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Show Calls on Democratic Opponent to Prove Charges of Large Contributions MARION, O, Aug. 2S. Governor Cox's charge of n Republican cam-.:ilin cam-.:ilin fund of 115,000,000 was charne-j icrr.eri by Senator Herding yesterdayi H "absolutely untrue" snd "perfectly H Declaring lie seconded cordially the fl challenge r Republican National H Chairman nays to the Democm. nom-l H luce to produce evidence or excessive-1 H Republican contribution;, Air. Harding Said he W4S not fearful of c rOSUltl of any in rsilgailon of tho party trCas- H "We court the tulles; Investigation H our funds, in he H suid. "Not dnl) are statements of ex H osaive 'expenditures absolutely untrue H but as a mailer Of t, v. r an- having difficulty In producing fundj H Ribtely need to cuuducl t! campaign H us It, should )- conducted. Stories 61 it $16,000,000 fund uro perfectly rl PARTY rm si y.w H Senator Harding added that the H wave of advancing costs and the en-H en-H franchtserhent women had H the legitimate financial requlrentents H f u naiiuniil campaign, hut h- ! H eland his party's money chesi contain- j H cd "nothing like" the total named by H his Democratic oppOnen; Asked whether any of the mono; raised hy Q tho national committee befon the Chi- i co iventlon wodld in- used m the H campaign, he sulci it nil had been ex-H ex-H ponded by convention time and that H In malting its arrangements at Chicdgo H the part) treasury had been compelled! b io borrow "something like quarter H of a million dollars." H The senator's attention was culled H to Governor ''ox's charges the fl $1000 limit fixed by the Republican H managers had been evaded bv "dum- H my" contributions, lie again declared H hs would welcome any proof of th H scrtlon and when he was dsked whether the party would return money H found to have been given through uuniniy" contributor-, he replied: j "1 think that Is rather a far-fetched ! j . .thesis." in discussing the added expanse of carrying 'he campaign to the newly, 'enf rnmhlsed women, the candidate said his party would not change, "n, impoign machinery maieriafl) on that account. Personally, he said In I expected to make no particular ap-l pea for the votes t 'ho women " No IPPJK h i " -I X I do not believe," said Senator Herding in niaHing a distinction by appealing to either sex or to Any class i i such. My campaign will be direct- ed to the cltlaenrj of the United States and I take the view that worm n dome into that citizenry on the Rama OiialS uk men." The nominee declared he did not ex-j j peel enfranchisement of women to. ! "change the politloal complexion of any state." senator Harding did not s.y Whether he would make a more formal reply I HO the charge He Mi(tge.-ted. how-! i.. that he considered the next move, Should come from Governor "ox in reply to the challenge for proof of hip a Pet Hons. The first of the senator's speedhOB week will be .'') red 'i u. .-.J , Cm a group n' prominent theatrical folk representing the Harding and Ci'olidge theatrical league. Senator i Harding i expected to recount one-1 night theatrical experiences of his own I when, as a boy, he decided to be on j " tor and Joined a troupe In a little Ohio town just 24 hours before It suspended sus-pended performa nees. An |