The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-30
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state fair.
The hearing will be resumed at 2 pm.
Figures Year Old.
Senator Reed said newspaper articles
offered by Mr.. Hays were more than a
year old and already in the committees
files.
Mr.. Hays finally offered three news
paper clippings reporting an alleged
democratic plan to raise $10.000,000 with
out putting them in the record and sug-
gested that Clarence B. Miller secretary
of the republican national committee.
who, he said, had investigated the re-
ports be subpoenaed. The committee
agreed.
Senator Reed and Mr.. Hays clashed
when the republican chairman charged
the democratic party with misusing
government funds in its campaign. The
Missouri senator demanded the source
Of Mr.. Hays information and was re-
ferred to the speeches of Senator Smoot,
of Utah, in the senate as reported in
the congressional record,
A letter from the comptroller of the
currency dated July 80 and sent to the
banks of the country was offered by
Mr.. Hays as evidence of what he called
democratic propaganda through misuse
of official sources" He quoted from It
sentence to the effect that aide from
the failure of the senate to ratify the
peace treaty there was nothing in the
situation to excite pessimism" in the
business situation.
Mr.. Hays charge as to drafts drawn on
government depositaries was based, he
told Senator Reed, upon Information
from George w. Bean, of Tampa. Fla,
republican national committeeman of
that state.
Senator Kenyon opened the session
promptly at 11:10 am, asking that cer-
tain extracts from speeches made by
Gov. Cox within the last ten days be
made part of the records.
Senator Kenyon introduced the news
paper accounts of Gov. Cox's speech
at Pittsburgh, the committees tele-
gram to him and the governors raply
Senator Reed, of Missouri addressed
the committee Immediately after Chair
man Kenyon and stated that IL either
candidates or chairmen had made any
charges 1t was their duty to find every
dollar collected" and the purpose to
which 1t was put.
Like Case Tried In { ourt.>
II think this case should be pursued
Jlst as case would be tried In court"
Senator Reed said, Otherwise the REG
ord VIII be Alled with rumors rand
vague charges which might be unjust
to candidates and parties. think the
witnesses should all be brought here
and their sworn testimony taken"
Then Senator Kenyon introduced va.
rious newspaper clippings with extracts
from Gov. Cox's West Virginia speeches
of Aug. 15. Isl
Hays was called Immediately follow
ing the reading of the extracts Of the
Ohio governors West Virginia speeches.
Mr.. Hays arose TO testify and gave his
full name for the purpose Of the
records.
How long have you been chairman
OF the republican national committee ?"
Senator Kenyon asked.
Since Feb. 10, 1918" .-.t
Have you had general charge OF the
republican campaign since that time?"
Kenyon continued.
Il have had charge Of the national
Hays replied.
Welcomes Opportunity.
Mr.. Hays told the senators at the
outset OF his testimony that the repub-
lican management welcomed the oppor-
tunity further fully to set forth the ef-
fort or the republican national com
mlttee to popuiarize the giving OF
money for campaign purposes by get
ting small contributions from q great
many men and women, thus forever
eliminating any possible opportunity
for sinister influences In connection
with money in politics.
He said this plan for raising money
grew out of two primary causes The
real desire to work a real reform in
the elimination of any possible~AIm-
proper obligation and because eApe-
rience In raising funds for war pur-
poses had made popular drives "fami-
lar activity, and It seemed possible to
N nT tal hat l. I'D
political organization"
Mr.. Hays explained that the plan was
proposed early in 1919 and that the
purpose has been to limit the contribu-
tions to $1,000 for any one year from
any individual, or 81 900 before the
we have all tried to adhere to that
plan" he said.
Mr.. Hays described the organization
Of general committee OF ways and
means, acting under the treasurer, TO
carry the work into each state, and Of
a state ways and means committee.
with man as state chairman and n
woman as vice chairman, then to en-
deavor to get a county chairman of
ways and means and a woman vice.
OF organization as the localities might
adopt, organize Just as in Red Cross
or liberty loan campaign.
THE greatest publicity has been
given to the movement" he explained,
because. he said:
Upon the acquainting OF the public
Of the purpose depended the political
interest" +"
LAS the effort progressed" the wit
ness said. tentative quotas were fixed
by the treasurer's office. all tentative
and rather as n goal-always high. OF
course, for the particular state to strive
for. and changing constantly"
Mr.. Hays went into detail as 10 the
methods of organizing the states ard
discussed arrangements made with
both the senatorial and congressional
campaign committees OF the party ana
that there would be but one money
raising organization.
I'm that connection" he said, "it
was understood between the national
committee and these two committees
that the collecting organization OF the
national committee would help raise
the money for them, guaranteeing 20
them the amounts which they thought
would he necessary for the congress
sional and senatorial campaigns
As 10 British Money.
Congressman Fred Britten. Of Chicago.
was the FIRST witness on hand today
when the senate subcommittee resumed
its hearings on republican and demo-
cratic campaign expenditures.
Congressman Britten appeared before
the subcommittee 20 request that he be
heard from first In his charge that large
sums Of British money are being spent
in America to aid the campaign OF Gov.
Cox.
Britten declared he would ask the
subcommittee TO subpoena officials OF
the Western Newspaper union 10 tell
tho committee who paid the expense oi
publishing a recent article, which ne
estimated At hundreds of thousands OF
| dollars" and which he said was sent
| broadcast throughout the United states
Britten brought to the committee room
"a proors Of fhe article which he said