New-York tribune., 1922-06-11
Harding Hears
Party Plan to
Garry Election
Finds Raised by National
Committee To BE Used to
Get Record of Achieve
ments Before the People
Candidates To Be Ignored
sbarp Debate in Senate as
Harrison Charges Plot
TO Buy Another Victory

WASHINGTON. June lo.-Plans Of
a.. Republican national committee to
s.;,e A campaign fund Of $500.0O0 to
-. public sentiment favorable to
-, rs.urn Of Republican Congress in
-. November election were detailed
- President Harding to-day by Fred
n upham, treasurer of the national
e';; ep.;.;oo OF such a campaign fund
-. snaily decided on at the meeting
,,,. Thursday Of a number OF kepu6-
~, leaders az the call OF John L.
ISsms. chairman Of the national com
nlss.i ~ i-nbam said on leaving the White
~. tbat the activity Of the national
ns,.i,tee n.s.Ii in the coming campaign
ais sOi not be directed toward the elec-
o ~ individuals, but would be de-
sss ss,sd 70 getting before the people :he
W. .s.o,d Of what has been done
..,s,s,sionally since l92O.'
'ps,,blieen plans with respect TO the
ar.;sn as formulated at the meet
a. ksre. together with the decision OF
ms IHs lesders as to funds, furnished
par par Harrison, Democrat, Of Mis-
Ss;..;rn; with a theme for a speech in
~. esnate during the day. The meet
w .,ss said By Senator Harrison 10
ne ,"s;,sts that Republican leaders were
a-.s~, .e ant again 20 buy an election"
weCormick Defends Program
Senator Mccormick, OF ILLINOIS,
.ls;rmsn Of IN eRepublican Senatorial
Campaign Committee, replying TO the
W;ss;ssippi Senator, said participation
IN the meeting could constitute no OF
tense against good citizenship.
The Mississippi Senator, continuing,
.s;d he voters we're not forgetting the
s;rniseanee Of the many White House
S;snsrs "and their possible connection
.ssb legislation, all Of which may mean
,nm,tbing toward perpetuation Of the
Harding political machine" He added
tbs, eating at dinners such as the
party heads had here during their
conference must cost several thousand
dollars a plate"
"The sky is the limit on contributions
10 the Republican campaign fund again
This year" Mr. Harrison continued.
"Anything big goes. OF course they
then will place tariff on cash regis
tiers 50 that contributions may come
from that direction, and take the tax
OF chewing gum so that more money
can come from there. It's all fixed, all
ut"
Tax Reductions Mentioned
"0h, well, the American people are
not forgetting that the Republicans
reduced taxes" retorted Mr.. McCor-
mick "They are not forgetting that
the small taxpayer had half of his in
cone tax taken off, that instead of
spending $4,000. 100000 this year like
the government spent the last year
Of Democratic rule, we will spend
only $500, 900 900.
Then, also, suppose Mr.. Chanler,
and Charles r. Crane and Bernard
Bsrsth will be ready soon 20 supply
the Democratic committee with money.
suppose, also, that the American
people have not forgotten how the
Democratic committee assessed Cleve--
land Dodge 20 pay back what they had
taken from Cyrus Mccormick con-
tfibution that was all right until II be-
came known"
Senator Mccormick said that the sky
seemed TO be the limit for wild
charges and obstructionist tactics by
he Democrats" and asserted that the
Republican party had successfully
leaned up "the administrative anarchy
md economic chaos Of the last Demo
ratic regime. He predicted that by
winter there would be few idle men in
ne country, because the country has
ssurance that the government will be
run"