Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-11
pEPoeEp PosrMAsrER TELLS
CAMPAIGN FUNDS COMMIT.
rEe$sTARrL,Mo STORY.
LE1rGRs FROM REPUBLICAN,
COMMITTEE IN EVIDENCE
First Requested, Then Demanded and
Then Called sNamss When Money
Was Not Fertheemins-ssnats Com
mittss Takes Up Investigation Of
Campaign Of 1912

animation Of Postmaster Thomas ).
Camp. Of Beebe, Ark. the senate cam
paign funds committee today launched
into m inquiry OF the campaign OF
1919. NJ. Camp. was the first witness
interrogated In regard to the campaign
funds raised or expended between the
time Of the nominating conventions OF
last year and the presidential election.
Inquiry into this phase Of political ac-
tiyity was authorized by recent reso-
luton Of the senate.
Details Of an assessment upon Office.
holders in Arkansas by the republican
state committee were described py
Camp, who said he recently had been
compelled to resign under protest AZ
postmaster of Beebe. Ark.
Refused 70 Contribute; Bounced.
Camp produced letters signed by
Gordon n. Campbell, treasurer OF the
republican state committee. demanding
q contribution Of $39. Camp o6seITsu
that there was 3 per cent OF his saiaTy
and he did not make the contribution
He sent the first letter to Postmaster
General Hitchcock, he said, asking
whether he would be removed II ne
failed to comply with the request.
He received no answer. he said. but
in November and December received
letters from First Assistant Postmas-
tr General Granfieid demanding his
resignation.
Reports Of two inspectors were SAID
BY the postofkice department to have
formed the basis Of the demand. but
Camp, sending his resignation under
protest, declared he had been the VIC
..s: az conspiracy. The postoffice de-
psrtnenf charged Kim with being IN
cbmpetent failing to treat petF99ss
properly NOT employing snhicient heil
ana ddscharging an empioye without
cause. ..sss @
osetins Arsxsa the Law.
The letters presented to the commit
tee by Camp were all signed In rae
smile Of Gordon H. Carpp5elrs hand
writing. On each envelope was the fol-
lowing notice In large type.
Notice. this letter not to be opened
in building occupied in the govern
ment in transaction Of official busi-
ness"
one letter dated Sept. "a. 1912. re-
ferred to the need for money in the
national campaign and said in part:
"You were called on in a previous
letter to contribute $39 to the cam
paign fund. Up to date have received
no remittance Why should you not
have enough hearty patriotism to re-
spond to this call as others in our party
have responded-not only those who
are holding office, but those who are
not holding office, who believe in the
principles Of the party and who want
to see the present, administration and
our splendid prosperity continue. TRUST
that you will not require me to write
you another letter but will respond at
once 80 that we can render the neces.
sary aid to the national committee"
cslIs Him an migrate.
Another letter, dated Oct. 8, 1912
said in part:
Il regret exceedingly that you have
failed to respond to my urgent and re-
peated request for financial aid in the
present campaign. hope to receive by
return mail your. remittance Of $39
Please do not compel me to make an
other call. A republican reaping the
fruits Of. prosperity brought about by
our party's policies is to my mind an
migrate when he refuses to aid his party
when aid is needed"
Camp showed letters he had received
lin 1910 asking him to contribute $33
z HIS salary vwsas then 1920. The letter
to him was enclosed in q letter to his
wife. with tina admonition to her not to
make the delivery Of the latter to the
postmaster in q building used az .
: postoff ice or other government Office
Refused TO Contribute.
Camp did not make that contribution
he said, and told the committee that he
& had understood from inspectors who
4 had examined his office that his affairs
were In good shape. Inspector wynne
had told hila,. he declared. that hi
could 80 into almost any postoffct
! and rake. up enough irregularity to put
any .poatmaster out Of business"
Under queAtioning by the committee
Camp testihed that the inspection Of
his office had been made before an,
Of the letters were received soliciting hi,
campaign contribution. He could re.
call no visit OF an inspector after hi
had received sand failed to answer the
campaign funds request.
Gordon H.s Campbell was prNent al
the hearing today and will testify to.
I morrow. 8
PEAsANTs LYNCH TWO.
Russian Hsese Thisvss Taken From
Z -. Jails and Hanged.