Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-10
PALMER AND COX
LEADERS PAID FOR
DELEGATES TRIP
One Delegate Says Some
Members Were for Sena-
tor-Senator Kenyon Fa-
vors Campaign Law

ST. LOUIS, July 9.-Delegates to
the Missouri Democratic state con-
vention, which helped Dust Senator
Reed from his national convention
seat, were supplied with expense
money by two antagonistic factions.
one favorable to Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer and tho othar to
Governor Cox, according ito witnesses
today before the senate committee in
Vestigating campaign expenses
Checks signed by Edward r.
, Goltra, Democratic national com
mitteeman from Missouri, were
given to delegates to pay their
expenses to the Democratic state con-
vention at Joplin, according to testi-
mony given today by members of the
st. Louis Democratic committee be-
fore the Senate committee investi-f
eating presidential campaign expen-s
ditures.
Goltra, who was supporting the
candidacy of Attorney General
Palmer. was active in the fight of
Senator Reed, when the latter, after
being rejected by the state conven-
ton, as a delegate from the Fifth
district to the national convention,
sought >to obtain his seat at San.
Francisco.
Senator Reed is member of the
investigating committee, which in
cludes Senator kenyon, as chairman,
and Senator Spencer, of Missouri.
A nationwide primary law drawn
to end large campaign expenditures
will be recommended by the senate
committee investigating presidential
primary campaign expenses, Chair
man w. S. Kenyon intimated
The backing of those who voted to
exclude Senator Reed as a delegate
from the Democratic national con-
vention will be Investigated, Senator
w. S. Kenyon plainly. intimated. I
Mr.. Kenyon, chairman of the SEN
ate committee investigating cam
pa1gn expenditures, in opening the
hearing here today said:
II want to make it plain that cer-
1an matters will come up for inves-.
tigation which personally. concern
Senator Reed. Senator Reed, there
fore, win take no part in these pro-
ceedings. He is sitting here simply
to make a quorum"
Patrick ONeill, member of the
Democratic city committee, and a
delegate to the Joplin convention.
told the committee he was given a
check for $3.50 signed by Goltra, to
pay expenses to the convention.
Lawrence p. Daily, chairman of the
CT y committee, gave him the check.
he said. When, O'Neill declared he
was against Goltra," Senator Spen-
Ger asked if it wasn't unusual to ac-
cept, Goltra's checq them"
NO" answered O'Neill\" II thought
the money was subscribed Why
shouldn't the Democratic partp pay
my expenses?" @
Henry Struetker, another city com
mftteeman, said his check for $50
was 'tven him at committee head.
quarters. He asserted the money
didn't pay al lexpenses and the dele
gates had hoped they would get more
"Goltra was against Reed, but most
OF the delegates who travelled on his
money were for Reed" Streutker de-
clared, -
Streutf1er said he presumed every
delegate from the Tenth district, got
Sl5O.
D He etd denied tsd,t he had ayytntention of
Tony Steuver, another delegate to
the stato convention, also gave him
500. Streutker said. Steuver was q
friend of Senator Reed and favored
Cox for president, he added
I'm other words, you got $50 from
the Goltra faction and 500 from the
Steuver faction when you knew these
factions were antagonistic?" asked
Senator Kenyon.
We'll, L thought the money had
been subscribed and was to help the
Democrats" Streutker replied.
"Goltra made is plain the money
was for expenses and told the dele
gates he was sorry he could not
get more" 80 49,