 The morning of the 23rd , the day of the speech , brought the reports from the lawyers , who opined that it was legal for a senator to accept expense reimbursements , and from the accountants , who stated that there was no evidence of misappropriation of money . The Fund was to be dissolved , and gifts accepted since Nixon 's nomination were to be accounted for as campaign contributions . Despite the reports , Eisenhower had second thoughts about relying on the success of the speech . He told an aide to call Governor Dewey , who was to call Nixon and instruct him to close his speech with his resignation from the ticket . Believing they had resolved the situation at last , Eisenhower and his staff had a relaxed dinner and began to prepare for his own speech that evening , before 15 @,@ 000 Republican supporters in Cleveland . 
