. treasurer OF the Re
,ubiicHn National Committee. but his
hief exhibit was a ,ypewritten list
iurportinS 10 show Republican cam
)aign Guotas imposed on nfty-One
Principal cities in twcnty-sevcn
states and aEsrcgatIng ss.li5,ooo.
Ordered Nnmcs Kept secret.
Names OF local subscribers. Gov
rnor Cox said, were ordered kept
ccret.. These quotas, given at s2,-
100. 900 for New York City. s750.o00
or Chicago. $500. 200 FOR Philadelphia.
md ranging down 10 $4,000 for
smaller cities like Albany y. Y, and
atlanta, Ga. were said by Governor
.ox to have been announced about
he middle OF July.
That Senator Harding. his Repub-
lean opponent. was acquainted with
The details" Of the quota plan and
hat IL was also approved by VIII II.
lays, chairman OF the Republican
National Committee. was charged by
he Democratic candidate.
From subsequent issues OF the Of
icial bulletin, Governor Cox quoted
many reports from Republican work
.rs throughout the country, repre-
senting the drive for funds as going
over tho top" and in excess OF the
alleged quotas.
Announcement OF the ss.l45.OoO
metropolitan quotas. Governor Cox
said was made by Harry NJ Blair,
as assistant TO Treasurer Uphnm.
Received Hays "RIesxingx."
A meeting was held in Chicago.
Governor Cox said, at which Will II.
Hays. chairman OF the Republican
ings."
The Governor charged that type
written sheets bearing the nfty-one
cities quotas were distributed 20
those assembled" ard he produced one
of the alleged quota lists. but did
not state how or where II was ac-
ruired. The quota plan. he said. was
carried out like that of the Liberty
loan campaigns.
That the reputed attempt to raise
SS,l45.000 from ffty-one cities in
twcnty-scven of the forty-cight
States Is fair cviTencc that the total
national fund will be much larger,
WAS declared by Governor Cox, who
said big business men were promi-
nent on the Republican ways and
means committee. and that the rails
ing of funds was on business
craftsmanship" basis.
Governor Cox also quoted from
statements in the Republican Bulletin
that state and county organizations
were not to be "disturbcd or retarded
in their activities"
Calling attention to Chairman Hays
statement that s3.00O,oO0 was being
raised, Governor Cox said that to-
days papers carried a statement
from Treasurer Upham that the Re-
publican total would be about $780,
600.
From tho evidence which we shall
submit" Governor Cox added, "I
think you will agree that we are
Justified in multiplying Afr. Upham's
figures by two"
Another Home Campaign.
Governor Cox, standing staunch!y
by his charges that an attempt to
purchase the presidency was being
made. declared that "the Senatorial
olgarchy and their friends are hark-
ing back to tho days OF Mark Han
na," stating that In tho 1896 CAM
palgn which Mr.. Hanna managed.
S1s.500.000 was spent.
''lt was this foul thing" said Gov
crnor Cox. which Theodore Roose-
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