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Show GOX DENIES WET' I IN CAMPAIGN Neither Side Has Contributed to Democratic Fund, Nominee Nomi-nee Asserts COLUMBUS, O , Aug. 31 Answering Answer-ing the testimony of Will H Hays, chairman of the Republican national committee before the senate sub-corn mittee Investigating campaign expenditures expend-itures in Chicago. Governor Cox declared de-clared last night that "the wets have not contributed a dollar lo my cam palgn and thev will not." The governor gover-nor added that neither had the "dra" contributed The governor's statement was made after reading newspaper accounts of the hearing in Chicago before which 'Chairman Hays read a letter purport ed to be from O. T. Carroll, president of the New Jerse federation of liouor interests, asking for contributions to belp elect Cox. "It Is verv well understood in this state, in particular." Governor Cox said, "that the wet? have not been ac !tlre in politics for some time Offl-clal Offl-clal reports to leh secrftary of state show that In the last year or two. the wets have not apparently been able to make large campaign contributions for wet referendum? If Mr. Hays will take the time to investigate the official reports in Ohio, he will find that the wets hae ftever contributed a cent to any of my campaigns." The governor declared any state ment to the effect that the t .".re contributing 'o his campaign to be absurd on its face." addlns that he only made reply because silence might be misconstrued " |